Hate Speech: Stop Playing (Mindgames) With Yourself
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[09] Warrior
A great article, Hates.
One thing that I always keep in mind, and something that I think would be worth mentioning, is the need to own not only your wins but your losses as well. In other words, if you're going to take credit for winning, then you have to accept the blame for when you lose as well. This doesn't mean that you need to beat yourself up, but it does mean that you need to shift the focus from losing away from the opponent (e.g., they were just cheap, their character was OP etc.) to yourself (e.g., I need to work out a counter to that strategy, I need to step more etc.). I find it helps avoid that mindset wherein everything that beats you is "cheap" and everything that you do is "legitimate".
One thing that I always keep in mind, and something that I think would be worth mentioning, is the need to own not only your wins but your losses as well. In other words, if you're going to take credit for winning, then you have to accept the blame for when you lose as well. This doesn't mean that you need to beat yourself up, but it does mean that you need to shift the focus from losing away from the opponent (e.g., they were just cheap, their character was OP etc.) to yourself (e.g., I need to work out a counter to that strategy, I need to step more etc.). I find it helps avoid that mindset wherein everything that beats you is "cheap" and everything that you do is "legitimate".
damn-I-Suck
[12] Conqueror
Great article, as always Hates.
I used to make excuses for losing, "that character is too fast", "that move is BS", etc.
Now, the only thing I say is "damn I messed up, how can I overcome that", and then I either adapt and win, or adapt and not lose as badly as before.
Also, it's reassuring to hear that other people use "unsafe" moves once in a while as to not become too predictable. Especially if your using someone like NM, playing safe means only using 4-5 moves at most, which doesn't really work because then your opponent can read you like a book.
Probably my biggest flaw is my execution. I tried for hours to just pull off one single Ivy command grab, and couldn't do it once. It's not so much that I gave up, but I realized that the time spent on trying to do one move could be better spent on other things. Also, I still haven't managed to pull off a JG "in the moment", but only in training, which is a step in the right direction, because before I couldn't even do it in training.
I'm not saying, "all I need is__, and my skill will magically improve", but I do expect that mastering this mechanic will make things a little easier.
It's baby steps. No one goes through leaps and bounds overnight.
It's funny, because I used to be just like #3 and #4. I would watch tournament videos, and not fully understand or appreciate why someone plays that particular way, and just assume that I'm better. The irony is that as I got better and was constantly adapting my game, I found myself playing more and more like people in tournaments do. I found myself favoring the same moves, setups, mix-ups, etc. I'm not trying to say that I play on-par with the best, but I have a much better sense of "why" it's played that way.
I think it's best to assume that you can never "master" FG's. There is always room for improvement. Absolute perfection is not humanly possible, but we should still strive to become better all the time.
I used to make excuses for losing, "that character is too fast", "that move is BS", etc.
Now, the only thing I say is "damn I messed up, how can I overcome that", and then I either adapt and win, or adapt and not lose as badly as before.
Also, it's reassuring to hear that other people use "unsafe" moves once in a while as to not become too predictable. Especially if your using someone like NM, playing safe means only using 4-5 moves at most, which doesn't really work because then your opponent can read you like a book.
Probably my biggest flaw is my execution. I tried for hours to just pull off one single Ivy command grab, and couldn't do it once. It's not so much that I gave up, but I realized that the time spent on trying to do one move could be better spent on other things. Also, I still haven't managed to pull off a JG "in the moment", but only in training, which is a step in the right direction, because before I couldn't even do it in training.
I'm not saying, "all I need is__, and my skill will magically improve", but I do expect that mastering this mechanic will make things a little easier.
It's baby steps. No one goes through leaps and bounds overnight.
It's funny, because I used to be just like #3 and #4. I would watch tournament videos, and not fully understand or appreciate why someone plays that particular way, and just assume that I'm better. The irony is that as I got better and was constantly adapting my game, I found myself playing more and more like people in tournaments do. I found myself favoring the same moves, setups, mix-ups, etc. I'm not trying to say that I play on-par with the best, but I have a much better sense of "why" it's played that way.
I think it's best to assume that you can never "master" FG's. There is always room for improvement. Absolute perfection is not humanly possible, but we should still strive to become better all the time.