ShadowTiger
03-07-2006, 11:35 AM
There are some occasions in FPS games (Such as Serious Sam, Star Trek Elite Force, Half Life, etc.) where you just get twitchy, and start to jump around, and make excessive movements. I'm no exception to this. Hell, I'm the spokesgamer for this.
However, it's definitely something I'd encourage doing. Spazzy gamers will tend to fall off more cliffs and such this way, but they're also more likely to get practice in avoiding doing such things in the process. You're also more likely to avoid being hit when you're never, ever motionless. It forces you to train your cursorfingers to lock onto your opponents as you move around, which is yet more practice.
Jumping frequently in Platformer games gives you yet more practice with agility. The more maneuvering you do, the more of other forms you'll be doing as well. You can practive going into a crouching position from a jump, which can let you quickly dodge a projectile that you had almost succeeded in dodging from the jump you just made, but decided against it.
Remember folks. NEVER sit still. NEVER. Camping only gets you fried, as people can and will sneak up behind you and headshot you to death. Circlestrafe wherever possible. Practice keeping your cursor on the same position onscreen as you do, and remember to reload when you have a spare moment.
It seems obvious, but it's amazing how often you forget in the head of combat, when your first instinct is to just aim your weapon at the nearest enemy who's shooting at you.
However, it's definitely something I'd encourage doing. Spazzy gamers will tend to fall off more cliffs and such this way, but they're also more likely to get practice in avoiding doing such things in the process. You're also more likely to avoid being hit when you're never, ever motionless. It forces you to train your cursorfingers to lock onto your opponents as you move around, which is yet more practice.
Jumping frequently in Platformer games gives you yet more practice with agility. The more maneuvering you do, the more of other forms you'll be doing as well. You can practive going into a crouching position from a jump, which can let you quickly dodge a projectile that you had almost succeeded in dodging from the jump you just made, but decided against it.
Remember folks. NEVER sit still. NEVER. Camping only gets you fried, as people can and will sneak up behind you and headshot you to death. Circlestrafe wherever possible. Practice keeping your cursor on the same position onscreen as you do, and remember to reload when you have a spare moment.
It seems obvious, but it's amazing how often you forget in the head of combat, when your first instinct is to just aim your weapon at the nearest enemy who's shooting at you.