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Zanzabar Haberdasher
Profile Joined July 2010
United States510 Posts
July 10 2010 03:03 GMT
#21
1v1s make me panic, but I use the nerves to go into 'godmode'. I'm always much more collected and confident in 2v2, but well, they're 2v2. So they don't matter.
I have a very unique name.
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
July 10 2010 03:06 GMT
#22
On July 10 2010 11:47 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 10 2010 11:46 Skee wrote:
uhhh, I just get extremely pissed when I lose.

This.

But its mostly because i enter the game with the following mentality

"This guy is fucking trash and im going to rape him"

Then when i lose it causes me to rage


Haha same. The rage is the only thing I remember when playing SC2 because when I win, I just give a sigh of relief and move on to the next game. When I rage, it's done with more passion and I just stop playing altogether for a while.
rip passion
ScienceRob
Profile Joined April 2010
United States382 Posts
July 10 2010 03:06 GMT
#23
I find that mass gaming me helps me lose this "edge". Just keep on playing game after game and evetually your nervousness will fade.
Carpe Diem
Drayne
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada239 Posts
July 10 2010 03:07 GMT
#24
I only get a little nervous when i open the game up.. for some reason when my brain knows he is going to play starcraft 2, the minute i think about it i get a little pinch of stress, maybe the first game or second game i play, i slip a little cause of nerves on intense situations ( if that is stress and not just my hands waking up).

i really feel like the only trick to fight that is play alot of games,first, when u play a good amount of games u obviously gonna lose 1 or 2 games (unless you playing custom games) and thats when the stress just leaves my body, after my first lost i really can just focus on the game. but yeah, i always get nervous when i open up starcraft 2 and didnt play that day of course.

nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
July 10 2010 03:07 GMT
#25
Most nerve-wracking to least nerve-wracking:
2v2
3v3
1v1
4v4
FFA

In 2v2 and 3v3 you are held accountable for your mistakes by your teammate, adding to the pressure. 1v1 you put the pressure on yourself and 4v4 is usually so much going on no one notice youo screwing up. FFA with no ladder and crazy tactics, just takes off all the pressure.

Banelings are too cute to blow up
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5472 Posts
July 10 2010 03:09 GMT
#26
I feel the same way for the first 20 or so 1v1 games, but once my record kind of settles into a steady 60% win ratio (or whatever) then I am okay.

The only way to overcome the fear is just to keep playing though...
DM20
Profile Joined September 2008
Canada544 Posts
July 10 2010 03:10 GMT
#27
Always think of your opponent as someone you are trying to impress and you'll play your best.
InfiniteIce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States794 Posts
July 10 2010 03:10 GMT
#28
Though I did respond to this earlier on Page 1,

Keep in mind that if the MatchMaking system works as stated/intended, all players will lose 50% of the time, and win 50% of the time.

See if you can beat the system, but don't worry too much.

Keep practicing. You can watch a million games of basketball, but you still can't dunk if you've never practiced it.

Same goes for sC2.
i keep going back to my response to chill's fake PM and laughing, then immediately getting a feeling that i assume i'd get if i had an orgasm and the girl said "hahaha guess what i have a dick" -FakeSteve
allowicious
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States972 Posts
July 10 2010 03:12 GMT
#29
Take comfort in that it's a beta. In 2 weeks, all your stats will be gone, and no one will know who you are. Just play a crap load until you feel confident.
lalalalala~~~
NinjaDrone
Profile Joined June 2010
United States97 Posts
July 10 2010 03:12 GMT
#30
I normally am not very nervous at the beginning of the game. However, as the game goes on longer and longer and becomes more and more epic the tension quickly begins to rise. Going into a pivotal battle my heart rate easily jumps to over 150 as I am frantically trying to micro units and focus down the enemy.

And what's even more weird is I have a very high stress job and I have many adrenaline packed hobbies (mma, cliff jumping, racing, etc) and yet I still get that rush from playing SC2. Takes a pretty amazing game to do that.

You are not alone!
Polar_Nada
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1548 Posts
July 10 2010 03:18 GMT
#31
losing games isnt that bad...its not like your putting your sc2b record in your resume lolz
especially since this is only beta...reset soon...
[ReD]NaDa and fnaticMSI.SEn fighting~! ::POlar @ UC Irvine::
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
July 10 2010 03:19 GMT
#32
I used to get nervous chills when playing BW. One slip in micro or macro and suddenly you're so far behind. SCII just seems so forgiving...
:)
shawster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada2485 Posts
July 10 2010 03:20 GMT
#33
whenever i'm scared of quing because im going to lose, i think of 2 things

1. i just want to get better and losing is better then winning
2. i remember a nada quote in that documentary thing, and he said something like "to be good you have to hate losing, but you can't be afraid of losing"
Anxiety
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States650 Posts
July 10 2010 03:20 GMT
#34
Dont rage after, stay calm.

I expect to lose every game, so that helps a little. Pestimmism FTW?
Spiffeh
Profile Joined May 2010
United States830 Posts
July 10 2010 03:21 GMT
#35
Yeah I get nervous like crazy when I try.

Then I turn up the music and sing to it to take my mind off it.

Plus, that's a really good excuse for losing. "Heh, I wasn't concentrating anyways..."
InfiniteIce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States794 Posts
July 10 2010 03:21 GMT
#36
On July 10 2010 12:20 AnxietE wrote:
Dont rage after, stay calm.

I expect to lose every game, so that helps a little. Pestimmism FTW?


Indeed.

As vVv said, "embrace your suck".

Also, perfectly fitting username for the title of this thread ^^
i keep going back to my response to chill's fake PM and laughing, then immediately getting a feeling that i assume i'd get if i had an orgasm and the girl said "hahaha guess what i have a dick" -FakeSteve
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
July 10 2010 03:22 GMT
#37
No. Why would one get nervous? Its not like you are about to play an OSL match, its just a little Blizzards ladder game... You win some, lose some, your life continues the same.

Just chill...
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Malgrif
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1095 Posts
July 10 2010 03:23 GMT
#38
pretend like you're having sex? do you get nervous while having sex, you win some you lose some
for there to be pro there has to be noob.
PrinceXizor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States17713 Posts
July 10 2010 03:23 GMT
#39
I don't get nervous or rage or anything, but i really feel like quitting, since blizzard seems intent on removing the fun aspect of the game for my race, and i'm not good with the other races at all.
Zeromadcowz
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada241 Posts
July 10 2010 03:24 GMT
#40
On July 10 2010 12:07 nihlon wrote:
Most nerve-wracking to least nerve-wracking:
2v2
3v3
1v1
4v4
FFA

In 2v2 and 3v3 you are held accountable for your mistakes by your teammate, adding to the pressure. 1v1 you put the pressure on yourself and 4v4 is usually so much going on no one notice youo screwing up. FFA with no ladder and crazy tactics, just takes off all the pressure.


me and my friends probe rush in 3v3 and win ~40% so we dont worry about that too much, 2v2 we do hilarious strats aswell, and only really try in 1v1s because its what this game is balanced around
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