MeinMMO editor Dariusz is a tryhard in every shooter and the online mode of GTA 5 is to blame for this.
I firmly believe that each of us has at least one game that has forever influenced our gaming career. For me, GTA V takes on this special role. To this day, I prefer to play shooters, both PvE and PvP. But without GTA I would probably never have become the tryhard I am today – even though GTA isn’t a classic shooter at all.
From athlete to part-time gamer
I was around fourth grade when I played GTA San Andreas on a friend’s PS2. I can’t remember the exact year, but the game must have been on the market for a few years. Up until that point I was far from becoming a gamer and was only interested in sports. When I played games, it was only Pokémon and FIFA, before that Spyro.
In GTA San Andreas we just did nonsense, entered cheat codes a lot and raced through the map in flying cars. We had a lot of fun that day, but for me it was a unique experience to date. It took 1-2 years until I accidentally found GTA San Andreas in a grab-and-go bin at the supermarket. I recognized the game immediately and became a part-time gamer shortly after.
Whenever there was vacation, I went to my older sister’s house and played games all night long on her boyfriend’s PC. After San Andreas, I watched Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories. But at some point this tradition faded and I concentrated more on my sport and things that adolescents do.
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GTA created a monster that spends too much time in shooters
As a teenager, I looked at my school friends who had owned a PS3 for years or even played on expensive gaming PCs. In addition, every channel showed advertising for the latest FIFA and the trailer for GTA V played on and off. A trailer that really made me want to play this game. Over the next few months I looked out brochures to buy my first console: the PS4 – after all, I wanted to play GTA V and I just didn’t think it would be wise to buy the PS3 at the time.
When I had the money together, neither GTA V nor the latest FIFA were available for the PS4 and since I’m impatient, I bought a bundle with Destiny 1. Admittedly, I didn’t really care about Destiny at the time. The PS4 in the bundle was white and that just looked so much better than the black consoles.
Destiny was my first first-person shooter. It still took years for me to develop a real interest in Bungie’s title, but I did enjoy the gunplay and showed what was possible. I then played through GTA V 2-3 times and at some point got into the online mode.
I have an estimated 1,800 hours in GTA V online today. A lot of it was pure grinding and making money for the latest cars and real estate. Another part was the racing. In GTA Online I also played classic PvP for the first time. I wasn’t a griefer, but I liked dueling with griefers. I also played deathmatches and did sniper battles. In short: I really enjoyed PvP and soon GTA Online would no longer be enough.
The disaster began
GTA Online ultimately led me to two PvP shooters: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Rainbow Six: Siege. I liked the latter much better because of its tactical depth. On top of that, there was and is no aim assist in Rainbow Six on the console. That was my big strength, because I noticed that it was much more difficult for me in CoD because the long-time players had already mastered the CoD gameplay.
In Rainbow Six, everyone had to learn what it was like to shoot with a stick without aim assist. At the time I was able to do this quite well because I preferred fighting with the sniper rifles in GTA. They don’t have aim assist there either. So it happened that I finished my first season far too well, considering that it was the first real PvP shooter I played. In Destiny, it was over for me after the campaign.
However, the surprising success aroused my ambition and with Rainbow Six: Siege the disaster was complete. I spent over 3,500 hours in the shooter, reaching the highest rank and even playing competitively at a low level. I enjoyed competing with other players and getting better and better. After Rainbow Six: Siege, I tackled numerous other shooters and also caught up on titles like Battlefield 4 and Titanfall 2. At some point I switched to a gaming PC and played games that weren’t available on a console.
Regardless of whether it’s Valorant, The Finals or flops like Concord, today I play every shooter and always want to win. Based on this, on MeinMMO I have come up with a series of tips for shooter newbies that will help you perform better in the various titles: 5 tips on how you can get better in any shooter without training