Hate Speech: Stop Playing (Mindgames) With Yourself
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disdainted
[01] Neophyte
I just realized how awesome the articles here are. This is great!
mkl
[00] Signia's Cheerleader
I get into #1 mode against Pyrrha/Omega all the time and it kills me. Even players who aren't super good can dominate me because I respect them too much. In fact, that's another self-mind game of mine: simply respecting the opponent too much. Fighting in a static environment where the opponent can and will properly counter and punish all of my shit.
Gamegenie222
[10] Knight
Good read there were times i respected the opponent way too much in multiple games and I got messed up for it. I'll keep in mind these words in this article.
fr0st_db
[01] Neophyte
Hey guys, first time posting.
I have been playing arcade fighting games for years and have always played with my best friend since we were kids (we have both recently returned to the series, last one we played was 2 when we were teenagers) and I wanted to give my two cents on something that has occurred between us frequently throughout the years.
We both hit walls when it comes down to our skill level in any game, and how good we get at beating each other. When one of us hits this wall, comments like this will "Always" start to flow:
1# "I can't do anything against that character, he/she is too good"
2# "I can't do anything against you, my fastest attack won't hit you before you can hit me"
3# "I just lost because my character didn't do what I told it to"
4# "WTF, how did I do that move!? I never pressed those buttons!"
5# "How did I not block that?... Look, my finger is still holding the block button!"
6# "How did that hit me... that's physically impossible..."
also the regularly used In my household, usually in any combination together:
7# "Just no", "That's impossible...", "Plain bull***t...", "wtf is the point...", "/big sigh"
and finally after mentioning about sidestepping this beut of a comment came out:
8# "I can't sidestep any of his attacks, every time I do I get hit....another loss, great."
I reckon a lot of people who play with a good friend regularly or talks to themselves when they play will have said one of these at some point. And I think this article highlights the sort of situations that these comments occur under, And I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you are finding that you are saying these kinds of things, It is better to recognise that you are saying them and take a step back to review what you're doing... rather than to keep using these as excuses to justify why your losing/playing badly.
Oh, and of course great article, well worth the read.
I have been playing arcade fighting games for years and have always played with my best friend since we were kids (we have both recently returned to the series, last one we played was 2 when we were teenagers) and I wanted to give my two cents on something that has occurred between us frequently throughout the years.
We both hit walls when it comes down to our skill level in any game, and how good we get at beating each other. When one of us hits this wall, comments like this will "Always" start to flow:
1# "I can't do anything against that character, he/she is too good"
2# "I can't do anything against you, my fastest attack won't hit you before you can hit me"
3# "I just lost because my character didn't do what I told it to"
4# "WTF, how did I do that move!? I never pressed those buttons!"
5# "How did I not block that?... Look, my finger is still holding the block button!"
6# "How did that hit me... that's physically impossible..."
also the regularly used In my household, usually in any combination together:
7# "Just no", "That's impossible...", "Plain bull***t...", "wtf is the point...", "/big sigh"
and finally after mentioning about sidestepping this beut of a comment came out:
8# "I can't sidestep any of his attacks, every time I do I get hit....another loss, great."
I reckon a lot of people who play with a good friend regularly or talks to themselves when they play will have said one of these at some point. And I think this article highlights the sort of situations that these comments occur under, And I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you are finding that you are saying these kinds of things, It is better to recognise that you are saying them and take a step back to review what you're doing... rather than to keep using these as excuses to justify why your losing/playing badly.
Oh, and of course great article, well worth the read.