[nGenLight]

Stephano's GUT Feeling is derived from him following BO/Correct reaction/decisions for over 295249027420 games. So to answer the question, yes you can develop a gut feeling/automaticity to playing, but first you need to understand/practice the crap out of the basics. You won't just suddenly become good if you don't have the ability to just sitdown and say "against a 1gate expo I need to do this" "if I see this I shoul do this".

Quick Comments

	Reere:	u put it in much better words then me :)
	Satu:

[Aights]

Understand where to predict incoming drops
And if you lose due to a flaw like you didn't scout properly, expanded earlier, position army etc.
Just put it across your mind for the next game
Slowly your brain should pick up these ideas and it'd all become memory
Starcraft 2 surprisingly (least to me) is quite memory dependant

[Crankenstein]

My friend EvESigns observed a few games I played and yelled at me over skype. The whole time he kept yelling "Come on Crank, don't get lazy! Push your apm! stay active with those hellions at the front of the creep, come on! Push it! Push it!"

Ever since then I can't get that shit out of my head. Every time I play I just hear "push it, PUSH IT!".

Once I got past the phase where everytime I would think it I would burst into laughter it actually became quite helpful. Rofl.

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	EveVendetta:	lol
	SLCN.NXZ:	Signs is awesome!!

[mGGAequitas]

try this: http://www.kongregate.com/games/IcyLime/multitask-2

i think this little flash game is quite synonymous with starcraft 2, because in sc you start with doing one thing (making workers) then you add more and more things.
When you're playing you should have a sort of list in your mind of what you need to be doing; at the start there is just making workers and looking at the minimap, but as more elements are introduced, ie you build a barracks/have hellions to micro/etc. you add these things to the list, after practicing a lot this basic concept should become automatic.

[MeLo]

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

[dippa]

Originally Posted by MeLo

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

replays are never a waste of time, and just about every pro puts time into replay analysis.

just because they don't stream it (although i know jinro loves to watch replays and beat himself up after a loss) doesn't mean they don't do it, nor does it mean it's not valuable.

it won't improve your mechanics - but it'll let you know when they're failing, which gives you an idea of what points you need to double your focus on them.

[Trusty]

Play lots of games...... lots of games.

Watch FPvods to see how others do it, and try to copy their system if you want.

In the end it comes down to playing lots of games.

[Xeen]

Rule of thumb for you guys. If you ever want to improve, and have to ask 'how do I improve', the answer is 'play more games'.

If one specific thing is lacking that you need to work on, you will know what it is. If you don't know what it is, the answer is everything. Go play more.

[AlbertHR]

is there any habits that would be useful in improving multitasking and map awareness ? Cause I don't think playing more games blindly won't help to improve multitasking and awareness

[KamiGami]

One thing I know that helps a ridilous amount with this is Dargleins Multitasking Trainer. Although i do not know if it availible on SEA (hopefully yes). It is so good and helpful. After around like 8 hours of doing it in one day I got promoted 1 league up where before I was stuck in low silver for months. It is basically this:
You have to macro and not let your money and such get above a certain amount and vraious other tasks, while you have to keep a worker alive in a simulated enemy base (as in it is being chased by an enemy worker) If you can do that really well ladder becomes really easy.

[Bloodmyst]

You could always practice rubbing your belly and patting you head at the same time. This would help with multitasking in-game right?....... right guys?

I heard ForGG does this to warm up before he starts gaming......

Quick Comments

	MooZfY:	I DOIGN IT RIGHT NAO!
	sRDreaM:	Really!!!?? I'm doing it from now on

[Thoth]

Ali is trying to do the same thing, and he is doing it by incorporating heavy phoenix play, along with his macro style, he does so in order to develop the multi-tasking ability he needs to pull off macro and the phoenix micro, you should give it a try.

Or perhaps practice a multi-pronged push (warp prisms come to mind), as for minimap awareness, that comes with time and practice, but if you want to focus on it, then I suggest training yourself to look at the minimap as often as possible during your games (consciously forcing yourself to do so), even if nothing is really happening. Focused practice on these to aspects will help a lot more than playing games blind.

Anyway, good luck MueX ^_^

[mGGDaedalus]

Honestly, it mostly comes down to practice. If you can, find practice partners that are much better than you and have them kick your arse over and over again. For me, I've improved a lot recently from practicing with masters and gm level guys in my clan who beat me with APM even when their build doesn't counter mine. It feels hectic at the time, but when you are forced to play at that tempo over and over you gradually grow used to it.

Also to get the most out of those practice games, try to come into them with a clear build and game plan in mind. Better multitasking and game awareness is just doing what you normally do, but being able to do it faster and not forget things when you're distracted by something that puts you out of your comfort zone or taxes your APM. The more of your game you can do mindlessly and mechanically, the more brain power you'll have left over for decision making.

[cruxis]

Here's multitask 1. http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/multitask

And here's a mouse accuracy game. http://www.bigfatarcade.com/swf/discdash.swf

Originally Posted by MeLo

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

I see some players do it on occasions. Generally they don't do it because they know where they went wrong, and they'll generally say it.

Sure, mechanics are important, but so is understanding the game, and not watching replays can be information you're missing out on.