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Steamboatlol
Profile Joined April 2010
United States161 Posts
May 08 2010 10:15 GMT
#1
Hey, so I'm sort of new to competitive RTS' but I've been getting the hang of SC2 and am hanging out about 100 points above everyone in my silver league. my record isn't too bad but I'm finding that I am taking losses really hard. It's just like mentally and a little bit emotionally draining and I just feel like punching my monitor in. Now I've played FPS games for quite some time but I've always taken losses in stride there and kept on playing.

Anyways my question is how do you guys keep from raging after losses (note: I'm not bad mannered to other players just sort of hard on myself)? I mean I try to take a lesson away from each loss but I just get so damn mad and it's stressful.
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9571 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 10:21:08
May 08 2010 10:19 GMT
#2
When I'm really frustrated after a loss for whatever reason, I just sit in my chair, and take a few deep breaths. It usually calms me down. Or I go to the other parts of my house and occupy myself for a few minutes with something else, to get my mind off of that loss. I go watch the news on TV, make some tea, go on the balcony to get a few breaths of fresh air, play with the dog or go for a walk with him, things like that.
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DennizR
Profile Joined May 2007
Sweden653 Posts
May 08 2010 10:24 GMT
#3
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6708513


Day9 has some tips for you
Tidesson
Profile Joined April 2010
55 Posts
May 08 2010 10:26 GMT
#4
The rage comes when you fail to realize the reason why you lost. Believe it or not, theres always a reason. You can't expect to always win and losing is a core part of the game, when it happens the best thing you can do is go watch the replay and see why you lost. At that point is when you are really learning the game, as winning games will not teach you anything. When you learn how to make your losses constructive then you will start moving forward. Sometimes when you play for too long you will build up a lot of stress, its the nature of starcraft, as your senses will get saturated. When that happens just go take a break.
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LordofToast
Profile Joined May 2008
United Kingdom250 Posts
May 08 2010 10:27 GMT
#5
Losses are probably a sign that the match maker is making you play people in higher leagues which surely is a sign that you are getting better.

The over all aim of the match maker is to make everyone have a 1:1 ratio.

Don't get too down on your win loss ratio. It means nothing. What matters only is your current skill level not your past games against weaker opponents.
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
May 08 2010 10:29 GMT
#6
On May 08 2010 19:15 Steamboatlol wrote: Now I've played FPS games for quite some time but I've always taken losses in stride there and kept on playing.


Suprising for me to hear that if you get angry over RTS, if i personally are getting angry(more or less never have) its always in either a intense FPS game or some DotA-like team work game. I can't get angry in and RTS because im all on my own, unlike the team play

not really sure what to suggest
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Snaiil
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden312 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 10:33:03
May 08 2010 10:30 GMT
#7
Whenever I lose and get frustrated over it, I watch the replay of the match. Generally if I get mad over losing, it's because my opponent did something which I should have reacted to, but didn't because I didn't scout it or simply didn't know how to react. So I watch the replay to see what I did wrong and tell myself I won't do that mistake again.

I've found that just watching the replay and seeing that you lost because you made errors and not because your opponent cheesed or used cheap units calms you down a lot. The most important thing is to not just exit the game and immediately start a new ladder game. You will only preform worse and get even more angry then.
dustdust
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany76 Posts
May 08 2010 10:31 GMT
#8
I can deal pretty well with losing as a Terran player, but when getting DT rushed (hidden tech, of course) when having 0 Energy on my OC I rage like mad.
Skygrinder
Profile Joined August 2009
Greece241 Posts
May 08 2010 10:31 GMT
#9
day[9]'s recent video came into mind when i saw this thread
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CheAse
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada919 Posts
May 08 2010 10:33 GMT
#10
Day[9] did a great daily on how to deal with losing. I suggest you check it out on his channel.

I've always been the most calm between my friends when it comes to losing. I think it has a great deal to do with how you take pride in your skill at the game. You can't go into the game thinking that you are a better player then the other person, or be too concerned about winning. I think you need to go into each game with a focus on learning certain builds and strategies, then losing will not feel as such a loss. If after you lose you are too mad and start to reach for those cheasy fast wins, I suggest taking a break until you are ready to play standard again.
SCV good to go sir
OminouS
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden1343 Posts
May 08 2010 10:34 GMT
#11
On May 08 2010 19:26 Tidesson wrote:
The rage comes when you fail to realize the reason why you lost. Believe it or not, theres always a reason. You can't expect to always win and losing is a core part of the game, when it happens the best thing you can do is go watch the replay and see why you lost. At that point is when you are really learning the game, as winning games will not teach you anything. When you learn how to make your losses constructive then you will start moving forward. Sometimes when you play for too long you will build up a lot of stress, its the nature of starcraft, as your senses will get saturated. When that happens just go take a break.


That might be true for some, not for me. When I know why I lost I get really angry at myself for not doing it right. If I don't have a clue I feel like the opponent was way better and no matter what I would have done wouldn't help me win.
On the 6th day JF made Reavers and on the 7th day JF put his opponent to rest
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
May 08 2010 10:35 GMT
#12
Its easy to say all this stuff, but honestly I have never gotten over the bad feelings of losing at SC. I play a ton of FPS (I'm alot better at them than SC), and never had any problems stressing about games, but playing online for BW and SC2 is a different story.

I basically can't play matchmaking online because i just feel so terribly stressed out, I hate to lose, and even after I win I'm more like: "Whew, I'm glad thats over...". The whole idea of playing with some faceless person over the internet is just too much for my competitive instinct.

What I have found is that the only way I can really enjoy SC is playing with friends and people I know, it just seems a lot friendlier and I can talk about the game with them afterward and trade tips and such.
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
ROOTdrewbie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1392 Posts
May 08 2010 10:49 GMT
#13
On May 08 2010 19:35 sob3k wrote:
Its easy to say all this stuff, but honestly I have never gotten over the bad feelings of losing at SC. I play a ton of FPS (I'm alot better at them than SC), and never had any problems stressing about games, but playing online for BW and SC2 is a different story.

I basically can't play matchmaking online because i just feel so terribly stressed out, I hate to lose, and even after I win I'm more like: "Whew, I'm glad thats over...". The whole idea of playing with some faceless person over the internet is just too much for my competitive instinct.

What I have found is that the only way I can really enjoy SC is playing with friends and people I know, it just seems a lot friendlier and I can talk about the game with them afterward and trade tips and such.


once the game gets released, there will be tons and tons of UMS games and chat channels ( hopefully :S:S:S:S ) and 1000x more things to do, right now the only thing to do really in sc2 is ladder, which i agree can be a bit stressful, especially since it seems like everyone only cheeses
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valaki
Profile Joined June 2009
Hungary2476 Posts
May 08 2010 10:52 GMT
#14
On May 08 2010 19:15 Steamboatlol wrote:
Anyways my question is how do you guys keep from raging after losses


I usually just move on, or watch the replay, but i can't help but rage when im losing the 10th PvP because of colossus turtling.
ggaemo fan
nedsat
Profile Joined April 2010
27 Posts
May 08 2010 10:53 GMT
#15
Since http://starcraftrankings.com/ aint working correctly atm its kinda hard to prove my point but you might already have notice this. Even the top top players still "only" have 60-70% win rate which ofcourse means they lose 3-4 out of 10 games. So its perfectly "normal" to lose some even for the best. Just take it as a part of the game.
This thinking at least let me care little about losing.
Snaiil
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden312 Posts
May 08 2010 10:57 GMT
#16
On May 08 2010 19:35 sob3k wrote:
Its easy to say all this stuff, but honestly I have never gotten over the bad feelings of losing at SC. I play a ton of FPS (I'm alot better at them than SC), and never had any problems stressing about games, but playing online for BW and SC2 is a different story.

I basically can't play matchmaking online because i just feel so terribly stressed out, I hate to lose, and even after I win I'm more like: "Whew, I'm glad thats over...". The whole idea of playing with some faceless person over the internet is just too much for my competitive instinct.

What I have found is that the only way I can really enjoy SC is playing with friends and people I know, it just seems a lot friendlier and I can talk about the game with them afterward and trade tips and such.

I used to be like you, feeling stressed out and nervous when playing. The turning point was when I started telling myself I was better than the opponent I was about to face every match. It made losing a bit frustrating, but the desire to improve even stronger. If I think I'm better than my opponent, I will be a lot calmer when playing. It's kind of a placebo effect, I think I'm better than my opponent and therefore I push myself to be better.
SarcasticOne
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia213 Posts
May 08 2010 11:01 GMT
#17
basically, the only time that im affected by a loss is TvP losing to the 2 immortal timing push... cause i just cant beat it =)

any other time, it's "what can i do to NOT lose to this again? what did i scout? so i know what to expect next time i scout it..."
SVN-ShaS
Profile Joined January 2010
Australia258 Posts
May 08 2010 11:01 GMT
#18
When you lose, just keep thinking "The more i lose, the more I improve"

And you just cant improve when u keeping raping noob ....
I love FlaSh !!!
ghosthunter
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States414 Posts
May 08 2010 11:15 GMT
#19
I usually call the other person something mean before leaving, and then review my loss and keep playing. I still have yet to ever beat a marine marauder medivac timing push as zerg, but practice practice practice!

As a note, it's mainly if I get crushed by something tedious. Like MMM balls. God I hate MMM balls...

I find very few of my games that I lose to actually be close in skill, which is entertaining/
Cloud1234
Profile Joined January 2010
Greece9 Posts
May 08 2010 11:17 GMT
#20
Guh i have the same problem. And don't get me wrong i never bad manner i ALWAYS gg and i ALWAYS think of what i did wrong. But i just can't help it. I rage too much with myself when im losing :/ (especially to Z that have been hunting me since sc1 )
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