I played SO much Hearthstone, also spent a ton of money. As a result, whenever I lose my reasoning is always; I am better than my opponent therefore I should’ve won the game and I didn’t, which makes me mad. (I understand HS is a heavy-rng game and that’s not how it works but still, that’s why I get pissed)
Sometimes happens to me as well especially against deck full of ring. Sometimes I just smoke if I was on my free time, sometimes I workout but most of the time if I am on office and during break I’d like to indulge myself on eating something fancy
Funny thing though when I played mtga and lose to landscrew rng I was like no big deal
The reason I ask is to understand how much contribution that anger stems from your character/personality. If we see ourselves easily angered in everyday life, then the better solution need to be address from there.
Thus, I shall assume only in HS.
I also get angered by HS frequently. I had the worse season start this month taking 4-5 days to reach R5 compare to the usual 1-2 days previously. One of those days, included me getting so angered that it affected my sleep and mood.
From experience, I have already recognized the reasons for my anger (e.g. unfair losses to RNG)
I thus plan ahead on how much I play and what I play.
I predicted the meta will change with the 23 new cards and I won’t enjoy the new meta, thus I plan ahead to reach R5 before that. I won’t need to feel compel to play the meta till the month reset. I do the same for other seasons and such.
Once reached R5, I set a target to play freely in casual with deck I knew would have sub-optimal WR but still enjoyable.
Once expectations and reality matches, the anger is much lesser, and enjoyment can set in better.
Having friends to share moments really helps for me.
Creating Fun threads on forum keep me with the game, and also a good break from the game.
I will add more if I remember more,
Cheers, Good Luck Have Fun
ps. It’s not bad to feel angry. Anger can be a normal, healthy emotion. Good things can stem from anger, and angry feelings can lead to positive change. e.g. anger about life -> self-improvement.
Be aware of anger feeding anger.
Get yourself an environment in which you have something to either work out with immediatly within your reach right next to the PC/instrument you use to play;
once that’s ready, anytime you lose and anger arises, turn rage and the chance of damaging objects into working out energy.
The issue with not having them within reach is that you may not do it as it requires more steps such as getting up, leaving room, setting yourself up while boiling with anger and anger is not a good state for a thoughtful mind; if you can manage without having things right within your reach, while I’d say it’s more difficult, it can help with controlling your anger.
Nope, I only get angry in HS or video games, not much irl.
Quite funny actually, I’ve added countless of people over the years and haven’t gotten banned a single time. I don’t insult them unless they do insult me. Instead I explain them how badly they played or how insanely lucky they got, as a result I am the one getting flamed most of the time
In any case, if my opponent can prove me wrong I will admit that I was incorrect, which happened a few times. I became good friends with some of those people.
It’s a shame you play on EU, Shakou, we’d get along nicely.
Try to understand the core behind your anger.
You are a skilled Hearthstone-player.
And you invested alot of money and time.
This may sound esoteric, but next time you feel your anger rising due to RNG-eesus flipping you off, try digging a little.
Why do you hate losing?
And why does the RNG-aspect annoy you, in certain scenarios?
I know why it pisses me off.
So I play less. (Not necessarily an option for you, but small breaks can work wonders)
Try to be more aware of it. And make a few attempts at actively calming down, despite bs-galore breaching the walls of your mind.
i don’t know about bee but i hate losing when i do nothing wrong, i mean, if i play terribly, i’m ok losing but when your opponent plays like a “insert random animal” and you don’t make any misplay, it’s not ok to lose
you must be like me, you are used to play games where you can have control over the results, you just need to realize that even when you play the best you can, sometimes you can’t win, because RNG is not something you can’t control and it decides a lot of the match’s results
Same. I get angry only if I lose due to rng. So if they use Zephrys and I lose I am ok, but if swashbuckler gave them a random card that won them the game, I’d be cursing and swearing.
a. I focus on playing decks that I enjoy playing, or at the very least want to test out.
b. I try to focus on events that are in my control, ie did I really play well, or was there a turn or two that I could have played differently?
c. I try not to set constraints or goals regarding the game. (ie I need to hit rank X today, or I need to finish a quest before work or whatever)
d. be realistic, even the craziest good decks of all time topped out at a 60%(ish) win rate, so having a bad streak where I go 3-7 isn’t impossible - it is in fact probable.
Depends on if the anger is solely from the game or if there’s things outside Hearthstone that are adding stress.
Like when I have anxiety from family events coming up (say Christmas) or it’s just September (screw that month) then the stress from that leaks into my gameplay and makes me more angry quicker.
Dealing with that stuff can help. Also just playing less stressful games in between Hearthstone. Or taking breaks more often.
I never get mad at this game (or any game for that matter) but I do get disappointed at times lol.
If you really get like freaking keyboard throwing angry then I don’t know what to say. Would such a person even want to get rid of his anger bursts? Its a strong emotion that also can give a sort of pleasure in a weird way.
Anger can come from frustration,and when I get frustrated by a game I simply quit playing it for a short,and sometimes long , time.
And yay,i hate losing more then probably anyone else on this forum lol. Which is why I spend most my time on a game in which I am the best player (though its hard to say what came first here,me beeing good or me playing a lot because I also love the game itself) and not so much time on hs.
But hs has thought me a lot and or that I am gratefull,it thought me how to enjoy a game without winning every single fight. It made attitude towards games in general much more relaxing.
This is probably due to the rng,not able to control everything. First game in wich there is a lot of rng that I did play a lot,i used to hate such games.
Even the absolute best decks will have a win rate of around 60%. That means that you’re going to lose at least 4 out of every 10 matches. That’s quite a large percentage so getting upset over losing doesn’t make a lot of sense since it’s beyond your control in some cases. I’ve also always felt that saying well played NO MATTER WHAT helps as well.