I'm 52 years old and I have loved video games since the old game room arcade days. I had the Atari 2600 as a kid and my brother got the original NES when it debuted many decades ago. I didn't really get too immersed in video games until the first Playstation. From then on, I've been a Playstation fan. It took me a while to get into multiplayer only games, I prefer solo action adventure games like Splinter Cell, MGS or Hitman. So when I finally decided to try it out, I went with Battlefront. I kept seeing clips on YT of this amazing gameplay that I had to see what the fuss was about. I was hooked and when Battlefront 2 was released I played regularly and still do today. I got pretty good and I usually finish most games in the top 5 leaderboard (Blast and Coop are the only two modes I ever really play) I started seeing players do amazing moves and kills and thought to myself, "How are they doing that?" Did some homework and I was exposed to all of these devices players use to cheat. From the Cronos Zen to $300 SCUF controllers. These guys are using paddles and flippers to remap their buttons, plus some of these devices have mods that allow you to auto-aim, and reduce simulated recoil. That's how they were doing it. So I bought first the Cronus Zen, then the PS back button and then finally the Strike Pack.
So here are my Pro's and Con's
Pros
-Of the three options I tried, the Strike Pack was the best. I found the Cronus Zen pretty useless, the mods were all sketchy and defective and for the price it really didn't have much to offer. The PS4 back button was better but the form factor added bulk and heft to the controller that made it difficult to incorporate into gameplay, since it forced me to hold my controller in a way that just wasn't very comfortable to me. The Strike Pack attached to the controller and has a very nice form factor that does not add a heft and bulk to the controller. It's very sturdy and conforms to the shape of the controller very well. Buttons are responspive and have nice feedback.
-Setup and loading the mods were easy and simple. Compared to the Cronus Zen which really overcomplicates and personally overcompensates by making the Zen a sort of open source modable device.
-Mods were simple and did what they were supposed to do.
Cons
-Moving and cycling throught the mods is a bit cumbersome and are complicated and relies on a "Press the X button twice, when the light flashes, press the square and hold for 3 seconds..." that's not quite the sequence but it's the gist of how it works. If you wanted to switch between mods or change anything on the fly this makes it almost impossible...it did for me. I'm not 15 anymore, I found this annoying.
-The Strike Pack is a wired controller and while I see the benefit of this in terms of response times and lag, it takes away a core feature and benefit of the PS4 which is wireless controllers. This cheapens the experience. I would have preferred the Strike Pack have an attachment that connects to the controller which connects to a wireless dongle. The Cronus Zen offers this option but it is incredibly laggy and not at all useful for multiplayer gameplay.
Takeaways
While this unit was fun to use and experiement with, I really felt like all of these devices I tried made we a worse player. Reason being, I've developed a certain style of play that is a combination of strategy, skill and technique. For example, I prefer not to use melee unless it's a situation of being in a tight space where it's my only option. I tend to prefer a "run and gun" style meaning I typically do not run from powered players or when I am outnumbered, I much prefer to fight it out. This means in some instances I may actually get killed a lot more often but it also means I'm able to stay engaged in the game for longer. With the Strike Pack, I got those extra little abilities like jump shots and hair triggers but having that ability forced me into confrontations with players that took up more time. The time I spent jumping to evade shots that may have resulted in a single kill came at the expense of losing the volume of kills I already had by way of my normal gameplay. Hair triggers or autorun didn't really add significant value. Things like auto-aim were useless and impeded my gameplay and the ability to react or respond to fire or shots coming from different directions. So in a way, I got what I wanted which was confirmation that I was already a good player and don't need any 'advantages' I've developed a solid skillset that I found was not as enjoyable using devices. So I agree with those who say instead of using devices like this "get better" . If that's not an option say if you have a disability, it's my understanding that devices like this may help. So I'm not saying these devices are bad but if you're hoping to have an advantage by using these...I don't see it. Get better or play something else. There are too many video games out there to be hung up on not being good at a few.
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Robert E. Daniels Jr.
Guess what? I'm already good!!!
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