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perhaps in a different game! Unfortunately, currently popular competitive video games all demand fast reactions and hand dexterity, and the strategy typically c

by bllguo 9y ago

perhaps in a different game! Unfortunately, currently popular competitive video games all demand fast reactions and hand dexterity, and the strategy typically comes second to mechanics. For example in counterstrike you still need to be able to hit the shots, no matter how great your tactics are. I highly doubt that really old players can compete in these kinds of games. maybe older folks getting into games will help spur the creation of more strategic competitive experiences where older players are on a more even playing field

slantyyz 9y ago
FWIW, there are a lot of still relevant "older" players approaching their 40s in the fighting game community.
- lawn 9y ago
  To be fair, 60 is a lot more than 40. There are many top athletes in other sports at 40 but very few at 60.
  - slantyyz 9y ago
    Yes, but we also have to consider that today's 60 year olds didn't grow up with the same types of video games (if at all), and video games didn't have the same profile that they do now. The 40ish players in the FGC - they all grew up with the genre of the game they play. I would not be surprised if the 20-something pros in stuff like FPS games would still be quite good at them when they hit 60-- provided of course, that 1) life doesn't get in the way, 2) that they still playing the games regularly, and 3) that the genre even still exists at that point.
    - nasredin 9y ago
      Can't wait until I turn 60 so I can finally justifiably call people with inferior skills than me - noobs. --- I know one older gentleman playing a FPS. He is not very good, but better than the majority. It's all about community though. If you play on the same server or a not-very-popular game, you would soon know all the "regulars". The actual game is there just to hook you in. You stay for the community.
    - lurr 9y ago
      Okay, but that just shows a natural decline from best to okay, vs okay to bad.
    - Noos 9y ago
      They didn't grow up with games at all. They would have been in their late teens and twenties just as the first games came out. Keep in mind gaming as a genre is still really young I don't think the pros would be very good. If anything, I'm worried about how much carpal tunnel syndrome and other health risks they put themselves through by being pro.
  - pbhjpbhj 9y ago
    I'm in my 40s and took up CSGO this year, I'm silver-2/rank 15, I find very often other players beat me in reaction time when we're heads up. Gradually I'm learning to compensate for that. It's my first time playing a proper FPS, yay Steam and Linux compatability.
invalidOrTaken 9y ago
I don't know if there's much of a leap required, honestly. The games that I play (Overwatch, Starcraft 2, and Dota 2) can all be played well (if not at a pro level) without great twitch reflexes. I'd be surprised if we ever saw oldsters at the top of any popular esport, but I have no chance of going pro, and I can still enjoy myself and improve. I very much hope to run into older folks on the various ladders.

by bllguo 9y ago

slantyyz 9y ago

FWIW, there are a lot of still relevant "older" players approaching their 40s in the fighting game community.

lawn 9y ago
To be fair, 60 is a lot more than 40. There are many top athletes in other sports at 40 but very few at 60.
- slantyyz 9y ago
  Yes, but we also have to consider that today's 60 year olds didn't grow up with the same types of video games (if at all), and video games didn't have the same profile that they do now. The 40ish players in the FGC - they all grew up with the genre of the game they play. I would not be surprised if the 20-something pros in stuff like FPS games would still be quite good at them when they hit 60-- provided of course, that 1) life doesn't get in the way, 2) that they still playing the games regularly, and 3) that the genre even still exists at that point.
  - nasredin 9y ago
    Can't wait until I turn 60 so I can finally justifiably call people with inferior skills than me - noobs. --- I know one older gentleman playing a FPS. He is not very good, but better than the majority. It's all about community though. If you play on the same server or a not-very-popular game, you would soon know all the "regulars". The actual game is there just to hook you in. You stay for the community.
  - lurr 9y ago
    Okay, but that just shows a natural decline from best to okay, vs okay to bad.
  - Noos 9y ago
    They didn't grow up with games at all. They would have been in their late teens and twenties just as the first games came out. Keep in mind gaming as a genre is still really young I don't think the pros would be very good. If anything, I'm worried about how much carpal tunnel syndrome and other health risks they put themselves through by being pro.
- pbhjpbhj 9y ago
  I'm in my 40s and took up CSGO this year, I'm silver-2/rank 15, I find very often other players beat me in reaction time when we're heads up. Gradually I'm learning to compensate for that. It's my first time playing a proper FPS, yay Steam and Linux compatability.

invalidOrTaken 9y ago

I don't know if there's much of a leap required, honestly. The games that I play (Overwatch, Starcraft 2, and Dota 2) can all be played well (if not at a pro level) without great twitch reflexes. I'd be surprised if we ever saw oldsters at the top of any popular esport, but I have no chance of going pro, and I can still enjoy myself and improve. I very much hope to run into older folks on the various ladders.