On Tuesday night I had my best match ever in CoD4. I had 26 kills, only 2 deaths, and a 23 kill streak.
Here is the kicker: I was playing the game with no volume and blasting Beethoven in the background.
So I had my best match ever while playing deaf basically. I could not hear where gunfire was coming from. I could not hear if someone was sneaking up behind me. Yet I was dominating. Why?
I even started the match 3-2. I was tense at the beginning, expecting to get shot from behind at any moment. Then I just went in the "zone". The music was kicking and my focus on the match went up tremendously. I was using the radar as my ears. I was planning ahead. Because I did not have the benefit of hearing, I was forced to focus and use all my other tools. And the results speak for themselves.
Every match I played like this I did well in. None came close to that first 26-2 match, but I had a kill/death ration above 3/1 in all of them (which is a lot better than I normally do, I'm usually at 1.5/1).
I am tempted to try this experiment again with some Pantera to see what the results are. But I actually think it was Beethoven's compositions that put me at ease and let me achieve the zen-like state I was in. Pantera will just get my adrenaline flowing.
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