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Article #94840Re: Goddammit, why is it so difficult to aim!?
From: mooseboyskip
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:33
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:33
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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". > The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org 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.
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