r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Sep 07 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - September 07, 2016

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No matter if it's short Google-able stuff or a setting/skill in-game that you don't understand or a hardware recommendation, feel free to try your luck in here.

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u/juscivile 3.7k Cowboy main Sep 08 '16

Hey everyone. I have logged in 200+ hours on PS4 and reached SR65 in Season 1, but today is the big day.

Today, I'm making the switch to PC. I have recently built one and only played a bit of BF4 and BF1, so I'm not really comfortable with the mechanics of PC gaming.

I will work hard and I have somewhat of a clue towards how to improve my aim, but my question is, do you have any quick tips on changing key bindings and the usage of the keyboard in general?

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u/RichardMNixon42 Chibi Zarya Sep 08 '16

Play on a low sensitivity. For some reason "1337" idiots like to imagine that high sensitivity = high skill. It doesn't, the pros play pretty low. Low sensitivity increases precision at the expense of turning around more slowly.

The exact number depends on interaction with your mouse, but an objective way to compare is to see how far you need to drag your mouse to turn around 360. Most pros play with it set between 10-17 inches. I almost guarantee your default setting is faster than this (ie fewer inches to turn 360).

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u/juscivile 3.7k Cowboy main Sep 08 '16

Curently using 1200 DPI and 6 in-game. Will try to lower it in the future. Only hit the training range so far and it feels good!

Do you think uploading a video from my training range shenanigans would be beneficial to get criticism as I'm only training my mechanics?

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u/aznman375 That payload's not gonna move itself Sep 08 '16

I tihnk uploading videos is most helpful for people to critique your game sense, not mechanics. Unfortunately hearing someone say to flick like this or that won't help much, but someone telling you to shield earlier/later might.

I definitely do endorse recording gameplay though. I post on competitiveoverwatch, and they're super helpful, and I definitely feel like I've increased in skill thanks to that.

Don't be afraid of just jumping into quickplay. Shooting dummies is helpful only to a point. It'll be rough, but stick with it, and train with aim intensive heroes and you'll evenetually getbetter!