Interesting Superstition regarding FPS

Lately a friend told me this:

When he plays a FPS and he's able to kill an opponent before he get's killed, he'll usually be good in the game, and vice versa, when he get's killed before he can strike his first kill he will usually suck in the game.

I'm not really believing in this, but that statement of him made me wonder, anyone else of you have any "first match" rituals, superstitions or whatsoever for a new FPS?
And what do you think of this "myth"?

Really interested to discuss about it with you.

Oh, and yeah, maybe we should expand it to ALL genres :) Post ahead!

If I start playing a fps online, I can judge by the first few matches if I will be really good in the long run or if ill just be average. I also have to obviously enjoy playing the game to be good at it.

Same goes for any genre of games.

Well it can very well be true for him TC. However not much superstition about it, rather a self fulfilling prophethy. If he thinks he will do poorly he likely will, if he thinks he will do great, he is likely sharpening his mind enough to do better.

You see it in sports aswell. People are odd like that.

Lately a friend told me this:

When he plays a FPS and he's able to kill an opponent before he get's killed, he'll usually be good in the game, and vice versa, when he get's killed before he can strike his first kill he will usually suck in the game.

I'm not really believing in this, but that statement of him made me wonder, anyone else of you have any "first match" rituals, superstitions or whatsoever for a new FPS?
And what do you think of this "myth"?

Really interested to discuss about it with you.

Oh, and yeah, maybe we should expand it to ALL genres :) Post ahead!

Justforvisit

Sounds like your friend( Is that a friend as in "my friend likes to look at naked pictures of men - Does that make him gay?" friend ) is use to a type of game and comfortable playing that type. Once removed from that comfort zone he does not like it.

If I start playing a fps online, I can judge by the first few matches if I will be really good in the long run or if ill just be average. I also have to obviously enjoy playing the game to be good at it.

Same goes for any genre of games.

marcheegsr

It is not a ritual or anything like one, but I do prefer to beat the story mode in shooters before moving to other modes. By the time I complete a single player mode, I am confident I can challenge anyone else in that game using the same controller.