Dont Hit Tab! (small tip)

Engy_Bengy

I see what you mean by not hitting tab, but for a lot of people, it's just a habit to check the score after they die. Especially in stuff like TDM where you could be 2 kills from ace and all you'd need to do would be to pull out an ak or something...

Personally, I only use it once I've died as I have died because of looking at scores and not paying attention in the past.

smogity

personally i hit tab alot too but i thought of this idea im trying out and decided to share it with people

toshiro0909

MyNameisTim wrote: »

ok heres a small tip I use sometimes,

When your in game seeing your score it can sometimes effect your gameplay, for me anyway. Why? By not htting tab to see your score you can avoid seeing yourself doing good which can make you over confident and make you do worse, or you can see yourself doing bad, get mad, and make you do worse.(or rage quit )

So what i do is only hit tab to see: Ping,FPS,etc.
Yes you can see if you are ace or not but you still wont know how far or close you are from losing or gaining it because all you see is the word ace, so you can instinctively play with a little more intesity as you go on.

There are other reasons why you may want to hit tab and see your score, like recruiting for your clan or something but you get the basic idea. For a normal pub this works for me, probaly not useful for clan wars, i dont know :S.

Hope this helps It works for me.

thanks i think ur soooo right it will help

[LobsterMts]

Just saw my score in CSS, ka-bewm I got headshot.
Really work.

rixta

i always hit tab soo...

lulzwut

I'm not going to lie I've been killed becasue of tab, also I've RQ'd pubs because of tab or went into tryhard mode but still tab is evil/awesome at the same time.

autest

lulzwut wrote: »

I'm not going to lie I've been killed becasue of tab, also I've RQ'd pubs because of tab or went into tryhard mode but still tab is evil/awesome at the same time.

What he said.

Lumic

Via04 wrote: »

@delz - oops, thanks for pointing that out. I've always seen that there but never really noticed it or realized what it was for. I like hitting tab though : / ...btw I'm staying with Innovators, sorry

;} took me ages too...thought it was some kind of high-tech secondary scoring system...

C17Ronaldo09

MikeDaSpike wrote: »

i hit tab to see how many enemies are still alive

You can see how many enemies are alive by simply looking at the 'dots' underneath the round score.... 3 dots mean three enemies , 4 dots mean 4 enemies etc...

jillzwut

SmexyStar wrote: »

i hit tab to see how many enemies are still alive

The squares on either side of the timer can tell you that. Filled in ones = players alive.

Dark_Swifty

I always hit tab tho. It's a habit.

Neof1tzx*

And another "secret", when you hit TAB you lose at least 15 FPS

But I ALWAYS hit tab, due to CS.

Earnhardt88

no tab., so true I was thinking about that the other day, It does make ya ovr. conf. as well has pot. to ruin a good thing ya have going at the time

Neof1tzx*

frogger1989 wrote: »

no tab., so true I was thinking about that the other day, It does make ya ovr. conf. as well has pot. to ruin a good thing ya have going at the time

... What ?

DenxiBanned

JackTehHero wrote: »

The squares on either side of the timer can tell you that. Filled in ones = players alive.

However you can't see the names.

I learn to the names of who's using what weapon, and then can judge a strat from that point. Also you get to know the habits of a player after a few rounds.

smogity

but you can see up in the corner who has died if you keep an eye on it.

DenxiBanned

mynameisTIM wrote: »

but you can see up in the corner who has died if you keep an eye on it.

I don't bother keeping track there, it's much easier to hit tab

Leady_BRo

when I play FFA, it gets me going to WINWINWIN. disappointing when I'm tied for a few points away and lose due to location (more so in way-too-big-BW than port), but it feels good when I win. U get to see ur rise to the top within those few minutes, and since it's not team-based/much exp/and doesn't last long, it's a game I play with ACE in mind.

smogity

tooGAWDLIKE wrote: »

when I play FFA, it gets me going to WINWINWIN. disappointing when I'm tied for a few points away and lose due to location (more so in way-too-big-BW than port), but it feels good when I win. U get to see ur rise to the top within those few minutes, and since it's not team-based/much exp/and doesn't last long, it's a game I play with ACE in mind.

yeah no need for tab in FFA at all really

Leady_BRo

mynameisTIM wrote: »

yeah no need for tab in FFA at all really

well, if u don't care when u play then no, but if u don't care, u shouldn't play FFA. I play it to win, and I like kills over time for FFA cuz it feels more competetive, less running around randomly, so I like to see what's goin on.

smogity

but its like td, with the respawning so theres no need to see who is still alive


(im not trying to argue im just asking in a way:P)

Leady_BRo

mynameisTIM wrote: »

but its like td, with the respawning so theres no need to see who is still alive


(im not trying to argue im just asking in a way:P)

Then a discussion it is, sir! ^_~

I don't look to see who's alive rly, I look to see how close I am to winning. In TDM, whether time or kills, I look to see how close I am to ACE/MVP. In S&D, I look to see who's left to predict if I'm likely alone (if my other teammate is 2/14 or 14/2 makes a difference), or if I'm dead, which team is prolly about to win, or if I just entered a S&D, to see who has the lowest scores on my team and if their score gets worse after 2 or 3 rounds, I try to kick em, unless I'm doing as bad as them. lol. sure is biased round here.

LuckyGunZ

ILikeSlayKips wrote: »

I always hit tab tho. It's a habit.

yepp for me to.. i cant stop hit it.. i love that

AmeriDan1

in Unreal Tab was my move back button (I have huge hands and can't use WASD)

but you can't remap tab in CF, took awhile to get a new setup that worked well.

Now I am:
q= strafe lft
w= strafe right
e= zoom
r= reload
g= throw weapn
space=run back
lft alt= jump
mouse 1 fire
mouse 2 run fwd
mouse 3 crouch
mouse 4 walk

KimiKelKu

I hit tab because i like to see whos alive and to know if is good or just a noob, or if is using sniper, or if he lags or somethign else, its important to know this small ditails to survive

The_Hale

i like cheese...

BreezeKilla

SmexyStar wrote: »

i hit tab to see how many enemies are still alive

QFT.

10char

Lumic

Neof1tzx* wrote: »

And another "secret", when you hit TAB you lose at least 15 FPS

But I ALWAYS hit tab, due to CS.

Impossible. Then you are saying that sometimes when I hit TAB I should have negative FPS.
And I do know when I have 10-15 FPS without hitting TAB, gameplay is not smooth. Pressing it doesn't make gameplay any worse than it already is.
Perhaps you lose 15 when you have 200 FPS, but in that case it doesn't even matter.

frogger1989 wrote: »

no tab., so true I was thinking about that the other day, It does make ya ovr. conf. as well has pot. to ruin a good thing ya have going at the time

Translation: So true, don't use TAB. I was thinking about that the other day - it does makes you over confident, as well as having the potential to ruin a good thing you have going at the time.


IMO it has too many uses. Checking ping difference. Check for ping spikes. Check who exactly is alive - guess whether sniper or rifle, where he/she might be [noob should be following around a pro]. Checking KDR and distance from Ace. See your FPS so you can whine about it :P. Keep an eye on that noob on your team, so you're ready to call the vote / swear at him.

eeeeeeeeeev

I'm use to it though >_<, my hands automatically press tabs after I die.