Methods of preparation?

[Timma!]

To the Adventurers of Atlantis
The daring and dedicated few that venture to Atlantis on the fourth lunar appearence of the week and battle in name of light. I have long since committed myself to a sport (track) and it just so happens that the season will start very shortly. This means that practice at Atlantis amidst the others that take such passion in mind each game, will cease to exist (for the time being). But the real question, alas, is that what do you recommend that I do to maintain my skills or improve my skills, if I go and participate in regular games? I would be allowed to go to Atlantis during the weekends; however, what methods should be taken to maintain or improve my skills (if I were to have any chance at making the secondaries for the tournament that will ensue in july)? All constructive criticism is welcome.

[Shadow Dagger]

Hey Timma!

Welcome to the Boards,

Glad you could find it,

But the real question, alas, is that what do you recommend that I do to maintain my skills or improve my skills, if I go and participate in regular games?

Ah, you came to the right place...

Some of these things may sound familiar...

First, Log in with your account esp. as a lvl 6,
as the leveling system that is used was created, in part, as a handicap for players of different skill to play each other. (Though in time you'll find that the handicap can be overcome, limiting it's usefulness.)

(As a lvl 6, you should be shooting lvl 1's 3 times, not neccessarily in a row, without getting deactived.)

Second, Go for Accuracy, and the Score will follow,
initally your scores will fall, but in time they will improve along with your Accuracy,

(You should work to achieve at a minimum, a 70% accurracy, with over 80% as a goal.)

Third, Don't get shot, in other words, take cover and attack from cover and/or at a distance,
because every moment you're off translates into a loss of points that you could be scoring during that time,

(You have a huge advantage to be able to do this, as you know the arena, plus deactivating 5 lvl 1's in a row or more before being deactivated.)

Fourth, Use and get familiar with your abilities,
and your special's button, cause it's ethier use em' or lose em' and they significantly improve your scores.

(Especially using your paybacks, and rationing your rapid-fires.)

Oh, and Don't pwn the noobs, for they know not what they do...

That should be more then enough to get you started, tell us how it goes...

however, what methods should be taken to maintain or improve my skills (if I were to have any chance at making the secondaries for the tournament that will ensue in july)?

Following the info above should give you a fighting chance at making a team for the tourney.

...Now to only follow my own advice...

[Timma!]

Thanks Shadow Dagger, I'll do my best to maintain my accurracy at 70 to 80 percent and take advantage of my power ups.
By the way i noticed that you quoted Douglas Adams. Which book is that quoted from?

[Ejaz]

...Now to only follow my own advice...

Well said.

[Thunder]

I would be allowed to go to Atlantis during the weekends; however, what methods should be taken to maintain or improve my skills

Alrighty heres my opinion. Even though it might not help

Here we use the saying "if you want to be the best, you have to play with the best" So playing on weekends won't really help you get better because you're playing against a bunch of noobs.

Here NONE of our top players play standard games (against noobs). I haven't even played 1 standard game against noobs in over 6 months. If the noobs want to play a special game, I'll play to teach them, but thats it.

[MegaMan.EXE]

I would be allowed to go to Atlantis during the weekends; however, what methods should be taken to maintain or improve my skills

Alrighty heres my opinion. Even though it might not help

Here we use the saying "if you want to be the best, you have to play with the best" So playing on weekends won't really help you get better because you're playing against a bunch of noobs.

If you ask me, the quote "If you want to be the best, you have to play with the best" is very true... but the last sentence isn't true at all.

In order for you to learn anything from playing with the best, you first need to know and be good at the basics. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. At all levels of play, focusing on improving different basic aspects of your gameplay WILL make you a better player and will ultimately help you in overcoming plateaus and becoming "the best".

You CAN become a better player by practicing on Team and Team Supercharge games. I know, because it is how I initially started out. It is how Coyote started out. It is how SilverenX started out.

Personally knowing what type of player you are, Timma, these are recommendations I can make that can help you become better using Team and Team Supercharge games:

1. First concentrate on finding ways to improve your overall score average. For our arena, you should shoot for around 11,000 for an average, meaning you'll want to be hoping to score around 12,500/game.

2. Find ways to consistently score 3 hits on level 1 players without rapid fire. If you can't do it here, you certainly can't do it in SM5.

3. Always make sure that when you can't score 3 hits before being turned off that you do successfully get at least 1 (if not 2) hits on the player that will turn you off. If you can't do this, either your tactics are wrong, your accuracy is bad, or your reaction time is too slow.

4. Learn how to play both aggressive offense and really stubborn defense. Don't let having to hit players 3 times to turn them off be an excuse to having a low score. The game is supposed to be challenging for level 6 players... always take that challenge and LOG IN!

Also, buy a map from SilverenX.

[Master Cheif]

WOW!!! well said mega... and shadow..
follow there instructions and you will do well...
ha and track... i love track its an awesome sport..(hurdles FTW)

buy a map from silvernx =D

[Shadow Dagger]

...Now to only follow my own advice...

Well said.

Yup, I usually don't play enough standard games for this to be effective,
but I have been playing more of them as "training games" lately, cause I'd like to improve as well...

Great advice Mega,
much more specific then what I had wrote which was more general advice.

Thanks Shadow Dagger, I'll do my best to maintain my accurracy at 70 to 80 percent and take advantage of my power ups.

There's a funny story about that and how it all relates to myself, which you can remind me to tell you about sometime...

By the way i noticed that you quoted Douglas Adams. Which book is that quoted from?

It's from "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe",
but I just picked it up cause it happens to mash up perfectly with my views on the subject,

...which as I've found out is apparently shared by many more people then I would've thought.

[Timma!]

I appreciate the suggestions and would be quite grateful for any other suggestions that you guys have to offer.

[Shadow Dagger]

Haven't had enough and are back for more, huh?



How about (after working on the above first) using the games as a chance to experiment, in things such as new positions, firing angles, playing styles, etc.
without the pressure from the members...

When do start the switch from Thurs. to the Weekends?

[Timma!]

Hey you know what they say, knowing is only half the battle. so by knowing these kinds of things I would be better preparing myself.

[BluntObject]

Totally Necro-posting right now, but whatever.
Timma, two words man...Midnight Madness.
Friday and Saturday nights from 9-Midnight are only $20. And...those happen to be the times I work on a regular basis.
Plus, the level ones that frequent midnight madness ( non-member regulars, IE:the Gibi fan club ) generally know how to shoot back.
Come down, have a blast and test your skills.

[Timma!]

thanks i'll definitely be down there as often as possible during the weekends.

Hey, Gibi do you only have to work weekends or are weekday shifts included?

[blueydsniper]

i know shadow dagger already said welcome, but i may as well say the same. WELCOME!! bascially do what they said, dont entirely listen to me too much being ive only been a member for about a little over a year, and not the best person, even though i can play with some aggressiveness. but over all, a good method of preperation is just come to have great time. dont get too wrapped uP over small things. i come and play, and if i lose, no big deal, I just go to have a great time, and enjoy myself, dont get too wrapped up in the little things like a loss in game. just a game. just play to play. but overall, HAVE FUN!!

[Timma!]

So I went on Saturday and played 3 games
Scores Accuracy
Game 1: 11,802 64%
Game 2: 21,??? 24%(non member)
Game 3: 11,652 57%

Please provide feedback and any suggestions

Playing again on Monday 3/22
Bring my friends and making them cry!

[Off the Wall]

hmm.. well i have like 2 things maybe?? ha, just maybe? always log in as your level. because once you get in there and play as a level one and can shoot them just once, then you go back in as a level 6 and it takes 3 times. so get used to shooting them 3 times while you have the change. good accuracy by the way. very nice. i like it, haha. but um.. also, since we are going to be playing space marines, i would pick a position and stick with it until you get it way down. see if someone can teach you the position you want to play as too. ask for tips to take down bases way good too. i know you guys have a ton of mirros in there, so use them a ton. i use ours a ton here. ya... that's what i got for now. hope you play in the tournament too. i'll be looking forward to it.

[Kill Joy]

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals.

Location, Location, Location...

[D4RKW01F]

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals.

Location, Location, Location...

Nom, Nom, Nom sorry i'm just enjoying this thread lol