I need some help

Jack Be Nimble·Sep 10, 2017·3 votes·484 views

Whenever I play a game, I tend to usually have a lot of fun. Whether playing with friends or by myself. However, lately, I find myself getting upset over even the petty stuff. I know I am tilted, I know that it's wrong, but I don't know how I can fix this issue. It's been going on for the past two weeks. I don't want to give up playing a game that I love, only because I'm finding ways not to enjoy it. Looking back at it, I actually find it funny that I am tilted on a game that I don't play to win, but rather play to have fun. At the same time, I find it sad. What are some things you guys do to unwind? To unravel the tension you've built up? Please don't list the common thing of "Just stop playing". As it may sound contradicting to some, I don't want to stop playing. This is the only game I can play with friends since I'm on a limited internet source (Sat. internet: 30GB a month, due to location). Don't know if I should mention this or not, but since I moved, I have no friends near me. No one around me is near my age. I moved into a community that consists of an age gap of 50+ years. So going outside to hang with friends is a no-go. I do go on hikes and draw to help clear my head, however that doesn't seem to be helping any. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Even more thanks if you list some suggestions!

TL/DR: Tilted, wanting to know ways on how you cool off.

12 Comments

elo trashSep 10, 20173 votes

To untilt myself I have learned that playing arams helps quiet alot. Not that many flamers there.

Also how do you not have 300+ms with satellite internet ?

you can also try to play some offline games like osu or something to remove tilt. [zombie-brand-clap]

Jack Be NimbleSep 10, 20172 votes

Thank you for this suggestion! I'll give it a try!

Strangely enough, I average around 150ms, however I do get spikes of 1,800+ms. I found that the best time for me to play is after midnight. No idea why, but my ping drops to around 50(???) with no spikes.

For offline games, I do play Skyrim on the PC, and play a few games on the Xbox. But for some reason, whenever I come back I tense up. It might be an issue in my head telling me so. I'll start playing ARAM more. It's rare to find anyone typing there, so it might be a great change of pace to help with this tilt.

Thank you again.

elo trashSep 10, 20171 votes

how do you get 50 lol my ms on hughesnet is 1000+ with barely 300ms at night

Jack Be NimbleSep 10, 20171 votes

TBH, I have no clue! I guess it's my location? Whenever I play, my ms will stay around 150 (If I'm not using the internet for anything else), however I do constantly get those invisible spikes. My ping will remain the same, but I won't be able to control my champ for 1-2 seconds. They happen quite often. They sometimes get my killed. If I play music on YouTube, or have my phone connected to the Wi-Fi, you can expect to see me constantly D/C though.

TiddlywinksSep 12, 20171 votes

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TBH, I have no clue! I guess it's my location? Whenever I play, my ms will stay around 150 (If I'm not using the internet for anything else), however I do constantly get those invisible spikes. My ping will remain the same, but I won't be able to control my champ for 1-2 seconds. They happen quite often. They sometimes get my killed. If I play music on YouTube, or have my phone connected to the Wi-Fi, you can expect to see me constantly D/C though.

That's actually better than what i'd expect from a sat. That "invisible spike" is packet loss, ofc.

TiddlywinksSep 12, 20171 votes

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To untilt myself I have learned that playing arams helps quiet alot. Not that many flamers there.

Also how do you not have 300+ms with satellite internet ?

you can also try to play some offline games like osu or something to remove tilt. [zombie-brand-clap]

Yeah, I usually unwind with an offline game that doesn't require that much thought and has a nice flow. OSU can work. :)

XidphelSep 10, 20172 votes

Take a break from the game.

Jack Be NimbleSep 10, 20171 votes

Thank you for this suggestion. C:

OnlyYouCanHearMeSep 10, 20172 votes

Like Elo Trash, I play ARAM. Right now, I'm also trying to play Invasion, though I'm having to play on a mobile hotspot because I too just moved, and it keeps bugging out on me, so it's hard. But if your internet can survive invasion, then it's pretty fun, and I haven't seen a single flamer in any game I've played.

I also have one other secret for unwinding.... but if I tell you, you have to promise not to tell anyone else or laugh at me. I make custom bot matches, with me and 9 bots. I give the enemy team 5 intermediate bots, and my team gets 2 intermediate bots, 2 beginner bots and me. And then I proceed to keel them all. No, seriously. I do. It's how I work on mechanics for new champions, and it lets me play League, without any stress whatsoever. No one will laugh at me if I miss a cs, or fail a flash, I can try any flashy plays and go as ham as I want to. As long as I exit the match before the nexus explodes, it doesn't show up in my match history, and no one knows about it. I probably have hundreds of games with Diana that nobody knows about! BWUAHAHAHAH! Ahem... Sorry about that. Evil laugh just slipped out. But seriously, I was in a very similar situation, with no friends nearby, and League was my only real way to unwind aside from reading, crocheting and drawing, and I would come home from my incredibly awful job so stressed out that I couldn't even think straight. I didn't want to deal with toxic brats, and I would get progressively more and more disillusioned until I began to dread logging in, because of how much I knew I wouldn't enjoy having to deal with those people if my friends weren't online. So, I found my own way to play. I tweaked the champions that I loaded up against, and how hard I set them to make it more challenging, and then I just did my own thing. And after a few weeks of that, I began to enjoy League again. Now, I don't find myself being tilted anymore. Though I do still play the occasional bot match. But I won't tell if you don't. ;)

Jack Be NimbleSep 10, 20172 votes

This was extremely enjoyable to read. Thank you for posting! I.. I can't even begin to explain my gratitude on this post. This really made my day. I'm definitely going to do this! All of this! I hope you are enjoying your new place of living.

OnlyYouCanHearMeSep 11, 20171 votes

If nothing else, I'm glad I made you smile! I will give you one last warning though if you do try my patented bot strategy... the Ryze bot is an idiot. Good luck, and I hope you find your way back to enjoying League again soon.

[vlad-salute]