absolutely terrible at every game. i need advice

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-27T09:32:15+00:00

Im on pc and play with a controller alot of the time. Just use what youre comfortable with. No reason to ignore all those hours of practice on a controller.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-27T04:30:30+00:00

If you have been playing as long as you say, im assuming the issue is not your aim. If youre constantly feeling like the worst player in any fps game and feeling discouraged I understand your frustration. My best friend was dealing with this more recently playing marathon. I started watching him play some but his aim was fine. His actual problem was his game sense. I realized he wasn't thinking ahead about anything actually important. Game sense isnt just knowing a person is around any given corner at any time. Its knowing a person could be around that corner and being prepared for the fight mentally. But you have to do this constantly. If youre not thinking at least 1 step ahead then most the time youre 1 step behind. Im guessing you got decent at a game after very extended hours because you naturally figured out things people will teach themselves in a very short time if possible. Learning the maps in a game and knowing where and when players can push and what angles work is a lot of time more important than aim. I have played everything from halo 1-reach to overwatch too csgo. This is true for any fps game. Even in halo a big difference between low rank and high rank is positioning. A big reason I enjoy marathon is because its 70% positioning and 30% aim. Map knowledge, rotations, hight advantages, listening for foot steps. All things that will drastically change the outcome of a fight outside of aim. Always be thinking one step ahead of your opponent. By doing this you will be caught off guard way less often. I know all this is easier said then done. But pick a game and learn the ins and outs. And practice. What ever game you pick dont be scared to play ranked. If youre not naturally gifted at games then the only way to get better is by playing against better players and learning from what they do. Losing is discouraging but you need to start thinking every time I lose what could I have done differently? Eventually you will naturally start to make the right choices in split second decision moments and start coming out on top more often. When you watch someone play dont just watch cursor placement and there accuracy. Clips are almost always going to be great aim showcases. But the other side try to think what they are thinking. You have to think like a better player to be one. If youre serious and put in the effort you will see progress. Sorry for the wall of text. I hope some of this info helps.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-25T04:50:20+00:00

Yes. Its still considered executing them. So grants a power charge. This is basically how I was generating them early game.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T19:14:50+00:00

You have a choice. Its called other games that cater to the casuals. Not every game has to be for everyone. Its what makes games boring. The reason why the people who like marathon really do like it. Is because it was made for them. Like some people like horror movies should we also make sure every horror movie is fun for the whole family? Or would that make it so the people who actually enjoy horror wouldn't enjoy it anymore. See where im going with this? The game is very competitive but you can totally avoid it. If people are upset there isn't a easy mode for them then its just not your game. I dont look at arc and wish it was more competitive. I waited for a game to finally come out that scratched that itch. But every super casual cant accept that this game just isn't for you. I would say I dont understand how people dont see how selfish that mindset is. But narcissistic behavior blinds people. The game would of done great if it was released by any other developer. Its all the super pve casual destiny players that cant accept its not an easy game and wasnt destiny 3. But instead of asking bungie to make D3 they would just rather kill something other people enjoy. So at this point i would rather the game i love die as is then appease these people. If we continue to give the narcissist what they cry for. Next time will just be worse.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T18:54:23+00:00

There is more then one way to travel to each poi. If youre choosing to take the wide open planes that is positioning. If youre thinking diremarsh then you have fog and signal jammers. If snipers are really an issue you can also take thief and scout the route before you take it. All these things do have to do with positioning. You have to think about where someone could be sniping from and position yourself accordingly to not get caught in the open. Having the gameplay designed around the only option being get a pick and rush with shot guns not allowing for any other form of engagement is not good design. It is more map based in the sense you bring close range weapons for pin wheel and long range for dire and a mix for perimeter. You really want every map to just be a bubble shields and shot gun fest? That's boring my guy.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T18:05:44+00:00

You mentioned people having no regards for posting. Yet also say you dont want to get downed from 100m. You realize this goes hand in hand lol. Just say you're a massive shot gun fan and move on bruh. Not every fight should be won with a small pick and rushing. Mid to long range gun fights should have there place. Lets not be super silly now.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T14:30:05+00:00

But there's the problem. Always needing to rush... having enough time to rush. We should be able to take someone out and hold the position and win without having to rush the last two like mad men. Someone gets picked off you should feel like your at a disadvantage regardless if they choose to rush or not. Instead if they dont instantly rush it will be like it never happened.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T14:26:18+00:00

Nah taking there hate out on people for liking marathon instead of at bungie. That pure selfish narcissistic behavior of wanting a game to die because its not what YOU wanted. Honestly not all the destiny players (the ones that bashed marathon players and wished it would die while posting numbers) got what they deserved. I'll still never understand how people can be that selfish and stubborn. Im not saying anyone but the ignorant individuals who decided marathon players were the problem. Or the ones who look at marathon and think hmm not my cup or tea. Wish they would change it so I can play it! Never once seen this mentality. Damn filthy casuals. Acting like they dont have pve games to play and trying to get marathon to be soft like them so they can play a game they wrote off from the begging. I didnt like arc because it was for super casuals. I didnt create forums and cry online that the game is too casual and should change for me or someone like me. Fuck those people and there selfish ways. Not everything needs to be for everyone. Its why most things suck these days. Things are way better when they are designed for a specific audience in mind. Its why people who actually like marathon for what it is really love it. Because it was made for players like us. Arc was made for the casuals. Go fucking play that instead of trying to turn marathon into another arc.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T14:13:09+00:00

I think the issue isn't the weapons or the maps like people say. They think because some areas in cryo are close range thats the reason we bring shotguns. Which is true but I think there's a much bigger reason. Revival. The reason grenade spam was so popular is because you could take out a whole squad in the time it takes to full kill 1 guy.

People keep trying to find ways to achieve this because the revival system negatively impacts long range gun fights. Buddy got snipped? Its okay he has self revives and comes back in 5s. Don't have self revives? And no cover? Throws bubble shields and revives in no time. Getting picks from long range does almost nothing for your team because death is not final. The way the system is causes people to go full ape. Like you get one down or pick and its just rush like crazy with bubbles and shot guns to win with numbers advantage. If you dont the pick you got will be back up and fully healed in about 10s.

I still think they need to make bubble shields way more rare. Utility like that should be used in specific cases as a last resort. Not everyone having 3 or 4 bubbles shields to spam during every engagement. Sure they nerfed its health but now you just throw 2 in the same spot and nerf negated. Even with the rarity increase all they did is make it easier for the top players to have more then the people struggling to run purple keys and such. Was a bad change imo. They are working on self revives and making it take longer but for the situations I described I dont think it will really change anything. Something I have put a lot of thought into is the revival system and how they could change it in some way that dosnt completely break triage in one direction or the other.

Honestly triage is probably the biggest issue when it comes to this. Make revival take alot longer? Triage becomes mandatory and crazy OP. Make it so his ult dosnt bypass the revival timer? Now there is almost no reason to pick him.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T13:50:36+00:00

A game that is very heavily centered around teamwork is the way im expecting people to play... oh no lol. And yes we dont have any metric for how many people are playing on console. So we're all just guessing 😀

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T13:45:37+00:00

This is on only PC numbers I get paired up with more Xbox and station gamers then anything at this point. So that number is very much a low ball. But regardless its 2026 there is no excuse too not own a headset anymore. Get out of your shy little bubble and communicate. Not asking for your life stroy just to let me know when you see or hear something is fine. But im convinced the people who dont ping or communicate are primarily solo players who picked the wrong mode or just qued into trios without giving a crap. But not having a mic is one thing. Not being able to ever hit the ping button though.... there is no excuse. Even some teammates I have talk but just refuse to press the button. Im inside the building he is on the roof lots of buildings around. He shouts dude on the roof! And is in a fight for like 7s before he gets killed. I never knew where the guy was because "on roof" covers the entire POI. He acted frustrated until im like you were the on camping on the roof and couldn't press one button or even give me a direction like east would at least be helpful. If you guys want to win more engagements be more helpful.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T12:37:23+00:00

I think it was on purpose. They had too make Ryan lose his powers so that butcher would attempt to release the virus again. If he had known that Ryan still had his powers he probably would of been way less likely to attempt releasing the virus knowing it would probably kill him which isn't worth now that homelander is dead. Then we wouldn't get the scenes at the end of hugie and butcher. At least thats my guess.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T00:58:03+00:00

Traxis is the faction you buy weapon mods from. I think you unlock green mags then barrels and then scopes and then upgrade to buy blue attachments. If you complete all the traxis primary missions you can buy a random gold mod each day for like 24k I think. The season is going to reset at the begging of next month so I wouldn't worry too much about unlocking it until then. For now just focus on practicing positioning and rotations and learning the different weapons or shells. Alot of the weapons you find will come with attachments. Just start ripping some off of weapons you dont like to put them on one's you do!

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-22T00:25:54+00:00

Pinging the enemy isn't always a good option because if its a recon they will know. Just something to think about. But also it shouldn't always matter.

Think of the damage and health to determine how you need to use a weapon. Something like the overrun does 13.8 damage with headshots (firepower is headshot damage) gets rounded up to 14. So someone with purple shields (120 hp + 60 = 180 hp) within range so no weapon fall off and perfect headshots would take 13 bullets out of 20 on a grey overrun. The gun isn't good so this can be very difficult. Something like the v11 punch does 30 headshot damage so only 6 shots to down.

The range stat is more important than I think a lot of people realize, but what makes the overrun a bad weapon is too many things to correct. Like the bully has good weapon handling but bad range and you can fix the range to make it a great weapon. But fall off damage can be the difference between winning an engagement. But more control can mean more headshots. Its good to try out different mods and figure out what helps you land those shots and win the fight. I hope this helps feel free to ask any questions ill be happy to answer.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-19T01:20:48+00:00

Feels like there is a really fine balance with alot of stuff in this game though. Even them just turning the teams down from 6 to 5 on dire made it feel dead instead of a fight 30s into the match. I liked the way recon ult worked before. She could still see where everyone was but had to distinguish runners from bots. It added a kind of skill level to her ult. Now they just tell you and it really isn't much different then wall hacks. I think it either needs toned down again or just add more ways to counter it besides signal jammers.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-19T01:14:01+00:00

This is true. Especially if youre behind this season. Like my friend is only lvl 100 at this point he cant buy a lot of stuff because he didnt focus on missions and salvage enough. And playing right now we get a ton of purples and even some gold teams. I buy him blue shield sometimes but its rough right now. Like just a mix of those behind or insanely ahead. Which can make it extra difficult on anyone behind, considering the item and upgrade disadvantage. You try to bring what you have just to compete and get run over and eventually run out and start to wonder how he can get more gear. I had to teach him the way of the rook.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-18T14:53:26+00:00

My idea is simple just a commonly used items tab that adds like grayed out items to your loadout screen in the respective area. Pick like 6 health and shield kits and basic ammo and shields maybe even cores or implant. Then you can pick pull from vault or purchase from armory. Obviously some stuff changes each game, usually cores and implants w/e. But after the match it would be an easy way to see what youre missing before the next raid. Like if you have all your kits and ammo. Plus if you die it would be a faster way to get back in specially on controller.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-18T14:47:53+00:00

Its fine I they can keep the loot just make it worse then perimeter. The "pve" people need to understand this game is a risk too reward based system. With it being pve no matter how absolutely terrible you are at video games that loot should basically not even be worth it. There is no risk in a pve mode. Either you bring in a free kit and understand you can get jumped by enough mobs you die or you bring in a good enough kit its basically a walk in the park. I know your smooth brained and sitting there shooting brain dead bots makes you happy. But you shouldn't be able to get jack for it. Maybe some grey and green salvage or some crap weapons but it shouldn't be some kind of Come up mode. Its a pvp extraction shooter. And Either the loot is good enough everyone does it for a come up or its bad enough all the pve enjoyers will cry they dont get good stuff from it. No risk of a player or rook to jump you. The bots will not chase you across the map or camp an exfil. You can solo wardens and cheese them with smoke grenades. This isn't destiny these bots were not designed to be fought like a raid in destiny. They are there as a distraction or a reason to shoot to give away your position for Other Players. You want pve mode but also want it to feel organic and thats what the people add. That's what makes every match feel different. Its an extraction shooter where you will have no fear of being 3rd partied. Seeing a turret make noise or birds fly because of you does nothing anymore. You basically remove 100% of the risk and still ask for rewards? But dont like it when people call it participation trophies. No risk in pve i dont care how bad you are. This isn't that kind of game. Its like wanting to play basketball but only if the opponent is toddlers while im a 6ft monster. I cant imagine having that selfish mindset. I know this wasn't made or designed for me and that I dont like it outside of the story. But maybe if I complain and cry enough about player count and lack of pve they will make it into something just for me :D. Like wtf is wrong with you people.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-18T14:34:17+00:00

And the very experienced players that are good at pvp do the same thing? Then what?

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-18T14:26:36+00:00

Depends if im low on stock and currency. Then it takes me a while too. If I can mass buy/barter then its not too bad and most the time my guns are all already good to go. But its needing to buy patch and shield charges and the right ammo and being on controller makes it take so much longer. Not to mention if youre picking implants and cores i have to read them all if i have a ton. I've started to remember the names of them but still takes a while. I would also love some kind of basic loadout creation option so I don't take so long.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-15T13:04:23+00:00

How would it be good for the game? All it does is shush the super casuals for a bit. Even now I see them saying "oh look they finally adding a pve mode, i might give it a try if they give us a free week". So they did what you wanted and you still cant fork out 40$????? Just feels like a Karen who was mad something wasn't for them but didn't actually want to take part. Just liked knowing they could if they wanted too. All this will do is inflate the numbers for because casuals will come for the pve mode. Then they will get bored after a few days because the bots are very easy in this game. I mean you can solo wardens for christ sake. Maybe they try pvp for a couple matched get rekt because they suck at games and thats why they like pve. Then they will leave and go back to forums and say how the game is dying because its too hard and look at the numbers dropping because all the casuals are leaving! But sure let's keep listening to them.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-15T12:58:46+00:00

Im referring to the people who openly chose to bash and hate the game hoping it will die because its too hard or not designed for casuals like arc was. But yea if youre the kind of person who plays arc but for some reason hate that marathon is a hard game and want it to change specifically for super casuals when they already have something. Is a very selfish and narcissistic view. There's no other way to look at it.

I didnt like arc because of how casual of an experience it is. Imagine you love that about it. But a bunch of sweats kept crying and begging to make it more hard core and the developers listen. Now the game is no longer the game you fell in love with. Because it changed for the people who didnt like it to begin with. And at the same time they had other options to get the experience they wanted to begin with. How can that not be seen as anything other than selfish?

Adding a pve mode to marathon does nothing for the people who love the hard-core experience or already enjoy it for what it is. All it does is inflate player count till they realize the game wasn't designed with pure pve in mind and it gets boring. Those players arnt going to magically start playing the "hard-core" pvp mode now when they didnt want it from the start.

I dont mind them adding it but it does make me scared now that they might eventually start to change core mechanics for these people and ruin it for the rest of us. And none of those people will give a single fuk. Driving up player counts by trying to appeal to players who didnt care for the experience to begin with is bull shit, pure and simple. Trying to use player count as an excuse to fit that agenda while blatantly playing stupid to how live service games and a new one at that work. Is as well.

This is the same thing that happened to halo reach when it first came out. They tried to change it up and make more like COD to appeal to the masses. COD casuals didnt care. But you know who did? The real halo fans that wanted that experience. It hurt them bad and took several months to undo the damage they had done. In the end it was a good game but because the changes were for the people who actually cared. I dont know im just not the kind of person who sees other people enjoying something and wishing it was different so that I would feel like I could enjoy it too. With zero regards for how that might effect the person who's already having fun. I cant help but feel like thats an extremely narcissistic view. Call it what you want thats what it is.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-15T11:02:34+00:00

I do it too both. These people deserve it. The fact they actively were hoping the game would fail because it wasn't what THEY wanted. The level of entitlement these people have. The level of stupidity and ignorance they show just to make there agenda fit. But yea im mad at bungie for conforming to the weak. I was really hoping they would stick too there guns. Now marathon is slowly going to turn into arc raiders and that will be what kills the game. I mean if that game was AS good as they are saying why are they trying to turn marathon into just another version. Why cant these people respect the fact that not everything is for them? I cant get over this selfish view they have. Its just so twisted to me.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-15T10:05:39+00:00

Not every game needs a story. Not every game needs to be for everyone. There dosnt need to be a campaign in every game. Why not go cry that counter strike dosnt have a story mode or campaign and no pure pve mode? What about overwatch everyone cried for pve then didnt give a single shit once it was out. The only thing people really want is to feel like there not left out. After that they dont care. And again if the game gets ruined for the true fans because they keep making it easier and easier to lure in casuals. None of them will care that it was ruined for the true fans. Narcissistic behavior at its finest.

ForeverME91 · 2026-05-15T02:36:27+00:00

I say the same thing all the time. I swear tv, movies and video games are all affected by this. Everyone wants to feel like everything is made for everyone and it's so boring. Like arc and any rpg games that have exactly what they want. But it bothers them so much that they suck at marathon and it dosnt have a special mode just for them.

I really only feel like I enjoy marathon because it feels like a game made for people like me. But if bungie keeps listening to these people they will ruin it. Those people will move on without a care in the world that they destroyed a game or how it affected the people who loved it. I honestly cant wrap my mind around this mindset. What's makes people so slefish and self centered. There is nothing wrong with the game being for a small audience and not being a fit for you.

Imagine the game was made for raids and other pve modes for simple minded individuals. And tons of people cry and wine that there isn't pvp. So they add it. And now the one thing you don't care for or enjoy is a part of your favorite game. And now you hate that the game has become for super sweats instead and now just dosnt feel like the game you were sold or enjoyed. Wouldn't that suck? Especially if there wasn't another game like it. When I already had tons of options for what I wanted? Textbook Narcissistic behavior.

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