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Community Becoming An Effective Gamer

By starlordtitus — May 28, 2011
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In this story, we discuss the do's and don'ts about becoming and effective gamer without sacrificing every day life.

There is a common misconception that a player should play hours upon hours upon hours to become a great player. While for the most part, constantly doing something will increase your ability in it, there are some common sense things to consider when becoming a great player. First and foremost, one needs to understand the controls of a game. Most players mash buttons at the beginning to see what does what. But the options menu is key to learning exactly what you can do with your controller. Next and very important is execution and timing. Certain actions can have a certain amount of timing when executing a move. Usually listed in a move list. It is quite important to pay attention to the timing of your moves because even the smallest mistimed action can cost you severely.

A video game will also have patterns. Enemies will have attack and movement routines. Understanding them fully, can help you to anticipate your enemies and plan a solution for your next move. Observe the computer. Nothing is more helpful that simple observation. Assuming an enemies attack patterns can forfeit your life in a game. But with observation, one will gather information and see things for how they truly are. Next, is preparation. Health packs, weapons, ammo, whatever the game, always be prepared going into a situation. Reload your gun after a fight. Check your sword to ensure it's upgraded, did your refill your magic? Victory favors preparation. Ensure your success with it.

Video games in themselves will have actions to do and not to do in-game. But what about out of game? It is severely important that before you play any game that you are well rested and well fed. This cannot be stressed enough. It is true that many of us stay up late playing video games. If we lose, we're only that much more determined to get back in an kick some asprin(Editors Note: WTF?) xD But when playing competitively against a human player, whether online or in person, it is suggested that you are fully revitalized. One without sleep for example will start to think with a mind set of "I can do this regardless....". But the fact of the matter is that when one is low on sleep, his reaction time is diminished to a certain degree. The body will slow down the heart rate and deprive the brain of a little oxygen to force the body to sleep, causing us to yawn, breathing in air to keep our bodies awake. But a lack of sleep will restrict our thinking. Planned attack patterns can reduce in amount, morale determination can become lazy and free of care. We will either justify why we are not doing well, or we will be more susceptible to emotion, such as anger or sadness, possibly even apathy. And when one is playing to win, you will need to be in tip top shape! Hunger can also play a diminishing factor, causing one to be anxious and miscalculate.  Forcing impatience and punishable moves. Therefore, it is always important to eat and sleep to be healthy for playing as well as consume healthy foods that will give you the nutrients to operate at full ability.

Next is the amount spent playing video games.  Training to become great, spending  large amounts of time on a game can be a double edged sword. Practicing any one thing will always make you better at it, but keep in mind that staying in a seated postion or laying down for long periods of time can have a negative effect on the body. Staying in once postition for too long can restrict circulation of the blood in your body as well as having the potential to squeeze organs if left unchecked. One grows weak when he does nothing but move his fingers. In addition, the body was made to move. Cardio movement allows for our blood to pump the nutrients in our body to move about quicker to supply our organs,muscles and such with the necessary vitamins, minerals and proteins to fuel and enhance our systems to function effectively. Exercise is quite important to a gamer. One may appreciate his ability in a game, but may also despise his big belly in the mirror for the lack of exercise.

Finally, a gamer should always experience different players. Everyone has his or her own unique gaming and fighting style. They will know tactics and tricks that you may not know and vice versa. Experiencing different gamers will not only gain you knowledge, but  friends as well. You can always look on Youtube to witness great skill, but to know the player in person makes it all the worth while. I myself have met BRAWL's best, MewtwoKing, and Flash Metroid from Street Fighter tournaments. Players will usually be open to teaching you new and better techniques. They can have a very positive effect on a gamer's gaming career as well as one growing in personality. The truly important thing about becoming an effective gamer is eventually being able to pass on your knowledge to the next generation. Teaching and helping them to become great at any games they play. It is after all the fundamental foundation of our civilization to bring about a brighter future for our children, and if one decides to share the experience of greatness in video games, it might as well be done by the master gamer, you.

This is a picture of myself and friends at an arcade in Orlando for a Super Street Fighter 4 tournament >xD

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[UPDATED] May 28, 2011 10:46:56 PM

May 28, 2011 by goukijones

Make sure you spell check Jimmy. You too Moderator. Also when you bring over an image, don't make it any bigger than 500 width or height. Not everybody has giant computer screens and I want to make sure Gouki.com looks nice for everyone.

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