How to Improve in Starcraft 2 - Part 8 - Losing

Starcraft 2 tips and strategy guide on how to improve in Starcraft 2 Part 8. Today, I will be writing on the topic Losing. Yesterday on my ladder games, I have met Infiroz the higgest ranked player; rank 1 currently on the SEA server. Playing him three games in a row on a PvP matchup is boring. I am not a big fan of PvP. However we did have a discussion no a topic regarding 'Why some players stop to improve?'

This is a very interesting topic here. Upon some discussion, he pointed up most players including some of whom he mentors has a huge problem that most players are facing. The refusal to accept their loses. Most players generally hate to lose and sometimes losing leads to demoralization and our desire to play on. I have to say that losing plays a very important role in everything. Starcraft 2 is no different here. From my previous topic; where I have pointed up that Learning from our mistakes plays a very key role in our learning curve acting as a guiding light for our growth as a gamer.

It is definitely fine to hate losing but its wrong to fear and deny it. What this means is humans generally hate losing. This always leads to us finding ways to improve ourselves from every aspect tackling the problem. From loses, we learn our mistakes and not to lose in the same fashion again. On the other hand, fearing of losing is a disease that generally affects our gameplay and often times causing us to be reluctant to play more. Having less games played will limits our Starcraft 2 learning curve. I used to have the same problem as most of you here. I would only play two to three games in a row and spending the rest of the time watching replays and playing team games. Often times, after two wins I will just stop.

The main cause for the fear of losing is giving too much credits for your Starcraft 2 battle.net rankings and points. Most players determine the skill of a  player by looking at their game statistics and points. This in turn make creates an illusion for a majority of players where more points means a better player. This is totally false. Why are pro Gamers so good in their games? The definite answer will always be repeating itself; training and learning from their loses. Countless hours has been spent by these group to analyze their loses and improving and learning from the same mistakes. They lose more than everyone else. Take for example, CheckPrime.We. He has the most games played on the Korean Ladder currently. On the other hand, he has one of the most accumulated loses as well.

Thus, I seriously hope that you guys view 'Losing' is part of the game Starcraft 2 itself. Everyone hates to lose their games and this is a good motivational tool for us to play better and learn. However, do not fear losing as this will only limits our learning curve. Stop caring about battle.net points and just search your games to enjoy it.

Cheers