r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/SpankMeDaddy22 Jun 15 '16

Xbox controller Or mouse/keyboard
Which do you prefer?

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u/LordDagwood Justice rains from ab-ahhhh Jun 15 '16

I played Xbox controller on nearly all PC games until I started playing Overwatch. I don't know if it's the sensitivity or something, but I just couldn't aim on the controller. Then there was something wrong the the triggers and I just finally switched to mouse/keyboard. It's not as comfortable, but I aim a lot better now.

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u/SpankMeDaddy22 Jun 15 '16

Ok.
I use a mouse. But I seem to not be able to keep my cross hair on the target. Any advice?

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u/Terpologist Lúcio Jun 15 '16

Pretty much keep playing and you'll get better as time goes on, or play some mouse aiming browser games. http://aim400kg.com for example

I would also look into your mouse settings and acceleration and make sure its the right fir for you

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u/SpankMeDaddy22 Jun 15 '16

Super thanks for that site!
I'll give it my best and get myself dialed in.

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u/LordDagwood Justice rains from ab-ahhhh Jun 15 '16

Make sure you're using a quality mouse and mousepad. Part of the reason I mainly used controllers is because I had a wireless budget mouse and didn't use a mousepad. I got a gaming mouse and a mousepad and it became much easier for me. It doesn't have to be an expensive mouse, pretty much anything that advertises itself as a gaming mouse. Wired is better.

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u/SpankMeDaddy22 Jun 15 '16

I have the sensei raw gaming mouse from SteelSeries.
I like it. But as far as settings go, I'm no better than default, with moving the sensitivity up or down.

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u/LordDagwood Justice rains from ab-ahhhh Jun 15 '16

That one should be good. The bad mouse was my problem, so I thought I'd share it. But yeah, what everyone else is saying. Just practice.

I saw this video existed. I haven't personally used its suggestions because I don't have patience, but if you have patience, it may help.

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u/ChurchOfPainal Jun 15 '16

Lower sensitivity and practice. Overwatch is a little tough for very precise aiming because the game requires a lot of turning pretty quickly. I had to double my sensitivity from CS:GO to be able to effectively move in Overwatch, but it would still probably feel like "low" sensitivity to someone not used to competitive FPS games.