Is there a way of training to be a better gamer?

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I am a good gamer, but on the same note, there are better gamers out there that I want to surpass. What is the best method of training?

I am a god in single player adventure games (well somewhat...), but in multiplayer I am humiliated. I dont even want to play anyone anymore. Whats the best approach?
 
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I'm not the best either. The way I train, I play against the computer on varying levels, and then play against my friends. They humiliatingly defeat me, but at least I get the experience of playing against a real person.
 
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I am a good gamer, but on the same note, there are better gamers out there that I want to surpass. What is the best method of training?

I am a god in single player adventure games (well somewhat...), but in multiplayer I am humiliated. I dont even want to play with friends anymore. Whats the best approach?
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if you want to actualy compete, after training, with real people, you need to train with real people!, this should be obvious,

otherwise just play on harder difficulties, the best approche to training is always practice practice practice
 
All you'll learn from playing against the computer is how to take advantage of it's limited AI and pick up on certain tricks you can use to outsmart it. If you want to become a good competitive player, you need to play against people who play on a competitive level. Makes sense, no? Just like how you can't become a good chess player by consistantly beating your 5-year-old brother, you won't learn how to handle a multiplayer game against good players unless you actually play against good players.
 
I suppose youre right. Too bad there are limited multiplayers to play...
 
Playing against the CPU all the time has its limits. Playing against actually people online has its benefits. They push your skills to their limits and sometimes you end up doing some stuff you never thought you could have done with the CPU.

For example, I was on Xbox Live playing Forza Motorsport at the Nurburgring, I raced against 2 Ferrari 333SPs and some race cars and I was in an Audi R8, a great car in itself. It was a one lap dash around the near 13 mile long circuit and with 3-4 mistakes, my time on that track was around 7 minutes, 10 seconds.

The race began and the two Ferraris took off, but I hung on and passed one of them before mid lap. As I chased the leader, I was SO focused on trying to catch him that my friend noticed that I didn't make a mistake so far.

Then, the leader spun himself out for some reason and I thought that I had a great chance to win. Lo and behold, the Ferrari that was behind me, caught up and passed me and I want into overdrive, trying to catch him. In the end, I lost by 12 seconds of so, but I saw my lap time. It was 6 Minutes, 32 seconds. A new personal best on that track in that type of race car.

My friend told me that against actually human opponents, I took my game to a whole new level. And I was very happy with my effort.

So, long story short, playing against actually human opponents has its benefits.
 
My suggestion is to play with friends in real life before playing against strangers online. A lot of the time, the people who play online are so much more advanced than you that it can be downright discouraging. Real people, on the other hand, tend to be less dickish about the way they play and will be more willing to give you constructive criticism.
 
I lack friends, lol.

I am a good gamer in my own right, but I want to be one of those godly "never gets hit" gamers.
 
Well, one thing that you have to consider is that gaming is a hobby, and not a way of life; it doesn't always have to be a contest either, since video games are generally there for the purpose of entertainment.
 
Gaming IS my lifestyle. Hence why it ticks me off when people that dont take games as seriously as I do are better. But its not the people more than my own thoughts about how much I think I suck no matter how much i try. I want to increase my talent somehow.

I think gaming consists of a little bit of genetic advantage. Just like everything else in life. Maybe my fingers are too long and slender. -_-. Perhaps it is because of my reflexes, or my not playing games as a young child. Who knows.... As stated, games are fun, and I shouldnt let it frustrate me. I just wish i had more power to change that....

I suppose all i CAN do is practice even more.
 
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I am a god in single player adventure games (well somewhat...)
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how can you even be so sure you're a god in single-player? I mean, just because you beat a few challenges that were programmed into the game with the full intent of being capable of being done by the average gamer (with or without enough practice)? Unless you compared you high scores with a shitload of people, you really shouldn't act so full of yourself. Personally, I've gotten all the A ranks in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. It was an insane task that I'm certainly proud to have gotten through it successfully, but do I consider myself a god? Fuck no.
 
Well I have done some amazing feats, such as beating some games under an hour using speed runs and beating alot of games in very hard difficulty. But I did exaggerate, I am well aware I am far from the best gamer in existence. I even admitted I need help.
 
It really depends on the kind of game, too...like, consider that Pokemon is going to be a different way of doing things as opposed to Halo.
 
Exactly. I mean, given enough time, anyone could (theoretically) have an unstoppable team in D/P. But When you're facing off against people online in an FPS, what you've done so far counts for nothing.
 
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