09-14-2010, 07:45 PM
(09-14-2010, 07:36 PM)Nystul Wrote: My thoughts exactly. I haven't played WoW since the original beta, but it was not an action game by any means. You didn't need precise aim or particularly fast response to most situations, as long as you didn't fall asleep. If you had a good approach to the situation you would be fine. If you don't have fast reactions and masterful control of your input devices in a game like Unreal Tournament, you are finished.
To put it another way, nobody ever freaked out over a few milliseconds of latency in WoW. Nobody ever thought, if I had the right headphones, or a more precise mouse (or mouse *pad*), or a more responsive monitor, I would be so much better at WoW.
It's clear you haven't played WoW since beta. Arenas, and even some cutting-edge raid encounters, definitely make the miliseconds of latency matter, along with the setup, the hotkeys, the "fast reactions and masterful control."
-Jester