WAR SEASON II: Discussion

[Suicune's Fire]

I'm so pumped. c: Hopefully JMC can have our own little postbit banner/token things by then. XD

[SassySnivy]

War starts TOMORROW!!! WHO'S PUMPED

[Steel Lunpara]

War starts TOMORROW!!! WHO'S PUMPED

Allow me to rephrase that. Who here is not pumped, and what the heck do we have to do to fix it?!

[Suicune's Fire]

WAR leaders, is it okay to assume that I can stick the WAR threads until WAR ends?

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

WAR leaders, is it okay to assume that I can stick the WAR threads until WAR ends?

Do eeeeeeet! :D

[swiftgallade46]

URPG's WAR Section has been posted!! I encourage people to join URPG and get in on the action!
@Neo Emolga; if you could edit this into the important links post that'd be awesome ^-^

[Neo Emolga]

URPG's WAR Section has been posted!! I encourage people to join URPG and get in on the action!
@Neo Emolga; if you could edit this into the important links post that'd be awesome ^-^

*Uses his magical editing powers*

Enchantment complete!

[swiftgallade46]

Thanks! =D

[SassySnivy]

Guys. I need a little advice. And maybe it has nothing to do with WAR, maybe it has to do with me just being mentally worn out from having to work so much lately...idk...

I'm pretty sure I'm getting to the point where I'm taking things too seriously / too personally. I do enjoy a little friendly competition, but one problem that I've had for years is that I tend to take things too seriously after a while. I get upset (be it anger or getting depressed or whatever) when I lose.

Yeah, I know that's normal. But the thing that made me realize "I need help" was a Showdown battle I just had for WAR. I just had a few spectators going back and forth rooting their teammate on and that's cool and all but I just snapped and after a while told them to "shut the **** up." I then immediately felt like a horrible person and it's kinda deterred me from battling for the rest of the night. I have no idea what got into me.

But I've been getting a little upset about my URPG losses, too. I feel like people are probably laughing at me even though they aren't. And even if they are I KNOW I shouldn't let it bug me...but I do anyway. :\ Then I feel horrible like I won't win anything in WAR.

Then I get upset at myself for thinking that way to begin with and it's just a vicious cycle.

Yes, I KNOW it's supposed to be for fun and I shouldn't take it seriously etc. Thing is I am anyway and I need advice. I can take criticism pretty well, but when it comes to losing battles...it kinda hurts. More than it's supposed to. I know it sounds stupid but whatever :\

[Nekomata]

@Speed-X

I know how you feel. I'm one of those people who gets easily discourage in competitive situations- or even in non-competitive areas. Especially when I feel overlooked or everyone else's threads/work/etc. seems to be getting significantly more notice/attention/feedback.

Over time, I think I've gotten a bit better about competitive stuff, even though I actively avoid it being the sore loser I am. I'm in the same boat as you- I don't think I'll win anything in WAR and I'm a bit worried that I'll go in some sort of depressed streak and lose motivation for a while.

Oh, how I wish I could offer some amazing advice to get through this- but... well, I'll try. One thing I find that helps is to have more than one project going at once. This way, if I get discouraged in one area, I can find motivation for another. Read lots of books, watch movies, play games- I find they help stir the creativity in my mind and get me excited to work on my stories/art again. Also- remind yourself that you can't win a contest without entering- and that it's more for fun than prizes. If nothing works- just take a break.

Just know you're not alone. It's tough to compete in stuff for some people for the same reasons as yourself- and while I've never had an instance where everyone was rooting for one side in a showdown fight, I kinda get the same feeling when I see everyone saying "So and so's entry is AWESOME" while my own gets ignored. Just shrug it off and remember that you're competing against people who are good at what they do- and trust me- you're VERY good at what you do. You're a far better artist than I could ever hope to be- and far better than most people I know.

I'm not sure if any of this helped- but I know how you feel. v-v You're more than welcome to rant to me via Skype or PMs. I'm more than willing to listen and offer a supportive ear. ^_^