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Exercises to help eradicate "Tunnel Vision"?

Nova Skye·3/10/2015, 3:30:04 PM·1 votes·1,787 views

I've started playing jungle, and my over all map awareness has greatly improved. However, I'm also becoming increasingly aware of periods of tunnel vision when laning (ADC or Mid, Support I play more like Jungle as far as awareness goes). I can tell it has a lot to do with the champion I'm playing, how aggressive the enemy laners are, how comfortable I am with my support/jungle (worse tunnel vision when playing with friends). I've been trying to break it by playing game after game with map awareness in mind, but this is only resulting in me being "aware" that I'm tunneling but unable to stop due to laning circumstances (every time I try glance at the map I take a Q to the face, etc).

In honesty my eyesight is not that best. I couldn't do math speed tests in school because it takes me a moment to process what I'm seeing. This is half my battle, but overcomable (I still have soccer-like reflexes in catching things even though I don't have depth perception).

The difference is that I had things to practice - exercises to work on. Basketball/Softball/Volleyball training, driving, etc.

I need exercises I can specifically practice to work on my map awareness. I've been trying to ping MIAs from all lanes before the laner even does it, but lately this has become more difficult, not less (elo changes mean harder or stupider laning partner/enemies).

What kind of "mini games" or "exercises" might you suggest to someone who is struggling with tunnel vision (besides playing Jungle, which I already do).

5 Comments

Lord Imrhial3/10/2015, 3:47:31 PM2 votes

Personally when I play, I just watch my nearest lane and river ward expire time. So if I am top or bot, I just watch my river up/down to mid lane. I try to map scan after each wave and after I kill the melee minions as you have a small delay until your minions move up to the caster row (so you don't lose CS).

That shouldn't be too hard to do if you train yourself to do it every time, even during the first wave when there "shouldn't" be any threats.

As for mid, its kind of the same deal, but since most mids have a nice escape you can be a little more lax as usually you are either sitting there bored (then roam) or engaged in a fist fight.

Also, If your wave is ever pushed and the enemy is back or under tower, I always try to walk halfway down river and back as well. It seems pointless many times, but since you can't farm for a minute until CS pushes back to you, you may get a lucky chance at helping another lane or boxing in an enemy jungle that roams too far. Constantly giving yourself the ability to setup on an enemy's move can help a ton.

Mimy3/10/2015, 3:47:33 PM1 votes

I stopped my tunnel vision when I was in bots. Because every time I overextended I got ganked by the bots because Id be the only one with a tower down and the bots would be like OH this person is overextending!

So I learned that Im safe usually in the middle of the lane but anything past that is a danger zone to go alone.. I guess you could say If I overextend too much, a red flag goes off in my head saying "You gone to far, turn back now or die" I guess you could say I somewhat listen to my instincts when playing league..

There are times where when overextending with my support, I get a bad feeling about the bush next to us so I place a ward, Sometimes my instincts are correct and there were people hiding in that bush, sometimes I worried too much and no one was there but better safe then sorry?

I guess what Im saying is.. You need to train yourself to think about the dangers around you. You may want that blitzcrank with 50 health and your at half health but his jinx is at full health and can bring you down with ease.. all the little things... paying attention to death timers when taking that inhibitor. ect..

Try watching this, it may prove helpful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vk_s8OVwE

When you overextend you allow people an Unseen zone. which she tells you about.

enemy low health - tunnel vision - overextending your zones - getting killed.

RogueWill3/10/2015, 3:48:34 PM1 votes

everytime you kill a minion you check you map

Sir ArmaMalum3/10/2015, 4:01:20 PM1 votes

Jumping off of what Lord Imrhial said, it's got a lot to do with focusing the little divided attention you spare to where you can actually help. Watch the lanes you can get to quickly and only check on the farther lanes in terms of "where are they going to be in 2-3 minutes".

Try to do more shot-calling. Not just Mia's but things like danger pings and general typing to plan ganks and counterganks. All that comes from knowing the right conditions. If your top lane, for example, looks perfect for a gank from their jungle and your top isn't warded, either be there for a counter gank or tell him to back off. Or if your bot lane looks perfect for a gank from you tell them so and ask if anything's warded. Having map awareness in jungle and taking lead in a team goes hand in hand in a lot of games.

FHMarshy3/10/2015, 4:54:46 PM1 votes

What I do, is pay attention to the health bars of team mates on the top left side of my screen. If I see blinking reds, i'll check out what happened in the lane or where the fight happened.

Allows you to keep yourself constantly updated.