Well if anything it usually made me play terrible. Very aimfocused but timing and decisionmaking is a mess. I should mention I didn't smoke hashish but some sativa type weed. Dutch weed is very strong. Hash is more subtle.
Edited by bolus major at 03:41 CDT, 6 September 2015
a motivation
b perseverance
c dedication
d hard work
A good start, I would also add.
e) equipment, it does help at the top end of the game.
f) conditioning, playing more does not make you better, playing and analysing why you are losing makes you better. A week of playing the right players with the right mindset, will be a 100 times better than thinking improvement comes from merely dumping hours into something against people who cannot push you, and allow you to get away with things pros don't.
g) its just a game that if you lose yourself in, you might miss out on life.
h) copy players to get upto speed then think for yourself. like school if you study something a billion other have, that phd is nothing but proof you know the same shit as a few million others.
i) games are ultimately a waste of time and you're probably only playing them big time because you've not found something better.
I wonder if any quakers out there could help with some mental tips....
When duel i enjoy it, however to improve at a skillful game like quake you must concentrate quite a bit. Basically owning noobs is fun because i can switch off and shoot, but playing people better is not really fun, but you get a great sense of accomplishment when u lvl up and can own the guy who used to own you.
However if i'm going to do an activity which is challenging but has a deeper reward, then such hobbies like sports, music, or programming seem to offer challenges but greater reward.
Often if i lose in quake its just frustrating and rage inducing. With sport it's the same i guess, but it feels like living life more because you develop new strength and maintain fitness + just getting out of the house. Also spending time on quake is kind of a black hole socially. its just a part of my life that no one can relate to.
i cannot tell if i feel this way because it is true, or because of society generally thinking of gaming as a waste of time. On the one hand I would like most of all to play quake as a serious endeavor, but this guilt that it is a waste of time prevents me from doing so.
Anyone have this mixed thinking about quake or gaming in general? how do you get around it?
Its personal preference really. If you approach it with the right mentality then you will improve just like with anything else.
There's a reason why there is/are top player(s) in every sport. You think Michael Jordan just showed up on game days and performed the way he did? No chance. The amount of hours he put into bettering his game was insane. Same goes for Tom Brady. These guys are machines and they are methodical in their work ethic and they analyze every single play over and over again. They sit in the film room all day going over what they did as well as what opponents do. They hire people to tell them what to eat, when the workout, when to go to sleep, and all sorts of other specialists for every aspect of their lives that could help with their profession.
If you look at rapha's approach it is very similar. He is extremely methodical, has a great work ethic, and is always looking for ways to improve.
In many ways dueling in quake is very similar to other more traditional competitive sports so of course its going to be frustrating and going to cause rage. To me that is exactly what makes it such a great game. There are a lot of ways to improve in the game but controlling that mental state while in the heat of the game is one of the hardest and it is something that is different for each person. You just have to find a way to channel that into something positive instead.
How much you rage is entirely tied up in your expectations about your performance. If I expect to beat someone, and I don't, I end up literally screaming and pounding my desk.
But, if you accept that there will be variation in your performance, and that you might not be able to beat today the same person you beat the day before, you should be much less likely to rage.
As for the life thing, you just need to find the right balance for you. I play quake maybe a couple times a week, and it doesn't interfere with other life goals I have, so it's not a big deal. But of course someone who wants to maximize every spare hour in their life might be unhappy with that. Just gotta figure out that balance on your own.
Yea respecting your opponent no matter what there skill is number 1 rule, the moment you don't the green eyed keel starts to come out and keyboards start to magically break.