FrozenNew York, NYJoin Date: 2010-07-02Member: 72228Members, Constellation
Well the point is that I was as good as dead, but I was subconsciously counting his shotgun shells on the node, and he made the mistake of having 0 left at any point
Well the point is that I was as good as dead, but I was subconsciously counting his shotgun shells on the node, and he made the mistake of having 0 left at any point
Overall bad fade play for sure lol
It was a smart decision and you were able to make it while hanging by a thread. His buddy would've probably picked you off if you just retreated to Server.
One suggestion I have is to stop using those HP/energy bars. I think constantly glancing at the lower left and right corners of the screen in the middle of a fight significantly lowers your reaction time. A while ago, I switched to the circular bars close to the crosshair and they've made fights much more easier as aliens; especially as fade for energy conservation.
FrozenNew York, NYJoin Date: 2010-07-02Member: 72228Members, Constellation
This wasn't against pub players
The odds of having to deal with that 3rd marine were small in my mind, but i almost died because i didnt expect the shotgun to hit me well on his first shot from under the rail.
The bars on the side are much better for me, not distracting at all and I have a senseof my condition without explicitly leaving the center of my screen.
I was playing bad because of personal issues going on and stuff Plus the lerks were dead lol
I think constantly glancing at the lower left and right corners of the screen in the middle of a fight significantly lowers your reaction time. .
I don't find myself glancing at them.. they are pretty effective when using just your peripheral (that's sort of their purpose).
As for the bars near the crosshair, do you not find them to be distracting or obscuring? I've considered trying em
@mattji104@IronHorse Oh, alright. I couldn't get used to either the default or the ones that you guys are using. When using them, I kept having to glance at the corners of my screen in order to get an accurate assessment of my values, which can be suicidal during a fight. Using only my peripherals, I can't tell the difference between 50% and 33% HP unless the bar starts flashing or whatnot. When engaging enemies, my eyes are glued to the crosshair and things on the very edges of my monitor barely register. I also sit pretty close to my widescreen monitor. I don't have tunnel vision irl, but you could call it that in-game. It could also be that the bars are too small for me even though I downscale my res in-game in order to see larger objects.
I was concerned about the circular bars obscuring vision at first, but they haven't been distracting at all. I find that the proximity of the bars to the crosshair is priceless for me.
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You gotta go as low as 1 HP and then slaughter them all.
Overall bad fade play for sure lol
One suggestion I have is to stop using those HP/energy bars. I think constantly glancing at the lower left and right corners of the screen in the middle of a fight significantly lowers your reaction time. A while ago, I switched to the circular bars close to the crosshair and they've made fights much more easier as aliens; especially as fade for energy conservation.
The odds of having to deal with that 3rd marine were small in my mind, but i almost died because i didnt expect the shotgun to hit me well on his first shot from under the rail.
The bars on the side are much better for me, not distracting at all and I have a senseof my condition without explicitly leaving the center of my screen.
I was playing bad because of personal issues going on and stuff
I don't find myself glancing at them.. they are pretty effective when using just your peripheral (that's sort of their purpose).
As for the bars near the crosshair, do you not find them to be distracting or obscuring? I've considered trying em
I was concerned about the circular bars obscuring vision at first, but they haven't been distracting at all. I find that the proximity of the bars to the crosshair is priceless for me.
I wonder if the proximity of your head to the monitor affects this.. Thanks for the feedback!
I'll give those a shot