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What are some video games that made you a better gamer? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by SchrodingersPat@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, I am terrible at Super Meat Boy, but just playing it has really improved how I play platformers and games that need faster imputs overall.

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[–] Rouxibeau@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

WoW increased my typing speed and accuracy as without voip, its essential to communicate effectively.

[–] brunofin@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

+1 for wow for typing and also it was the game that taught me to think about the enemy's habilities and how my abilities should be used in a particular way effectively against them.

[–] SinkingLotus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Same. I wouldn't stop talking during combat so I was typing full sentences in that one second global cooldown.

[–] Case@unilem.org 2 points 1 year ago

Everquest did this to me.

I mained a bard, and back then you had to stop a song and start a new one every so often...

Mathematically it translates to a button press ever 1.5 seconds, ignoring movement, other combat abilities, etc.

I also refused to compromise on spelling and grammar at the time.

I got real good at typing accurately and quickly.

I have lost a lot of that speed, but at comfortable pace I'm probably 80-90 words a minute, and the last time it was measured was a keyboarding class requisite. 121 GWAM for an eighth grader isn't too shabby. As long as I fixed the printer I got to play games in that class.