Competitive Online Gaming

[Jackie Daytona]

For around nine years, I've been trying to break into competitive online PC games. I've had no success.

I might be getting the timeline a little wrong, but it went something like this:

I started with RTS. As it was my favorite game genre for a large portion of my life. I couldn't pull a high enough APM. (Actions per minute.) Held me back.

I moved on to fighting games. Found that I couldn't do advanced combos. Limited my damage which kept me from being competitive against high skill players.

I was playing a game on the side. It was kinda like a MOBA. I just kept losing, though. So, I moved on again.

Thinking MOBA's might be my thing, I tried a bunch. I liked them. Didn't like me back. No matter how good I got, or how hard I carried... I just lost all the time, anyway.

So, I tried card games. Had a lot of fun in each. Until I hit a wall. Simply could not win after that. All I seem to face are experts with impossible to defeat decks.

After that, I went into a cycle. Kept trying them all again. Thinking I must've missed something. Or maybe there was a bad meta. Every time my experience just repeated. Same as it was.

I then gave shooters a try. Far too many cheaters. I can't do anything.

From there, I tried all sorts of games. It's always the same: I'm just not very good.

It isn't for lack of effort. That's for sure. I've sunk 1000s of hours into online gaming. With no positive result.

I don't understand how anyone manages to be good at games. I do everything I'm supposed to do, and it's never enough. Why?

Why can't I pump a lot of time into a game and be good? Seems to be the only thing that good players do. I play just as much as major streamers for the games I play. But I'm nowhere near as good.

Why is it that what works for everyonelse doesn't work for me at all? I don't understand.

[Fishie]

Not everyone goes to a job. A gamer sits at home and plays the game 24/7 then goes to a gaming school to get better. Mostly those type of gamers are trying to join professional gaming teams to make money.

[Jackie Daytona]

Wolf님이 먼저 게시:

Not everyone goes to a job. A gamer sits at home and plays the game 24/7 then goes to a gaming school to get better. Mostly those type of gamers are trying to join professional gaming teams to make money.

Um... yeah. I've spent most of the last 9 years going from job-to-job. Spending a great deal of time on games. (In-between.)

My goal was to go pro. As mentioned, I log hours similar to professional players. I never reach their level. No matter how much I play.

Everyone seems to progress faster and easier than I can. Example: I've been playing fighting games since they existed. Almost anyone can practice for 2 weeks and defeat me in any fighting game. Despite having vastly more experience than them.

I've never heard of a "gaming school".

[steven1mac]

The older you get the slower your reflexes, and dexterity in general.

[The Grim Reaper]

Just git gud.

[thru]

I play cs go and barely encounter cheaters

[A&A]

In RTS games you can become good if you are using a lot of hot keys. Also getting space is very important.

[bad_fur_day1]

Some players are naturally skilled I believe, which is certainly a good place to start if you wanna be pro. But winning and being competitive is also a large topic and can be improved like everything, giving up and changing games certainly wouldn't be a good attribute I would think.

[bad_fur_day1]

Read; The Art Of War by Sun Tzu

Training; For FPS aim and reaction time train every day, players who train longer than you will probably beat you.

[bad_fur_day1]

Helps to have the enthusiasm of young players to play almost every minute of the day, so I guess you might want to judge if you can compete agaisn't that.

[Devsman]

It's not enough to be good at gaming; you also have to understand people.

This is my issue. I can master the rules of a game, hence I can conquer some of the hardest single player games of all time. But I just don't understand people, hence I get my ass kicked in multiplayer every single time.

[Samwise]

bad_fur_day1님이 먼저 게시:

Read; The Art Of War by Sun Tzu

Training; For FPS aim and reaction time train every day, players who train longer than you will probably beat you.

Its also crucial to first use the exact same mouse, same sensitivity and other settings, same hand position, and same mousepad. Then you start creating better muscle memory. I believe there is also some training programs where you can improve your aiming.

[Devsman]

Samwise님이 먼저 게시:

bad_fur_day1님이 먼저 게시:

Read; The Art Of War by Sun Tzu

Training; For FPS aim and reaction time train every day, players who train longer than you will probably beat you.

Its also crucial to first use the exact same mouse, same sensitivity and other settings, same hand position, and same mousepad. Then you start creating better muscle memory. I believe there is also some training programs where you can improve your aiming.

That's the other problem.

I just want to play a few rounds and not get my ass kicked every single time. Who the hell wants to literally not play the game in order to do formal training in some other program?

Besides literally everyone, I guess.

[Sparky mark phillips]

don't feel bad some people just have superhuman reflexes, i'm in the same boat but dont let it bother you you dont have to be good at things to enjoy them, dont listen to the eltist ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ they just get off on being superior to other people, so ♥♥♥♥ what they think enjoy yourself.

[Meove]

I just stop play competitive mode now. its really affected my health and mental. i know im play better but if it cost my health im leaving

To get better, just practice a lot. Im suggest use your own stategy more than guide you found online. experiment your own strategy many times until you found out its really "destroy opponent ass". Dont follow trending meta just because people use it

[Zoomii]

Please tell me this is a troll post. Go outside homie.