mcbexx posted:

Dumb question time.
I upgraded my GPU and instead of 1920x1080 (with black bars) I can now comfortably play on 3440x1440. But my (already lovely aim) is now completely shot. Before I start experimenting wildly, should I lower or raise my sensitivity to compensate for the bigger resolution? Or doesn't it matter at all? I think I read somewhere that sens and resolution are linked.

Megaman's Jockstrap posted:

JFC that's a stupid loving post, dude.

Songbearer posted:

The rangefinder for Pathfinder's grapple works so well as a hipfire crosshair, I kind of wish they'd just add them. My monitor can give a crosshair overlay but I prefer it being an actual option

Herstory Begins Now posted:

play at low res and your aim will improve a ton from the better fps

KRILLIN IN THE NAME posted:

I really wish they had more crosshair options like non-dynamic crosshairs, different colour/contrast crosshairs and options for dots/different shapes, the same options and customisability as something like CS would be great. My monitor has built in crosshair options too but they're all way too big

endlessmonotony posted:

While you're at it, though, way up your sensitivity until you're at the very edge of "I can't control this at all". The higher your sensitivity the better you'll do. The lower sensitivity meme is just that - a meme, based on a crazy kid who can pull it off for now. But won't for very long, as is universally true.

(The exception to that is getting used to switching DPI on the fly for fine adjustments.)

endlessmonotony posted:

You changed both your FoV and your resolution. It's gonna be something you'll get used to.

While you're at it, though, way up your sensitivity until you're at the very edge of "I can't control this at all". The higher your sensitivity the better you'll do. The lower sensitivity meme is just that - a meme, based on a crazy kid who can pull it off for now. But won't for very long, as is universally true.

(The exception to that is getting used to switching DPI on the fly for fine adjustments.)

endlessmonotony posted:

Wheeee posted:

post stats or gently caress off

endlessmonotony posted:

DPI switching on the fly is amazing but takes so much practice.

Meanwhile the only reason someone would recommend low sensitivity is because it's funny to trick people into flailing around like tube men.

If you're aiming you've already lost. It's also kinda mean, because someone playing on low sensitivity for a prolonged period of time will permanently damage their arms and thus their playing ability.

Fart Car '97 posted:

Tbf it is funny how much the sensitivity argument rules the thread up

Dyz posted:

People always think different sensitivity is somehow magically going to make them aim much much better. It helps consistency, but if your aim is already bad it's not going to help much at all.

comedyblissoption posted:

You absolutely can have debilitating injuries from repetitive arm aiming that results in tennis elbow that force you to sit out tournaments just like you can also gently caress up your wrist.
https://esportsobserver.com/esports-needs-face-injury-problem/

IDK if it could be considered permanent damage, but it does gently caress you up.

Fart Car '97 posted:

Tbf it is funny how much the sensitivity argument rules the thread up

comedyblissoption posted:

Tennis Elbow typically heals on its own but it takes a really long time. Like 6-12 months. You can get it by lifting weights too with too much repetition and stress.

endlessmonotony posted:

Yeah but that's if you avoid aggravating the injury in any way. And well, six to twelve months where you might be okay to return is death to an esports career and bad for a coding career. You can really ruin your life that way, especially with medical costs to figure out if it'll heal on its own.

Mr.Citrus posted:

In other words, not permanent.

On the flip side, repetitive stress injuries on wrists are often permanent.

You are literally recommending focusing use on a more delicate set of muscles and tendons instead of distribute force amongst more of your body. Any physical therapist will tell you that's a bad idea

Your advice is so bad it's actually harmful for people to take it which is actually impressive

Edit: post your stats

endlessmonotony posted:

How, exactly, is the flailing tubeman approach less stressful on your wrists?

No, the correct answer is to keep your wrist fairly still and well-supported, something you can't do at all when using an extremely low sensitivity setup, and to get enough movement for Apex you need a fairly high sensitivity to not accidentally gently caress yourself up.

Looking at your post four hours ago I think it's clear you don't exactly have a firm grasp on ergonomics and it's a subject you really should educate yourself on. Might save you a lot of pain down the road.

endlessmonotony posted:

How, exactly, is the flailing tubeman approach less stressful on your wrists?

No, the correct answer is to keep your wrist fairly still and well-supported, something you can't do at all when using an extremely low sensitivity setup, and to get enough movement for Apex you need a fairly high sensitivity to not accidentally gently caress yourself up.

Looking at your post four hours ago I think it's clear you don't exactly have a firm grasp on ergonomics and it's a subject you really should educate yourself on. Might save you a lot of pain down the road.

Mr.Citrus posted:

http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/cumousetips.html

endlessmonotony posted:

Counterpoint:

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/wrist.html

The overall conclusion here is that your wrist shouldn't be rested on anything, but that a wrist rest is better than resting your wrist on the desk. As point 7 of your link establishes, wrist flicking is indeed the worst thing you can do, which is more or less the entire reason you want high enough sensitivity where you don't do that. The link you posted also has recommendations on optimal mouse placement relative to your keyboard, point 8 points out you want to take very frequent breaks, point 9 recommends mouse shapes you probably should recognize are not like gaming mice, and point 3 recommends a workplace arrangement that is indeed very effective.

Or in short it assumes mouse use where you can extremely frequently just stop using the mouse and don't keep, say, moving your view for literal minutes at a time, and don't use it enough where your arm will tire and you end up resting your wrist on the desk or your hand on the mouse. This is not how you play video games. Unless you actually are moving your hand off the mouse between the times where you need to shoot and aim to give it proper rest. If so, post video of you doing that, it sounds amazing.

And that's why a wrist rest is only a mitigation - in optimal circumstances you wouldn't have your hand on the mouse long enough to ever have a risk of your wrist touching the desk.

Mr.Citrus posted:

That's about keyboards you idiot.

From the same site about proper mouse use

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/mouse/mouse_selection.html

The site you posted to counterpoint me being wrong actually proves you wrong

endlessmonotony posted:

ignore everything I post.

endlessmonotony posted:

ignore everything I post.

Mr.Citrus posted:

How can I reduce the chance of getting sore, tired, or injured while using the computer mouse?

A well-designed workstation with a properly selected computer mouse helps prevent discomfort and injury. The following suggestions can help prevent or reduce these injuries.

Don't squeeze the mouse. Hold it loosely in your hand with a relaxed grip.

Keep your wrist straight. Your forearm, wrist, and fingers should all be in a straight line (Figure 6). Move the mouse from the elbow joint, rather than just moving your wrist.
Protect your wrist. Research on wrist rests is inconclusive. Using a wrist rest incorrectly can put more pressure on the carpal tunnel in your wrist, and restrict the flow of blood to and from the hand, which can lead to the development of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).

Edit: posting my inferior arm aiming stats

Fart Car '97 posted:

That not really a universal though. For many people adjusting (typically, lowering) sensitivity can result in pretty quick return on investment. "Aim" is a combination of things like precision, accuracy, and tracking. Finding the correct sensitivity can really help with certain aspects of aim. Lowering my sensitivity resulted in an immediate increase in my accuracy and tracking, though it threw my precision off quite a bit for a while while I adjusted.