Does Ultra-Wide Give You An Advantage In Gaming?

School's coming to a close and Memorial Day is coming up. That means more time to game - which is great because Diablo 3: Season 17 just started. One thing that I never took advantage of was using the Alienware 34-Inch Ultra Wide Display (now discounted during our Memorial Day sale).

Why would I think of an Ultra-Wide resolution providing a different experience or advantage in my gaming? Isn't Ultra-Wide just so you can see more flowers on the side while playing The Witcher 3? Well yes, but actually no. Ultra-Wide is like having the real estate of two monitors and the real estate that's provided let's you see more in game - more than just flowers.

For MOBAs, RTS, and Action RPG games, it gives you more visual for parts of the game that already require your awareness. For MOBAS, it may be seeing graphics popping off in the distance in the fog of war. In Diablo 3, it helps you plan your path during a Rift, more room to use travel abilities, and scope out normally off-screen hostiles.

It's a real shame I had to give back the monitor after making the video because I really enjoyed just how much of the map I could see in Diablo 3 and it actually makes me want to take a stab again at MOBAs since I quit last year. Aww well...

Ultra-Wide Gamers: Do you feel like Ultra Wide Resolutions give you advantage in-game? Let me know in the comment section below!