[EXCL]

Originally Posted by Malik

another good way to improve is to turn off alerts and sound as it forces you to monitor ur minimap as well as at sine stages if the game ur forces are under attack isnt really helpful indicator of the location of the threat

Playing with no sound was something I used to improve my multitasking. I became more paranoid whether my units were under attack or when buildings finished. It also made me feel more uncomfortable with what I was seeing to an extent that I found myself scouting more to make myself more at ease with the silence.

I dont agree with you Trusty. I have seen genuine bronze/silver/gold players with hundreds of games under their belt. Creating strategies to improve your multi-tasking is different to playing mindless games without the fore thought of improving your game.

I am currently at the same stage - plat/protoss and my multi-tasking is letting me down, so all the previous advice has been great fore me also tyty

[Trusty]

Originally Posted by FaDeEXCL

I dont agree with you Trusty. I have seen genuine bronze/silver/gold players with hundreds of games under their belt. Creating strategies to improve your multi-tasking is different to playing mindless games without the fore thought of improving your game.

I am currently at the same stage - plat/protoss and my multi-tasking is letting me down, so all the previous advice has been great fore me also tyty

That's just the line between playing for fun, and playing to learn. It's pretty obvious that if you're playing for fun, you're not going to be learning as quickly as someone who plays to learn.

I thought it went without saying that we are discussing people who want and are willing to learn.

And the only way to improve your 'Star Sense' is playing lots of games (in which you're trying to learn).

[EXCL]

Originally Posted by Trusty

That's just the line between playing for fun, and playing to learn. It's pretty obvious that if you're playing for fun, you're not going to be learning as quickly as someone who plays to learn.

I thought it went without saying that we are discussing people who want and are willing to learn.

And the only way to improve your 'Star Sense' is playing lots of games (in which you're trying to learn).

Not really the point I am getting at. I think that playing lots of games is going to improve your "star sense" sure. But when talking about "methods" to improve your multi-tasking, playing lots of games is only one part of it and shouldnt be considered as the be-all and end-all factor....which is what i got from your post.

[Malik]

Originally Posted by FaDeEXCL

Playing with no sound was something I used to improve my multitasking. I became more paranoid whether my units were under attack or when buildings finished. It also made me feel more uncomfortable with what I was seeing to an extent that I found myself scouting more to make myself more at ease with the silence.

indeed also it forces you to have better minimap awarness as you have to check it more often which is helpful in games. Also i tend to find that it forces you actively monitor your units (by that i mean you dont just leave them to their own business in the middle of the map while reallying on alerts to tell u if they are under attack) which means that you have to be switching between macro and micro managment quickly and mot importantly smoothly (i.e. with as little spam as possible).