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I tried to get good at fpses back in the day but never did. I was however making decent progress at learning an instrument at the time (the French horn, if you

I tried to get good at fpses back in the day but never did. I was however making decent progress at learning an instrument at the time (the French horn, if you must know) and thought there should be some sort of tool to learn the fundamentals of first-person video game shooting using time honored music practice techniques. The key to getting really killer music technique is to go as smoothly and calmly as possible, over and over again, even if that means going at a fraction of the target speed. I would have liked to see an fps trainer that lets you practice shots at anywhere from 1/5th to 1x game speed, so you could master it at very slow speeds and gradually up the "tempo". (There are some very good trainer programs now in AD 2024, but none that I know of that let you manipulate speed like that.)

candiddevmike 2y ago
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
ghosty141 2y ago
I‘d say I‘m very proficient with FPS games. I also got to Global Elite in CS:GO. My take is that you mainly need two things, map awareness and aim. The first can only be acquired by playing A LOT. The latter too but the time it takes by playing gamemodes line Free For All Deathmatch where you get to practice the shooting aspect very frequently. If taken seriously I‘m confident a player can get proficient within 500-800 hours of playtime. That sounds like a lot but with daily practice/playing ofr 1-2 hours its not that big of a deal.
- rowanG077 2y ago
  And talent. CS is one of the first times in my life I saw people try very hard at getting better. But it just didn't work. Like some people put in a fourth of their effort and they would still run circles around them.
  - bloqs 2y ago
    it's actually trait openness/ cognitive flexibility: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366388355_Cognitive_Flexibility_and_Decision_Making_Predicts_Expertise_in_the_MOBA_Esport_League_of_Legends#:~:text=Results%20showed%20that%20cognitive%20flexibility,per%20minute%E2%80%9D%20(%20p%20%3D%20 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366388355_Cognitive....
  - sdwr 2y ago
    Yeah FPS never clicked for me. I put 500 hours or so into CSGO and came out just as bad as I went in. I choked all the time.. feels like my brain isn't designed for that sub second decision making
- sage76 2y ago
  > proficient within 500-800 hours of playtime Depends on the definition of proficient. It would take someone of great natural talent to get to global in 500 hours.
- asdfman123 2y ago
  Yep, doing something over and over again is how you get good at it for sure
Rodeoclash 2y ago
This is available in some of the current FPS trainers, they often have a time scaling feature which will slow the target down.
- beretguy 2y ago
  Wow, never knew about it! Can you please give a few examples?
  - noelwelsh 2y ago
    Kovaaks has this. On the right hand side of the UI, where the scenario is described. You can adjust the time scale.
    - Rodeoclash 2y ago
      Kovacs was the one I was thinking of but couldn't remember the name

candiddevmike 2y ago

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast

ghosty141 2y ago

I‘d say I‘m very proficient with FPS games. I also got to Global Elite in CS:GO. My take is that you mainly need two things, map awareness and aim. The first can only be acquired by playing A LOT. The latter too but the time it takes by playing gamemodes line Free For All Deathmatch where you get to practice the shooting aspect very frequently. If taken seriously I‘m confident a player can get proficient within 500-800 hours of playtime. That sounds like a lot but with daily practice/playing ofr 1-2 hours its not that big of a deal.

rowanG077 2y ago
And talent. CS is one of the first times in my life I saw people try very hard at getting better. But it just didn't work. Like some people put in a fourth of their effort and they would still run circles around them.
- bloqs 2y ago
  it's actually trait openness/ cognitive flexibility: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366388355_Cognitive_Flexibility_and_Decision_Making_Predicts_Expertise_in_the_MOBA_Esport_League_of_Legends#:~:text=Results%20showed%20that%20cognitive%20flexibility,per%20minute%E2%80%9D%20(%20p%20%3D%20 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366388355_Cognitive....
- sdwr 2y ago
  Yeah FPS never clicked for me. I put 500 hours or so into CSGO and came out just as bad as I went in. I choked all the time.. feels like my brain isn't designed for that sub second decision making
sage76 2y ago
> proficient within 500-800 hours of playtime Depends on the definition of proficient. It would take someone of great natural talent to get to global in 500 hours.
asdfman123 2y ago
Yep, doing something over and over again is how you get good at it for sure

Rodeoclash 2y ago

This is available in some of the current FPS trainers, they often have a time scaling feature which will slow the target down.

beretguy 2y ago
Wow, never knew about it! Can you please give a few examples?
- noelwelsh 2y ago
  Kovaaks has this. On the right hand side of the UI, where the scenario is described. You can adjust the time scale.
  - Rodeoclash 2y ago
    Kovacs was the one I was thinking of but couldn't remember the name