scared to play, because my rating might go down
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hudson_the_goat
Jul 17, 2023
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So about a week ago I got my rating to my goal which was 1000 and then the past week or so I’ve noticed since I’ve got that I’ve been scared to play worried that my rating might go down. How can I get over that fear?
Jul 17, 2023
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Just gotta keep playing, OP. If it helps you’re very much not alone - my rating this week fell from 1851 to 1793 it sucks but you gotta keep grinding! Good luck :))
Your rating does not define your skills. It is the other way around.
unrated games
you’ll feel more confident
I recently had my rating go up 200 points in a matter of weeks and feel the same way
ninjahudson wrote:
So about a week ago I got my rating to my goal which was 1000 and then the past week or so I’ve noticed since I’ve got that I’ve been scared to play worried that my rating might go down. How can I get over that fear?
It's normal for your rating to fluctuate, in the short term. Some games you'll win. Some games, you'll lose. Some times your rating will reach new peaks. Sometimes, it'll reach disappointing lows.
But losing is part of the process. You need to lose, in order to help you identify the areas of your game that need improvement.
The more reliable measurement is the long term.
If you keep playing (and keep striving to learn and improve), your rating should (ideally) go up and up, in the long run.
Just don't expect it to be a straight path. It's more like this:
Jul 17, 2023
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ninjahudson wrote:
So about a week ago I got my rating to my goal which was 1000 and then the past week or so I’ve noticed since I’ve got that I’ve been scared to play worried that my rating might go down. How can I get over that fear?
You can shift your focus to analyzing your past games multiple times and amp up your basic tactics training ratio to make up for playing less.
Other things you can do is play training games with friends and unrated games.
Then play when you’re ready.
Jul 17, 2023
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#9
If you don't play then you don't have a meaningful rating. It exists so that you can find evenly matched players to play against.
Unless you've got a title then it's no use on your CV and even then it's probably best not to put it on your online dating profile.
Once a high has been achieved, it can never be taken away by a lower score. It will always remain, only diminished if surpassed. Sitting in fear will never result in a potentially higher score. Focus on playing, analysis, reviewing, studying, and whatever it takes to help you play to your best. Then even if you rating drops, you increase your probabilities in surpassing to a new high.
Jul 17, 2023
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#11
This happens to me too. But unless you just quit, you swallow the fear of losing the new personal high and play. You’re likely to slip, especially if your 1000 was the end of a hot streak and all of a sudden you’re matched with an 1190 and you were only 900 a week ago. My tilts have been fairly extreme, and I find they end at the point I say to hell with it, I suck. Then I relax, quit playing for rating, and am back to an upward incline.
Jul 17, 2023
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ninjahudson wrote:
So about a week ago I got my rating to my goal which was 1000 and then the past week or so I’ve noticed since I’ve got that I’ve been scared to play worried that my rating might go down. How can I get over that fear?
Don't know but read your status again. It might help
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