LoL

Just a quick post

A thought came to my mind just now

I was playing LoL (League of Legends)

It's an improved version of Dota you could say!



Anyhow, I realized that, whether or not you are a good player isn't based on how many wins you have.

It's based on how many losses you have, and how you view those losses.

I notice that most people, really hate losing. And that's pretty normal. I don't exactly like losing too.

At the same time, I realized that we should take a loss more positively.

Simply because losing means that we can still improve ourselves.

It also means that losing is an opportunity to learn about your weaknesses and improve on them.

Yes, losing is a passport to great wins next time.

And most of us really get blinded by our 'number of wins'

When we should really pay attention to our losses.

Why did we lose? How can I improve?

Instead, what most people do is... "That teammate of mine sucked balls, he's a noob, he doesn't listen to orders, he lacks teamwork"

I admit, sometimes I do blame other people in my team as well for losing

But hey. What's the point? I cannot improve my skills in LoL by blaming others, or being angry at them. Even if I am right, so what? It doesn't make me a better player.

I believe a really good LoL player can make teamwork happen, even in a team that has problematic members in it. Take note that as a team, you go down together, or you succeed together. So relatively speaking, your teammates flaws are your flaws, and their strengths are your strengths.

I must learn better to control my focus and emotions. Sometimes you get so caught up in an argument with a teammate that you forget to focus on the game itself. It is a little immature at times. I've been there, believe me. It has caused me many losses before.

Also another thing I notice, there is a 'surrender' option in the game.

I never use that option. Or at least, I stopped using it.

A man finishes what he started. So he does not give up, even if the enemy is really whooping your ass.

A lot of players give up and surrender half way through the game (or sometimes even earlier) because they are losing by a huge gap.

For me, no matter how bad the situation is, I will always vote no when asked to surrender. Never. I'd rather die another 100 times in that game than surrender.

Also, one more bad habit that some LoL players do (me too occasionally) is that we tend to get negative about the whole game.

Yeah... I often hear negative remarks, like "we are going to lose" or... "boring"... or "you feed!" or "enemy is so strong/fat"

I don't really see how it helps to see how you're going to lose, rather than try to see how you're going to win.

Sometimes I do say negative things, like 'gg' or good game, signalling that the game is already over, but now I only make sure to say it only as the game is about to end.

I try not to take things people say to heart as well. Sometimes they say things because they are angry, frustrated. Sometimes they lose again and again and they just want to take out that anger on someone. Don't take it to heart if people criticize you or scold you.

It's just a game after all :) we're in it to have fun, whether we lose or win.

Being able to handle a loss like a man and avoid whining like a girl/sore loser is a very important skill most gamers need.

Just my 2 cents, thanks for reading :) Even if you may not know the game, what I'm mostly talking about in this post is not the game, but your attitude in the game. And it reflects your life, mostly.