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cRPG => General Discussion => Topic started by: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 04:48:43 am

Title: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 04:48:43 am
I used to be decent!  Now I'm not!  What the fuck do I do?

EDIT:  Kinda surprised no one said I'm outright shit.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Winterly on January 05, 2012, 04:51:57 am
uh...duel? That usually hones my focus up a bit.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: isatis on January 05, 2012, 04:56:52 am
Quote from: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 04:48:43 am
I used to be decent!  Now I'm not!  What the fuck do I do?
it's not you, blame all other player that got better... those dam cunt!
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 06:08:30 am
Quote from: JeanneArc on January 05, 2012, 04:51:57 am
uh...duel? That usually hones my focus up a bit.

Tried that.  GTX after the fifth swing through my block and person clipping directly through me and hitting with a full-strength backswing.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: a_bear_irl on January 05, 2012, 08:08:41 am
you should still have muscle memory, just play duel and get mad until you remember how to play
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Post by: Vibe on January 05, 2012, 08:12:27 am
grind more
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Post by: Teeth on January 05, 2012, 10:03:08 am
I sometimes have a bad day, that I am quite shit. I remember earlier this year I also had a bad day, and another one. No good day came after that, it felt I like I had to relearn half my progress. Ah well, I'm better than I ever was now.

Quote from: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 06:08:30 am
Tried that.  GTX after the fifth swing through my block and person clipping directly through me and hitting with a full-strength backswing.
This doesn't have to with skill, prolly lag issues.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Christo on January 05, 2012, 12:25:55 pm
Brrrak used to be decent, but then..

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To actually post something useful: Yes, happened to me a lot as well: Left the game for some time, came back, got kicked in the rump for hours, until I got my so called muscle-memory, timings etc back.

So, it's totally natural to be a bit, if not a lot worse after leaving for a while.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Amoebe on January 05, 2012, 01:52:26 pm
Quote from: Christo on January 05, 2012, 12:25:55 pm
Brrrak used to be decent, but then..
he took an arrow through his knee.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Kafein on January 05, 2012, 01:55:46 pm
Quote from: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 06:08:30 am
Tried that.  GTX after the fifth swing through my block and person clipping directly through me and hitting with a full-strength backswing.

Actually that happens a lot ingame, even with a stable 30-ish ping. I don't know the source of this issue but I often see people going through each other  and sometimes swings through blocks.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Inkompetent on January 05, 2012, 02:05:27 pm
Quote from: Brrrak on January 05, 2012, 06:08:30 am
Tried that.  GTX after the fifth swing through my block and person clipping directly through me and hitting with a full-strength backswing.

This shit happens all the time. I'm having trouble recalling ever being hit by a properly appearing melee attack. They go straight through my shield, straight through blocks, I'm hit and die either before their attack even starts, while I'm out of range, or first after their attack animation is finished. And sometimes I'm not hit by attacks that at least on my computer clearly hit me.

I've pretty much given up on reason, and just try my best. Reasonable results won't happen in melee. Just weird, desynced stuff that you hopefully can counter most of the time with enough skill.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: SixThumbs on January 05, 2012, 02:43:37 pm
Basically, after learning block directions you should go off audio cues for blocks because  that half second hold gets me a lot where it looks like my weapon should've blocked but in reality I just let go of the block before the hit connected.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on January 05, 2012, 02:50:10 pm
If you're a pro you're always good. Like Phyrex.

If you're a trained noob, you begin to decay as soon as you reduce your playing time. I've noticed this myself, but I don't worry about it too much. I only trained to become good, now I have no desire to be in the top so I decay and sail to the west.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Thomek on January 06, 2012, 03:50:06 am
I'm just becoming worse and worse.

Learned some bad habits when nobody could block and I had 210wpf with my katana. Just take too many risks, don't spot cav, expect to take down enemies fast, relying on them doing mistakes..

I think it's more about your mentality. At first you concentrate to be better.. after a while, like me, one just settles with whatever skill one are comfortable with.. Then all the others catch up, and you have to concentrate again or go mad from frustration.
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Brrrak on January 06, 2012, 03:58:18 am
Quote from: Thomek on January 06, 2012, 03:50:06 am
I'm just becoming worse and worse.

Learned some bad habits when nobody could block and I had 210wpf with my katana. Just take too many risks, don't spot cav, expect to take down enemies fast, relying on them doing mistakes..

I think it's more about your mentality. At first you concentrate to be better.. after a while, like me, one just settles with whatever skill one are comfortable with.. Then all the others catch up, and you have to concentrate again or go mad from frustration.

Cue: you are breathing, visualize a small flame?
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Post by: Lizard_man on January 06, 2012, 05:07:51 am
The game has become tedious, maybe this is the reason...
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Post by: Gravoth_iii on January 06, 2012, 05:57:18 am
I decay when i dont play for a few weeks, guess im just a simple noob. 1100 hours of playtime wasted!
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Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Brrrak on January 06, 2012, 06:14:43 am
Quote from: Gravoth_iii on January 06, 2012, 05:57:18 am
I decay when i dont play for a few weeks, guess im just a simple noob. 1100 hours of playtime wasted!
[Fucktarded ton of spoilers later.]

I guess it's true that spending too much time away from using a particular skillset does cause it to decay a bit.

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Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Serfonz on January 06, 2012, 10:05:59 am
I know how you feel, I use to be pretty decent now it seems like I'm getting worse, so I am going to try my damndest to get back on top and crush everyone. :p
Title: Re: Skill ceiling/decay?
Post by: Brrrak on January 06, 2012, 11:02:45 am
Quote from: Serfonz on January 06, 2012, 10:05:59 am
I know how you feel, I use to be pretty decent now it seems like I'm getting worse, so I am going to try my damndest to get back on top and crush everyone. :p

Hours in the duel server should help us in our quest.  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: