tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post7439691851221818978..comments2023-07-23T09:13:02.062+01:00Comments on Mind War, ftw!: Learning to Love LosingTheKing Elessarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-13443782432771458502011-04-06T13:26:49.448+01:002011-04-06T13:26:49.448+01:00lol. Good to see you, CK.lol. Good to see you, CK.TheKing Elessarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-30599992895188699332011-04-05T02:45:58.732+01:002011-04-05T02:45:58.732+01:00I liked your article!
I found a corner close by s...I liked your article!<br /><br />I found a corner close by so I'll stop on by now and then!<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words in that 'other' corner!<br /><br />CKSplinter https://www.blogger.com/profile/01570072865511086389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-44251021180715037882011-03-31T12:40:23.870+01:002011-03-31T12:40:23.870+01:00Aw shucks. :)Aw shucks. :)TheKing Elessarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-87129725890599032752011-03-28T18:52:25.035+01:002011-03-28T18:52:25.035+01:00"Thor - I assumed that was unusual, perhaps I..."Thor - I assumed that was unusual, perhaps I was wrong?"<br /><br />Indeed unusual. Typically when I read rants they fail to hit their mark, bog themselves down and just end up being pointless. You, however, have done right by ranting and I commend you.Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437070475561268098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-27949419835100181902011-03-28T17:28:22.000+01:002011-03-28T17:28:22.000+01:00Haha Joe. :pHaha Joe. :pTheKing Elessarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-7460883353541985292011-03-27T19:01:55.357+01:002011-03-27T19:01:55.357+01:00excuse me?????? you know rightly that i can take a...excuse me?????? you know rightly that i can take a loose....cheeky bastard. lolDeath Korps of Warhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361028265149932443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-4154478524789076642011-03-27T18:27:37.643+01:002011-03-27T18:27:37.643+01:00Thanks all, appreciate the comments and support.
...Thanks all, appreciate the comments and support.<br /><br />Joe - you NEED to be able to take losses well. :P<br /><br />Dave - that's the follow-up, pencilled in for Wednesday.<br /><br />Drkmorals - Absolutely! I just wanted to avoid being preachy and saying that it relates to all spheres of life. :)<br /><br />NockerGeek - Learning In Action! Glad to see it! :)<br /><br />Thor - I assumed that was unusual, perhaps I was wrong?<br /><br />Mercer - Yes indeedy, I just wish it was most (if not all!) players' default reaction!<br /><br />Von - I tend to agree, and thanks for pointing out how I did that, I admit, I was pretty pleased with that passage.<br /><br />Bully - Sadly, yes, frequent topic on the Blogosphere. Maybe someday we will get it right...as regards winning, as above, that's the follow-up. Hope it's as good!<br /><br />:)TheKing Elessarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-87972503461735740832011-03-27T13:07:39.503+01:002011-03-27T13:07:39.503+01:00tbh, if you get so worked up after losing a game o...tbh, if you get so worked up after losing a game of 40k, you really deserve to be despised by all. its only a game...its not the end of the world. <br />and to win graciously is not to act like a dick about it....simple asDeath Korps of Warhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361028265149932443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-25710491844211836292011-03-25T22:50:06.297+00:002011-03-25T22:50:06.297+00:00Excellent article! I've got to agree completel...Excellent article! I've got to agree completely on this. I'd love to read an article from you on how to win (graciously)Dave Garbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557481319925772152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-34759039540432668672011-03-24T21:46:35.529+00:002011-03-24T21:46:35.529+00:00Good article! You have to challenge yourself to ge...Good article! You have to challenge yourself to get better and to not let the game get stale is completely true and can honestly be applied to so many other things in life.<br /><br />***golf clap<br /><br />Carry on good sirDrkmoralshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962297452363508577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-24345498718044961612011-03-24T17:54:01.007+00:002011-03-24T17:54:01.007+00:00Spot on on this post, TKE. It's the losses I s...Spot on on this post, TKE. It's the losses I suffer that force me to re-examine what I'm doing, what I just did, and how to adjust for what my opponent just did; wins just reinforce that what I'm doing is A-OK.<br /><br />For example, I lost a tournament round this weekend to a Blood Angel player who built his army around Fear the Darkness, which easily chased my Tau off the board. Immediately after the game, I realized I should have built dual firebases against his list, rather than castling up in the center. Stupid mistake on my part, but it was my mistake. Won't happen again if I have any say. :)NockerGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303047137184142349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-12336536191561159312011-03-24T15:54:54.709+00:002011-03-24T15:54:54.709+00:00Hmm. I find dissecting an ass kicking a bit easier...Hmm. I find dissecting an ass kicking a bit easier. Usually when I get rolled it's because of numerous mistakes made on my part. Hell, generally I realize them right after I do them. The close ones I have to consider more since I find generally it's a small mistake that tips it and spotting it a bit trickier.<br /><br />Hell, we all operate differently though.Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437070475561268098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-2704719152290484372011-03-24T15:51:24.412+00:002011-03-24T15:51:24.412+00:00Damn straight King. Losing you learn so much, when...Damn straight King. Losing you learn so much, when you win you tend to over look the mistakes you made in game because you pulled through. After every game whether I win or lose I look at any mistakes I've made and try not to make them again. If I lost I look back and look way, was it bad dice? Was the opponents dice on fire? Did I do dumb stuff? Was the opponent a better player. Answer those questions and you will learn how to play better at 40k.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192025704338851715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-41072228740082625172011-03-24T15:01:14.815+00:002011-03-24T15:01:14.815+00:00Good shit. I like that you account for the emotio...Good shit. I like that you account for the emotional reaction and encourage people to do so; you'll learn nothing if you're too angry to actually assess what happened with a degree of logic and maturity. Sometimes you need to make your excuses and go for a walk for five minutes: it's not childish to need a time out, but it IS childish to refuse to take one and end up stropping out in the middle of the tournament venue.<br /><br />The hardest games to analyse are the ones where someone gets totally rolled. The close ones tend to have more memorable 'it could have gone the other way' moments that you can latch onto and use as guidelines for analysis; it's kind of hard to pick details out of a wall of epic win or fail.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-86098719724933947572011-03-24T14:46:26.431+00:002011-03-24T14:46:26.431+00:00Great post TKE, and for some reason does need to b...Great post TKE, and for some reason does need to be said quite a lot. <br /><br />Also - learn to dissect wins. A lot of people sit back and go "I won, so ergo I was right" or something along those lines, and that leads to repeating some things that were in fact wrong, but you got away with for some reason (opponent, dice, the wind). <br /><br />I hate (or should I say I don't like it) losing, but part of me loves dissecting a game to work out why it happened, especially when your not sure straight after the game (sometimes its as clear as day and you know it when you've just taken your hand off the model or rolled that first dice).Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376322430128578637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-73962109808127812892011-03-24T14:26:10.529+00:002011-03-24T14:26:10.529+00:00I love a good rant with focus that delivers. I'...I love a good rant with focus that delivers. I'm not being facetious either.<br /><br />Just got my ass handed to me last night and I won't claim to have been happy about it but I wasn't a dick, I didn't rant and rave, I took it on the chin and learned a lot from it.Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437070475561268098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638616785966104829.post-26885650935953034732011-03-24T13:56:56.761+00:002011-03-24T13:56:56.761+00:00Nice article and some great points here thanksNice article and some great points here thanksIDICBeer 40khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866102981667561317noreply@blogger.com