a seasonedFPSplayerbutyou’venever
triedanarenashooter,properlytrainedyour
aimorlearnedhowtobunnyhop.Perhaps
youboughta racingwheelandpedalset
manymoonsago,andit haslanguishedin
thecupboardeversince.Relinquishit from
itsconfinesandfinallylearneverytwistand
turnofSilverstone,orhowtoleft-footbrake.
There’splentyoffunchallengestobefound.
Communicationskills
Mostcompetitiveonlinegameshave
internalcommunicationsystemsthatlet
youchattoyourteammatesbut,if you’re
playingwithfriends,it’softeneasiertoset
upyourcommunicationsystembeforehand
usingseparatecommssoftware,suchas
Discord(discordapp.com) orTeamspeak
(teamspeak.com).
Theseprogramsmakeit easytosetup
servers(essentiallygroups)thatyouandyour
friendscanjoin,creatingdifferentservers
fordifferentsub-groupsoffriendsand
havingdifferentchannelswithineachserver
dedicatedtodifferentgames.Notonlydoes
sucha systemmakeit easyforyoutosee
whatyourfriendsareplaying,anddecideif
youmightwanttojointhem,butit alsomeans
youcansimplyjoina channeljusttochat,even
whileyourfriendsareplayingandthereisn’t
otherwiseroomforyoutojointhem.Sticking
aroundfora whileis oftena goodwayof
encouragingoneofyourotherfriendstobow
outandletyoutakea turntoo.
Tomakethemostofyourcommunications,
whetherin-gameorviaseparatesoftware,
you’llalsowanttohavea decentaudiosetup.
Thisis,ofcourse,wheregamingheadsets
comein,astheyconvenientlyincorporatea
microphonerightintotheheadset.A couple
ofourfavouritesincludetheSennheiserGSP
300,whichis a good-qualitywiredstereo
unit,andtheSteelSeriesArctis7, whichis a
wirelesssurroundmodel.Corsair’sVirtuoso
RGBWirelessSEis alsoa greatwireless
modelif youcanaffordit.
However,if youdon’thavea lotofmoney
tospend,youcangetawaywithslappingan
aftermarketmicrophoneona standardset
ofheadphones.ModMic,is a go-tofavourite
brandforgamers,butthere’salsoplentyof
AmazonandeBayspecialsthatwilldothejob
ina pinch,assumingthere’sanystock.
Justaswithwebcams,gamingheadset
andmicrophonestockshavebeenhithardThe Sennheiser GSP 300 is our basic gaming
headset of choiceYou don’t need a gaming headset to chat online.
A basic phone headset will do the job, or you can
upgrade a pair of headphones with a Mod MicPrograms such as Discord make it easy to
manage voice communications for gaming,
and to chat among yourselves
If you’re bored with battle royale games, but
still want large-scale gunplay, Call of Duty:
Warzone’s Plunder mode is a fun option