Arg at mouse sensitivity. :@

Ten · Registered User Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 636

Have you ever considered what mouse sensitivity does to your game? Too low and you can't control recoil worth anything, to high and you can't even point a bolt action toward the continent your opponent is on.

Closer to 1 - better for rifles, worse for heavy autos.

Closer to ~15 - better for heavy autos, worse for rifles.

For the past month or so, I've went from using a 3.9 to a 5.5. It just caught my attention recently that I'm terrible with a K98 or Garand unless I'm having an awesome day. It's either or. However, my long range BAR, standing BAR and all around FG42 has never been better. It's much easier to control as long as I've put my crosshairs on the enemy first - but getting them there can be a problem. ...It's really not a good way to play the game really when you think about it. It's turned me into a camper

. Kind of. An aggressive camper, but still a camper.

I've heard two different things.

Frank Sajak says use a mouse sensitivity of 14 or so. Standing BAR feels like a Colt. He is/was a BAR whore.

Clone Rizzo says use a mouse sensitivity of 1 and use a big mouse pad. He's a rifleman primarily.

So what the hell? I despise the feeling of not being able to nail someone in the distance with my BAR, but I can't stand feeling nubbed on Flash because I can't hit someone if my life depended on it - my MP44 even suffers as a result.

Anyway, so after pondering this for a while and getting pretty pissed at missing easy shots, I tried a 4.4 last night and was kicking face with the Garand and my BAR practically feels the same. #Fade in

It's like a whole new game that I've found a happy medium. I simply didn't want to screw with my sensitivity, I wanted to get used to it. But after a month of using the same 5.5 sens, I was still missing where I shouldn't be.

Anyway, I recommend that you mess around with your sensitivity despite what some people say. "Don't screw with it because it'll mess you up and you'll lose your already established ability to aim". Well, it does make a big difference, probably the biggest difference you can make by tweaking a setting. No one can ever aim perfectly. It's an issue with every player, finding a sensitivity that helps you the most should be an important option.

omgshovelyouinthebutt? · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:35 pm Post subject:

ingame sens for me is full

Jfet Zener · Server Admin Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 3353

i used to be at 4, then i went to 18 when i was a BAR whore for a bit, and now that im back to rifles, i am at 8. i need a different config depending on the gun used.

i have a problem though that my stupid mouse drives dont recognize im in game, and keep mouse acceleration, i move my mouse quick to aim and i spin around 3 times.

Kazebari · Official Mall Ninja Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 935

Eh? I say a higher sensitivity is better than a low one. I want to be able to jerk my crosshair as fast as I can at that suspicious shadow in the corner of my eye, instead of dragging my mouse several times over my mouse pad to get to the same point, regardless of what gun I'm using.

I play with sensitivity 15 with all of the mods. Whenever I switch back to 3, I feel incredibly sluggish.

Work up to a higher number using intervals of 2--start at your norm, then add two, and when you're confident using that sens, add two more. That's how I got up to 15 and I've never looked back.

Different mice require different sensitivity, however. My friend uses sens 80 (some other ridiculously high number) and I've seen his screen, it moves just as fast as mine with 15.

Blown · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject:

I use 13 or so on all mods.

Stevo · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:09 pm Post subject:

I've never thought of changing my mouse sensitivity for DoD or any game. I always had problems making quick movements and died a lot because of it...
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Shovel me Silly · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject:

I've always used the standard 3.0 mouse sensitivity. I may have to give other numbers a try though.

[HALO]MasterChief · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject:

i use 10.4 in dod. i cant even begin to imagine useing 1 like clone. but maybe i will play with it a bit to see how i do.
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject:

Good tip!! I messed with mine a little just to see the difference. I didn't have it set long enough to like it or hate it. It may be time to start adjusting it.

*I will sticky this for a bit*
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omgshovelyouinthebutt? · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject:

i roll with 20 on all games, i find it much easier to aim/defend myself and control my recoil.

Violent Pacifist · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:59 pm Post subject:

Straight 5.5 here for all mods and guns. It's nice because my screen pretty much follows my mouse exactly, speed and distance. If I scoot my mouse 2 inches to the right, I'm going to turn approximately 2 inches to the right (inches on my screen, not pretend in-game inches). Any time someone changes my mosue sensitivity even slighty, my whole game is completely off.

I couldn't imagine using a mousepad for anything, much less in a fps at 1 sensitivity. If anyone uses a mousepad, treat yourself! Buy a real mouse and enjoy computer gaming as it should be played!
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Replica · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject:

not that i've paly4ed ina while... but mine is usually pretty high. whatexactly i'm not sure but i use a high # and a big mouse pad... maybe i'm weird
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Stevo · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

Damn now my neck hurts.

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