Learning to play without screen lock?

Simple Moon·Sep 28, 2015·1 votes·3,551 views

I wanted to ask for help on how to break the habit I formed right away when starting to play league a few years back. It felt instantly more comfortable to have the screen locked (per-side offset). I'm wondering on a tip or trick to try and break this habit. I know it is more viable for map awareness to have a free screen. (I find myself unlocking to try and last hit dragon/baron from the enemy) but then I'm right back to locked on and I feel like I can't get out of it. Any ideas?

9 Comments

MordepoolSep 28, 20152 votes

Hover your thumb over spacebar. When you need to focus your champion press down. Wander with mouse

DrShokingSep 28, 20151 votes

just bind unlock to a key and switch between the two constantly

Simple MoonSep 28, 20151 votes

I think it might already be locked to the space bar? I'm not entirely sure. I just found myself frustrated having to switch back and forth and feel as if I can concentrate on fights easier when it's locked.

ZielmannSep 28, 20153 votes

Spacebar will just center the screen on your champ, but you'd have to hold it down to leave it centered. So it's not really a toggle for locked screen, and more just a snap-to-champion feature.

I honestly have never made this transition myself, as unlocked feels far more natural for me (I was super frustrated even playing the tutorial when I first started playing, until they showed how to unlock the camera). That said, I feel like you'd pretty much just have to force the change on yourself and get used to it.

Maybe just play a few ARAMs or even co-op games at first, just to get used to having to control the camera yourself. Co-op is good cause it doesn't really matter if you screw up a couple times because of it. Should still win the game regardless. ARAM tends to require less screen scrolling, because the action is linear.

Also, be sure to play with the scroll speed slider in the settings, too. If it's set too high for your preferences, it's easy to suddenly feel out of control. Maybe starting with a scroll speed more in the middle and slowly working up to what feels comfortable would help?

Simple MoonSep 28, 20151 votes

Arams a good idea. Locked just feels more comfortable. But Ik unlocked has its potentials.

panD3MONiumSep 28, 20151 votes

You only need it unlocked if you are scanning the map to observe teammates, or you are landing a skill shot. For the most part I leave it locked to my character when playing except for the situations I just previously mentioned. I have my controls set where I press space bar to unlock and press it again to lock. Easy and simple.

Simple MoonSep 28, 20151 votes

How exactly did you set that? Mine is Y (unlocks or locks)

DrCyanideSep 28, 20151 votes

My personal recommendation is to play Xerath . His Q range is long enough that you pretty much have to play unlocked if you want to see a max range target at the top or bottom of your screen, and his ultimate is of a far enough range that if you use it while screen locked you're vastly wasting your potential.

It will be hard at first, just be ready to hit spacebar to get back to your champion. You will loose yourself in teamfights from time to time, it happens even when you're experienced with unlocked camera, but with Xerath ideally you shouldn't be in the center of the teamfight to begin with.

Simple MoonSep 28, 20151 votes

See I've played as Xerath and really had no problem with anything but his ultimate. I would unlock for that. But I will try this.