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I 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 a

by snarfy 4y ago

I 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.

sph 4y ago
This guy frags.
o_1 4y ago
4. couldn't agree more warmup is key
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josefresco 4y ago
> 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 definitely increased arm movement. TIL thanks guys!
- xboxnolifes 4y ago
  You've never heard about using low sens and arm aiming? That's basically every counter strike player I've ever met or pro I know about (plus every other tactical shooter with low slow enough movement).
  - josefresco 4y ago
    No, and I've been playing CS since Beta 3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- adrift 4y ago
  Arm aiming is the way.
- spywaregorilla 4y ago
  It's also very handy if you want to draw a nice looking circle. Much more accurate.
- keithnz 4y ago
  it's the way to go, small keyboard, big mouse pad.
- kipchak 4y ago
  You can see something somewhat similar here, though I don't think many people use high acceleration anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEamcaYyoa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEamcaYyoa0
  - josefresco 4y ago
    In the handful of CS:GO/Apex competition videos I watched, none featured such extreme arm movements. I also asked my hardcore gaming teen nephew if he "arm aims" and he was not familiar at all. His exact reply was "you mean aim with your whole arm lol?"
    - kipchak 4y ago
Seanambers 4y ago
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.
nonrandomstring 4y ago
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.
PyComfy 4y ago
34yo here, got called a cheater constantly, even by "top" players. Despite using a slow sensitivity myself, i would say that slow/fast sensitivity or wrist/arm aiming doesn't matter; I have seen plenty of people being very efficient with each technique. Just use what you are the most comfortable with. Something specific that tremendously helped me is putting fingers on each side of the mouse to lift it a little, the mouse is no more touching the mousepad, only your fingers, that way i can stop moving much more precisely. You no more think about aiming with the mouse but with your hand. When i need a slower sensitivity, i just lift the mouse higher. In the past i was playing with a CRT monitor at 160hz, now i am playing with a IPS monitor at 144hz (LG 27gl850-b); i have seen no difference in performing at KovaaK aim trainer[1]. Something that actually made a difference is where the sensor is located under the mouse. More the sensor was toward the back of the mouse (toward the wrist), more my aim was degrading. I also once tried a vertical mouse (Trust GXT 144) and did my best score ever in tracking, it was like holding a pen. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/824270/KovaaKs/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/824270/KovaaKs/
ordu 4y ago
> I'm 47 years old. > to make those flick headshots consistently. I'd say that you are playing for strengths of your age. It is a motor coordination, teenagers are known to be bad at it. IIRC it peaks somewhere around 40 years old and then slowly declines. Can't think where to find a link, I believe I've read something about it in regard to pianists.
singularity2001 4y ago
Good equipment... and here I am playing rust with 30 FPS (not exaggerating) and wondering why my KD barely hits 1.

by snarfy 4y ago

sph 4y ago

This guy frags.

o_1 4y ago

4. couldn't agree more warmup is key

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josefresco 4y ago

> 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 definitely increased arm movement. TIL thanks guys!

xboxnolifes 4y ago
You've never heard about using low sens and arm aiming? That's basically every counter strike player I've ever met or pro I know about (plus every other tactical shooter with low slow enough movement).
- josefresco 4y ago
  No, and I've been playing CS since Beta 3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
adrift 4y ago
Arm aiming is the way.
spywaregorilla 4y ago
It's also very handy if you want to draw a nice looking circle. Much more accurate.
keithnz 4y ago
it's the way to go, small keyboard, big mouse pad.
kipchak 4y ago
You can see something somewhat similar here, though I don't think many people use high acceleration anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEamcaYyoa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEamcaYyoa0
- josefresco 4y ago
  In the handful of CS:GO/Apex competition videos I watched, none featured such extreme arm movements. I also asked my hardcore gaming teen nephew if he "arm aims" and he was not familiar at all. His exact reply was "you mean aim with your whole arm lol?"
  - kipchak 4y ago

Seanambers 4y ago

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.

nonrandomstring 4y ago

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.

PyComfy 4y ago

34yo here, got called a cheater constantly, even by "top" players. Despite using a slow sensitivity myself, i would say that slow/fast sensitivity or wrist/arm aiming doesn't matter; I have seen plenty of people being very efficient with each technique. Just use what you are the most comfortable with. Something specific that tremendously helped me is putting fingers on each side of the mouse to lift it a little, the mouse is no more touching the mousepad, only your fingers, that way i can stop moving much more precisely. You no more think about aiming with the mouse but with your hand. When i need a slower sensitivity, i just lift the mouse higher. In the past i was playing with a CRT monitor at 160hz, now i am playing with a IPS monitor at 144hz (LG 27gl850-b); i have seen no difference in performing at KovaaK aim trainer[1]. Something that actually made a difference is where the sensor is located under the mouse. More the sensor was toward the back of the mouse (toward the wrist), more my aim was degrading. I also once tried a vertical mouse (Trust GXT 144) and did my best score ever in tracking, it was like holding a pen. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/824270/KovaaKs/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/824270/KovaaKs/

ordu 4y ago

> I'm 47 years old. > to make those flick headshots consistently. I'd say that you are playing for strengths of your age. It is a motor coordination, teenagers are known to be bad at it. IIRC it peaks somewhere around 40 years old and then slowly declines. Can't think where to find a link, I believe I've read something about it in regard to pianists.

singularity2001 4y ago

Good equipment... and here I am playing rust with 30 FPS (not exaggerating) and wondering why my KD barely hits 1.