I don't trust any articles about how to play first-person shooters if they don't say "gibbed", "fragged", or "suck it down"
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
#42I 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 dif…
> Your mouse sensitivity should be very low. > Use your elbow and shoulder only for aiming. What in the WHAT?!? As a fellow 40+ year old gamer, who's played more Q3A and UT4 AND Counter-Strike than I'd care to admit, I've never heard or scene this strategy. You must be very entertaining to watch with all the ...flailing about! UPDATE: I watched some YT videos of competition and while there's no "flailing" there's def…
You can see something somewhat similar here, though I don't think many people use high acceleration anymore.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Still playing TF2. It is currently as popular as it has ever been, even though you could have concluded that it was dying around 2018 or so. It's a little different from other FPS since you can play several roles that aren't just twitch-n-click.
I tried dipping back into TF2 a couple months ago. The first two servers I tried had a cheater join and aimbot the bejeezus out of everyone. Gave up and uninstalled after that.
I use it the same way I use Twitter: only against people I know.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#44To see many real life examples of gaming after 30 check out qhlan(.org), a QuakeWorld lan party going on right now in Stockholm. People under 30 are a rarity here!
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#45I 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 dif…
Having played online FPS since the 90s I agree with you. I'm old but reflexes is rarely where the game is won or lost.
Good equipment is a way more important aspect and good amount of recent gametime of course.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#46I believe the old quote was... "Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance..."
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#47All I want to know is where are the servers with the adults on them? I have enjoyed the more realistic FPS, but the kids running around everywhere just cussing at everyone or using aimbots kind of kills the fun.
This is why I don't play Call of Duty or other similar games. Overwatch and its successor/patch Overwatch 2 have had less toxicity compared to other FPSes I've played. And I've almost never encountered a cheater.
The Modern Warfare and later Call of Duty games, in particular, made some really frustrating design choices that amplify the difference between players. The powerful rewards you get for success can turn a close-enough-that-everyone's-still-having-fun match into a not-even-close misery-fest for the losing side. It's a hell of a dopamine hit when you're winning (which is why people like it) but it really messes with the balance of the games.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#48I 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 dif…
> Your mouse sensitivity should be very low. > Use your elbow and shoulder only for aiming. What in the WHAT?!? As a fellow 40+ year old gamer, who's played more Q3A and UT4 AND Counter-Strike than I'd care to admit, I've never heard or scene this strategy. You must be very entertaining to watch with all the ...flailing about! UPDATE: I watched some YT videos of competition and while there's no "flailing" there's def…
I can confirm that this is common for players above a certain skill level (not me).
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#49I 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 dif…
You're not much younger than I. Only ever had a modest rig (for the
times) and a rotten ping, In those days playing on US or Scandinavian
servers from London with a ping of 250 was normal, and we used dial-up
modems. I hit my peak in FPS at about 30 and could stay top the board
in any counterstrike or team fortress server for as long as I
wanted. Always got accused of cheating of course.
I put my good playing skill down to knowing the maps. Most Unreal Tournament, TFC and CS servers ran the same old maps all day and night. I had every angle and line of sight worked out. Once you had a few killer moves worked out it became muscle memory and anticipation. What you see, in terms of great frames-per-second and resolution becomes less important.
By 40 my reaction time had dropped. I got humiliated on new games. It also took longer to learn new maps and find the good timing and sweet spots. That part of my brain gets very little exercise these days.
Re: How to play FPS games if you’re over 30
#50The thing I've noticed is that many games seem to depend on connection/host, even more than in the past. Halo Infinite is pretty much the poster child for being shot through walls and otherwise being a several frames out of sync or behind. No amount of reaction will fix that. Am I wrong for expecting games to get better instead of worse over time? Seems like its all about loot boxes, subscriptions, add-ons these days…
Only valorant and CSGO are running proper 120 tick servers nowadays. Everything else is like 20-50.