New PC Player Sensitivty Suggestions

[TheRealTish]

Hello all,

I have finally made the switch for fps games to pc from console. Naturally with the switch comes some adjustments. I mostly play Overwatch to acclimate myself but have also been playing pubg, bf4, fortnite, and h1z1. I have found a mouse and kb that finally feel natural (Logitech gpro both mouse and keyboard).

About a month into the transition and I mainly just want suggestions to try and help that I don't build poor muscle memory or habits since it's a fresh foundation.

What I'm noticing is I generally can only successfully track on pretty significantly low sensitivity settings. I run 800 dpi and generally around 75 cm/360. I have TONS of desk space and a huge mouse mat and a 180 is about a full elbow right angle to full extended. I'm noticing, while I can track well, my mobility is pretty hindered.

My question; would you recommend staying where I can track and LEARNING to be mobile with giant sweeping motions and all arm aiming? Or would getting to a higher sens for mobility and LEARNING to control more precise smaller movements with arm/wrist. I understand it's all preference but I'm mainly just looking for suggestions and opinions as to help not create bad habits from the get go. And make sure that the amount of full force 2 foot mouse sweeps to turn 180 is worth it lol

Appreciate you all and any input!

[WhoCares?]

Personally I go as low with my sensitivity as my movement is not hindert.

"Not hindert" imo means that I am able to achieve a  360-400° turn from the left to the right side of my Mousepad comfortably

So normally I would suggest to use a higher sensitivity if your 360° turning-range is affected, but in your case you are still new into using a mouse for gaming..... 

My tip: stay with your sensitivity for some more time, and if you notice that your arm mobility for big swipes doesn't improve over time, use a higher sensitivity!

btw, 75cm/360 is definitely in the extrem low sens segment 

 

Edited October 31, 2017 by WhoCares?

[TheRealTish]

Right on man, I appreciate the reply!
With no real muscle memory or anything developed yet I think I'm going to take your advice and bump it up at least a little. Think I'll start with a full 360 degree turn from left to right (180 in each direction from the dead center) and start there and tweak up slowly if I am comfortable with it.

I really appreciate the input!

Cheers!

[potato psoas]

On 10/31/2017 at 23:34, TheRealTish said:

Right on man, I appreciate the reply!
With no real muscle memory or anything developed yet I think I'm going to take your advice and bump it up at least a little. Think I'll start with a full 360 degree turn from left to right (180 in each direction from the dead center) and start there and tweak up slowly if I am comfortable with it.

I really appreciate the input!

Cheers!

The more you get into PC gaming the more you'll want things like a really big mousepad and a big enough desk to fit said mousepad. You usually start off with a 2cm 360 and end up playing on a ruler's length or more 360 (at 90 FOV), haha.

Reason being, because if you under or over aim with a high sensitivity, you can be off your target heaps but with a lower sensitivity you have more room for error. And since there is less room for error you are far more consistent from game to game. Of course this is relative to how big of a target you are aiming to. In most games the smallest targets you are going to shoot are like 10 pixels wide. So you want to make sure your sensitivity allows you to comfortably aim at small targets as well.

Speed doesn't matter if you can't aim. But you don't want to go too low as well otherwise by the time it takes you to move your crosshair to the enemy they will have already killed you. You have to find a balance between speed and aim. Unlike console controllers, you can actually use a low sensitivity because you can just compensate by moving your mouse faster.

You want to make sure you are pivoting from the elbow and not from the wrist. The benefit of using your elbow is that it gives you a greater arc of rotation with which to aim with - more space to paint the finest details of your masterpiece! And unlike wrist aiming you shouldn't develop carpal tunnel syndrome. You'll build pretty big arm muscles doing this as well. And the stronger your arm gets the faster you can move your mouse, and in turn, the lower the sensitivity you can use (if you even need to lower it any more).

So you can have your elbow on the table or you can have your elbow off the table or you can have it in the air. Now I wouldn't recommend having it in the air because gravity ways you down and it can feel uncomfortable after a while. Having your elbow on the table is much more comfortable. But you can also have your elbow off the table. You might get a sore forearm but when it comes to aim you are essentially decreasing your swinging arm. If you've ever played golf or pushed a shopping cart around you will know that controlling the extension of your arm is harder to when you're at the heel of the extension. You generate plenty of speed and power but it's just too hard to control. So what you can do is you "steer closer to the front of the shopping cart" or "move your hand down the golf club". You don't want to move all the way down though otherwise you won't generate any power. But moving a little bit forward can help tremendously with control. The same can be applied to your arm. By moving your elbow off the desk you give yourself more control.

You should know that because of this fact, the longer your arm is the harder it is to aim. What long-armed players can do instead is to lower their sensitivity since they can, on the otherhand, generate more power than short-armed players. But I still don't think lower sensitivity is enough to counteract the lack of control. So sucks to have long arms (I have long arms lol).

All in all though, it comes down to practice. While short-armed players have more potential, if long armed players put in more work then they get more results.

Edited December 18, 2017 by potato psoas