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Overwatch is still a great team based shooter if playing with mates and while having a good aim is important, a smart and coordinated team can usually defeat a team with more mechanical skill.
There's so many things...
... I have/do most of that and I'm still rubbish
- Decent PC of course.
- Having a good monitor with high refresh rate.
- Getting your in-game settings right, to maximize your FPS... while also turning-off all the fancy stuff that looks nice but doesn't help you to be competitive.
- Having a decent mouse and surface.
- Getting your mouse settings right (DPI/EDPI)... plenty of good video guides on this.
- Aim Trainers... if you can be bothered (Aim Lab for example is free on Steam).
- For games like Warzone, knowing the best guns/loadouts from the endless videos on YouTube.
- Having good team mates helps.
- Practice.
CSGO (or any CS) is probably the hardest to play casually. If you haven't done already (at risk of stating the obvious), make sure you're using a low sensitivity. Most decent FPS players will be using a sensitivity that requires two full swipes of their mousepad (with their arm) to turn 180 degrees. This means you move with your arm/elbow, pre-aim the same, then have your wrist for the finer details. I'm probably stating the obvious for most on here, but it's very common for people to wonder why they can't aim on a high sensitivity.
I think with CS and COD specifically you're always going to struggle. Those are two games/franchises that you can only ever get ahead of the pack by playing a serious amount. Like minimum 2hrs a day. Mind you, that might be said for a lot of FPS games no?
Sorry, but you're talking nonsense. 99% of pro CSGO players are using sensitivities around 1-2 at 400-800 dpi. That's one and a half to two full sweeps of a mousemat with your arm to turn 180deg. There's zero point being able to turn 180 quickly when you're playing CS at a decent level. You only have to watch videos like this to see why; How it feels to play CS:GO against PROS?Totally disagree with this, use a higher sensitivity and just practice. The human brain is amazing, it will learn. It's just physics. It's not even a fair fight if I can aim faster than you every time.
People often fall into the trap of thinking that they need to be able to react quickly and that, as such, a higher sensitivity is plainly better, but precision matters too. With a super high sensitivity you’re just not going to be able to make the necessary micro adjustments when you’ve overaimed at a target or what have you. Once again: there is a reason that practically every pro uses a large mousepad and that’s because they need the space. We’re not saying you have to blindly copy the pros, but if over 1500 analyzed professional players are doing one thing there’s got to be a reason for that.
Totally disagree with this, use a higher sensitivity and just practice. The human brain is amazing, it will learn. It's just physics. It's not even a fair fight if I can aim faster than you every time.
If you're playing casually v AI, fair enough but if you're playing v people, why be slower than them every time? I think you are underestimating the human brain, it is amazing. And with a bit of practice, people will be accusing you of cheating regularly (take it as a compliment). Because you really are faster than them every time.
CS:GO is probably the best game to practice on.
Play through Doom Eternal. I'm not even joking, that game will turn you into a hyper FPS God.
Play through Doom Eternal. I'm not even joking, that game will turn you into a hyper FPS God.
Think taking care of this one is keyI never really know what im supposed to be doing
So here we are at the crux of the problem, i'm too old. I'm 42 now. I had kids too late, so i'm constantly tired trying to keep up with them, made worse by working from home, and they consume almost all my time. i have enough hobbies that i dont have time to do, so i'm not looking to become "a gamer". I dont generally enjoy life at the moment, and i dont need more frustration in my life.
I'm well aware i will never be "good" and i'm happy with that. If i play CS:Go on deathmatch. If ive had a good match, i'm in the lower middle of the results table. i'll have, say, 15-20 kills. the winner is at 60 odd i think, but i dont tend to look and my mate is usually similar to me... ive died a million times though. And to be honest, i'm alright with that because its still fun. I accept, that considering all the above, ive done alright.
@champ222 Like you I'm a slightly older player (later 30's) with less and less time to play, but want to enjoy and get better at shooters again.
I'm finding playing PUBG fun at the moment because I can play with a consistent group made up of friends and / or my brother (who is a much better player). I'm not getting bumed about being bad because I'm getting better every time I play but mostly because PUBG is a social activity where I can joke around with ym friends over discord, so even if I die early game (I usually do) I'm still ahving a good time.