Skill slippage

[Sonic94]

it seems I have to train constantly. If I take breaks then my Fg win rate drops from 80 to 30 within a few days. Does this get better with time so my skill will stick more and I can take more breaks?

 

[CommanderRin]

I don't really seem to experience anything like that. Mind you I at least play once a week both at meet-ups and against cpus just to keep myself warmed up. If you can't play much its always nice to play at least against a cpu to just keep some type of muscle memory there.

 

[Raijinken]

A lot of it just depends on you as a player, and your skillset and whatnot.

For me, in games like Tetris, Smash, and Megaman, I lose skill very slowly (I run through Megaman X once every few months to a year at best and always perform comparably). But in games like Dota, more traditional fighters, or F-Zero, my skill drops pretty quickly if I don't play regularly.

I could be wrong (I'm sure there's a lot of psychology and stuff that goes into that sort of thing that's beyond my knowledge), but ultimately I think it's just a matter of your brain and what you have a knack for. Of course, if you find that your skill atrophies too quickly, a potential solution would be to just keep a regular play schedule (not unlike exercise, in some ways).

 

[ChaikaBestGirl]

A lot of it just depends on you as a player, and your skillset and whatnot.

For me, in games like Tetris, Smash, and Megaman, I lose skill very slowly (I run through Megaman X once every few months to a year at best and always perform comparably). But in games like Dota, more traditional fighters, or F-Zero, my skill drops pretty quickly if I don't play regularly.

I could be wrong (I'm sure there's a lot of psychology and stuff that goes into that sort of thing that's beyond my knowledge), but ultimately I think it's just a matter of your brain and what you have a knack for. Of course, if you find that your skill atrophies too quickly, a potential solution would be to just keep a regular play schedule (not unlike exercise, in some ways).

I play a considerable amount of Dota, if I take a long break usually the only thing that will mess me up when I get back into is a major update

 

[Raijinken]

I play a considerable amount of Dota, if I take a long break usually the only thing that will mess me up when I get back into is a major update

As an all-around player, I find that if I haven't played in a while it messes up my farming (good thing I prefer to support). That's another good point, though. Changes in metagame or balance can influence skill, and it's possible for select components of skill to degrade without really affecting others.

 

[ChaikaBestGirl]

As an all-around player, I find that if I haven't played in a while it messes up my farming (good thing I prefer to support). That's another good point, though. Changes in metagame or balance can influence skill, and it's possible for select components of skill to degrade without really affecting others.

gonna assume this is you:http: www.dotabuff.com/players/64739615 #getStalked
I almost always play with friends so it may make a difference, I also usually play one style (offlane) which may be a reason why I don't lose it often when I play. Here is mine if you even care: http://www.dotabuff.com/players/93011207
haven't played a single game this summer though

 

[Flindigo]

I feel this hard. Taking even a week off ****s me up pretty bad, so I have to pace myself. I only allow myself around an hour of play every day, or else I'll get seriously burnt out. It's weird, the other day I was kicking a ton of ass on For Glory practicing, and then I went to my first weekly yesterday and I just wasn't all there mentally and got eliminated in pools. I wasn't even nervous or anything, I just couldn't do it for some reason. It still stuck with me today, I couldn't do quick attack consistently, I was walking into smashes, I was garbage. But I know that it takes time to be truly great, so I just keep trying again and again, day after day.

 

[Big-Cat]

It depends on the quality of the opponents. Good quality players and what you learn from them are better remembered.

 

[Baby_Sneak]

Guys. It's just fundamentals lol. You need to have one main and stick with him (do lvl 3 CPU as a warm up and for muscle memory). After that,
http://8wayrun.com/threads/the-basics-of-soulcalibur.15258/ that's a good place to learn fighting game stuff

 

[Tobi_Whatever]

It's all about muscle memory.
If you stop training you lose muscle memory
If you have trained a long time it takes longer to lose muscle memory
Everything else is knowledge