lundi 16 mai 2011

Some Steps To Competing In Xbox Live Tournaments

By Dan Rivalspot


For many serious gamers, Xbox live tournaments are not only an exciting pastime, but can even be a fun way to make money, if you are skilled enough. However, just because you can beat all your friends in Halo does not mean you are ready to win some cash. The following will give you some tips on the best ways to prepare and win.

Starting Small

Single player tournaments are a great way to start building your skills and get some practice. If you try to compete against real people and are immediately defeated you will gain nothing but frustration and no idea what you did wrong. Remember, though, to keep raising the difficulty as you improve. You should never have an easy win or it will not help you get better. Doing this may mean you lose often, but it is valuable experience, and the more you practice the better you will get. Eventually you will be able to work up to the highest difficulty level in the game. As you go, it is also helpful to log in online from time to time to compete against real people, since real gamers sometimes employ different strategies and tactics than AI will. This can give you a better gauge of how much you are improving.

Competing Online

Once you feel ready, you can start to compete on Xbox Live often. As with the single player, start off easy with one or two friends, and slowly work your way up, adding more and more competitors as you fine tune your skills. Again, make sure you always have a challenge. If you are winning easily you need to up the difficulty. The opposite is also true, though. Do not try for more than you can hope to handle, or you will lose before learning anything. While you play, be sure to keep a close eye on your opponents, particularly those that are better than you. Try to learn from their strategies and tactics to work on your own. It is great to learn from real people since you really cannot do this when playing against AI.

The Real Tournaments

Once you think you have enough practice you can try your hand at entering a big league tournament. Sometimes monetary prizes are awarded, sometimes it is just the prestige of saying you played and won. Sometimes you can even get good enough to enter national or international competitions. Keep in mind, though, that there are a select few people of this caliber, so do not feel bad if you do not make it. Just be proud of your ability to compete and win. Multiple websites host these competitions, and all vary. At times you may be able to compete against players of your own level, moving up as you improve, and others may be random.

Following these steps is a good way to prepare for real competition in Xbox live tournaments. Hone your skills, practice, and eventually you will be ready to try your luck. Always remember, though, no matter how good you are someone is always better, so never stop practicing.




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