Arlen Ever played a fast paced arena game after spending time playing a tactical shooter? Your aim seem out of sync for a while. You land headshots one minute and wild swings the next. Your mechanics probably aren’t at fault. Chances are it’s the math beneath your mouse movement. Players spends a lot of time tweaking … Read more
In a competitive shooter you see an enemy poke out from behind cover. Your mouse clicks. Your finger move. The mouse registered it. It sent that information through the USB cable. It goes through your CPU to be shown on you screen. That all take place in milliseconds, but in that moment it feels like … Read more
With just some stone tools and a healthy fear of dark, you stand in front of a freshly built enchanting table. You’re aware that you must reach level thirty to acquire any good books, but the tiny number hovering over your head might as well be a mountainside without a trail map to guide you. … Read more
The totem is throbbing like a heartbeat every minute. You’re standing in the Vale. You’re clicking buttons, watching the numbers increase. This is productive, isn’t it? Grinding, yes, but at least you aren’t running around in circles. You’re satisfied with yourself, but there’s always this quiet doubt as you count down the minutes until the … Read more
Open your driver software and you’ll see DPI number on your screen. Other people will tell you that DPI is technicaly incorrect; the only thing that matter is CPI. They will then explain that CPI mean counts per inch. This measure how many times the sensor samples your position as you move the mouse an … Read more
In Old School RuneScape, most players think of Construction as a chore, one you scurry past so you can get to the shiny thing. Pick up a few planks, construct a larder until it’s gone, rinse and repeat while monitoring your inventory cooldown time with mild anxiety. It’s seen as an exercise in tedious repetition, … Read more
Eventually, you’ll have one pet and as it ages, you’ll harvest some crops. It sounds harmless enough. But then, long wait times becomes a problem once you reach higher rarity tiers. Going up a tier means going from waiting a day versus a week just because of how much XP gets stacked by being active … Read more
The activity is essentially a rhythm game, there’s a set order to planting, watering, and harvesting, and missing even one of those steps can tank your point haul for the session. Speed isn’t as important than being consistent. Though most people treats this as an opportunity to earn some experience points. That’s not a bad … Read more
Your fingers went numb from grinding out anti-venom potions and refining some ranarr cactus for your Herblore skill. Now you’re dealing with a whole new kind of minigame where you’re not just doing the same click over and over but managing inventory. In Mastering Mixology, you are the customer, the supplier, and the manufacturer simultaneousy. … Read more
It begins when you create a character that feels awesome, but then you look up and find there are another ten systems to pay attention to. Before long, the main tank is still on tier three, while the secondary weapon become a novelty and crafting skill gets ignored. That’s the progress-trap where enthusiasm outpace resource … Read more
In Last War, leveling up heroes gets tricky. Experience points scale heavily as you get into higher level. You’ll pull a new unit, throw in some manuals, and watch them bump up their level fast. Then it slows down. At level 80 or 90, things starts getting serious again. Your common books runs out quickly … Read more
At level 40, with a clear head, you begin running laps at a reasonable pace. You can handle Canifis Rooftop and before long you’re clicking on each obstacle and raking in your marks of grace. It’s feeling productive; those experience number are ticking up. By the time you reach level 60, however, something changes: The … Read more