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For even more context of how bad SBF was at League of Legends, a large part of their player-base is children and teens. You would not expect a normal functionin

For even more context of how bad SBF was at League of Legends, a large part of their player-base is children and teens. You would not expect a normal functioning 30 year old man to lose to 12 year olds after years of playing with the frequency he did.

rxyz 4y ago
I don't think League is a popular game in that demographic. I see it as a old man/woman game now, like counter strike
- remoroid 4y ago
  Do you have any data to back that up? Do you not understand that the lowest ranked players on the server are going to disproportionately include children that are bad?
  - pezezin 4y ago
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018224/league-of-legends-fans-by-age-usa/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018224/league-of-legend... https://theglobalgaming.com/lol/average-age-player https://theglobalgaming.com/lol/average-age-player According to that data, most players are between 18 and 34 years old, with children and teens being only 12% of the demographics.
    - remoroid 4y ago
      That is impossible to believe. Teens AND children only add up to 12%. No lol. The average age of league of legends pro is 22. None of them starting playing the game after 18. It makes no sense. Then I already pointed out that the rank SBF was in is populated with the worst players, which is more likely to be children that dont have a fully developed brain.
thinkingemote 4y ago
From what I understand (only seen a game, not played it), League of Legends is more similar to Starcraft where it's about strategy, knowledge and timing than the necessary very fast reaction times of teenagers found in a first player shooter. You would expect even retired people to be good at the game if they played enough. Regardless, playing video games, doing drugs, looking dishevelled and being over weight are all visible signs of some kind of internal disorder. Most people don't wear their disorder visibly, they either learn to hide it or it doesn't reveal itself physically. In this episode it's like the signs are treated as a good sign - of creativity.
- rejectfinite 4y ago
  You need both micro and macro in Leauge for sure. Depening on the hero/champ being played.
- remoroid 4y ago
  A high percentage of high elo League of Legends players are 16-25. Pro players average age is like 22. Not necessarily because younger people are better but just because they grew up playing the game and have lots of spare time on their hands. Imagine if someone played chess for years and were still at the lowest rank you can reasonably sink to. You would think that person has a learning disability. It doesn't add up that someone that went to MIT in physics, something that correlates well to logically consistent thinking, would be this bad. He must have declined from drug use, a mental disorder, sleep deprivation.
Lapsa 4y ago
"it is actually shocking that SBF was unable to rank higher than the Bronze or Silver league after years of regular play" ouch... author certainly does not play league of legends. ladder is broken, you are always at the mercy of riot's matchmaking. there was a reddit post appropriately criticizing it and received around 8k upvotes - mods deleted it. even if you completely MinMax everything to climb (which gets quite tedious and boring) - actually climbing takes ridiculous amounts of time. and it's time sensitive - folks that play around 5AM could easily give Faker a run for his money, folks that supposedly are bronzies (I call them robo smurfs). turn the same game on when the school ends and the amounts of stupidity are overwhelming. and the older account is - the worse it gets. at the time I was placed in bronze - won a local tournament full with diamonds, masters and even couple challengers. and the game itself is mistake driven - gold differs from diamond by a single mistake that diamond player never lets go.
- remoroid 4y ago
  Sounds like you are mad about being in Bronze where you belong
  - Lapsa 4y ago
    yeah, suck a d*ck kys or whatever you expect me to say. I've been in plat too multiple times but then it gets really really boring
    - remoroid 4y ago
      Must be quite boring indeed when you lose every single game after paying for the 20th boost to plat. :(
pjc50 4y ago
Eh, I'd expect the obsessive 12 year olds to beat the 30 year old with a job every single time.

rxyz 4y ago

I don't think League is a popular game in that demographic. I see it as a old man/woman game now, like counter strike

remoroid 4y ago
Do you have any data to back that up? Do you not understand that the lowest ranked players on the server are going to disproportionately include children that are bad?
- pezezin 4y ago
  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018224/league-of-legends-fans-by-age-usa/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018224/league-of-legend... https://theglobalgaming.com/lol/average-age-player https://theglobalgaming.com/lol/average-age-player According to that data, most players are between 18 and 34 years old, with children and teens being only 12% of the demographics.
  - remoroid 4y ago
    That is impossible to believe. Teens AND children only add up to 12%. No lol. The average age of league of legends pro is 22. None of them starting playing the game after 18. It makes no sense. Then I already pointed out that the rank SBF was in is populated with the worst players, which is more likely to be children that dont have a fully developed brain.

thinkingemote 4y ago

From what I understand (only seen a game, not played it), League of Legends is more similar to Starcraft where it's about strategy, knowledge and timing than the necessary very fast reaction times of teenagers found in a first player shooter. You would expect even retired people to be good at the game if they played enough. Regardless, playing video games, doing drugs, looking dishevelled and being over weight are all visible signs of some kind of internal disorder. Most people don't wear their disorder visibly, they either learn to hide it or it doesn't reveal itself physically. In this episode it's like the signs are treated as a good sign - of creativity.

rejectfinite 4y ago
You need both micro and macro in Leauge for sure. Depening on the hero/champ being played.
remoroid 4y ago
A high percentage of high elo League of Legends players are 16-25. Pro players average age is like 22. Not necessarily because younger people are better but just because they grew up playing the game and have lots of spare time on their hands. Imagine if someone played chess for years and were still at the lowest rank you can reasonably sink to. You would think that person has a learning disability. It doesn't add up that someone that went to MIT in physics, something that correlates well to logically consistent thinking, would be this bad. He must have declined from drug use, a mental disorder, sleep deprivation.

Lapsa 4y ago

"it is actually shocking that SBF was unable to rank higher than the Bronze or Silver league after years of regular play" ouch... author certainly does not play league of legends. ladder is broken, you are always at the mercy of riot's matchmaking. there was a reddit post appropriately criticizing it and received around 8k upvotes - mods deleted it. even if you completely MinMax everything to climb (which gets quite tedious and boring) - actually climbing takes ridiculous amounts of time. and it's time sensitive - folks that play around 5AM could easily give Faker a run for his money, folks that supposedly are bronzies (I call them robo smurfs). turn the same game on when the school ends and the amounts of stupidity are overwhelming. and the older account is - the worse it gets. at the time I was placed in bronze - won a local tournament full with diamonds, masters and even couple challengers. and the game itself is mistake driven - gold differs from diamond by a single mistake that diamond player never lets go.

remoroid 4y ago
Sounds like you are mad about being in Bronze where you belong
- Lapsa 4y ago
  yeah, suck a d*ck kys or whatever you expect me to say. I've been in plat too multiple times but then it gets really really boring
  - remoroid 4y ago
    Must be quite boring indeed when you lose every single game after paying for the 20th boost to plat. :(

pjc50 4y ago

Eh, I'd expect the obsessive 12 year olds to beat the 30 year old with a job every single time.