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Re: Goddammit, why is it so difficult to aim!?

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From: Dan C
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:31
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:33:22 -0700, mooseboyskip wrote:

> On Sep 23, 12:28 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:07:38 +0000, RjY wrote:
>> >>Real, serious, good players use the keyboard/mouse combo.  It's the only
>> >>way to be truly effective.  If you don't believe that, well, you're suckin'.
>> > I agree that most people find the mouse an improvement but your
>> > statement is harsh. There are some good keyboarders, for instance
>> > Ryback:
>>
>> >   So that's done at last, I'm very proud of it, fourth player ever to achieve
>> >   this and, I hope everyone notes, the only keyboarder :)
>>
>> > (from <http://competn.doom2.net/incoming/compet-n/30ns7155.zip>, a
>> > nightmare skill demo run of Doom 2 with 100% secrets)
>>
>> Perhaps, but that is an extreme exception.  For nearly all "average"
>> gamers, using the KB alone will seriously reduce effectiveness.
>>
>> --
>> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
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> 
> Well, I'm seriously reducing effectiveness now, because I can't
> maneuver properly with one hand on the damn mouse.  I get hung up on
> things, and I certainly can't sidle and shoot at the same time.  I
> defy anyone to be able to sidle and shoot while using the mouse to
> aim.  That's my complaint.

You slide with your left hand on the KB, and aim/shoot with the mouse.


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