Posted by Overhamsteren on 2014-01-04 00:09:19

Maybe you are winning more often now than before when you face a rookie or the dice are nice?

Posted by Igvy on 2014-01-04 00:34:01

It is a harsh day when you realise this.
However as you've seen. It does open the door to getting to the next level.

Posted by baelnic on 2014-01-04 02:23:46

Humility - Level 2!~

Posted by paradocks on 2014-01-04 04:02:06

i think the game can feel like this at times even to great players. when you get on a run of games where everything is bad... deep kicks with failed pickups, no pows, no av breaks while your opponent is powing every block - sometimes it can begin to feel impossible even if you're not doing much wrong

Posted by Lorebass on 2014-01-04 04:32:05

I like giving myself some time off and playing alot of league. find a quality league qith quality coaches and its level +1

Posted by Badoek on 2014-01-04 07:42:08

He's already in one (two?).

But I know the feeling. Look at it this way: plenty of room to improve and thus practice.

Posted by Roland on 2014-01-04 07:57:47

Yeah, the leagues are great, doesn't matter what the result is, it's still fun. However, it's been a little holiday break for them so i decided to try box again. And it turned out great, at first...

One good thing is that i think i really learn from my bad play. Watching the replays it's almost always "why the bleep did i do that?".

Posted by Purplegoo on 2014-01-04 10:54:22

It's always better when people want to improve rather than assume their losses are dice related or set themselves up as forum experts when in reality they aren't really getting it.

On the basis you want to improve, you will.

Posted by Roland on 2014-01-04 12:01:36

I really wan't to. So i'm gonna take a few days off box and watch bigGuy replays. And perhaps play a league game or two, they really make me feel better no matter what the result is.

Oh, i'm in 4 leagues btw.

Posted by albinv on 2014-01-04 15:29:25

Its been said, but still: find a good league that has players around your CR and above.
Maybe, if your timeframe allows it: focus on playing more regular, instead of the looking at overall gamecount.

F.i. - Rather play one game a day than playing 3 on the weekends, but therefore only 1-2 games during the week.

As you said, for most coaches this is not like riding a bicycle, in BB you cant just hop on it and have a good ride after you paused for awhile.

Joining lino only leagues does it for some people.

I do think finding a real good league, then set up something like a formula to use your fummbbl time more concentrated should help the most:

Settle on an amount of league games and R or B games you want to play during a season. Then try to plan the games a bit in advance, f.i.: you will end up with a total number of games you want to play during a season, now split that in a way that allows for the most consistency regarding playtime - then stick to it.

You are also setting up a stable environment you play BB in with this, so it really gives you an idea of how you are improving.
You need to have a stable value first to measure it against something, only playing R and B will provide too much variables too give you a good idea on your skills imho.
Hope that some of this helps or is of use to you.

Posted by Roland on 2014-01-05 10:52:26

Thx for the advice. Couldn't resist box last night anyway, but only one game. ;)