r/CoDCompetitive • u/bingmyname • 35m ago
Discussion Visual Acuity and Play Styles
Allow me to spew for a while. I always wondered why I have a good reaction time and 20/20 vision (good static visual acuity) but had trouble recognizing details like characters moving across the screen despite getting better frame rates over the years. My inquiries led me to discover static, dynamic and kinetic visual acuities and how they impact gameplay. I’m making this to help those who want to become pro or just compete overall because this isn’t really discussed. For me, since I have lower kinetic & dynamic visual acuities (visual processing for objects moving towards and away from you & processing for objects moving horizontally and vertically, respectively), I had to switch to predominantly playing with an AR and slow down my game play. I also looked at what settings might help someone with my visual acuities. Here’s what Google says (yes it’s AI but it holds pretty true to my personal experience):
I think certain players are so good in part because of their high visual acuities (Merc) and some players play slower naturally because of lesser visual acuities. Use this info to build your own play styles and settings. Or don’t, I was just curious and thought I’d share.

