25 Tips That Will Improve Your Gaming Skills Considerably

GE:
"Although it sounds cheesy, I decided to research as many ways to improve your gaming skills as I could find and compile them into one ‘handy’ article. So, hopefully, you’ll come out with a couple of interesting new ideas to try. These tips are meant for when you’re playing multiplayer games online or with your friends locally, and you want to get an edge on the competition. They could also be used for really difficult single-player games — the ones that have you throwing your controller at the wall."

[archemides518]

props to these guys not only for some helpful tips, but for putting them all on one page, when most other sites on n4g would split them up into 5-25 useless pages solely to show more ads.

[shammgod]

I agree with the one page comment! With 25 tips, I would not have made it to page two if the were each on separate pages. Other a-hole sites need to learn about this.

[Menashe]

Hehe, thanks. We always try and keep articles like this to one page unless we think it makes it easier to read, like in a review. Seeing a giant wall of text in a review can be formidable. But, in lists such as these, we try and keep it to one page for easy reading. No extra clicks necessary.

[flappersack]

Good! Thank you, please keep it up with the minimal clicks :)

[t0mmyb0y]

Hard not to give you bubbles :)

[OccludedGamer]

I like the sound of not having to click through page after page for no reason.

Keep up the good work!

With sites like Kotaku around we should be rooting for smaller sites like these.

[PoSTedUP]

this article is Genius good work fellas. i just kinda jump in and play no matter what and own most of the time.
but this:

"Don’t Let Yourself Get to the Point of Throwing Your Controller at the Wall"

yesterday i turned up the difficulty in mgs2 fighting FatMan on the vita, i almost forgot i was holding a $300+ piece of equipment i was about to break that thing. XD

[Jamzluminati]

Tagged for later.

[WeskerChildReborned]

Wow they actually have tips for gaming? I thought it's just have fun and don't take stuff seriously.

[erick21093]

there is certain people out there that take games seriously. like the challenge

[BlackPhoenix]

Well it isn't fun if you lose all the time.

[erick21093]

Good read although pretty long, i read it all. i needed something like this bcuz im struggling with my gaming right now. Some pretty good ideas in this.

[AWBrawler]

I actually do a lot of that minus the hand exercises. But I always tell my friends when they ask how I'm so good at games that it's because I don't drink and most of them game with a beer at there side or half high.

LOL I never knew I was right. I was kidding about

[thebudgetgamer]

Do what I do and you will become skilled.

[Aaron Colas]

That was very informative and pleasant to read.

The caffeine and alcohol part was awesome.

[ShabbaRanks]

But I disagree with the Caffeine part. I play much better during multiplayer games like BF3 or Uncharted 3 when I’m well caffeinated lol.

It may be mental though, cuz when I’m high on my gaming juice I just feel unstoppable. My mind is fully awake so I’m much more attentive to what’s going on, maybe it does affect my thumbs a bit when I aim, but in the end it’s all so clear and fluid that it doesn’t negate that much my skills.

If I’m too tired I prefer not to play online and go do something else or continue a singleplayer game.

[Cyfyxtfg]

This is actually a really good article. Im great at halo and cod and i actually feel like SOME of this can help. Especially that get over losing part

[GREW50ME]

Back when I was 14, I wanted to be the best. Now at 35, the biggest challenge is just finding the time to play.

[aGameDeveloper]

Well said!

[Menashe]

I'm only 27 but I already have this problem. A wife, kids, and a job will do that to you.

[sonicsidewinder]

Pretty cool.

[M1am1U]

I also found it helped to not suck. But, in all seriousness, it is a pretty good list. Interesting they mentioned to avoid caffeine, since that's one of the things targeted heavily toward gamers.

[Richdad]

This is a nice topic, seriously one needs to have good gaming skills if he wants to play game.

[Volfenstein]

They forgot that the best tip is to LEARN english when you are playing multiplayer games that require teamwork.

[Hufandpuf]

I like the "play against people better than you" tip. There's no point in playing a similarly skilled opponent because you won't learn anything new. When I play fighting games, my friend always beats me, but he notices that I get much better the next time we play the game, so when I play people online, I just destroy them because I'm so focused on winning from playing my friend.

[FITgamer]

Lol though useful this article is also extremely hilarious. Now if we could just get them to start a real workout plan.

[CanadianTurtle]

This is going to sound sketchy but I find that breathing properly actually helps my gaming. Whenever I play any game on the hardest difficulty, I find that I get too tensed up in the situation that I lose control of my breathing. Slowly inhale and exhale and you will regain your common sense and be able to play smarter.

EDIT: Oh and KUDOS to the writer of this article. Best article I've read in years. Thank you!

[StayStatic]

Good tips , my personal tips would be:

- Maintain physical fitness , makes you much more focus for pulling them headshots off , especially in Counter Strike ;)

- Play for fun , going in with the mind set of owning will get you owned, your ego will be the end of you.

- Get a nice comfy desk chair and adjust the height so your arms are at a angle facing down towards the M&K , nothing worse than getting pins and needles in your fingers lol , circulation is important :D

- A good ISP

[GTRrocker666]

I like the pic of the guy raging. I feel that way when I play mortal kombat online. I suck so bad, but on single player I am a God... go figure

[bahabeast]

NICE!!

[avengers1978]

My tips... Pay attention, use your head, change up your plan of action, always play games on the hardest setting possible right away, talk to others playing game, play online with real people, I hardly ever consult the interwebz for gaming "advice" but once in awhile its useful, its there if you need. Don't get stuck on a part of a game because you refuse to do anything differently... sure now your upset, and screaming at the tv, pissed because hours later your still fighting the same boss, but learn from every defeat and you will beat the challenge.

[Menashe]

I'm really happy with the feedback to this article. With all the articles that try and draw controversial discussion in the comments, it's nice to see everyone enjoying an article for once.

We'll try and keep more of those coming.