Is it too late for me to get into an FPS?

[Anchupom]

I mean, lots of my friends are playing CoD:BlOps like its needed for their survival, and I haven't really liked FPS games that much but have got into them recently. My problem is that if I go into FPS games now and start to go online, they'll have literally years of experience in playing online and I'll have a KDR of 0.1:10000 or something ridiculous.

Should I start off playing and risk being embarrassed by how much I suck, or should I just sit at the sidelines?
If you think I should go into them, could you recommend one to get me started?
*I'm a PlayStation 3 owner only, so don't call Halo or Gears, I won't be able to play them*

Spoiler: EDIT, after about 2 pages of posts:

Thanks for the advice, it's nice to be reminded that there are options out there that don't revolve around me shutting myself away for days at a time lol

 

[repeating integers]

FPS games aren't hard to get into and learn, especially ones like Call of Duty. You'll get better quickly.

So no, it isn't too late.

 

[TerranReaper]

"Baptism by fire" is what I always say when someone is heading these kind of games (Not necessarily FPS games). You will always experience an initial beating when you're starting off, but if you persist, you might end up being even better than your friends.

 

[BRMXJzjsoawk321]

This is what I thought when I first played Quake Live. Fortunately, Quake Live has a nice ranking system with certain servers for certain skill levels. CoD, I believe does not. The point is you're gonna get fragged a lot in the beginning but with a few pointers from experienced players you can easily climb to the top of the scoreboard (In Call of Duty, not anything else lol :>)

EDIT: In addition, on consoles most people on there, at least most of the people I know have only been playng first person shooters since say.. Halo 2 or 3, and one of the Modern Warfares. (In general.) On PC people tend to have played FPS much longer, going back to Doom or Quake or Counter-Strike and the like. :I

 

[omega 616]

I mean, lots of my friends are playing CoD:BlOps like its needed for their survival, and I haven't really liked FPS games that much but have got into them recently. My problem is that if I go into FPS games now and start to go online, they'll have literally years of experience in playing online and I'll have a KDR of 0.1:10000 or something ridiculous.

Should I start off playing and risk being embarrassed by how much I suck, or should I just sit at the sidelines?
If you think I should go into them, could you recommend one to get me started?
*I'm a PlayStation 3 owner only, so don't call Halo or Gears, I won't be able to play them*

Get black ops and play with the bots in combat training.

To be honest though, just get into matches and play. So what if you get one kill and 30 odd deaths? After a few matches you start to see it get better and better, it's taken me 7/8 months to become average on PS3 and thats being in the same place you are now.

I started with MW2, 7/8 months ago and I still have dire games 6 kills to 25 or so deaths (shut up, I was spawned camped for most of it!) and other times I get a stunning (to me) scores (31 kills no deaths).

Black ops forces you to play TDM when you first start online, which is harsh 'cos dying effects the score so if you suck the team cares.

On things, like demolition or domination, other players will only laugh at you but you can't hear them so who cares?

Could always play resistace 2 on co-op and kill bots with random people.

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

It's not too late. Before you try multiplayer, give the singleplayer a try. You'll get the hang of it real fast.

 

[blankedboy]

Just get DooM Legacy on PC. You should be fine

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

It's never too late to get into certain. Hell i'm still getting into JRPG's after about 22 years of steadfastly refusing to play them.

 

[Whitenail]

"Baptism by fire" is what I always say when someone is heading these kind of games (Not necessarily FPS games). You will always experience an initial beating when you're starting off, but if you persist, you might end up being even better than your friends.

Pretty much this, no better way to learn to swim than being thrown into the deep-end.

 

[fix-the-spade]

they'll have literally years of experience in playing online and I'll have a KDR of 0.1:10000 or something ridiculous.

Talk to anyone who plays lots of shooters and they'll tell you this.

Any new FPS you buy, you will spend your first few days getting owned, royally owned. Even with matchmaking on consoles the first couple of play sessions involve lots of dieing for apparently no reason.
Then you pick it up a bit better and it will start to click. Matchmaking does lessen the pain a fair bit though, you're lucky entering Blops on the PS3 and not one of the Source shooters on PC, that's a true baptism by fire (or, whisper it, Quake/Unreal Tournament).


But, regards your question, it's never, ever too late. Have fun, that's most important.

 

[10zack986]

Fuck Blops, get COD4 if you haven't played a Call of Duty before. Goddamn that game was good. I'm thinking of buying it again for the PC.

 

[AugustFall]

I suck at FPSs and don't play them often but I played MW2 at a friends quite often and Blops now and I'm enjoying them. Don't take it seriously, I spent my first 10 matches on Blops doing running dives everywhere and getting 0 and 10 but it was fun because the kill cams were awesome. Then all I used was the tomahawk and had a great time. Spend some time to find a gun you're good with and the game becomes amazing.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

GIVE UP, NOOB!!

Just kidding

Of course it´s not too late. You might get shot a few times in the first couple of plays, but you´ll get the hang of it in no time!It´s not an overcomplicated kind of game. Dont let the fear of being potencially embarassed a couple of times keep you from having fun!

Black Ops and Modern Warfare are good games.Check´em out.

 

[teh_Canape]

start with Wolfenstein 3D....

then scratch your head wondering why the fuck they make such a big deal about a little swastika* in Call of Duty Black Ops

Spoiler

you'll get it when you see the last boss of Wolfenstein ^-^

* in comparison to wolfenstein, nothing else

 

[Sneaklemming]

My friend it is never too late.

Online can be harsh - but the vast majority of people are only average. I've been playing for years, and I'm only average - it's not really about experience, since most FPS games all handle differently, and only some things (like tactics, teamwork, reaction) carry over between games. Being able to aim with the sticks isn't the be all and end all. I'm a PC gamer, but ocasionally I play at a friends place, and they'll have an xbox or ps3 - but still I can win a game or two, by not relying on pin-point accuracy.

Perhaps also playing games like Battlefield Bad Company 2 would help. Class based team games allow you to specialise and focus on supporting(medic, ammo guy, spotter, turret on a tank etc.) a team instead of competing with everyone around you.

The more experience you have with FPS games the faster you'll pick up a new game, apart from that, it's a level playing field.

With Codblops however the game style is the same as cod4, codwow and modern warefare2 (because the engine is the same, the feel/pace of the game will be the same in most cases) - so codblops might be worth a miss if you're worried about being shot in every location =S
On the other hand - cod multiplayer doesn't care about how often you die - you don't lose experience points by dying - you can only gain them. So you'll progress up the levels depending on how often you play.

Someone already mentioned cooperative gameplay - That is a fantastic way to play shooters. Why not pick up a copy of Left for Dead 2 and play with some buddies?

My recommendations for your ps3 would be valve games (half-life/team fortress 2/portal/left for dead). If youre going to get into FPS games, might as well start with the best.

Like I mentioned earlier - Battlefield Bad Company 2 is great for new players (and if you get into the high paced shooty shooty part of it you can get Medal of Honor - it uses the same engine (same feel), but small enclosed maps and focuses on gunfights rather than big environmental stuff. Giving it a faster pace more arena style pace.)

I'm afraid I don't know anything about MAG. (I'm a PC gamer remembar?!)

Most important when getting into a new genre like FPS games? Play with your friends. If all your friends are only playing Codblops - get codblops... no point in buying Team Fortress 2 if none of your friends have it =S.
Always try to join in games with friends - it makes games 1000 times better.

I hope all that helped.

 

[monkey_man]

Call of datayyy Black opps has a good training simulator, where you can play in a match and learn the basics of the game, against enemies of varios skill.
But I recommend tf2 to you, or an adventure game like halflife (coming soon to the ps3, I've heard, yes?)

 

[Netrigan]

Just go in and don't worry about sucking. In games that feature a leveling system, you're at a huge disadvantage at the start, so you're going to die and die and die. As you level up and get access to better weapons, you'll gradually get more competitive.

That and try to learn the ins-and-outs of the most popular maps.

 

[Choppaduel]

*I'm a PlayStation 3 owner only, so don't call Halo or Gears, I won't be able to play them*

Why don't you avoid this whole thing and get Quake 2 of Half-life.They're cheap and they'll pretty much run on any PC made after 2002.(and are available on Steam) Starting your FPS experience off with games like CoD could ruin it for you. Don't make that mistake.

 

[Judgement101]

Why do you want to get into FPSs?