09-15-2010, 02:32 AM
(09-14-2010, 07:45 PM)Jester Wrote:(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
Compared to the demands of shooters like UT2k4, TF2, and L4D(2)? Not so much. Both demand rapid response times and the ability to think ahead, but twitch-based shooters add the ability to aim precisely while moving in multiple directions to the stack.
RTSes like Starcraft shift the focus away from hectic mouseplay to being able to track several different, varied things at once - monitor your base, attack the enemy, control your individual units to maximize their effectiveness, continue scouting the map, and expand, expand, expand.
WoW, by comparison, is child's play. Though, yes, hard mode raiding and high-rating arena do demand quick response times.