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Spam Quick Play until ur bonus pool is drained =P

if you get cheesed
/spit on the guy
wait... this isnt wow...
just tell him to go f*ck himself
definitely take a good 10 minute break inbetween games if you feel like it
if you are jittering in your next game you are most likely going to make pretty obvious mistakes

Play a game or 2 against the ai to warm up, then play a game on the ladder. Rest for a few minutes or even hours, then play another game when you are ready. The time you need between each game will shorten and, eventually, you will be able to play continuously with a steady heart rate and calm hands.

You've already lost. Accept it. Then you will find peace on the death stained battlefield.

If you want to be fearless, practice regularly. Go to channels like teamliquid (teamliquid2 since the first is full 90% of the time), and ask for new guys to work with. Face off vs the computer starting at medium (or very easy if needs be) and just getting familiar with the race. There is a bunch of stuff you can learn that doesn't require you to face a human simply by playing a computer. Just remember to scout a computer even though you really don't have to.

[/quote] Take what you could have done better, and DO IT NEXT GAME, if you don't know, ask your opponent, look at the replay, etc, and just take that loss as an opportunity to get better and get it done in the future. [/quote]
i havent laddered in MONTHS just because the feeling i get when i lose makes me walk away from the game for a week or two at a time. It's reached a point that i rage at losing custom games. seriously somethings wrong there.
I quoted the post because asking your opponent lets you take a peek into their mind and see what thing you did that made them seize an opportunity.

Take what you could have done better, and DO IT NEXT GAME, if you don't know, ask your opponent, look at the replay, etc, and just take that loss as an opportunity to get better and get it done in the future.

rragggeee, vent all the anger when you lose

As napoleon hill once said:

"What ever the mind of man can conceive and bring itself to believe, that's what it can achieve."

Another quote:

"It was a glorious day for fools when modesty became a virtue. There is a difference between cockiness and confidence. Confidence allows for greatness in others."

So many people view fear as a bad thing. I very much enjoy it. To feel it coursing through my veins, their is no other feeling quite like it. Enjoy the intensity and adrenaline that comes from multiplayer, don't try to avoid it, instead relish in it. Once you face your fears you can conquer them, however facing them is the fun part.

to defend or go on the offencive. a nepolian strike? or a blitz creig? chess like stratagy makes this game anyones upper hand

I may be VERY new to the game but I learned everything I now know from forums and replays. you can find tons of replays on youtube and if your reading this your already learning from the forum.

learn the game, replays are useful watch your wins and losses see what you could have done better and find some games on youtube or download them if you dont like the people casting them on youtube

Although, I am still fairly new to starcraft 2, I have a recommendation for new people that are having problems learning hot-keys. There are settings to change them. In the options menu, go under hot-keys. You may change these at your leisure, but I would recommend changing them to grid (or grid for lefties if you use the mouse in your left hand). It changes all of the hot-keys to where it is a grid on your keyboard for exactly how it is on the bottom right of your screen. Other than that, don't be afraid to lose! Watch your opponents and learn their tactics, learn what counters what. No one strategy works for everything. Most will mass something powerful, but somethings are more powerful against certain units than others... but as to what works against others, I will leave that up to you to learn and figure out. :D GL and HF!

My way of playing against other people competitively is being efficient, smart and calculating. Likewise, I don't talk that much in my matches or care about the whole good manner, bad manner thing. I just play to win. I essentially sort of treat the person I am playing against as a very smart computer. They can think, they can be creative, they can move units skillfully. How well they can do it depends on how good they are. However, unlike a computer, I can follow their thought process. That's the thing about playing over the internet, you might never meet the person on the other side of the screen so you disassociate them from being human. At the same time I'm not a complete jerk because in reality I know there is a live person on the other side. Still, I know a lot of people fear competition. It's that fear of losing, that fear of being hurt. But not many realize that defeat is only another form of learning.

zerg pwns.. u should never be afraid of ur opponent when u have zerg =P just keep pumpin drones and mass lings within the first 5mins.. if u have 60 by that time with ups u will win =P it works everytime.. if ur opponent walled just make 8 banelings and blow that wall to hell add me and ill show u the ways of the Zerg!

I spent my first few 1 v 1s turtling because I was too afraid to attack and fail, but I think the best way to get better and get over the fear of losing is to try new things. I beat a player much better than me by killing their economy with Reapers, which they weren't expecting because I was so new. Also, 2 v 2s are great because they give you some breathing room with both offense and defense, as you have a teammate to back you up.

There is a great website or begginers called UEN.com it is also on youtube and has some great begginer strategy vids for multiplayer.

Try your hardest every game and respect your opponent. If you tried your hardest and still lost, your opponent taught you something new. Thank him for it.

Play 3v3 or 4v4. Watch your teammates and copy what they do. Watch replays of pros- " Psy Starcraft" on youtube is a great one to watch. Learn the hotkeys and dedicate yourself to learning how to play.

Yes, the learning curve is steep, but be smart, be fast and THINK about what you're doing.

If your just starting the game, I would not recommend going straight into multiplayer games, ESPECIALLY 1v1's. I think it's a great idea to start with the campaign just to get a feel for the game. Even though you can only play Terran, you kind of get a feel for what the other races are, and the units they produce. Go for the campaign, do the Rush defense challenges, and then i think you would be ready for multiplayer action. GL HF!

I am new to this, but plunged into 1v1 in the practice league. I went in expecting to lose most of those matches but with th attitude that I am learning the game's mechanics.

My opponent's have taught me that I have much to learn. Oh how well they have taught! I have won a couple of matches, but have lost some twenty others. But I do run the replay to learn what the opponent did.

I'm thinking about abandoning the practice league. It occurred to me that there is no attempt to match players by ability in the practice league. In watching the replay of several matches, I realize that practice, as an adjective to describe a league, should not be taken to mean I am playing against others who are inexerienced with Starcraft.

The best advise is to complete the challenges. They will help you get a basis for the game, far more than the campaign will. Second, think outside the box. One tactic a person sprung on me which was very effective was dropping a group of hellions behind my base. Because of the land formation I felt confident in not having to worry about a reaver attack on my SCVs, but the last thing I expected were hellions! Learn from your both yours and your opponents' mistakes and victories. If your opponent fails to scout you properly and he/she is broadsided by your vast armada, keep in mind that you might be in a reverse situation should you fail to scout adequately too. Try not to turtle. Turtling is a great tactic against A.I. and very amateur players, but even the most secured base cant hold up against a fierce and constant barrage when your opponent owns the map. This leads to another tactic, expand expand expand!! Unless you get a crippling hit off right out the gates you need to think of the map as yours and the enemy as a trespasser in your backyard. The final bit of info I can think of is something that I myself am very poor at executing. You must give adequate attention to both your advancing army and your base. This is crucial for two reasons. Counter attacks and army replenishment. It is very common for your first wave to be defeated, but if you can have your second and third waves coming down on your opponents before they have a chance to eliminate the first it almost always means a sure victory. And of course, sometimes as a last ditch effort they may strike at your base and hope to eliminate you before you can eliminate them.

Personally i feel that there is nothing better than beating someone thoroughly in a game of SC...but losing a hard fought match can be even better. I specifically remember a 1 hr 15 min 2v2 match that ended in a spectacular last stand by me and my partner. Afterwords, the gg's were said and i can safely say that was a good game.
Saving replays is a great way to get better in sc. You can see how your opponent countered your strat and vise versa. It also helps in seeing the timing of your attacks, your unit, min, and gas count and how you can coordinate all of those things more effectively in later matches. Using the tools that the game offers is a great way to improve your game. So i encourage any new sc or even rts players to go out, play against actual people, and see how you do. And in the end, if you get so fed up with the game, you can always turn it off, go make yourself a sandwich and watch some of the office.
I look forward to meeting you on the field of battle.

I want to form a 4v4 or higher team for multiplayer. Can anyone help me?

I know a lot of people who just don't want to play against other people. It's almost an dead set fear about actually having to learn the game all over again. They mostly play the computer. I am glad to see the "leagues" in SC2. I always tell people: "don't worry about your placement matches, it will put you where you belong". Also, don't be afraid to LOSE. Being afraid of losing is what drives people away. If you're not afraid to lose, you have what it takes to win.

Even if you lose, you will learn something and improve for the next game. Either from your own mistakes or your opponent's smart decisions.

Even if you lose, you will learn something and improve for the next game. Either from your own mistakes or your opponent's smart decisions.