What to do when you get frusterated.

[SIRTKDKIDD]

I always switch to a class that I know I'm going to be terrible at. That way, when I am terrible, it's not frustrating, and I can just laugh about it. Either that or I'll switch and tell myself "Alright, right now I'm just going to practice with the flare gun" and expect to get killed a lot, but still be accomplishing my goal, even if it's not necessarily playing well. Sometimes I just need to remind myself to laugh about it. There've been times I've almost punched the monitor before. I think we all have those moments.

 

[retroG]

step 1: be engraged
step 2: get in yo pajamas
step3: run around your block
step 4: be taken to insane asylum
step 5 :????
step 6 rofit

note to insure your taken away wear a bucket on your head and underwear outside your pajamas

 

[Dracula]

When your really frustrated just quit the game and watch some episodes of a show, always works for me ...

 

[Kazoo]

I don't rage too often, but I did this morning. It was not fun. :|

What helped me calm down was to switch servers. (New map/environment and to get away from those who were dominating me... >.> )

Probably didn't help that we were playing seriously when there were less than 10 people. I should've suggested melee only...

 

[SIRTKDKIDD]

I dunno Kazoo, melee only can really get my dander up sometimes. In all seriousness, I struggled with anger management for a number of years and the moral of the story is that you have to be able to laugh at yourself. Even if it takes a reminder. I consciously remind myself that it's all for fun. Out loud sometimes, even. Just. It helps if you take a step back and reapproach fresh, mentally. For me it takes a second or two and a deep breath, but I've had to walk away before. Just remember, you can still quit before you get so mad that you break something. (I learned that after I snapped the fold out foot off my first keyboard. ^^)

 

[DRaGZ]

Go Heavy.

 

[Caped_Sensei]

I don't rage too often, but I did this morning. It was not fun. :|

What helped me calm down was to switch servers. (New map/environment and to get away from those who were dominating me... >.> )

Probably didn't help that we were playing seriously when there were less than 10 people. I should've suggested melee only...

Hmm... wasn't there also another reason of why you raged Kazoo?

 

[noblenote]

Go Soldier.

 

[ThePhlubs]

Realize it is just a game and blame Valve. xD I honestly miss vanilla tf2 with a few exceptions... so balanced back then.

 

[Goyan-Tanuki]

Take a deep breath, evaluate your strategy, and remember its a game :{D.

 

[GTRRacer001]

listen to this until you are not angry anymore?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mML2fPec7xU[/ame]

.

 

[Wubstep]

what i do when im having a bad day in tf2 is, go my worst class, and try to do good, then when i do something well, it point it out to myself and that makes me feel better

 

[Harvs]

I have this problem too. I need to stop before I punch a hole in the wall. XD

What I usually do is just close it down, mutter to myself about how much I should have gotten that stab, and then I go for a walk.

Meh.