How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
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How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
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Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#2tl;dr: Use good equipment and proper thoughtful strategy.
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#4I playing lots of FPS, started with Wolfenstein 3d, today mostly TF2, I'm 50+, mostly no problem.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#5Is this intended for people new to FPS? I've been playing since early teens, coming up on 32 now... still consistently in the top while playing the handful of shooters I play. Perhaps it's because I'm not playing the twitch shooters though? I mostly play Battlefield.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#6Is this intended for people new to FPS? I've been playing since early teens, coming up on 32 now... still consistently in the top while playing the handful of shooters I play. Perhaps it's because I'm not playing the twitch shooters though? I mostly play Battlefield.
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Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#7I play Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament 4, Quake Champions, and Fortnite. I'm 47 years old.
I'm by no means the greatest aim, but I can hold my own against semi-pro players, players that typically compete for money in tournaments. I'm often accused of being a bot.
some tips:
1. Good equipment. I have 240fps monitor and wired gaming mouse. I thought I had it good with 60fps monitor but it makes a world of difference to have more.
2. Good settings. Your mouse sensitivity should be very low. I move my arm about 14 inches left/right to perform 180 rotation. It's a lot of movement and a bit of a workout, but it's the only way to make those flick headshots consistently. My mouse dps is set at 350, but really depends on your resolution also. My X resolution / mouse DPS = 4.8 (1680/350).
3. Good technique. Use your elbow and shoulder only for aiming. Do not use your wrist. Your wrist should always be straight.
4. Practice, of course! I play for about 20 minutes vs bots before I even go online.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#8Is this intended for people new to FPS? I've been playing since early teens, coming up on 32 now... still consistently in the top while playing the handful of shooters I play. Perhaps it's because I'm not playing the twitch shooters though? I mostly play Battlefield.
I agree, I am super suspect of this article being true. Most of it is about training time. And Teens have much much more of it, given summer vacation, or, just not having any responsibilities ever.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#9I don't need strategies, I've made my peace with the fact that I'll never be good at FPS games. I just play to socialize with friends and press buttons.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#10I feel like this was conceived of and written by people who don't play games.
There is a huge gap between progamers who practice against progamers with coaches pointing out where they are falling short vs playing against any random teen.
Having played games from childhood into adulthood I can confidently say I am a much better player now than at any point in my life whilst still playing less than I used to. If you were playing for the first time ever in your 30s then maybe the muscle memory and neural pathways aren't there, but that's just practice.