I'm pretty horrible, I used to be decent at TF2 when I played a lot back on PC. But I tried playing star wars on the PS4 and man i'm bad. There's just lasers in my head at all times no matter where I spawn or what I do. Considering how few shooters I play I'd say I belong in the bottom half of the scoreboard. It's no fun to die so fast though. I kinda wish characters in shooters were more bullet spongy (totally a word right?) to have longer fire fights as dying instantly is not that fun.
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is anyone else terrible at online shooters?
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Weeaboosuke
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When I was younger I was a goddamn monster. Now? Not so much. 
I'm not good neither. I'm mid skilled at my best, I was a mid skilled UT 2k4 player, at todays fps games I'm mostly low skilled, I just can't keep up and I die before I notice the opponent 
That's why I'm afraid to try out Battlefront, dying all the time could be frustrating.
Even in single player I try to play at easy or normal, nothing too hard
That's why I'm afraid to try out Battlefront, dying all the time could be frustrating.
Even in single player I try to play at easy or normal, nothing too hard
I'm with you. I find myself getting the drop on someone, only to botch it and die.
Every now and then I get into a rhythm, have a great game, and delude myself into thinking I'm good. Then I follow it up with a 7/20 match and come back to earth.
When that happens I think I somehow got matched into a game with small children, that's the only way I pulled off a 27/4. Then their parent came back into the room for the next one.
More_Badass
Member
Yup. Never got into online shooters, they tend to just be chaos and unforgiving for newcomers who don't have their skills honed from previous installments
The only online anything I put any real time into were Red Faction Guerrilla, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and Rocker League.
The only online anything I put any real time into were Red Faction Guerrilla, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and Rocker League.
Fata1moose
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I'm pretty good even when I pick up a shooter for the first time. This didn't translate to TPS however, as I sucked at Gears when I first started playing. Though that had a whole host of problems...Like host advantage. 
n0razi
Member
If I grind it out for a few weeks I can get "good enough" to be a positive impact player on my team at most new FPS games
I find you need a combination of:
- Aim (hand eye coordination and speed)
- Map knowledge
- Player tendencies/pacing
The first one helps if you are younger or naturally gifted but the last 2 require practice and more practice.
I find you need a combination of:
- Aim (hand eye coordination and speed)
- Map knowledge
- Player tendencies/pacing
The first one helps if you are younger or naturally gifted but the last 2 require practice and more practice.
I think more people would be good at them if they weren't so goddamn twitch based because of low health / high damage outputs and incredibly fast movement. I'd definitely prefer a more slow paced online shooter where re-spawning is less of a mechanic, where it takes more hits to kill someone or be killed and where actual longer shootouts would be possible. Even Halo with its shields is still a constant slaughter fest (for me).
Ever since COD4 and Halo especially have I had trouble understanding what everyone finds so enjoyable about getting killed seconds after spawning and re-spawning constantly while desperately trying to stay alive long enough to learn map layouts etc. And yes, I guess some are simply better at them than others, but good multiplayer game design shouldn't allow for such a skill decrepancy where you don't even stand a chance to play properly imo.
Ever since COD4 and Halo especially have I had trouble understanding what everyone finds so enjoyable about getting killed seconds after spawning and re-spawning constantly while desperately trying to stay alive long enough to learn map layouts etc. And yes, I guess some are simply better at them than others, but good multiplayer game design shouldn't allow for such a skill decrepancy where you don't even stand a chance to play properly imo.
wingedarcher7
Member
I've always sucked at FPS games. Multiplayer ones or not. It's why I don't tend to put much time into Counter Strike, even if my friends are playing with me. Plus, I just don't enjoy them all that much.
40 player TDM servers on CoD4 are massive fun.
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LegendofDragoonLives
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hehe don't worry about it. I used to be really good during COD1/2 and CSS era. I stopped gaming MP FPS/TPS other than the 2 Uncharteds, COD4 occasionally, Gears occasionally and Killzone 2. But I barely played them, the only one that was over 20 hours being U2. I started playing competitive MP with the PS4 since some of my friends that played 360 play online, and I'm kinda hooked again. I was mediocre at BF4 and terrible at TLOU in the beginning. Started as a .2 something for a while. Took like 2-3 months just to move to .5 K/D and I think now it's at 1.3. I made a new account to see how good I'd gotten last 6 moths and have a 3.1 K/D. You remember maps, gets used to play-styles and eventually you're there. But yeah, I don't remember being as terrible at videogames as I was with TLOU the first 6 months. Especially when I was playing with my friend who was getting 4-5 more kills at that time. No lie, but I felt embarrased.
Agreed, being old , 37, I find map knowledge and watching where teammates are, or where teammates are dying on the map, along with years or playing and observing tendencies, make up for my fading twitch skills. I can seriously camp with the best.
I pick up probably about every third COD game that comes out, because that's roughly the time it takes for me to forget how terrible I am at them. I'm so bad that I have received messages from random people, talking smack about my miserable kill ratios. Jerks.
Thankfully those games are packed with tons of other content to help make the purchases worthwhile.
Thankfully those games are packed with tons of other content to help make the purchases worthwhile.
Krappadizzle
Member
At the ripe age of 29, I'm pretty much the best around. Jaguar fast reflexes, Dolphin-like echolocation of all maps, mixed with a sexy-deep voice that I use to distract my victims with some audible paralysis with my mesmerizing soliloquies. And everyone knows I have a big dick because they are always telling me "what a dick" when I kill them. No one stands a chance. Lock and lose ya turds.
Im ok.
GustyGardens
Banned
I've seen people say that playing on a smaller screen will make you better, and while that may be true, it's not why you're playing poorly. I play on a 65" TV and what's more important is my seating situation in relation to the TV. If you have to play on a larger screen, sit in a sport where you can see the entire screen without having to move your eyes around too much.
Learning the game and controls is the hard part. The maps are different, but as you play you'll start to see patterns where people tend to flock. Use that to your advantage by being there first or flank them and pop up from behind.
I'd also look at the aim sensitivity. I have mine at the highest setting, where as others use the lower settings. Experiment and find what's comfortable for you.
For Call of Duty, the weapons and perks you use can dictate your style of play. Keep all of that in mind when you're building your loadout.
It's also important to stick with a weapon or two, instead of trying everything - at least while you're starting out. You'll become more comfortable with the rate of fire, optics and time to kill. You'll learn when you can and should start shooting, rather than wasting ammo trying to get long shots.
Learning the game and controls is the hard part. The maps are different, but as you play you'll start to see patterns where people tend to flock. Use that to your advantage by being there first or flank them and pop up from behind.
I'd also look at the aim sensitivity. I have mine at the highest setting, where as others use the lower settings. Experiment and find what's comfortable for you.
For Call of Duty, the weapons and perks you use can dictate your style of play. Keep all of that in mind when you're building your loadout.
It's also important to stick with a weapon or two, instead of trying everything - at least while you're starting out. You'll become more comfortable with the rate of fire, optics and time to kill. You'll learn when you can and should start shooting, rather than wasting ammo trying to get long shots.