Improving Your Game
A common desire for people who play any competitive game is to improve.
Even if someone doesn't play to win, people generally wish to become better at
the game they enjoy so much. In a competitive game, it is usually more fun when
you do well against your opponents, which requires one to improve and learn.
Learning From Observation
A great way to learn
something new is often from observing others. Nifty tricks like dancing in and
out of brush to harass in the laning phase to avoid creep aggro are easiest
learned by example. Even for tricks that don’t directly apply to you, such as
Shaco juking tactics, are good to observe in case you ever end up chasing a
Shaco, and he switches directions on you with a Deceive. Other “less
observable” tactics, such as being ambushed in a random brush or jungle due to
a ward, are always a good thing to take note of to learn how powerful map
awareness can be, and common enemy ward placements. Even
simple things are good to keep in mind as well, such as common paths you or
your team takes through the jungle, so you can predict similar
movements in your enemies and ambush them or predict ganks and baits. Always
keep a watchful eye. You can learn a lot just by watching and paying
attention.
Learning From Feedback
In competitive games,
especially with the unfortunate frequent trash talking, people tend to get
defensive or insulted from people commenting on their performance. However,
sometimes people genuinely suggest a way to improve or prevent the same
mistake from happening again in the future. Criticism is hard to take sometimes, and sometimes it
does seem like an insult, but criticism is a wonderful way to improve. For example, some artists have a hard time receiving criticism since it seems as though the
person is attacking their style or passion, and devaluing them as a person, but an
artist will stunt his progression if they're never willing to accept the flaws of their work. Much is the same with gaming. Sometimes you may not notice how to
improve on something you’ve done, but someone else might, and it would be best
to listen to their advice and give it some consideration. As difficult as it
may be sometimes, anger and frustration is never the way to improve at
something, it only slows it down. Keep a cool head and an open mind.
Learning From Research
While some things can
only be learned from experience, many things can be learned through research.
The community can be a great source of information. Thousands of
threads and guides are dedicated to discussion for the sake of learning
and improving. A bit of reading can gain you a lot of knowledge. One can learn
about play styles, small tips, item builds, champion counters, strategies, and
other such information without having to go through the potential stress of a
normal game. The more knowledge you have, the better you’ll be prepared for
whatever comes your way. Take a quick browse at some forums or guides and you might learn
something you’ve never even thought of before.
Learning From Yourself
Everyone makes mistakes -- no exceptions. Making mistakes is frustrating -- infuriating at times -- but mistakes are a great opportunity to learn
something. Retrace your steps and think what could’ve been done differently to
have prevented that mistake. If you were ganked from pushing out too far, it’s
easy to blame your team for not calling out MIAs, or simply saying you didn’t
think they would’ve gotten there that fast. Rather than blaming someone else,
or just dismissing it as a fluke, think about what you could have done to
prevent that mistake.
Conclusion
League of Legends is a
competitive game. Some people play to win, while others play simply to have
fun, win or lose. The most important thing to remember is to play for fun.
Competitive games tend to be more fun the better you get, since you end up
playing with better people and less frustrating mistakes are made. To get
better, one must improve, and to improve one must be willing to improve. Keep
an open mind and a cool head. And most importantly, try to have fun while doing
so.
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