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| DarkZero 314th Post
 
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|  "Re(3):You vs. Blisters"
, posted Wed 17 Sep 22:11
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[raises hand]
Um I have a question...a few actually...
How in the world do you get blisters playing in the arcade?
Presumably from either using a really rough joystick with an abrasive coating or doing something really funky with the buttons, like swiping your fingers across them when you press them instead of just pressing your finger down and then bringing it back up. Most people get into a sort of intuitive "groove" when playing fight games which can sometimes produce odd movements, so the latter really shouldn't be that surprising. Some people put too much force on the joystick, others swipe their fingers across the buttons, and personally, I do a lot of unnecessary movements during QCFx2 or QCF>DP supers on my gamepad.
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How in the world do you get blisters playing a home?
Lots of control pads, for both consoles and PCs, just weren't designed for movements like QCFx2, QCF>DP, 360, or QCB>HCF. The gliding motion, if you do it fast and often enough, rubs your skin hard enough to create blisters, just like your foot rubbing against the side of a bad pair of shoes. It depends on what game you're playing, though. Last Blade's QCB>DB>F supers are very merciful on my fingers, but Super Gem Fighters Mini-Mix's four or five QCFx2 and QCF>DP supers per round not only hurt my fingers, but actually cracked the plastic on my cheap USB gamepad. Mark of the Wolves can get tiring after awhile too, mostly when I use netplay with characters like Freeman whose moves are nothing but Quarter Circle Something Or Other over and over.
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Even if you are capable of inflicting injury to yourself whilst operating a joystick or pad do you try anything to prevent it?
Of course not. You're not really inflicting injury on yourself when you hurt the skin on your hand. It's sort of like lifting weights. The pain of what you're doing is merely the feeling of your body adapting and improving itself, in this case by acquiring thicker skin. After you get a couple of sore fingers and keep playing, you'll never have to feel it again, but if you stop playing as soon as your finger gets a little sore, you'll feel it every time you play.
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| Undead Fred 868th Post
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| "Re(4):You vs. Blisters" , posted Wed 17 Sep 23:41
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The pain of what you're doing is merely the feeling of your body adapting and improving itself, in this case by acquiring thicker skin. After you get a couple of sore fingers and keep playing, you'll never have to feel it again, but if you stop playing as soon as your finger gets a little sore, you'll feel it every time you play.
Yeah, exactly. I've never gotten blisters from games, just a raw thumb. I had tried to help soothe it when I played again the next day by covering the thumb joint in thick tape, but it doesn't help much. Ah, well. Fortunately, it doesn't happen often at all.
Well it's not summer anymore but I haven't made a new tag yet.
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