I'm a pretty decent gamer. Both single and multiplayer. I can top the board on most matches online but if I'm in a bad mood or if there is an unnaturally good player on then I fail.
Multiplayer gaming... sigh
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Im naturally good at FPS games, when I first picked up COD4 I was really good at it, but this is coming from a guy who all he does is play shooters so go figure.
I only recently got online so I'm not the best around. In MW2 I usually die more that kill, but I have my games where I'm doing good. TF2 and Halo 3 I generally do better. In Halo I'm about average which is good considering I haven't played it that much. TF2 on the other hand I can do really well. Then of course it has quite a different playstyle to it and there are only certain classes that I can kick ass as. And I occasionally have my "bad" rounds as well, usually up against a very well constructed defence.
I'm very hesitant about going online with an RTS (or any strategy game) or a fighter game. I'm decent in most RTS's against computers after I've had some time playing them. And in SC IV I have a couple characters that I can kick ass with (computer or my friends). But I know that beating a computer and beating another player are two different things, so I haven't really tried those games online yet.
I'm very hesitant about going online with an RTS (or any strategy game) or a fighter game. I'm decent in most RTS's against computers after I've had some time playing them. And in SC IV I have a couple characters that I can kick ass with (computer or my friends). But I know that beating a computer and beating another player are two different things, so I haven't really tried those games online yet.
I used to be a 'natural' FPS twitch-gamer. Back in student days (when I spent waaay too much time playing CS and similar titles) I could consistently come in the top few on any server I played on. But now; I guess my reactions are a bit slower and I don't have so much time to game to practice. I sometimes come first on a MW2 server, but usually I'm just in the middle of the pack.
I've always sucked at beat-em-ups, I could never get the hang of accurately replicating combos. Also I've never been brilliant at platformers. Even as a child, and despite 'Addams family' on the amiga being the first game I ever completed, I was never that good.
Other games, I'd say I'm average at.
I've always sucked at beat-em-ups, I could never get the hang of accurately replicating combos. Also I've never been brilliant at platformers. Even as a child, and despite 'Addams family' on the amiga being the first game I ever completed, I was never that good.
Other games, I'd say I'm average at.
I've been gaming for 16 years now, so I probably have a lot of general gaming proficiency by now.
I tend to place at the top of pretty much everything, except games I'm still new at.
I don't think I've hit any ceiling in any game yet.
I always see myself improving no matter the game, if I keep playing.
I just haven't played any one game all that long though.
I tend to place at the top of pretty much everything, except games I'm still new at.
I don't think I've hit any ceiling in any game yet.
I always see myself improving no matter the game, if I keep playing.
I just haven't played any one game all that long though.
for me it tends to be all over the place. When i first started playing say..Halo 3, i was barely able to keep my K/D spree in the +'s. But oddlu enough..i play CoD4 for 4 hours after it came out, go to halo 3 with some friends..just about single-handedly won the match..34-2.
it just seems to come in ways though. if i mainly focus on one game, i'll get better at it, but with all the games i'm still interested in that i've yet to beat, i ain't returning to that point anytime soon
except on RTS's and fighting game's..no matter what, i get my ass kicked online..damn button-mashers and korean-quality players..xD
it just seems to come in ways though. if i mainly focus on one game, i'll get better at it, but with all the games i'm still interested in that i've yet to beat, i ain't returning to that point anytime soon
except on RTS's and fighting game's..no matter what, i get my ass kicked online..damn button-mashers and korean-quality players..xD
I usually start off below average then work my way up to being above average or very above average, depending on the game, but never actually pro or OMGWTF at a game. I've put in about 12 days into COD4 and about half of that into MW2 and I've noticed that playing those games just seem to come naturally to me now haha.
In all games I play online after playing them for a bit I always end consistantly atleast above average. I do have the odd shite game on CoD 4 or other games but it is very rare for me to finish a CoD game or any game really that I know and have put in more than 40 to finish below overall mid table. Even if my team is shit I still manage to mantain staying above the more than 1/2-2/3 of the people on the server usually but the often enough I will get in the top few.
On games like Guild Wars I can be consistantly adaptable to play all professions competently in average level compition under r500 on Guild Ladder while some I can play to good enough level eg. Hammer War I can Quarter Knock to a 75% accuracy in a GvG and id most enchants by the aura they cast on a player.
On games like Guild Wars I can be consistantly adaptable to play all professions competently in average level compition under r500 on Guild Ladder while some I can play to good enough level eg. Hammer War I can Quarter Knock to a 75% accuracy in a GvG and id most enchants by the aura they cast on a player.
I usually get the hang of new games within around 1-3 hours of gameplay. But I only play console games so the controls are never very complicated. As for online? I usually get around 20 kills and 22 deaths in Bad Company 2(My preffered online shooter).
I've never seen that, a player's skill -which may be in some part transferable to a new game- is down to how much they play. You talk about 6 hours a week to maintain an average level of skill, that's fine and normal. I think what you don't realise is the thousands of hours that some of the other players put in, even if you consider someone who is an FPS gamer who has spent maybe 10,000 hours in his gaming life playing FPS, of course if he picks up a new fps game for an hour he's going to hand your butt to you, even though he's never played that particular game before.MiracleOfSound said:
The only way novices are going to be better than you is if you are particularly inept, which is something that a good solid 1000 hour gaming binge will straighten out of you.
Seriously, to be consistently at the top of FPS score boards you need to spend a minimum of 1000hours on that game at at least 40 hours a week. - at that point you'll be a contender at least.
Yeah... I would never spend that long on a game lol. ;;IContinuity said:
I think I have around 5/6 days logged into MW2, don't get me wrong I'm not bad, it's just I'm nowhere near the level of dudes like Hutch, Seanannersrs, Blame Truth etc... I average in the top 5 players in a match but often to horrifically badly too.
Some of the killcams I see in that game are just... insane. Some people's aim and reaction time are just crazy fast.
I'm not the greatest but I do like the think that I'm in the above average factor. Never enough to win consistantly but can give a good fight. Though I'm also one of those people who have on and off days. Somedays I'm unbeatable, the next I'm barely average
I think the problem is that you need different tactics to take on human players. Most of the time, in a multiplayer game someone somewhere will figure out a way to exploit a mechanic, whether it be a glitch or an actual part of the game and this will give them an advantage. Sooner or later this becomes the norm in the game and people who don't do this come at an immediate disadvantage. One example of this bieng the knife in COD games. You can kill an enemy instantly and it's not so hard to get the jump on a player so this has become an overused tactic. If you don't learn to defend against these tactics that don't appear in the single player game then you may end up finding yourself at a disadvantage.
I like to stay away from these tactics, playing the game how I think it should be played. This doesnt necessarily think they should be banned though, I just usually get a thrill knowing I outsmarted a player using my skill and reactions rather than a cheap tactic.
I like to stay away from these tactics, playing the game how I think it should be played. This doesnt necessarily think they should be banned though, I just usually get a thrill knowing I outsmarted a player using my skill and reactions rather than a cheap tactic.
I think you must be assigning this arbitrary number to these "kids" psychologically to make yourself feel better.MiracleOfSound said:To be honest that's kind of a relief... at least I have an excuse for my averagenessColdStorage said:but then how do these little 12 year olds run all over the place getting amazing games?
On a serious note and not one that is a flame, sorry buddy I love you really, these kids are bought up on these games so its fully integrated in their lifestyle hence they can totally n00b the pwns (thats what the kids say nowadays right?).
My 15 year old cousin is really good at MW2 but thats all he can afford, so its the only thing he plays, I guess thats why they are so good.
You've obviously never played KillZone, its really fucking hard, it makes MW2 look like a walk on a falling log.MiracleOfSound said:
I'm the gamer that just doesn't care if he's winning or not. I just love playing the game. If I win, awesome, if not, meh. I've gotten to the point where if I know I'm going to be losing I switch to a strategy or loadout which is just mind-bogglingly annoying to the other players, and then I run around like a wombat on crack.
Exactly, agreed. I play for the fun, I love the depth of games like Fallout 3, but I like the ultimately shallow, but overall enjoyable passive online shooting fun in any current gen COD or Battlefield.DenSomKastade said:
I play to have fun, but its also fun to win, so I try my best, and I usually end up pretty average (sub-average in COD, better in TF2, and much much better in BF:BC2)
It all ultimately depends on the person set really. If I'm in a lobby with 11 other LV 70 Prestige, I'm doomed, but if its a group of normal people in TF2, I'm going to dominate.
Im pretty good at Rts's compared to my other friends and i pick it up really fast along with fighting games. Fps's is completely dependant, I Dominate at halo but Modern Glitchfare 2 I usually get about 3/4 of my deaths , that said i have my good games too and im not max level or prestiged. But leveling in Fps's seems dumb to me.