Poll: What makes you a better FPS player?

Gamers blame not knowing the maps, blame not playing for a while, or that they just sucked, or blame the random teams they were put into, but most gamers realize that there was probably some truth to all of the above. What exactly people think is the most important factor to be successful at playing and winning at first person shooters?

[drunkpandas]

I think it's controls. You have to be able to aim properly and jump/strafe when needed to avoid getting hit

[fenderputty]

but, all the skill in the world won't help you if you don't know the maps and are on a crappy team.

[Rooted_Dust]

Being good at multiplayer gaming incorporates more factors than just individual skill. You also have to take into account the players ability to work cohesively with his team and their knowledge of the game (Levels, weapon uses and locations).

[taz8080]

are just point and click shooters but if you play against people that know what they are doing there is a lot of strategy involved to master them. A team that knows how to play and use all the tools at heir disposal will undoubtedly rockk those that just run out gung ho and try to mow people down.

[gamesR4fun]

Nothing feeling like being #1 (on the odd round) more than knowing you did it on skill.

[EZCheez]

Coursing through my veins.

[ta1snake]

Practice, practice and you will be good at it.

[PimpHandHappy]

u need to understand the maps and have a steady hand. I have a few buddys that just plain suck at FPS and its the same problem. There thumbs are on and off the sticks. Once you understand the weapons and maps and if u have a steady hand anyone can do well on a FPS. If your all over the place with your thumbs your going to die alot.

Im not the best but i hold my own when it comes to online murder! I like team players and i try and place as a team when i can

PSN: ElwoodBlues

[IRONMAN_357kickback]

i know, im a beast at any FPS, just practice, thats all

hand eye coordination

[frank jaeger]

team work also pl;ays a significant role.. how would u like it if u were about to face a tank and a few soldiers and all ur heavy support and snipers just wimp out on ya? also if ur playing deathmatchs like in RFOM or H3 then its important to know all the gud sniper points and places which u can utilize to keep ur self alive , stay alive , win the game simple

nuff said

[MK_Red]

I absolutly believe it's Knowing the Levels. Try a tactical game like Counter Strike. Put the most experienced player in a map he/she has never seen nor played and put a rookie that knows the map well enough against the pro. In games like SWAT4, Counter Strike and such (the ones that I love and play as multiplayer), knowing the area is the most important thing.

[taz8080]

I agree that it has to be a good mix, typically when i play I like to be the guy that gets all the assists. so i start people off doing damage and then let others finish the job. ill be the one that throws grenades to drop shields and lays the cover fire, while someone else breaks out the big guns. i really think that the most important single factor is between control and teamwork, if you have poor control and just bullrush someone chancees are your gonna die, strafing is very powerful in any game. and having a bad team is like the kiss of death, even if you are the best in the world but the other guys are just serving themselves as target practice, chances are you will lose.

[sumfood4u]

What don't kill you, can only make you Stronger! Practice makes perfects, an if nothing falls your way go to RPG just as fun.

[JosefTor]

I think its the ingame sensitivity of the controls. Without knowing what sensitivity you are... I see a lot of gamers fail. Having a good team that works together is extremely important though.