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Why are people so good at online shooting games?!
Playing
QuakeLive, an otherwise awesome thing, I realized I am absolutely terrible at first-person shooter games. Halo 3, Gears of War, Metal Gear Online, Counter-Strike Source -- you name it, I lose at it. I lose
bad.
I'd
like to blame Metal Gear Online's cumbersome controls. I mean, clicking three different buttons to zoom in with a rifle when every other game requires one click of an along stick? Really, Konami? And I'd
like to blame Halo 3's, Gears of War's and Counter-Strike's reliance on one single, solitary weapon for domination - the shotgun for the first two and the AWP for Counter-Strike. Because doesn't an incredibly over-powered, one-hit kill Magic Win Weapon just turn every match into
The Golden Gun mode from GoldenEye?
I'd
like to blame all those games for their skewed, unfair design but when it comes right down to it, I still lose. Other players take advantage of the glitches, the unfair weapons - they run to the high ground, peer at me through their crosshairs, maybe recite a Bible verse, and cap me over and over.
Is it because these are kids with nothing else to do but practice six hours a day? Is natural talent involved? Should I go downtown to hand in my hardcore gamer card?
The only game I could boast
a little bit about is Left4Dead, but that's cooperative mainly and admittedly, doesn't take a whole lot of skill. Just shoot at wave after wave of zombies and make sure your teammates stay on their feet. Sure, Left4Dead's Versus mode requires a heck of a lot of teamwork and communication to outwit and overpower the other team, but compared to the satisfaction of racking up a 40-2 score in something as twitchy and frantic as Quake, it's peanuts.
Then again, fun is what matters most right? And I definitely have more fun shouting and shooting with friends in Left4Dead than I do dying over and over and over again at the hands of strangers in Quake.
What FPS games give you a hard time? Which ones are you good at, and how did you get that way? C'mon, us sucky players need some pointers.
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I'm bad at FPS as well. But what my friends dominate in FPS, I dominate in racing games and Guitar Hero. :)
Halo and Call of Duty are my only cup of tea. Although personally the Battle rifle is better than the Shotgun.
Shotgun? Haha. If I am not killing up close with a bash to the back of your head, or from far away with a single sniper shot, it's not worth it. No six hours a day for me. Must be all natural talent :-p
I honestly think it's just talent. I kick ass in COD4; was almost on a professional team. I stopped playing completely last year. I picked it back up this year and I was still doing average of 25+ kills a game, with anywhere between 2-15 deaths. As I've been playing, I've realized that some people just suck. There's no way for them to improve. Honestly, you can only practice if you do it the right way. Learn from people who you know the psychology of the game, the little tips and tricks. But it all comes down to talent and picking a game you play well. For example, my brother is amazing at Halo, me on the other hand, will get slaughtered the whole game, and I've played it before. You just gotta know what you're good at and stick to it.
Perhaps you need to ask yourself: "What would Rambo do?" :D
@deepcreekkid@xanga - I also think most of it has to do with natural talent and reflexes. Personally, I tend to rock at games like Halo and CoD, and I definitely don't spend six hours a day playing (I'm lucky if I get to spend half an hour). I do think that you can "train" yourself to get better to a certain degree, but like I say about a lot of games-if it's not your thing, it's just not your thing.
It really is a gaming talent that can be learned/practiced but so much. At one point, you max out, and the other guy is still growing faster and stronger.
You would hate me, I am one of those people that have natural talents with guns, w/ First Person Shooters, Third Person Shooters, and real life (I handle a sniper rifle like a pro). Doesn't matter if it is with a mouse or analog stick, observe, reflex and timing. Everything just syncs with the click of a trigger.
Throw any shooting game at me, I will master it.
Wow! A lot of pros at HardestLevel!
I think a majority of success in FPS is natural talent. That being said, I do think that you can practice and work your way up in the ranks to some extent.
I've competed in a few Halo tournaments, yet I barely play Halo when Ii'm at home. I guess I just have really good hand-eye coordination. I prefer playing at tournament levels anyways, because they all follow MLG rules (which tends to make it easier than playing against the crazy Halo fans on XBL)
If you want to get better - go play some tennis. That's what all the pros do ;)
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