How do I git gud?

(gg2ez) #1

This is actually going to be a serious question (surprise). I have about 82hrs on record, I am a level 8 and I suck SO hard at aiming. I cannot track for (excuse my French) sh*t. Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely not bad at Dirty Bomb, I can easily rack up K/D’s of 3/1 but that’s really only possible when I play Nader because I have learnt to bounce Nades like a DEMON. I can’t remember the last time I got a kill with a pistol. Please DB community, tell me how to git gud with aiming my gun because Nade launchers do have a limit.

(Jostabeere) #2

I am actually curious about this aswell. I am so surprised when people kill me on an insane range bunnyhopping and bouncing off walls.

(sirjj) #3

I was able to do this naturally as soon as I found out I could wall bounce because I used to play Gunz The Duel back in the day where you learned to do what was called K - style which involved a lot of wall bouncing lol.

(Mister__Wiggles) #4

Well if you are being serious, then the only way you can get better is with practice. Lower sensitivity, wider fov these things will help alot.

(K1X455) #5

Lower sensitivity means slower aiming.

I balance sensitivity with the sensitivity scaling, and using half the DPI of my 8200 Steel Series Sensie mouse.

Also, learn to track using the mouse and and keys when strafing.

(Black) #6

People still seem to think there some magic out there to becoming good, there’s not.
Just practice, practice, practice.

Practice is what players have skill, no one magically becomes good.

(gg2ez) #7

People still seem to think there some magic out there to becoming good, there’s not.
Just practice, practice, practice.

Practice is what players have skill, no one magically becomes good.[/quote]

But what to practice? I could practice walljumping for 50hrs straight and that wouldn’t help my aiming skills.

(gg2ez) #8

[quote=“K1X455;85629”]Lower sensitivity means slower aiming.

I balance sensitivity with the sensitivity scaling, and using half the DPI of my 8200 Steel Series Sensie mouse.

Also, learn to track using the mouse and and keys when strafing.[/quote]

Thank you! I’ll practice my A-D tracking skills.

(CCP115) #9

Oh yay, all the Americans are asleep, now I can answer a thread!

Seriously though:

Lower sens. Helps tracking, and in this game that’s a big deal.

Turn off mouse accel, it’s not for people who want to learn. Only turn it on later on down the road, if you’re desperate for it.

Keep your crosshair at head level. There’s no reason not to, that extra headshot could win you a firefight.

Do not jump in a firefight, unless you are escaping, or using a shotgun. If you are using a shotgun, try get some flanks, otherwise be prepared to get shot down. If you are using an SMG, move unpredictably, and crouch a little to throw off the other person’s aim.

Aim for the head obviously, and don’t expect pistol kills, they’re not nearly as deadly as your primary, and are just backup tools.

(XavienX) #10

So a lot of people already said the main points, I might as well give you extra advice. The weapon’s bullet spread is all random right now, except for M14 and the devs are looking into it. Anyways, if you aim down sights, the spread is tighter, but since this game is a hitfire friendly game, most people crouch occasionally during a gunfight or something to gather headshots.

(kAndyREW) #11

some things that no one else has mentioned but things that I’ve found extremely useful after about a year of really sitting down to practice aim in FPSes:

  1. To get better at winning duels, strafe-obviously. However tracking heads on people who do the same is much harder. I would say there is a certain level of prediction that goes with tracking. Yes this game is hitscan, but knowing where the enemy will strafe to is essential. For example, if they are strafing towards a wall you know they will most likely turn the other direction soon (or wall jump)

  2. get really good frames per second… I didn’t think this was a huge thing until I recently had to play on my 60hz monitor on my laptop while I was in japan for 2 weeks. It is a HUGE difference when compared to my 144hz monitor back at home. The 144hz monitor makes aiming stupid easy. Obviously you want to be able to RUN the game over 60fps to even benefit from this.

And before people say you can’t tell a difference between 60 and 100+ fps, there is a HUGE difference in my experience. not as noticeable as in a game like Dota or a slower paced game, but in a fast paced shooter like DB it’s a world of a difference.

  1. know your gun. Stick to 1 gun for a bit to train up the muscle memory of the recoil and how it handles. a good starting place would be the m4a1 or the hochfir just because of how consistently accurate they are. oh and turn on hit bleeps. it helps solidify that muscle memory with an auditory cue when you land shots/headshots.

hope it helps!

(avidCow) #12

People still seem to think there some magic out there to becoming good, there’s not.
Just practice, practice, practice.

Practice is what players have skill, no one magically becomes good.[/quote]

But what to practice? I could practice walljumping for 50hrs straight and that wouldn’t help my aiming skills. [/quote]

Because you have to practice doing both at the same time. You can’t learn to juggle while riding a unicycle by only learning to do one or the other skill.

It’s all muscle memory, anticipation, and practice practice practice.

(Ghosthree3) #13

Literally the worst advice for improving aim. Do not DPI switch.

(modernBlast) #14

It’s not all just practice. I’ve had friends who’ve “practiced” golf for 20 years; they are no better for it - all they’ve done is ingrain bad habits. Make sure you practice correctly.

Remember people who are naturally good are often the worst when it comes to teaching or explaining - it’s second nature to them, it’s like explaining how to blink or something. You often find the best coaches are those who are good, but not the best.

(K1X455) #15

Literally the worst advice for improving aim. Do not DPI switch.[/quote]

keyword is balance.

(K1X455) #16

here’s my reference:

(gg2ez) #17

Thanks guys. I just don’t understand why I can legitimately take on an entire team in TF2 but cannot kill a single person with a pistol in DB. With all these aiming tips, I should be good to go, thanks for the advice!

@Amerika you can close this now. Also advice if you have any.

(LifeupOmega) #18

Make sure you equip the Zweihander and Mask of the Father.

(I used to feel like that too tbh, I could wipe teams in TF2 but not in DB, and then I just stuck with it and got used to popping heads with a lower sens)

(watsyurdeal) #19

In regards to low sensitvity, here are the advantages.

  1. Easier to make small micro corrections to your aim, better tracking overall, REALLY useful against faster enemies and going for headshots.

  2. More consistent twitch, it is much easier to move your arm the exact same distance every time with a lower sensivity. Think of it like this, which is easier? 2 cm to turn 90 degrees? or 8 cm? For landing the crosshair in the same spot every time?

  3. Better accuracy, you’ll be far more consistent with your shots than you would with a higher sens. If it feels like you’re moving too fast when you aim, it’s probably too high.

So how do you gradually get to a lower sens?

Go to mousesensitvity.com and get your current sens, gradually reduce it by 2 cm per 360 till you are at a point where it just…works. Just plain and simple works.

When you’re getting top of the team and nearly 50 kills+ every game, you’re there.

Think of this like weight training, you’re increasing the effort needed to aim every week. Slowly but surely you’ll get used to it.

As for DPI…I’d say the best approach is keeping your sens above 5 in game, and going as low as you can get it while keeping it above 5. That’s really all you need.

(Amerika) #20

[quote=“gg2ez;85833”]Thanks guys. I just don’t understand why I can legitimately take on an entire team in TF2 but cannot kill a single person with a pistol in DB. With all these aiming tips, I should be good to go, thanks for the advice!

@Amerika you can close this now. Also advice if you have any.[/quote]

KandyKrew gave some solid advice along with a few others. Only practice will allow you to learn how to predict where people are going. Definitely make sure you have great FPS at all times with no noticeable dips. And I would try lowering your sensitivity by as much as you can. I personally play with 400dpi and 5 in-game and I use my whole arm to move my mouse as opposed to my wrist. When you see my play I am obviously not moving slow but my sensitivity is ridiculously low.

The reason behind why you want lower instead of higher is because when you have higher sensitivity you tend to overcompensate when you move or have a hard time tracking a fast moving target. They duck left and you immediately compensate, overshoots, need to adjust and they are already going somewhere else. If you have lower sensitivity you just sort of move to them. You’ve seen how I aim…I pretty much stick to people like glue because I removed overcompensation from the equation. It’s not a magic bullet to fix all your woes but it definitely helps some people. Pick a setting you feel comfortable with and then try to stick to it.

So the TLDR version is lower your sens as much as you can, stick to a solid class and gun for a long time and master them and then change things up. I played Skyhammer exclusively for over a month before moving on to Fragger (a month or more there) and then branched out from there.

I’ll go ahead and close this as requested but if you want it reopened just PM me.