>That fucking feel when you're straight up shit at video games
The worst thing is that I like vidya. But I can't prevent myself from sucking at it.
Counter strike, DOTA, Nosgoth, TF2, Ryse, Killing Floor, you name it.
I'm fucking garbage at them. I just can't manage to reach the highscores depite how much I play.
Am I fucking dumb /v/? I'm 21 and can't fucking play vidya for shit.
>>321548210
Play non competitive video games?
You're 21. Video games are for 14-year-olds on Adderall and caffeine. Of course you can't keep up.
>that fucking feel when you will never get to fuck winona ryder sideways
life just ain't fair, you know?
are you me
>>321548210
How many hours have you played Killing Floor and TF2 for?
>>321548347
I feel like most actresses would be dead fish in the bedroom anyways.
Probably fake orgasms too
The vast majority of people who are in the high scorers tend to play nothing but that game all day every day, especially Dota and CS. Of course some people are just naturally talented at videogames.
Don't sweat it, just play for fun or stop playing online games.
Slowly getting better is a good feeling, you should try it instead of coming to /v/ the second you die.
Reminder that everyone should go play Reassembly.
Pirate it, buy it, i don't care.
You aren't good at any types? Have you really tried every genre?
>>321548423
yeah, that's what i tell myself too
Do you have slow reflexes or something?
>>321548210
Step down to the minor leagues and pick up an Xbox. The community still has small pockets of skilled players/high level play but generally speaking has a "spongier" community for people without skill.
>>321548210
I know that feel, bro. I got into trying to git gud at sm4sh. Got decent at some tech and shit, but I still randomly get rekt by five year olds spamming roll and smash attacks. Never gonna get close to tourney level
>>321548423
They'd probably be really good at faking them though
>>321548347
I think I could fuck a girl like her. I mean, she banged Johnny Depp, and I'm not too far behind in terms of facial attractiveness.
>>321548417
22 hours on KF
388 hours on TF2
I only named the few I'm not too frustrated about. When I play Dark Souls II or MKX, I get blasted all day long, for real. It just becomes a pain at that point so I quit.
>>321548495
It's kinda sad how DOTA, and probably CSGO is the kind of a game where u can train hard, but you'll never beat the people who are naturally talented
>tfw moderately good at almost all games and really good at a few
Feels really good, the difference between competitive matches and pubs is night and day too.
>>321548557
I have slow reflexes and even my thoughts get hung up sometimes, I fucking hate it. It's probably because I'm a fatass as well
>>321548663
Accepting that there is always someone better than you is one of the steps to finally being happy with life.
>>321548210
You like video games eh? Try playing something other than garbage and fps's then
>>321548210
Anon, I'll play dota with you and make you not shit at it.
>>321548737
Well that's why you're shit, son.
Maybe you need to lose some weight. Or drink more water. Being dehydrated slows my reflexes by quite a bit.
I don't really care for exploration in videogames, so some would argue that I'm shit at vidya because of my tastes
>>321548737
That's actually true, you're probably high on sugar all the time, that numbs your mind.
When you start eating healthy and exercising and stop the sugar you'll notice your mind is a lot clearer and faster.
Happened to my father, who had diabetes and is now much healthier. He described it as getting some clog off his mind.
Just believe anon, and don't despair!
>tfw beat my friend at rocket league the first time i played
>he has 200 hours in it
i stopped caring about being good at video games after i was destroyed in halo 2 by the most popular guy in my middle school. he was the star football player, too. i played halo 2 for hours every day after school, it's all i did and was even remotely ok at. and he jumps into a game one afternoon and blows me the fuck out. i realized that some people are just better at some things and i would have to find my own thing, which was not video games. but it did ruin my week and i'm pretty sure i cried, that i was beaten by this kid both at real life and in my own world.
>>321548210
Some people are able to pick up a game in a few hours, some take hundreds of hours. I'm sure there are people with 1k+ hours in those games who still need another 1k hours to get good.
Except for Ryse, though. I can't comment on the game so much as I haven't played it, but it looks like a cinematic hack-and-slash. It shouldn't be too difficult to git gud at it. Like other hack-and-slashes, I'm guessing that on harder difficulties the key will be learning how to parry/block most effectively. When getting into fights, calm yourself down and slow yourself down and focus on the attacks the enemies do rather than the attacks you do.
But, what am I saying, I also suck at most video games. I can't even play multiplayer games or else I'll erupt in a fit of rage like the petulant manchild I am.
Eh, games like CS have ranks for a reason.
>>321548210
Okay, you have to understand that there is a major difference between "playing a game" and "practicing a game". Just as there's a difference between "playing to have fun or win" and "playing to learn".
How often do you do the former but not the latter?
>>321548883
Being insulin deprived is not the same thing as when someone eats some sugar.
Fucking. Moron.
>>321548661
>I think I could fuck a girl like her. I mean, she banged Johnny Depp, and I'm not too far behind in terms of facial attractiveness.
prove it
>>321548210
I know that feel, I played wow for years, never did any raids besides naxxramas and vault in wrath and I felt like a magikarp spamming splash and flail when I tried arena. I blame anxiety, get butthole clenching tense when I play games. Lately I've been getting a great kegel workout when I play hotline Miami. Competitive shooters are the worst though, especially on console. Played tf2 for a bit, basically just would be medic or get my butt raped
>>321548663
that's not sad that's life you asshole
if you can't have fun with something while not being the best at it you should probably reevaluate your outlook on life.
>tfw just don't have a strong competitive spirit
>tfw also have never had a good internet connection and would usually get ruined at online competitive vidya out of no fault of my own
>tfw the combination of these things quickly left me apathetic to ever caring about being good at competitive vidya
>tfw being comfy playing co-op and single player games and happy as can be
Who else /casual and happy/ here?
I have always been garbage at multiplayer games. Just stop sweating over it or stick with single player stuff.
At this point, if I play multiplayer stuff it's just among friends.
>>321549092
Wew lad, way to take what I said out of context and exagerate it to defeat the point and make yourself sound like an ass.
Meanie.
>>321548347
She'd just shoplift your dick.
>>321549180
Me, it just sucks that most of my friends can't enjoy vidya without having to win.
I mean, I'm competitive and like to win games, but I also like to fuck around. Most people just want the former.
>>321548991
wow that's fucking real
>>321549206
That's how you win at "arguing" on 4chan.
I remember back in high school I tried to play through Megaman 1 and just giving up after being stuck on Elecman and Gutsman levels for like an hour.
Fast forward to years later I replayed the game and didn't have nearly as much trouble anymore. In fact, since then I've completed all of the classic Megaman games.
My advice to OP. Take things slow, really think about your moves. Don't just try to run and gun through everything like a madman.
>>321548661
Hmm, you should be somewhat decent at both KF and TF2 by then. I don't even know, just find a class/perk you enjoy and go from there? These aren't terribly complicated games, you don't even need to read up on them, your subconscious does all the work ,the more you play the better you get at moving on the map, engaging the enemy etc. Perhaps you focus too much on winning, play to have fun instead. Dunno man. How is your aim and reflexes?
>>321549347
Mean.
>>321548661
>consistently been named most attractive person on the planet
>think you compare when you're a fatfuck
>>321548661
>I think I could fuck a girl like her. I mean, she banged Johnny Depp, and I'm not too far behind in terms of facial attractiveness.
Come on now anon
I would like to know how to play Dwarf Fortress and those kind of games, but I just cant sit my ass down and read about cuz I'm a lazy fat ass.
So I just end playing rouge-likes instead.
>>321548991
Damn that sounds harsh, but also a great life lesson.
>>321548210
atleast youre just straight shit
its worse when youre just below good and cant get any higher
forever above average, too good for shitters but cant ever hold a candle to pros
every single day desperately trying to get good but not being able to
>>321548663
most games heavily rely on fast reflexes and maintained focus, even if you are gud at tactics you are like, capped.
>>321548737
Why don't you played turn based strategy? You don't need reflexes for that shit. Or even dragon age/baldur's gate system, or hearthstone?
Just asking, what's your win/lose ratio in dota?
>>321549687
Watch youtube tutorials on Dorf Fort instead. You can play and learn at the same time and it gives you a good basic grasp of the game.
Just play them for fun, I'm 23 and I've always been shit at vidya (though I guess I've gotten better since high school) but I never took it to heart.
Also online multiplayer games suck dick today, although in the case of Killing Floor you need to level up to get better at it.
>>321548210
>normal difficulty: enemy ai is at an intelligence level similar to a rock or cloud of inert gas
>hard difficulty: satan himself commands the enemy units
I know its just me but fucking hell man
>>321549867
This was me inAssassin's Creedmultiplayer. I started out as such shit, learned how to play on a competitive level, and felt like I was on top of the world, but started lagging behind and never caught up to the real pros.
Feels bad.
>>321549206
>>321549347
Being "high on sugar" does not "numb your mind".
In fact, you can't actually "get high" on sugar, no matter how much you ingest.
Secondly, sugar does nothing whatsoever to your reflexes or cognitive functions, aside from triggering a small dopamine rush.
You saying that "your father experienced it" because he was diabetic is the same as saying "your father experienced fatigue" because he lost two liters of blood and you're comparing it to someone who was tired and got a paper cut.
>>321549180
i am certified casual and definitely ok with it. at least in the context of online/multiplayer games. all of my friends are better than me, so i pick whatever character or loadout sounds the funniest. i try to do my best in tf2 but sometimes you just have to accept that you will not be winning any rounds today. single player games are ez and i'm confident i could beat any of them, since i'm up against a computer that can do only so much against me. it's getting into the heads of other players that i can't figure out.
>almost 27 and reflexes still hold in fighting games and I'm doing great
>>321549867
I know that feel too fucking well. It's the curse of the pubstar.
>>321550097
I'm silly, sorry for being silly.
>tfw ended up playing all the MGS games in the Legacy Collection with online guides
For some reason I just don't feel like learning how to deal with my surroundings in vidya anymore
>>321550242
This post triggers me.
>>321550139
>tfw 34
i just drink monster and other energy shit for it
also i do coke at times, when i can afford it which isnt really that often
if it ever back fires on me ill just killmyself because that would mean im getting old and fuck that
>>321550139
as long as you maintain a healthy body and don't develop any weird illness that could fuck up your thinking and motor skills (Alzheimer Disease, Arthritis), you can game competitively well into old age easy.
You don't see it because old people, by and large, aren't into video games, but you take William Shatner for example. He's 84 years old and his mind is still sharp as a tack, he speaks very well in interviews for a man his age. I'm certain he'd do well in video games if that were a thing he was into.
>>321550242
honestly, did you enjoy playing with guides?
>>321550139
Shit at some games and really good at a few with seemingly no connectionbetween all of them.
>>321549856
stupid as it may sound, i have actually learned at least two good lessons from games. the other one is that acquiring more possessions doesn't make me happier. i learned this from Forza, where i'd start out with a shitty hatchback, customize and tune it, grow attached and have a lot of fun winning the initial races. the more cars i was able to win and buy, the less i cared about my old ricer, and winning 3 ferraris a day just felt like business as usual. soon i didn't care about any of them, they were just toys and tools. i have noticed this with stuff in real life, too. i'm not arguing that you should become an ascetic but i do encourage cutting back a bit.
>>321550640
MGS2 felt a bit more fun knowing where to actually go (I never much cared for the Big Shell setting) but MGS1 and 3 feel a lot better to just fuck around with on my own.
I think I mostly just did it in preparation for MGSV but now that that shitheap's finally done with I think I might go back and do my own playthrough of them.
>>321548210
I feel you anon. Just spent a full 2 1/2 hours doing the meteor shooting mini-game in Dead Space 1.
>tfw try a new game
>join game, ranking show that my opponents are considered average
>do pretty well, wreck everyone's shit
>after 2-3 hours of playing
>suddenly turn into shit
Fucking beginner's luck, how does it work?
>good enough to wreck my friends and a good amount of pubs
>get destroyed in more competitive environments (tournaments and high rank matches) (with the expection of fightan games)
feels bad man
>mfw 80 hours in FTL
>Tons of ships unlocked
>Never beaten the flagship
>Even on easy
>>321551049
But anon, I did already come to that conclusion five years ago and only buy that which I deem necessary.
I've considered the ascetic lifestile a lot lately, but I don't think I could go all the way through with it.
To attain a higher state of being and harmony, one must first rid himself of all things material.
>>321548737
Bro you're not shit at video games. You need to get fit.
Getting fit isn't even losing all of your body fat, bro.
You're not perfect the way you are but you can slowly improve yourself by taking baby steps everyday.
Start with cooking for yourself.
You have to physically move your body to prepare your meals. You have to think for yourself about your meals and look at what you are cooking with. You don't have to buy disgusting health meme foods.
Eating healthy is literally the conscious act of preparing your ingredients and using them in your meals. Eating healthy is working your muscles to promote stronger cognitive thinking and improve reaction times. You have to have fun with your life and enjoy the passion of cooking for yourself.
Seriously man being healthy isn't all about just being skinny and vegan memes. You can be a big guy and a smart guy by doing this very easy thing I have spelled out for you. God bless and merry christmas.
I usually just play single-player and co-op games so I don't feel too obliged to keep up a skill level. I enjoy mastering certain systems and whatnot, but I know there's always gonna be some guy who gives it the beans and completely destroys me. The only thing I really push to better myself in is racing games, and even then it can end up like >>321551049 says.
>Be me
>Decent Sm4sh player, win more often than not, best among my friends
>One friend loves the game, much more than I do
>It's almost all he plays
>I still wreck him every time
>I can tell he's not having a lot of fun
>I don't know how to 'go easy'
What can I do /v/? Most of the other games he plays end up the other way around, and he refuses to touch shooters or MOBAs.
>>321551556
>mfw /ck/ came on a video game board near me
>>321551076
God fuck that part so hard.
>>321551969
You can't do anything, it's up to him to git gud.
I am a firm believer in that every time you lose, you get better so long as you look back on the mistakes you made and remember those mistakes in the next match.
The more you beat him, the more satisfying it will be when he finally beats you and eventually get on your level.
I have a friend that hates losing and doesn't actually believe that there's anything to be gained on getting rekt. He's shit at games because he just abandons every losing game and just goes to the next game, using the same strategies.
>>321551065
IT'S ALWAYS CLEAR WHERE TO GO! MGS GAMES ARE MADE FOR BABIES
>>321552416
>>321551076
It took me five minutes to do it, only two attempts.
What was so hard about it?
>>321552345
>mfw see someone from /ck/ outside of /ck/
WOOOWOOOWOOOWOO
>>321549180
Isn't it strange how there's the idea that hardcore "gamer" = competitively good? I just want to play my 80+ hour single-player RPGs happily.
>tfw people try to taunt you because they're competitive
>tfw no fucks given because you're happily, casually, and earnestly enjoying games at your own pace
>>321552423
He doesn't learn though. He's not a bad sport about it, but I can tell comparatively; when he's beating our other friends, he's smiling and laughing, and when he's losing to me, he's not. He hasn't gotten better for a long time. We've been playing since launch and he hit his peak a couple months after launch, while I continued to improve until recently.
>>321552740
I don't even know, I know it wasn't even close to the hardest part of the game, but I kept failing over and over again.
Did the playthrough on hard though, maybe that's what the difference was?
>>321548210
>online virtual laser tag is video games
Yes you're fucking dumb.
im pretty shit too but at least i play for ~~fun~~
>>321548210
Stop trying to force yourself into a time draining hobby that isn't for you. If you're 21 then you should consider doing something that you're GOOD at. Most of us play video games because we're either good at it or it's a form of relaxation. Better yet if you want to continue just start playing story based games on easy if you just want something to do. There's literally 100's of them right now.
>>321553116
>>321552345
I'm here to culturally enrich video games.
>>321553394
I played on hard too though.
I think maybe you just didn't quite catch the mechanics of that or something.
I failed once then quickly figured out the controls.
>>321552740
I'm not sure if it was any harder on Hard Mode but that's what I was doing it on. Either way I took an unreasonable amount of time to finish it. I'm doing a Plasma Cutter only run so I thought my aim wasn't so shit but I suppose it is.
>>321548661
>and I'm not too far behind in terms of facial attractiveness
I mean, you're confident at least.
>>321548815
whats your MMR m8
This is why I mostly stick to RPGs, though I'm actually not complete shit at fighting games but they never keep me interested long enough to get good at them.
>>321548210
How can one be shit at Ryse? That's a fucking roller coaster with quick time events.
>>321553942
It was probably a combo of not understanding the controls and just being shit at little mini games like that.
There's a reason I'm playing Dead Space and not Osu. I want to stomp shit and shoot at it, not remember how bad my hand-eye is.
>>321553747
>>321548210
you're too old for those games. your limbs and ligaments can't react fast enough. try turn based games...FF Tactics, for one. Or really...any RPG, but not diablo because it requires too much clicking for someone of your age. try summonstrike.com perhaps - if you just want to jump in to a turn based game.
I'm average at league mechanically and in teamfights, but i get over emotional so i get cocky when ahead and tilt hard when behind. First 6 minutes of the game, i dominate in cs and lane pressure, trades, avoiding ganks, etc. From there, i steadily get worse in the midgame, then am okay at endgame.
I can win 1v1s against plats because i know zone ranges and matchups well, but when it comes to playing a full game of full on league, i'm def a bronzie.
