List some pointers on being a good FPS gamer.

[MX2]

Practice, practice, practice. Especially straffing and moving backwards while firing. It also helps tremendously to learn to use the lean keys (if available) alot.

 

[PingSpike]

Install an aimbot, and be sure to call everyone gay everytime you get killed.

 

[Parkre]

BUNNY_HOP!!!

no, don't, or everyone will laugh at you.

Stay calm in the middle of a firefight, don't panic. when you panic you hands move which means your mouse moves. The best Gamers I have seen are calm, cool, and collect even in the most intense battle, (not to mention Xtazy)

 

[Eureka]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Find a CS-playing Asian to teach you. Asians generally stay up until 2am playing CS and Warcraft, and they are almost always good at FPS games. Otherwise, try turning down your mouse sensitivity. That's good for better control.

Don't tell me you're viet...

I'm asian, play CS, stay away from WC, play SC, play DOD (the only game worth playing), and goes to sleep at 10PM (moving to 9 to see if that works out better).

Norm

 

[MBrown]

Lowering the mouse sensitivity helped a little bit. Eveytime somebody jumps out I go all over the place cuz I can see the person when Im shooting. I panic all the time though and bunny hop if thats what you call it. Ill work on that. Anybody want to start a practice game on Vietcong 2 or something?

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
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It's all about knowing the map.

I agree, knowing the map can make a huge difference. Other than that, trial and error, adaptation, watch other players who are good and see what they are doing.

 

[znaps]

Don't think too much. Eliminate any other visual or aural distractions, this way you'll get in 'the zone' as quickly as possible.

 

[daveybrat]

I turn the lights off so there isn't any glare on the screen so i can see clearly.

I play Call of Duty online and the biggest thing i find is to always keep moving. Sitting in one spot after you shoot someone almost guarantees that someone will see or hear the muzzle-fire coming from your gun and will swarm in on you. You shoot someone, then move along to another location immediately.

 

[syzygy]

how do you circle strafe ?

i see that alot in certain types of UT2004 modes. there is the type of player who goes invisible and then double jumps into a circle strafe.
he stays airborne in front of the enemy flag just picking people off as he flys around in a circle, while invisible. i hate that. so cheap. but
effective and fast too.

 

[mike0292]

If it has taken you a while to become good at an FPS, you'll never be that good. Some people have the skills/reactions to play FPS's, some don't. I know a lot of my friends are just plain horrible at FPS's no matter how much they play. As teh_pwnerer put it, you can train a noob but then he'll just be a trained noob. If it takes you more than a couple weeks to start doing well/dominating pub servers, you'll never be that good.

 

[lozina]

Things that made biggest difference improving my game:

-fast bandwidth connection
-fast video card

 

[Barfo]

forget about your social life, move to your parents' basement...

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: mike0292
If it has taken you a while to become good at an FPS, you'll never be that good. Some people have the skills/reactions to play FPS's, some don't. I know a lot of my friends are just plain horrible at FPS's no matter how much they play. As teh_pwnerer put it, you can train a noob but then he'll just be a trained noob. If it takes you more than a couple weeks to start doing well/dominating pub servers, you'll never be that good.

that's only true if you are already familiar with FPS gameplay. For people who are new to FPS, it'll probably take much longer to get used to the style.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Find a CS-playing Asian to teach you. Asians generally stay up until 2am playing CS and Warcraft, and they are almost always good at FPS games. Otherwise, try turning down your mouse sensitivity. That's good for better control.

um... dunno. when i go home, i get blasted in starcraftt matches - i am a fodder at best, as expected. in return, i blast them in any FPS game of choice. considering i am just mediocre to decent player doesnt make them generally good at FPS imo.

personally, playing more CS (if thats your thing) would definitely improve your familiarity with the game specifics like gun recoil, strategic points on the map. but to me CS seems very static and slow game with stun and abound camping. I suggest you to play UT with speedmods with harder bots. thats what i used to do when i played cs and didnt find my game going too well, then i would come back and do much much better. try shockrifle only games for improved aim.

 

[Deinonych]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT thing to remember if you want to be the best at an FPS game, you MUST know the map inside and out. This takes time, but you absolutely need to know the best vantage points for your weapon of choice, which in turn will give you an idea of where the enemy will be also. If it's a game like CS:S where you play match after match, you need to know where your enemies will be at the beginning of the match, and where the surviving ones most likely will be going after the opening firefights. You need to know the quickest route to your objective also. You need to know the less traveled paths when you don't want to be caught. You need to learn enemy camping spots so you don't run by a dark corner without looking, or you don't run straight through that door with a sniper 80 feet down the hallway or across the empty lot.

It's all about knowing the map.

:thumbsup:

A good gamer's mouse like the Logitech MX518 helps too. YMMV.

 

[dummy2001]

I suggest you to play UT with speedmods with harder bots.

Ok, cross-training on games is getting seriously geeky but it is true. I remember once I was stalled out on Janes WW2 Fighters, I would play some UT against fast bots and come back and be somehow a much better pilot, even though the 3d flight maneuvers were quite different from the UT techniques. It was the reaction time and information processing in my brain I think.

The SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT thing to remember if you want to be the best at an FPS game, you MUST know the map inside and out.

Yes. You have to be able to guess what an opponenent will think and where they will go.

Most importantly, don't think. Gaming should be an extension of you;

There's two approaches here. If all you care about is winning then yes, turn off your brain and play on pure reflex. I find it more fun though to let myself actively identify with my character and really think about what I'm doing. I score less, but its more immersive fun to really try to feel myself in the environment and think about what I should do as though its really happening. (especially back when I used to get small and play).

I prefer FPS where you can take time to anticipate what the other side will do and really stalk them and ambush vs run and gun. I love playing a sniper. To each his own.

 

[mechBgon]

In UT-style games, know the maps and be a resource hog if possible (grab all the good loot when it respawns). Use "speculative pre-shoot," lob some area-effect ammo (Flak, rockets, etc) at places where you think an enemy might appear from around a corner... there's no point dying with a full clip, use up that ammo! People hate it when I frag 'em just by random speculative guesswork... :evil:

I'm just generally an area-effect guy anyway. Aiming ain't my strong point

 

[Thyme]

Here are my FPS tips:
[*]Stay in shadows
[*]If you're seen, hide until the guard indicates he's no longer looking for you
[*]Don't kill anyone--you're not a murderer!

 

[mechBgon]

I prefer FPS where you can take time to anticipate what the other side will do and really stalk them and ambush vs run and gun.

You sound like a natural-born Descent3 player then *bobs silently in a corner of the mine, listens to the newbies afterburning around and giving their position away... here comes one, Smart Missile away...*

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Thyme
Here are my FPS tips:
[*]Stay in shadows
[*]If you're seen, hide until the guard indicates he's no longer looking for you

Got the love the First Person Hiding technique:roll:

 

[Thyme]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: Thyme
Here are my FPS tips:
[*]Stay in shadows
[*]If you're seen, hide until the guard indicates he's no longer looking for you

Got the love the First Person Hiding technique:roll:

How do you play Thief?

 

[PsharkJF]

Spam. (At least in tfc)

Edit: On that note, playing some class other than class 2 and class 9. (Maybe class 6 as well, but even nub HWs need to learn how to concaim well before you can call them good)

 

[Fresh Daemon]

The Japanese call it mushi, no mushi (mind, no mind - assuming I got it right), but right before an athlete actually performs his brain switches to alpha rhythms (like sleep). So, don't concentrate. Just relax.

I find that if someone runs out in front of me I can get off a headshot before my conscious brain has even perceived that they appeared. Once you achieve a certain level of mouse-eye co-ordination your subconscious mind will aim very well. On the other hand, I tend to suck at sniping because when I try and consciously line a shot up, I miss more often than not.

Something else that you can do (John Carmack does this) is over-eating. If you're full of health, ammo or whatever, wound yourself slightly to pick up health, fire off a round to pick up ammo, etc. You don't need it, but someone else might, and you're denying it to them.

Try not to run around like a madman and fall off things. It looks stupid (and you lose a frag). Keep moving, but try and remember what's around you.

Also, make sure you practice. Try and play just a little FPS every day or every other day to keep your eye in. I went without playing any for about 4 months once, it took me a week to get fully co-ordinated again. I mean, I wasn't embarrassing myself, but I wasn't pwning either.

 

[Powermoloch]

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[tenner]

play without sound. it will improve your reaction time.
other than that, like everyone else said, know the map!
you can shoot through some materials so take advantage of that.
when you know there is an enemy about to approach, shoot ahead of time, he will just walk into your line of fire.
also, know when each time will be at a certain point
all of this ofcourse comes from good ol practice.