Getting Better....

[maynard]

Pft! You will definitely notice a huge difference if you go from standard stereo speakers to using a 7.1 virtual surround sound gaming headset. Being able to hear everything going on in a 20 foot area around you and being able to pinpoint exactly where footsteps are coming from, how many footsteps there are, if they are reloading, if they are going in different directions, etc, etc, etc, is priceless.

Same goes for the mouse, it's a large difference when you use a mouse optimized for gaming. I've used tons of mice before my death adder and can safely say that my death adder improved my game! It's more steady, more responsive, more accurate, has a faster response in terms of starting to move and stopping, has a smoother click and reset. Skill and experience can only take you so far before your hardware limits you. Hardware comes after experience, sure, but without the hardware you will never be as good as the guys with both skill and hardware. You do have to have the skill in order to fully appreciate the upgrade in hardware.

The HD monitor is less important, but important none-the-less if you want to fully optimize your game. Most professional players use similar set-ups not only because they're sponsored but because they're actually good set-ups that let them worry about the situation at hand rather than about their equipment.

EDIT:

The same is true with performing music. As a professional clarinetist I could make a plastic clarinet sound better than any beginning clarinetist. However, I couldn't do what I do with just a plastic clarinet. I need a professional set up in order to do so. Likewise, a beginning clarinetist couldn't just pick up my clarinet and play what I can play, they need the experience to do so.

TL;DR: Equipment matters.

you're a meat head.

as I said, fancy gadgets arn't skill. and most ppl play with the sound off and music on when they do anyway. having a slight edge on hearing better sound doesn't mean jack shit.

I just can't believe someone would ask how does 2 improve there skill, and your answer is 2 spend money Lol... that's so ass backwards it's not even funny.

your headset mouse and monitor don't give you any edge. your reaction time and hand eye is still the same, you've just wasted money is all.

if you wana believe diff, go for it, but you = wrong lol

yes a better clarinet will sound better, but we're talking about skill, not sound..... come on man..... go buy the best clarinet on the market, it might naturally sound a bit nicer, but your skill lvl with it will not improve at all... unless you practice and blah blah.

skill can't be bought. and his question was, how do I improve my Skill, not how do I get a better sound out of my clarinet, the 2 have absolutley nothing in common.

"get a HD monitor" yeah... for CSS... totally Lol...



as acolyte said, you can spend all the money on the best clubs, or gear for any sport, even in paintball, you can go buy a $2000 gun, but you wont be ANY better. skill is worked for and earned, not paid for.


I'm pretty sure there's a reason within my going on 11 years of CSS now, you're literally the only person ive ever heard try and claim something like this

You can expect to invest around $500 into professional gaming equipment beyond your computer tower. ~350 on a good monitor, 80-100 for a good headset and 80 on a good mouse.

silly.. just down right silly lol.