How to Deal with Losing - Smash Ultimate 

“I don’t lose. I either win or I learn.” -My motto that keeps me from going insane after consistent losses

S+ Tier: Siblings using spammy characters

April 1st expect to see *get gud* and an outro Gets actual advice Outstanding move

Online: C tier Teabagging vigarously after taking the stock off a missed input and then talking shit in the victory screen: SSSSSS TIER

Or you can do it the Leffen way: 1. Blame your character 2. Blame yourself 3. Main a top tier Now I win locals without trying, FeelsGoodMan

Seriously, banana boy is the only youtuber who give advice in an April fool day

Best way to deal with losing Win

I honestly thought this was going to be a joke video, but he actually gave good advice. Thanks Banana Boy!

Step 1: throw chair Step 2: thats it

I really appreciate RU-vid showing me this at the top of my feed today. I had been doing great the last few days at Smash. I had been having fun and learning a lot even when losing. But today I just wasn't feeling well for some reason. I wasn't being able to read and punish my opponents and I was getting read like an open book. I got really salty after losing to a very defensive Lucina I usually win against. She was doing the exact same things over and over again, and while I saw many things coming a mile away, I failed miserably to punish them. As a result, I started getting tilted and playing worse. The match was even (mostly), but when I lost my last stock to an FSmash I actually saw coming, salt poured rapidly. I was really angry at myself and unconsciously yelled a couple times. Sad and unmotivated, I stopped playing and left. And when I reached my computer, I was welcome by this video. Thank you so much, BananaBoySSB! All your technical and mentality-related tutorials have helped me so much. Keep it up!

SSS+ Tier: Losing to the same person for 2 years straight without a single win

In a world where it's very easy to compare ourselves to others, strangers or not, it's understandable to hate losses. It only hurts more online because people will do anything in their power to upset you, usually for the sake of a few montage views. Words hurt, even through a video game.

This is really helpful for me. Im almost certain I have anger issues, but it seems to only come out when I play someone I don't see. (Examples being a CPU, online, etc.) At first, I feel mad at the person for causing me to lose, but then it gets worse, I start to get mad at MYSELF, and this state lasts too long. I don't know where it came from, but whenever I lose to something I was pretty confident to win, or maybe just lost in general, I feel like a pile of shit who is worthless. This had never lasted over a day, as I don't go to tournaments, but it lasts up to 30 minutes if I don't distract myself. (My Advice) Recently, I have been trying to calm myself when I'm angry, and a good strategy I have found is to think/talk to yourself or someone else about anything, ANYTHING else than the match. Of course, this doesn't work for anyone, but just talking about something that isn't smash for a sec, like plans later or something, really helps. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the video Banana Boy!

How I feel whenever I lose: “I’m a loser... But, I’m also a loser that can only get better!”👍🏽

How to deal at losing: curse out a storm. Works for me.

Dude this is so good. Thank you. The tiers of salt, and acknowledging that real people have real reasons for getting salty, some of which might be deep. "There are so many other amazing things in the earth to do besides play smash." Your honesty. "I've been in situations where Smash was my only source of fulfillment, and it's definitely made me a lot less happy overall." Despite my anger issues (which I deal with elsewhere), I can have MUCH fun. I find I play MUCH better and handling losing MUCH better when I put the game in the 'right order'. Playing After I've done work, excercise, had good sleep, done some chores and maybe even another hobby is Always Fun and A Learning Time. I delight in the game, the intricacy, the art, good moves - anyone's. Zombie mode is when none of those are happening.

You forgot the SSS+ tier: Losing when the opponent is deliberately sandbagging and not taking you seriously.

When one is salty I suggest eating some non salt food to calm down since lack of food tends to anger people

i swear it's almost creepy how you post a video on the exact thing im struggling with at a current moment in time like- seriously tho this is some good advice and i need to follow it. i've been getting a bit too salty lol

Usually I only get pissed when I’m playing against Pichu or Ganondorf, or a player who keeps spamming the same projectiles.

I've been playing competitive for 5 years now and I'm killing it in this game. HOWEVER, I recently went to my friend's bday party and we held a tournament where I lost to a predictable spammy Samus. I was so pissed. I knew all his habits when it came to being at the ledge, rolling, and whiffing. I don't want to pick that game up for a couple of days because of how pissed I am

6:55 I can’t even stay in elite smash with my main for more than 10 minutes :(

Ive had this game for 5 days, tryn'a learn to play snek. I had such bad nerves last night online that my opponent switched to gannondorf from their main and tried to get KOs with wizard punch. Honestly, I appreciate you sharing these tips, I learned a lot of it from mindfulness courses etc.... despite losing the match to someone who switch to one of the most unviable characters in the game because they were so certain they would stomp me, I felt good about the match (I lost but got gannon down to their last stock) because I primed myself to expect to lose before I even started the match. Keep up with your stuff, im learning so much from your videos. This game feels like learning league of legends all over again (memorizing every single moveset).

You're videos have helped me so much in my journey through competitive smash, and I really needed this one. I've gone from getting top 8 at my weekly to going 2-2 at best, and I really needed this to come back and reset my focus. Keep up the good work man, you're making a big difference in the smash community.

I’ve learned it helps to adopt 6 or 7 kids and complete and utterly destroy their self esteem by relentlessly beating them in smash 5 to 6 times a day each.

Loved the smiles and tears track playing towards the end of the video

I love your videos, every single video I've watched of yours has been of great use to me and has helped my journey for improvement. Thank you.

I’ve lost to a friend that I have been beating for years, he has finally dethroned me at brawl. I will never be whole again. I probably won’t be able to play him again in many years since I’m moving. I am such shock, my mind keeps rushing to reasons why I lost- the map (battlefield and final destination) or maybe I was just rusty- he gave his copy to me a while ago. I feel like I have lost a piece of my childhood. Deadass.

SS tier: Losing to someone with a broken controller

there's only one way to deal with losing: block everyone you lose to online so you never have to feel what it's like to lose again

Honestly something that I've found helps a lot after a loss is, if you can handle it, to go up and talk to the person you lost to about the match. Ask them what they thought about the games, how you played, what they punished, etc., and maybe even play freindlies with them too. It always acts as a reminder that the person I lost to is human too, and that they're someone who is also incredibly passionate about the game and it becomes much easier to accept the idea of losing to them in your mind.

Me when losing to an online player or in a tournament: Slight depression/mild annoyance. Me losing to an AI: ....If you've played Dark Souls 3, imagine me being Father Ariandel and my controller being that huge "bowl".

I always have to come back to this video. Thank you for such encouragement!!

S++++++ Tier: getting t bagged in quick play by a wolf/ganon/dedede/etc

I remember being in a very sweaty UMVC3 local against my opponent in grands. It was like my 7th time coming and I was glad to make it so far so fast. However, this also put a lot of pressure on my mind and I played bad. I went 0-3 and wanted to get mad out loud. But I just decided to shake hands, walk home, and get some studying done for my midterms coming up. It helped a lot and I felt a lot better afterward.

Your channel grew really fast 👏 Great vids, keep on going.

Every time i feel the anger i pull this video up... ...Ive watched it many times

ive been struggling over this for a while thanks for the advice

I needed this. I would fall under the catagory of "normally a very calm and slow to anger person except when playing smash." Only in online games by myself do I actually rage lol.

Them captain falcon diss 😔

Another good thing to do in order to deal with a loss is to talk to the person you lost to. Be it asking for advice, talking about the match, just having a casual conversation, or playing friendlies with them afterwards. They’re usually the only ones that know what you were doing wrong during matches. Talking to them not only helps you play better in the future, but also helps relieve any sort of tension from the match.

When someone at school challenges you to one match and then he surprises you by having FS meter on.

Idk if this is coincidence but I just went to Lan King (April 1st) with my friends to compete in one of my first tournaments. And got a huge awakening, I felt horrible but I got better and turned to your videos. They helped me understand a lot of things I did wrong and how to improve way more. Especially since I didn’t really main anyone, but was overall good (but not great) with most characters.

Thank you so much! I really have a bad habit about taking the game too seriously and this will help!

I’ve been getting a bit too salty this week, thank you so much for posting this

My man posts a video that isn’t a joke on april fools,👏👏👏 props to you my dude

I don’t play smash competitively, but I really do enjoy playing ranked so love the videos keep them coming

I love how this smash channel is basically giving us basic life lessons that we should have already known. Awesome info tho love. It feels genuinne

I really DO feel like I’m losing at life when I lose at smash! Because my friends are striving for competitive level and I’m just not worth their time at my level of skill.

I don't play smash but this video has been helpful to me regardless. I have this inner critic that thinks that I need to be perfect at everything immediately, except that that doesn't really work. It's good to hear from someone who plays a game somewhat professionally that they also lose and what they do, it's helpful.

I always find myself coming back to the this video with the amount of loses I rack up

That moment when u have 90% and you’re opponent is at 160% and then they kill u with a forward smash

Thanks, your videos are really helping me to improve

Thank you for making this vid. I once ran into a k rool spamming short hop fastfall nair, and i couldnt touch him without getting hurt. He also spammed crown cannonball. Very annoying. But i got over it with time. What i do to calm down is watch wholesome memes. I'm cooled down in SECONDS. Its magic.

Thank you for this video! I'm gonna be going to my first tournament which happens to be prime saga so this video is gonna help me deal with the future L imma take.

That bubbly vocaloid songs analogy is the realest thing I've ever heard, man.

Hey BananaBoy, in behalf of all Ness mains I apologize for that disgusting move by BestNess

Thank you banana boy for this guide I really need this your the best

Losing online vs bad players is definitely a top tier for me

As a salt inducer, (aka a Luigi main) have lost 5 games in a row. I was at my most high level of salt I could ever have. I then remembered about that one video of yours that I haven't watched. I open up youtube, type: "How to deal with losing", click on the first result and here I am, I now know about the secrets of salt. Thank you BananaBoy.

Its one thing to lose, its another to lose while you were at a stock advantage, but choked so hard that you couldn’t even take your opponent’s last stock at 150% and lose. The “almost won” losses are the most debilitating, and its even worse if it happens multiple times over a single play session

when I lose with my main 2-3 times in friendlies, I play random to calm down and stop caring

That Vocaloid joke made me laugh way harder than it should have. When you switch from Mitchie M to Crusher P

3 months. This is one of my lower points so far. I realized that I still have a long way to go. I'm only 15 though, I think I'm trying to do things to fast. I push myself to accomplish life goals when I still have a whole life to live. I think I'm doing better, and I'll keep coming back here. Let's go banana boy, you have saved my life thus far.

This madman actually put up a serious video on April 1st

I am out of words. To just explain where I've been for years. I lose time and time again and I have for the longest time, but I think I'm doing better if I'm actively seeking out ways to get success. Lets go banana boy

I usually don't get salty in any way besides when I lose any match because of several bad misinputs. That can happen with any match, but mostly when I play online because I misinput a lot there. I know that you shouldn't get salty because of a friendly or an online match, but my problem always is that I think that I could have played way better if I didn't misinput.

SS+ Tier: Losing to a spammy kirby who turned on all items in great cave offensive

"Hug the nearest Steve plushie," aged in a really interesting manner

Thanks I was salty about losing to a campy Inkling for two days and I really hope to improve!

Thanks Banana boy I been play more tournaments lately in Utah and I been getting I little salty but thank helping me

I’m just not improving. I don’t think I want to force myself to enjoy this game if losing will cause me this much immature grief. I’m at the point that I think taking an extended break will make me happier. This is just my thoughts tho, this video is good for people with more discipline skill and self esteem than me. Great video dude

There is no life outside of smash.

Relevant and accurate, I will learn from this

Can you please make a more advance tutorial for yoshi

Shared this video with a ton of people

Imagine you won like 6-7 games in a row and you are close to elite smash. BUT than you join a guy with a horrible connection and you loose. RIP. These are the moments i loose it. I just can't be calm in this situations

I always come back to this vid when I'm having a bad day and lose in tournament early.

Thank You, you really made me feel better /:

6:31 literally the first thing I saw was shelter, lol I love that song

I just lost in a smash ultimate tournament at school, on the first round too. Thanks for this.

I think one thing we forgot to mention is to not let people who are better than you affect your mentality if they tell you that you suck at the game. Also, put the word “yet” after every sentence if you are striving to get better. “I am not in Elite Smash, yet.” “I am not a winner at a local, yet.” “I am not proficient in Smash, yet.”

I was on an EXTREME winning streak online and then lost 5 times in a row and got salty

s-tier coping strat: just put your favourite jam on, and relax. Music is always my go-to probably because its something i can't lose at

“If you do have anger issues then I don’t know google it... I don’t know much about that stuff... sorry....” -bananaboySSB 2019

Tfw you accidentally sd 3 times in a single game and get bodied on the 4th stock

Thanks ! I definitely need this since my winrates is almost like 10 percent

1:09 this is the most satisfying clip I've ever seen.

Let's go Banana Boy!

I play a ton of online and u have to admit how crappy the gsp point system is So I do rage at online But I get over if after the next game 😼

I remember my first salty loss. To this day, I'm still a little pissed about it; but now it propels me to move forward and be better. I played Little Mac(Yeah, please save your "F"s) in S4 and first month of Ultimate. I was at a Smash 4 tournament and I was getting my best results(Losers 4th round. Little Mac has always been my burden, but I loved the guy. My next match was against THE best Mario main in Madrid. Smart, aggressive, fast, and technical. I lasted *20* seconds on the first match. After that I switched to Lucina, and lasted less than 10 seconds more than Mac. I got so frustrated that I went to freeplays, but that Mario player played me again and didn't take me seriously anymore. I hate it when someone does that, and I feel it at a personal level. I keep training. Hoping that one day I can play them again and beat them.

2 months later, and I'm still not doing that good, and its harder to stay motivated. Its rough, but I'm still trying.

I have legitimate anger issues sadly and I really don’t get mad unless I go on insane losing streaks

As a Mega Man main, it is super difficult to pull off victories in 1-on-1 tournies against other players with fucking annoying overpowered attacks. That being said, it only motivates me to become a better and more precise player despite wanting to tear my hear out.

What makes me get really mad is when I lose to someone that I had a stock advantage over. Because, in that situation, I have no one to blame but myself.

I just lost twice in a smash tournament rn, thanks man

I went borderline suicidal after realizing how agonizingly bad I was playing against some of these super good players. I then decided to stick with either CPU's or playground for a little while, and it helped me have fun again until I was ready to play competitively again. Just something that worked for me.

Easiest way I'd say to have a good loss, make friends with your opponent beforehand. But this also just comes down to good sportsmanship

Understandable have a nice day

I don’t play competitive but if I do these will be very helpful so thanks