Poll: in the zone

[postzit]

do you belive there is a point in a game where you do something even without thinking about it.

i belive in it and i think it happens in most games like Guitar hero or really intense fps like CoD in a really good online game.

so what do u think.

 

[Radeonx]

Well, in FPS's like Call of Duty and games that involve blending in, I tend to shoot every bush and anything that could be a hiding spot, without thinking about it too much.

 

[DuplicateValue]

Yeah......pity it doesn't happen to me all that often.... =]

 

[Sassafrass]

If you are referring to the zone in which you suddenly become uber and start owning everyone and everything then yes, there is.

And I am constantly outside it.

 

[Simalacrum]

Welcome to The Escapist! Next time, try using some question marks, might make your post easier to understand. Other than that, grammar is excellent, I shall give you an A grade, well done!

OT, I don't really think so... I mean, I do most things in gaming without thinking about it, that any beginner will have to really focus on, like dual-analogue controls. But I don't really 'zone into' games, or anything like that.

 

[Gebi10000]

zoning in is easy the more imersive the game is. zelda is an easy one for this, so is phoenix wright.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

If you are referring to the zone in which you suddenly become uber and start owning everyone and everything then yes, there is.

And I am constantly outside it.

I believe this phrase states where my position is.

"Take one step forward, two steps back."

 

[Split Moon]

Yeah i get that on FPS's and racing games.

 

[Sable Gear]

I zone in, totally; I go into a trance, breathe shallow and don't need to eat for hours on end XD

...it's probably not healthy but it's true. It sounds weirder than it actually is.

 

[Contun]

I think so. There are moments in Counter Strike where I could have an amazing score and everyone on the opposing team fed up with me and times where I'm doing mediocre and am just a walking target.

 

[Distorted Stu]

Yeah i believe it. I made a thread about it on an other site. I find that if i think about something so much i start to fail becaus eim putting too much effort into it. Now i just sit back and enjoy it. (I find thinking about other things like going out, meeting up with people or what you did on holiday a good state of mind to get into while gaming, it helps trigger the "zone").

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I've just noticed I have incredible trouble (previously it was just "trouble") reading posts where people abbreviate the the word "you" to "u" for no reason, and generally destroy every aspect of the English language in general.

Anyways, I certainly believe in this "zone", as I every so often slide into it and destroy everything.

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

Fallout 3 is game I zone into. I can walk round for hours just killing things.

 

[slipknot4]

There is. Like 30 mins ago when i got 2 seven kill streaks and 2 double headshot in one FFA game where the frag limit was 25.
Didn't even notice it.

Also welcome to the escapist. Hope you'll stay here for a long time.

 

[A Weary Exile]

Most definetley, especially when you play for extended hours and the motions of the game become natural reflexes instead of things you have to think about.

 

[Souplex]

Well if there is a zone I am always there.

 

[rokkolpo]

happens in every fluid fighting game i play.
i completely go on instinct.

 

[Neur0t0xin]

I find it in Quake Live and CS:S a lot. I'll be doing terrible then just hulk out and end up going from about 5-22 to 'Neur0t0xin has hit the frag limit!'

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

Some FPS', RTS Games, and infrequently in RPG's, I may do something without thinking. RTS games primarily.