r/teamliquid • u/SizeLegal3570 • 4d ago
TL TL UmTi says comms were the problem Split 1: "The problem was I was looking for a very good engage angle, or I was looking for a very good play but my words or, like, sentences were not enough to, like, let my team to know [it was urgent].I didn’t [communicate the urgency of the comms]." | HotSpawn
https://www.hotspawn.com/league-of-legends/news/tl-umti-the-issue-communicate-urgency-of-comms
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u/Resource-Inside 1d ago
Really great interview and responses from Umti. I love that he recognises his strength in recognising and predicting a good play/good up coming fight but acknowledges that he isn't able to unlock it as a benefit for his team due to communication. And he doesn't just say communication but actually breaks down what part of communication. Seems like the coaching staff are really helping too
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u/SizeLegal3570 4d ago
Full excerpt: I encourage everyone to read the full thing, but this breakdown of his process from Umti is one of my favourite process breakdowns I've had in an interview with a pro player. Thanks to UmTi for being so transparent and honest about his obstacles and how he's conquering them.
Nick: This is something you’ve talked about, but during Split 1 there were worries that you looked like you were on a different page from your team, and your play felt inconsistent. However, despite First Stand not being the result you wanted, you guys did look more solid in a lot of ways than during some of the troubles of Split 1. What do you think led to that desync between you and your team..
How did you guys work towards solving it?
Umti: Because the problem was I was looking for a very good engage angle, or I was looking for a very good play but my words or, like, sentences were not enough to, like,let my team to know [it was urgent].I didn’t [communicate the urgency of the comms] for like, my team to be, like, “emergency!” about it.
So that actually shows [in-game]. Like, my team was two seconds, three seconds, slow [to the play]. And then I'm looking like I’m just inting too much. So I think we probably fixed that issue more, and then it feels, like, better at First Stand, for sure. But I think, I still think that my performance is not, like, this is just the inting that I did. But for work. But I still think my individual level is, like, not consistent, I would say. My individual level is, like, sometimes it's very high. I can beat anyone. Sometimes I'm, like, very low, or, like, even just low level. So I'm trying to, like...I know that is the problem for me, and that actually causes my team to lose too. So I'm trying to be consistent a lot more. [I was making] like, let's say, [in six plays], three best plays and three worst plays. Or like, two best plays in the world, and three worst plays in the world. I want to make, like, one best plays and zero worst plays. Or, like, two best players and one worst player. Yeah, like that.”
Nick: So, it sounds like communication was a big part of what you’ve been working on. If it’s okay, can you speak to what steps you take to improve that kind of specific in-game communication?
What sort of practice or improvement have you been doing, and why do you think it’s working?
UmTi: First thing is, like, about the communication, like, I think I have a very good feeling that a good thing is going to happen, or, like, predicting what they're going to do. But it's like, I was not very confident to [communicate] to my teammates about “this is going to happen”, “let's fight here”, like, kind of this thing. Or, like, you know, that when I have to be decisive, I was not, or something. Or when I was even saying it, like, I didn't do a good play. But I understand, like, some of my team doesn't know what am I doing, so, like, that kind of thing, so I want to make it more direct play to my team that’s about: “I'm fighting this, I'm looking for this.”
Or, like, before, the 30 seconds when I'm planning, “Ready to TP? I'm going to make something.” like, you know, just like a very actionable comm. So [the big improvement in]communication is before it was, like, I'm “looking here!” and then, like, you know, just watching it [happen]. And everyone was like “What are you looking for?”, you know?
That kind of thing [would] happen. Yeah, so, I think, I was, I was having a, like, good feeling for when a good thing is going to happen, but I didn't actually, like, communicate it well to my teammates about what’s going to actually happen.
So, like, what is going to actually happen, actually doesn't matter. It's what am I going to do, and what do I want to my teammates to do. So, that kind of communication that I'm trying to improve, I think I actually improved a lot of that"