Inside Scoop to Gaming Strategies

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At the beginning of video games, they were simple games that did not have a lot of functionality and provided a very simple form of entertainment that, quite frankly, bored people after a bit of time. However, once Atari burst onto the scene in the late 1970s, a whole new level of video games was born. With more complex character moves, scenes, and the ability to move the character more and control the game play with a joystick, people alike could be entertained for hours.

Still, those who played video games (the term “gamers” wasn’t specifically applied to those who played video games until 1981) clamored for a higher-level of video game play, one that involved strategy and one where you could outsmart your opponent similar to chess. They wanted a challenge, and if you play any sort of modern-day video game today, you will most certainly experience one.

Winning in Sports uses the proven strategies of sports psychology to help gamers take their game play to the next level. We begin with scientific assessments that take only minutes to complete that will give us key indicators of your strengths and areas where you could improve upon. After that, you will have one-on-one sessions with Dr. Greene who will give you expert advice, tips, and strategies in order to achieve peak performance. Below, we’ll offer up a bit of inside scoop, if you will, to gaming strategies. Visit us online to get started today!

The Inside Scoops

Long gone are the days of old where you just sat down, picked up a joystick, and played a video game. Now, for professional gamers, the key to winning is strategizing. This includes not only strategizing for a particular game, but also strategizing for ways to beat their opponents at the game. While there are games that fall under the strategy category, such as real-time strategy games, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, and card and deck building games, any game can have strategy involved.

The Math Behind the Madness

 

Most people have heard of game theory, which is where a player’s strategy is based on the possible actions of others and can change based on what the others players do. Thus, if you look at games such as chess, every move has a statistical probability of occuring along with a statistical probability of a possible outcome. Now these change as play progresses, but knowing the probability of, say, your king piece in chess being captured when checkmated by your opponent on a certain square increases your likelihood of not only surviving, but winning, against the other player or players.

Game theory can be applied to gaming, but with a twist — the more players you have, the harder the statistics become to employ. While not impossible, this is where not only having a strategy in place is super important to win, but also knowing the other team and knowing yourself becomes imperative.

Knowing the Other Team

 

Professional gamers are a relatively small number, just like any other professional sports organization. If you follow football, you know that studying tape on Mondays after a Sunday game is critical to success. You are looking for two things: one, how your team responded to plays, and two, how the other team responded to plays. Odds are, these same people will respond the same way the next time you see them. Thus, if you notice on third downs that the opposing team usually defaults to a run play 75% of the time, the next time you face them, you can prepare for a run play every third down that comes up.

Similarly, in Esports, you can use what you know of other players to anticipate how they will respond so that you can prepare ahead of time. For example, if you know that one of your opponents always performs a certain move during a certain situation of your game, you can then anticipate them and beat them to the punch. This is a powerful strategy for winning in Esports.

Knowing Yourself

 

The other critical component to winning in Esports via strategy is to know yourself, especially under high stress. You need to know how you will react in most situations and be able to change your norm if need be in order to adjust to changing situations. This can be one of the most challenging actions for players to undertake as they have to know how they behave, why, and how to change it. Admittedly, this usually requires the help of a professional, such as Dr. Greene, a sports psychologist, who has dedicated his life to helping athletes achieve their best performances in high level competition. Plus, players have to be open and willing to change, which is also difficult to achieve as well, especially if they are quite successful now. The key here is overcoming roadblocks as they relate to your performance. It takes a special kind of person, indeed, to achieve this on their own.

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When it comes to Esports, there are so many factors involved that determine a player’s success. These include knowing the game, knowing the other players, and most of all, knowing themselves. Once all of the factors are determined, a strategy is developed (which can change depending on games, teams, and more) in order to achieve the best possible outcome. One of the keys is having an open mind and being willing to try new things, such as tactics and strategies, in order to take your game play to the next level.

Dr. Greene has developed scientific assessment, tools, tips, strategies, and practical applications for gamers to achieve their goals. As a top-rated sports psychologist, he utilizes many techniques, such as Centering and focusing strategies. He trains gamers to succeed whether individually or as a team. Our approach is specialized. It is based on your unique strengths and areas you can improve in order to up the ante for you. By taking our assessment and investing in one-on-one sessions with Dr. Greene, you’ll be able to game at a much higher level. Visit our website to sign up today!