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JL_GG Canada249 Posts October 25 2011 02:12 GMT #21 top 20 master i use peripheral vision since colours r green and red so its pretty ez for me to pick up and my broodwar experience and mechanics also help a lot

SEA KarMa Australia452 Posts October 25 2011 07:32 GMT #22 I generally hope my peripheral vision catches it, though I really should be looking at it more often. It is so useful to react to a drop even just a few seconds earlier. Usually a red indicator tells me that I've been dropped, then I see it. I don't think I can concentrate watching the minimap constantly and doing whatevers on my screen.

GGPope Australia367 Posts October 25 2011 07:56 GMT #23 The minimap actually should be the thing you look at the most often, seeing as reacting to what appears on it is actually more important than almost anything else in a lot of situations.

Wildsound United Kingdom144 Posts October 25 2011 08:42 GMT #24 im not a zerg player, but from what iv played with it myself, I find that actively aiming to use burrowed banelings (zvt) in some way makes you automatically pay more attention to the minimap I mean, you want to be able to land those mines right? you dont wana miss an opportunity with them!

synapse China13814 Posts October 25 2011 08:44 GMT #25 As much as possible, but I focus on it a lot when my army isn't in my base to catch drops / runbys with ovies.

Lowko Netherlands286 Posts October 25 2011 08:49 GMT #26 It's one of the things that you're either born with or that you will need to play a ton for. I notice myself always picking up when a green or red dot that suddenly pops up on the minimap. I don't actually conscious stare at the minimap. It just pops up at the corner of my eye. Just play a bunch more, and it should be going well. Depending on what race you're playing: Build some static defences. I know pro's don't do this very often, but if you defend drops 100% with a 2-3 cannons which otherwhise would have killed your base it's 100% worth it. Don't think you're a pro. Play it savely. Top master/low GM

AnxiousHippo Australia1451 Posts October 25 2011 08:53 GMT #27 As often as possible which is about once every 5 seconds. Edit: I recognise that I am not very good.

lukasdesign Switzerland93 Posts October 25 2011 10:06 GMT #28 This topic reminds me how much I hate Blizz' screen layout. Why the hell can't i place my Mineral/Gas/Supply Indicators just above the Minimap or my selection window? i always glare at the selection window and the minimap. Then my eyes have to travel all the way up to the right corner...to check my supply and eventually my money/gas. I want all my vital indicators as close as possible FFS! This feels so 90's Another thing that drives me crazy: I would love to see is the possibility to move the single icons on the lower right. I play with a completely customized hotkey setup. However it has a Grid layout idea behind it. It would be so nice if I could move the icons into right position, rather than just having the corresponding letter shown over it. these guys want to produce a game for pros...but most likely never checked real PROS applications. hell I make my living with 3D apps like Maya, where everything is just measure made to MY needs...

k3m4 Germany94 Posts October 25 2011 11:10 GMT #29 Im a diamond player and i never really tryed to make me watch at the minimap. I just try to have as much vision on the minimap(obs,xel naga towers...) and then I just notice if something happens cuz of my peripheral vision.

rEalGuapo Germany832 Posts October 25 2011 11:35 GMT #30 90% of the posts are "I do it" "I don't do it" "you should look at the minimap!" Congratz... OP asked for specific ways how to train to do it.... I find that stickies on the outscirts of the screen really are helpful. Also I would advise you to get a notebook and just write down everything you want to get better at, pick out one thing and practice it for a couple of days, then ADD(not replace) another thing. Most important: Watch upper right Corner Watch Minimap Tap production buildings(also Nexi CC etc..) BUT you must get used to playing your builds and really know them by heart before you should do this otherwhise you will destract urself too much, screw up everything and get frustrated. GL

TheGreenMachine United States730 Posts October 25 2011 11:55 GMT #31 Peripheral vision 99% of the time. Better on some days when I'm not tunnel visioned too hard.

Miggypops England18 Posts October 25 2011 15:00 GMT #32 the screen is 5% of the game the minimap is the whole 100%. use screen to micro. and mini map to macro

digmouse China6331 Posts October 25 2011 15:05 GMT #33 in the basic mechanic episodes of Day9 daily he mentioned that you should watch your minimap after every major action, I find this approach quite useful.

Huggerz Great Britain919 Posts October 25 2011 15:17 GMT #34 You should be checking it very regularly. Particularly at points when you are pushing out, or moving most of your army anywhere, expanding, when you are macroing, and even more regularly against Zergs

Yoshi Kirishima United States10372 Posts October 25 2011 15:24 GMT #35 As much as possible. Keep it in your very peripheral vision (unless you have great vision and can see small dots really well) You need to know sometimes you just need to keep looking at your minimap. For example let's say you're doing an econ build and know that one dangerous way you can lose is if he drops you at the back and attacks at the natural. This is the kind of time when you need to keep looking at the minimap to see his drop come so you can defend it right away and also not be tricked by his other attack at the front. You can also just use the F keys for your base, and keep scrolling through those to check for things, but overall a minimap is better. Another example is if you're moving out with your 200/200 terran mech army, and you're also taking more bases and setting up gas and transferring workers so you can remake an army if you lose. You need to keep looking at your minimap the instant the zerg comes in so that you can siege in time. Another example is if you're playing vs zerg and you're doing some hellion pressure. You decide he has too much so you sit the hellions back behind his creep. You need to look at the minimap to see if any zerglings are going to come out and try to catch you off guard. You don't even need to double tap/click the control group for your hellions, just select them via control group and micro them without even looking at them (move them towards your base, etc., then look at them).

brachester Australia1786 Posts October 25 2011 15:27 GMT #36 when i'm doing something i don't need to look at such as macroing building units and probes. You may also want to have a look at Day9's video, can't remember the name of that video thouhg, was that "The secret of APM" or something?

HikariPrime United States122 Posts October 25 2011 15:33 GMT #37 I just remember my color and if my peripheral vision picks up anything odd on the map ( another color, or units moving that i didn't tell to move.) I glance for a better look. I just assumed everyone else used peripheral vision as well >>

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