How do you optimise your gaming skills?
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Dont know how you guys can play in a lit room, i have it pitch black for gaming & movies ever since i was a kid*, doesn't help that i have a glass screened TV which glares horribly unless im playing something like mirrors edge on 100% brightness
*Gay story - when i was a kid me and my dad would watch films in the 2nd lounge that i was never normally allowed in, he'd get me to print out fake cinema tickets from the computer that i'd make myself, we'd close all the curtains and pretend we were actually in the cinema
*Gay story - when i was a kid me and my dad would watch films in the 2nd lounge that i was never normally allowed in, he'd get me to print out fake cinema tickets from the computer that i'd make myself, we'd close all the curtains and pretend we were actually in the cinema
Well i heard somewhere (i dont remember where) that thinking about something as you fall asleep will make you dream about it, and will help improve your skills.
The example was: A doctor had a patient who doesnt play videogames play a skiing game, then that night he instructed the patient to think about the game as he fell asleep. The patient had a dream about walking through thick snow. The patient remembered that if he walked in someone elses footprints it would make it easier. The next day when he played the game again the patient got a score 30% better than the first time.
Somehow thinking about walking in someone elses footprints made the skiing game easier.
When i first heard this i laughed but then i decided to try it and although it may take a few tries to actually dream about something even remotely related to the game, or even remember what you dreamed in the first place i truly belive it works.
I do this with alot of games and have gotten very good results. Forza Motorsport 3, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST, Split/Second, Command and Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2, Gears of War 2.
Ive found that (at least with me) its not a noticeable difference, well to decribe it better i dont feel like ive gotten any better, i dont know something that i didnt know before, when i play i just DO IT. Its sounds wierd i know but when i started playing BFBC2 after 3 days i was steadily averaging about 8-12 kills with maybe as many deaths then i decided to try to dream about it to see if it would help. I had a dream about trying to cross a bridge that was collapsing, in order to make it across i had to move as fast as possible without putting too much wieght on one spot on the bridge, the faster i moved the less stable the bridge became and the closer it was to falling. So i adopted a careful pace that would keep the amount of my body wieght on the bridge down but would get me across the brigde as fast as possible.
The result was an increase in my average SPG to 25-28 kills and 2-10 deaths.
I havent yet figured out how the dream helped but it was instant. The last game i played the day before i scored 9 kills and 13 deaths the first game the next day was 19 kills 7 deaths with the exact same weapon loadout. That scored remained consistant within 2-3 kills/deaths the whole day despite switching rooms several times (to those who would say the ppl i was fight just sucked).
The example was: A doctor had a patient who doesnt play videogames play a skiing game, then that night he instructed the patient to think about the game as he fell asleep. The patient had a dream about walking through thick snow. The patient remembered that if he walked in someone elses footprints it would make it easier. The next day when he played the game again the patient got a score 30% better than the first time.
Somehow thinking about walking in someone elses footprints made the skiing game easier.
When i first heard this i laughed but then i decided to try it and although it may take a few tries to actually dream about something even remotely related to the game, or even remember what you dreamed in the first place i truly belive it works.
I do this with alot of games and have gotten very good results. Forza Motorsport 3, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST, Split/Second, Command and Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2, Gears of War 2.
Ive found that (at least with me) its not a noticeable difference, well to decribe it better i dont feel like ive gotten any better, i dont know something that i didnt know before, when i play i just DO IT. Its sounds wierd i know but when i started playing BFBC2 after 3 days i was steadily averaging about 8-12 kills with maybe as many deaths then i decided to try to dream about it to see if it would help. I had a dream about trying to cross a bridge that was collapsing, in order to make it across i had to move as fast as possible without putting too much wieght on one spot on the bridge, the faster i moved the less stable the bridge became and the closer it was to falling. So i adopted a careful pace that would keep the amount of my body wieght on the bridge down but would get me across the brigde as fast as possible.
The result was an increase in my average SPG to 25-28 kills and 2-10 deaths.
I havent yet figured out how the dream helped but it was instant. The last game i played the day before i scored 9 kills and 13 deaths the first game the next day was 19 kills 7 deaths with the exact same weapon loadout. That scored remained consistant within 2-3 kills/deaths the whole day despite switching rooms several times (to those who would say the ppl i was fight just sucked).
I only play while calm, if I get frustrated I don't play aswell.
I guess getting a good sugar high would be good, I notice when I have a sugar high I can type a whole lot faster so maybe it works while gaming.
I can't vouch for being drunk, as I don't drink but I would imagine it to be a hindrance, since it slows reactions (evident by drink drivers).
I guess getting a good sugar high would be good, I notice when I have a sugar high I can type a whole lot faster so maybe it works while gaming.
I can't vouch for being drunk, as I don't drink but I would imagine it to be a hindrance, since it slows reactions (evident by drink drivers).
Proper music is what does it for me, provided I have slept well and am properly hydrated. However, what I have found is that if I'm calm, careful, and focused, I can enter a... trance-like state, where I even stop blinking for minutes at a time and my reflexes become much better than usual. It's gotten me through a few Gradius levels and got me up to 1:30 on Escapa.
2-liter coke-a-cola. Suger-rush Multiples twitch reflexs by 2.5 times. After a moderate owning streak my calm-adrenaline rush kicks in and I continues to dominate for another 2 hours. Patent pending.
The only downside is by the time I'm finished gaming you could cook eggs on my ears. They act like heatsinks to the overactivity in my brain, I think, or maybe its my bloodpressure. Meh.
The only downside is by the time I'm finished gaming you could cook eggs on my ears. They act like heatsinks to the overactivity in my brain, I think, or maybe its my bloodpressure. Meh.
I spent a full 5 minutes running around the sniper warehouse thing in Underpass, wondering where everyone was. I told my friend who laughed his ass off, and then continued to run around it, thinking I'd moved on.LightspeedJack said:
OT: I find winning helps me win. Once I start to do well, I just get better and better. I got 43-6 the other day, I was well pleased. also once got 39-6 using just the knife. But people just hate you for that.
Nothing except being well-rested and plenty of practice.
That ain't 'gay', that's just full of WIN.Chicaine said:
Yum... I love Rooibus.Camembert said:
The green tea contains caffeine, which I have heard some people say helps and other say it slows your reaction times, so its hard to know!
And yeah, it makes you piss a lot.
Yeah basically, this. Nout to do with consumption, it's all about knowledge.Aylaine said:I try to understand gameplay mechanics, cause and effects, that way I know exactly what will work in every situation or most situations.
I'll play the game a hell of a lot and experiment with different loadouts/tactics. I'll discuss tactics in forums and read about the game as well.
If you insist on a routine of sorts though, I take away the extra cushion from my chair. Only the arse one, not the back one. If I don't I'll end up lying down like I am now when I'm just talking bollocks on the internet. Can't play properly if I'm not focused and in a position I could sleep in.
I lean forward slightly when I'm gaming, and I'm horizontal when "foruming".
Ah, of course. Does it really make any difference at all, though? I used to drink a lot of black tea, then later went on to white tea (you should try it if you haven't already - though you sound like something of a tea connoisseur, so I daren't presume you haven't) and it never once made me feel noticeably more alert.MiracleOfSound said:
