[0:01] (upbeat music)
[0:04] - Tilt, originated as a poker
term for a state of mental or
[0:07] emotional confusion or frustration
in which a player adopts
[0:11] a less than optimal
strategy, usually resulting
[0:14] in the player, becoming over aggressive.
[0:16] When someone enters the state
of tilt, they've essentially
[0:19] lost balance of their
mind and their emotions.
[0:21] What, once was a neutral
or positive state of mind
[0:25] has now shifted into the negatives
[0:27] and all decisions afterwards
are less than optimal
[0:30] because you are starting
from this negative point.
[0:32] There's nothing more killer
to entering flow state
[0:35] than being in the state of tilt.
[0:36] I think why tilt is so common
in gaming is that there are
[0:39] lots of triggers some
of these affecting us
[0:42] more than others.
[0:43] Things like unfriendly or
stubborn teammates, losing,
[0:46] bad luck and timing, bad
manners from the opponent,
[0:49] nerves and pressure setting expectations,
[0:52] overly competitive and
not achieving results.
[0:54] Tilt is like an invisible virus and
[0:57] if you don't treat it
immediately, it will spread to
[0:59] your entire being and even worse in fact,
[1:02] everyone around you, it is
the bane of video gaming.
[1:05] It causes fights, deranks or
latter points and loses games.
[1:09] So how can we prevent it?
[1:11] What can we do when we feel
ourselves slipping into this
[1:14] negative mindset?
[1:15] Well, because tilt affects
us all differently.
[1:18] I've asked a few of my former teammates,
[1:20] how they deal with tilt.
[1:24] Warden, a former
Counter-Strike professional,
[1:27] and now the manager of Complexity
CS go team told me that he
[1:30] understood that tilt will
affect his and the team's
[1:33] performance in a negative way.
[1:35] So if he ever felt angry or
frustrated, he made it a habit
[1:39] to internalize and think
heavily on controlling
[1:41] his physical reactions
so that it doesn't spread
[1:44] to the rest of the team.
[1:45] This is a great habit to
implement because generally the
[1:48] first reactions when entering
tilt are to lash out and say
[1:51] something harsh or slam the
dusk or react with a negative
[1:55] body language.
[1:56] So to be able to withhold these
reactions definitely helps
[1:59] the team's chances in winning
games, automatic 2018,
[2:03] top 20 CS go player and
winner of the CS go major,
[2:07] told me that when he's
playing with people,
[2:08] he doesn't know he doesn't set
any expectations from them.
[2:12] And instead focuses on his own game play.
[2:15] He approaches each day with
the learner's mentality,
[2:18] concerned more with things
that he could have done better
[2:21] learning from his mistakes
[2:23] and focusing on how he can improve.
[2:25] Whereas some players who get
tilted or frustrated or more
[2:28] concerned about their stats, rank
[2:30] and position on the ladder,
they have a tendency
[2:33] to blame their teammates for mistakes,
[2:35] with less emphasis on their
own personal improvement,
[2:38] having a student mentality and
holding yourself accountable
[2:42] is essential for improvement
and staying in a good frame of
[2:45] mind, shaGuar, a former
teammate of mine and team 3D.
[2:48] And now a very successful
poker player told me that the
[2:51] beauty of team games is that
you have teammates to help pick
[2:55] each other up and bail each other out.
[2:57] If someone enters tilt from
making mistake or missing a shot
[3:01] compared to poker, where it
can be a very lonely game
[3:04] with only yourself to rely on
[3:05] whether you're in a public
server with teammates
[3:07] you've never met before
[3:09] or playing with your regular teammates,
[3:11] it would be a good reminder
to remind yourself that if you
[3:14] have your notice them slipping
into the state of tilt,
[3:16] you can meet the person
that lifts them out.
[3:18] shaGuar, go to reminder
if he's ever in a state
[3:21] of tilt or generally just
in a negative state of mind
[3:24] is gratitude a feeling of thankfulness
[3:27] and appreciation because let's be real.
[3:29] If you're lucky enough to
have food in your fridge,
[3:31] a safe place to sleep and your health,
[3:34] is it really justified being frustrated
[3:36] and angry over a video game.
[3:38] I want to end this video sharing
some of my favorite quotes.
[3:41] And if you ever feel yourself
slipping into this state of
[3:44] tilt, feeling flustered and frustrated,
[3:47] hopefully remember back to
this video and it'll help you
[3:50] find your balance.
[3:51] (mood music)