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Firstly, been lurking for a bit and finally signed up today - hay guise.  Anyway yeah, to the point. Picked up sniper a week ago, and I've been enjoying playing him so much. I've gone from being dismal and not hitting anything at all to just being able to hit other snipers to finally being able to hit other players. Working on prioritizing on the battlefield and such now, and obviously just getting better at it. However, been reading a lot and such - And when mouse sensitivity comes up regarding classes like the scout and sniper most people say to lower your sensitivity as it will lead to more accuracy. I come from a q3/UT background so my sensitivity is higher than normal, 3200dpi, windows sens at 4 and ingame sens at 6.5. I pretty much just use my wrist, and I've tried using my arm but just can't. So, long story short. Is it worth relearning my mouse usage or should I just stick to what I know. Honestly, I do get the debate regarding how lowering your sens gives you more precision, but using just my wrist for so long to aim means it's not really an issue imo. Plus, I twitch aim like a motherfucker. Also, second question. More open too, been using the rifle + jarate. Is there any reason AT ALL to use that godawful smg over the jar of piss? Yeah, tl;dr - My bad. Thanks guys.
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nej, In my Opinion: Logically it is better to have more sensitive settings. Think about it, if you have to move your hand less to do the same thing, you will be able to do things quicker (once you're used to it). I have my sensitivity pretty high, and I like it that way. The Jarate is very useful indeed, but only short range. If you're sniping using the HUNTSMAN, you will likely be closer to the people you are shooting. Thus, when you jarate them you can run up quickly for the machete (kukri) kill. If you're using the RIFLE, you will likely be up in a sniper spot further away from enemies. Not only will it be harder to hit them with jarate, it'll will be very tricky to get to them with your kukri, and by the time you've scoped in they're either gone or have killed you. So if you're using the rifle I would actually reccomend the smg over the piss, at least you've got a chance.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nejFirstly, been lurking for a bit and finally signed up today - hay guise. YOAnyway yeah, to the point. Picked up sniper a week ago, and I've been enjoying playing him so much. I've gone from being dismal and not hitting anything at all to just being able to hit other snipers to finally being able to hit other players. Working on prioritizing on the battlefield and such now, and obviously just getting better at it. Good good. If you've only been playing it for a week it'll be hard for you to have picked up enough skill to be able to pick off medics effectively and what not, but if you can hit soldiers and demos effectively you're on top of things (the 2 classes I find almost impossible to hit sometimes).However, been reading a lot and such - And when mouse sensitivity comes up regarding classes like the scout and sniper most people say to lower your sensitivity as it will lead to more accuracy. I come from a q3/UT background so my sensitivity is higher than normal, 3200dpi, windows sens at 4 and ingame sens at 6.5. I pretty much just use my wrist, and I've tried using my arm but just can't. Lower it. If you use your wrist like me, lower it anyways. While Sine made the point of doing things faster, the lower your sensitivity the more you can track at a constant rate. If you're at a high sensetivity for sniper you're more likely to overshoot someone and your aiming must be better in that case. Playing with a higher sensitivity is generally okay for soldiers, medics and heavies, but for sniper and scout decreasing your sensitivity means that you have more room for error (meaning less missed shots)So, long story short. Is it worth relearning my mouse usage or should I just stick to what I know. Honestly, I do get the debate regarding how lowering your sens gives you more precision, but using just my wrist for so long to aim means it's not really an issue imo. Plus, I twitch aim like a motherfucker. If you're from a Quake background and are used to using the railgun it might be useful for you to try a match where you have your sensitivity hella low and you don't twitch aim at all. Just try leading the targets. This is obviously not how you should play ALL the time, but a good medium must be found between the two. Also, the biggest difference in TF2 versus Quake sniping is the zoom. In TF2 there is a heavy emphasis on keeping moving until you need to scope in and take the shot. This is especially true against other snipers. You'll have to learn to get as close as you can without zooming and then zoom in quickly and take the shot.Also, second question. More open too, been using the rifle + jarate. Is there any reason AT ALL to use that godawful smg over the jar of piss? The SMG can be a very powerful weapon for support if you're in close with a demoman or something. However, if you're confident in your NS and know how to time your shots (again, like the rail) then you should be good with the Jarate. It sort of depends on playstyle. The SMG can be devistating if you hit every shot  Yeah, tl;dr - My bad. Thanks guys.
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Def go lower, but keep it comfortable. You can lower it little by little as you play if you want. Every time you start up tf2, just drop it .5 sens or something.
I went from 5.5 -> 1.7 like that. It feels as natural as 5.5 used to feel, while helping my aim a lot.
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Lower is better unless you're just really uncomfortable. You may want to try gradually lowering your sens as other have recommended. Of course there is no must. One of the better soldiers out there uses an insane sensitivity from what I hear.
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WHen it comes down to it, jarate and smg are the same, one weakens the emenmie so you can get an uncharged headshot, and the oter finishes off the enemy from an uncharged, headshot.
Trust me I used to despise the smg, beacuse I used it as a backup if people got close, but really its meant to finish hurt enemies, if a full healtyh enemy gets to yo, try noscoping, unloading a clip, and noscoping again,
oh btw the smg can kill a scout up close in 3 seconds
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When you say lower sensitivity.. that means that it takes less mouse movement to turn in-game, correct?
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Quote: Originally Posted by SandyBeachWhen you say lower sensitivity.. that means that it takes less mouse movement to turn in-game, correct?
No, it means it takes more mouse movement. The game is less sensitive to mouse movements. @Scarface: Jarate and SMG are not even close to the same. I'm amazed somebody can even say that. A scout can kill a sniper up close in less than 2 seconds.
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Use what sensitivity is comfortable for you. Typically lower sense is good for better accuracy, though... if you want to try to lower it just take baby steps.
Jarate can't finish people off, or actually kill anything; SMG can.
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Well wouldn't you want higher sensitivity? I suppose it's easier to be precise with lower sensitivity, but you can move in-game a lot quicker with higher sensitivity.
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