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Started by Lanseril Storm , Sep 10 2006 06:24 PM

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 06:24 PM

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So I know The PC is all about keeping up the Micro, but what about the console gaming, whats it called?

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 06:25 PM

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Uhh micro... Just a different kind of micro.

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 06:26 PM

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 06:30 PM

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Micro of handheld proportions. :3
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Posted 10 September 2006 - 06:33 PM

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Look at the battle between teh_pwnerer and teh_masterer. There was Micro style, console style, arcade style, etc. So for a console it's just "console skills."

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 08:51 PM

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only micro in RTS. FPS doesn't have any and neither does MMO. Console has micro but only in games like SC and stuff like that. It's not about pressing buttons or any weird shit it's about managing things so it doesn't matter if yiou're using voice commands or a touch screen or a keyboard or noobstick.

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 09:06 PM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ Sep 10 2006, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
only micro in RTS. FPS doesn't have any and neither does MMO. Console has micro but only in games like SC and stuff like that. It's not about pressing buttons or any weird shit it's about managing things so it doesn't matter if yiou're using voice commands or a touch screen or a keyboard or noobstick.


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Posted 10 September 2006 - 09:24 PM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ Sep 10 2006, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
only micro in RTS. FPS doesn't have any and neither does MMO. Console has micro but only in games like SC and stuff like that. It's not about pressing buttons or any weird shit it's about managing things so it doesn't matter if yiou're using voice commands or a touch screen or a keyboard or noobstick.


Yeah, this thread should die, because what you just said, answered any question that that guy prolly has to ask, gg mate icon_biggrin.gif

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Posted 10 September 2006 - 09:52 PM

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Posted 11 September 2006 - 11:11 AM

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w, s, a, d, ctrl, shift, space, z, x, q, r, t, e, g, c, f1,f2,f3,f4, 1-9, enter, and capslock..

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Posted 11 September 2006 - 04:49 PM

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Micro in console games is just as a different style. Like being able to wave dash in Super Smash Bros Melee, executing combos in any fighting game, etc.
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Posted 11 September 2006 - 05:29 PM

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In fighting games, I guess we just call it execution. It's not nearly the same as micromanagement, though. It's a different thing altogether.
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Posted 11 September 2006 - 06:28 PM

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QUOTE (Dr.Toker @ Sep 11 2006, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
w, s, a, d, ctrl, shift, space, z, x, q, r, t, e, g, c, f1,f2,f3,f4, 1-9, enter, and capslock..

My 30 key, BF2 micro cannot be faded nor questioned.. pp_smiley7.gif

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Posted 11 September 2006 - 10:57 PM

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Lol, funny.

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Posted 11 September 2006 - 11:26 PM

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it's called "console style" ...There's also "Arcade style"

Like in episode 4 (i think) when jeremy & teh_masterer battle in that room and jeremy has "no escape"

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Posted 12 September 2006 - 03:15 AM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ Sep 11 2006, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
only micro in RTS. FPS doesn't have any and neither does MMO. Console has micro but only in games like SC and stuff like that. It's not about pressing buttons or any weird shit it's about managing things so it doesn't matter if yiou're using voice commands or a touch screen or a keyboard or noobstick.


On the contrary, some MMO's require Micromanagement (as is the non-abbreviated word of micro) especially healer classes etc.

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Posted 12 September 2006 - 07:37 AM

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QUOTE (Lanseril Storm @ Sep 11 2006, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So I know The PC is all about keeping up the Micro, but what about the console gaming, whats it called?


I think its button mashing.

QUOTE (Morbodis @ Sep 12 2006, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
On the contrary, some MMO's require Micromanagement (as is the non-abbreviated word of micro) especially healer classes etc.


We know what micro stands for buddy haha.
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QUOTE (frostassasin @ Sep 11 2006, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Well I guess I dont get it then. Since every other gaming style gets their own form of 'uber micrio', why then is FPS excluded? Cause it's more entertaining to give doug a gun in the show. Dont say its cause we only push wsad, i use over 30 keys in my fps gaming. I dunno.. im not real worried about it... just think its kinda the suck ...

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You don't even have to use your keyboard to micro.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromanageme...omputer_gaming)

I'm not saying FPS and console games don't take skill, because they do, I'm just saying that they don't take micro in the way that it's supposed to be defined. Of course some random guy decided to add this into the wiki entry "However, many Role Playing Games and First Person Shooters are developing more advanced hotkey layouts, allowing these genres to develop their own micromanagement skills." It isn't really true, because no matter how many fucking keys you hit in a millisecond, you aren't microing unless you're commanding more than one person. a squadleader or commander / guy who calls strats in CSS / Raid leader has more micro than someone who runs around by himself and mashes wasdfzxcvbnmlkfjtoyipeoriu as fast as he can. Microing is about commanding people to do things that maximize damage and minimize casualties. If the people you command don't have to follow your orders, or you're only commanding yourself, you're not microing.

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QUOTE (Lanseril Storm @ Sep 10 2006, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So I know The PC is all about keeping up the Micro, but what about the console gaming, whats it called?


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