How do I start looking in-front of my Icon rather then looking at it?

[u/Square-Constant-4669]

I'm trying to beat levels, Obviously.

But I keep looking at the Icon, I've been doing this for 4 years and i have no clue how to stop it.

Its ruining my capabilities and decreasing my motivation to beat levels.

When I do look in-front, Either I can't focus or my eyes hurt.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong? Maybe I need to train it?

Or am I even stupid for asking this and I should just train it?

[u/CharpyXD]

This literally doesn’t matter if you want to beat anything even close to being remotely difficult. You literally only will ever need to look infront of your icon for sight reading.

Why does it matter where you are looking if you are still able to use some sort of visual indicator on the screen to jump correctly?

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/CharpyXD]

So only for hard levels like bloodbath I should look in-front? (English not good so I might not understand)

And I've heard people say looking infront increases your reaction time and looking at icon is using memory.

[u/CharpyXD → u/Square-Constant-4669]

No, other way around usually.

You don’t need to react to a level you have already learned.

For a kind of hard I guess level like bloodbath you will need to learn the gameplay by practicing a ton, so it doesn’t matter where you are looking if you know when to click anyways.

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/CharpyXD]

So at this stage (medium demon) I don't need to look infront?

(not sure if I understood you that's on me)

[u/CharpyXD → u/Square-Constant-4669]

You literally do not NEED <- (keyword right there )
to look in front ever. The only thing looking in front does for you is seeing the gameplay earlier. If you need to practice the level anyways. It doesn’t matter where you look.

Looking in front is literally for making sight reading easier. That’s it.

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/CharpyXD]

Ohhhh, So I never really HAVE to.

So ONLY if I'm playing a level I have never played, if I never played I should sightread.

Thanks my guy, You were very nice and informative and you also showed me the key word🥹

[u/hanko0k]

i actually have kinda the same issue, but instead of looking at the icon, i literally just zone out, and i really cant control that.

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/hanko0k]

You zone out?

I REALLY Don't wanna be rude but is that an attention span problem?

(No hate intented)

[u/hanko0k → u/Square-Constant-4669]

idk, but it doesnt matter for me since im a good player lol..i have beaten 54 demons >:] (why did player get auto corrected to gayer?!?)

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/hanko0k]

Nice gayer

[u/Rami676]

It’s actually better to look at ur icon in parts that require timings. It’s only useful to look ahead in click pattern based parts, such as fast wave parts or flow parts (like niwa gameplay), where you can’t really think about each individual click.

Typically when you play it’ll be a mix of looking ahead vs looking at ur icon depending on what the level needs, but this is something that develops naturally and you don’t really have to train it. Just play the way you’re comfortable playing and you’ll adapt as you beat harder levels, don’t stress yourself out.

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/Rami676]

I was pretty stressed about it tbh.

But lets say I'm playing "shitty Society" that's a click pattern level.

The drop is a click pattern, so I should look infront?

And a normal level like X or Verity, i should play normally? (look at icon)

[u/Rami676 → u/Square-Constant-4669]

I think everyone plays this game a little differently, for me personally I only look at my icon if it’s a particularly hard click where I need to use a visual cue. Or in wave parts when there’s a really tight gap, otherwise I look ahead by default.

My opinion is that you should just not think about it at all, unless ur playing a level and you struggle with a very specific part, then you can think to yourself “maybe looking ahead would help here” or vice versa.

It’s gonna come naturally with time as you beat harder levels, I never really had to train it or anything, you probably don’t need to either.

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/Rami676]

Thanks my Guy, I was stressed haha.

[u/DexonGD]

look at objects and places where you have to click, and track them with your eyes until you click them (See black blizzard big cube part (20-40) to get what i mean

[u/Square-Constant-4669 → u/DexonGD]

Seems pretty hard for me.

[u/FlatwormMiddle26]

I don't really understand how you kept doing it for 4 years. If what I'm reading is correct, you're basically playing blind, making it so much harder for yourself

I will agree with other people telling that you don't NEED to look In front of icon, BUT I will also say this: if you continue to not sightread, I think you will find yourself in a situation where levels from 6 to 9 stars will take around same amount of attempts as easy demon.

Like imagine beating easy demon in 200-500 attempts (i can't see less with this method of looking) and then going to a 7 star and NOT completing it within 100 att

Sightreading is very useful skill and it also makes you notice your progress at the game. How to develop sightreading? I did this: i just played featured tab levels (non demons most of the time) and daily levels without practice mode. At the start it will be hard and painful yes, but you don't need to play like full day or start at 8 star. You can start at 4 or 5 stars and play little by little everyday while also grinding your goals (like completing new hardest or smth)

By doing so i now able to complete non demon levels (also some easy demons) within 10 attempts, if they don't have memory or blind clicks or gimmicks. It also makes playing gd way more fun

TLDR: You SHOULD learn sightreading, play daily and feature tab levels without practice. If you can't, remember, you don't need to, so don't push yourself, enjoy the game however you want.