Is it OK to lose? hell yeah!

I was on a losing streak this week. Looks like I'm kinda stuck in the 1650++ psr Level again. sigh

*Let me just share with you how my psr went down. My psr used to be 1800++ then my friends kinda borrowed my account because I stopped playing for a year. Then Garena made a major reset on the stats so everything went to 1500.

You can easily get to 1600 in just around 10 games. But the thing is you will be playing with a lot of noobs so you need to step up. If you lose, it's more than OK. At least you learned something. We learn from our own mistakes. You can ask the same question to great players like AngryTestie, Yoda, H4nn1, Chu etc. They also experienced big losses in the past.

So why am I promoting losing games? LOL Everyone wants to win!

Well here are some of my points:

We lose sometimes becase we experiment. I also tried experimenting on builds in some heroes. The best way to learn is to try something and try to mess it up. If you won, then you try it again. If you win by doing the same thing, you can say that it's a 'core' build. When I say core, you can do it in every game. Like in pebbles, it's tried and tested that you need a Portal Key. Something like that. Or for casters in general, I would go Bottle + Blood Chalice. I understand that this game demands adaptation all the time. There is no constant item/skill build that would work in every game.

We lose because we value our stats that much. Everyone is afraid to lose because they care about their psrs and kdrs. Some would just play one or two games. If they win, they will stop playing. Some people would just concede because they're feeding because they chose all carry heroes. Some players when playing support don't want to sacrifice themselves for the team, thus not fulfilling their roles in the game. There is no downside if you will lose today but win more tomorrow. It doesn't really matter. You will find that if you're less worried about your stats, you will enjoy more, have fun and end up learning more.

I can site a lot of examples but there's one funny experience that I really want to write about. Here it is:

There's one game where we have an all carry lineup - Scout, Aluna, War beast, Gladiator and Emerald Warden. I was playing Gladiator that time. Everyone was feeding because our enemy is kinda balanced their heroes were - Fayde, Pyromancer, Zephyr, Dampeer, Flint beastwood.

It has been 30 minutes and Aluna still doesn't have items. Scout has a runed axe while our WB only has shrunken and abyssal skull. We're still losing in clashes, everyone wants to concede. I tried explaining to them how big our chances are when we are playing defensive. Good thing they believed me. Started warding and playing defensively. The other team is very cocky so by the 50th minute of the game, we were able to win two clashes. Two genocides. Got kong and won the game. :)

We lose because we don't wanna be blamed by others. All of us don't wanna be called noobs or to be blamed because we didn't do what was expected from us. But sometimes, it's ok to be blamed (just think that it takes 5 to lose). At least you know what to do next time. Some players don't want to be blamed so they just take it to the exteremes. E.g. you're playing carry and you will just farm for 40 minutes before hunting. Or you're playing support. E.g. Tempest. You will blink in if you can only get 4 in your ulti. But by the time you got in, your team mates already fell. LOL I guess, the moment you see the opportunity to help your team mates, just go for it.

So! I guess after reading this post, just go out and play and have fun. You may lose tons of games but the more you lose, the more you learn. By the time you lost a lot you've gotten better!

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If you will keep a positive attitude you will dominate your game in Heroes of Newerth

Why are we playing the game Heroes of Newerth?
Well here are some in my list:

1. To be entertained.
2. To be known.
3. To pawn noobs!
4. To be recognized.
5. To be a winner!

Whatever your reason for playing HoN, I know for a fact that the the bottom line is that you want to win. But how do we win each game? Well there are a lot of factors to consider. Skill could be one. And one thing is for sure, you need to have teamwork in order to win this game. This is just like basketball. You can be like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. But without the team behind your back, you can't win.

Anyway, here are some of my insights about why attitude plays a major role in improving your game.

Attitude can give you 100% of your game!

Let me start this off by discussing what is attitude.According to merriam-webster.com, attitude means 'a mental position with regard to a fact or state'. This means it's all about what your mind is thinking while playing the game. There are only two things on how your mental position will be towards what's happening in the game - positive or negative. Remember it's like math. Positive mindset + positive action = positive results!

Keeping a positive attitude would greatly help you dominate the game because:

1. You have a mind set that you will win the game starting by the picks. Once the game started, when you're thinking of winning, you are already a winner. Do you believe in the law of attraction? What you think or what you wish will materialize. As quoted by Henry Ford: If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.
2. Learning from your mistakes. Most players would be offended when someone would call them noobs or newbies. But that's life. Everyone is new for something at some point. You just have to learn from them. Take those negative words positively so you can improve the next time you play. And also, it's better to coach some teammate whenever they commit mistakes. Try to tell them what's their blunder in one clash or in their item build in a very nice and friendly manner. You will be surprised on how they will respond.
3. You can encourage other players. Good carries would always know what to do and would really encourage everyone when he sees that there's still a chance to win. Are you that kind of player? Even if you're just playing support but thinks that you can change a tide of the battle with your ulti, then just continue playing. E.g. Behemoth, Magmus, Kraken etc.
4. You will always try to do something that could change the tide. Positive thinkers will always try to find a way to win the game. Most of the best Carries I know have this kind of attitude. They will really try to farm their core build to get the edge in the game. No matter how hard it is to farm. They will still try to get out in the lane and farm it bit by bit and won't die by ganks. Like what NIKE's swoosh says. JUST DO IT!
5. You can avoid distractions like trash-talks. HoN is about skills and teamwork. If the trash-talk will go into your head, you can't focus on what you're doing. You will be affected by those non-sense talks. Remember, focus on the game and keep believing that you will win.

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