Thread 717973639

Have you noticed your gaming skills get worse or better as you got older?
I am much better at multiplayer compared to my 20s. but I think its due to having a much better internet connection. It was 80ms and now its 10.

>>717973639 (OP)
John?

I was much better at fps gaming when I was 20 using an ATi Mobility Radeon 4250 on an 8Mbps ADSL connection than I am at 30 using a 7900XT on a 1.8Gbps FTTP connection
Other gaming I've gotten better at however

better

>>717973639 (OP)
Sleep with one eye open
GRIPPING YOUR PILLOW TIGHT

>>717973639 (OP)
I got way better at strategy games and RPGs and way worse at FPS games

>>717973639 (OP)
my nigga John is getting old my nigga

>>717973639 (OP)
im 36 and im better than i was back then, i play with intention now to actually improve actively while back in the day i fucked around and didn't take any of it seriously, my skills are sharper now especially after decades of playing, maybe when im in my 50's or 60's i won't be as good but this certainly isn't true for me now.

60hz monitors and shitty ball mice kept everyone equally garbage back then. Now there's 360hz, flawless sensor mice, mousepads that feel like ice, and net connections under 10ms. Turns out the old jank was the real skill equalizer.

>>717973819
>>717973681
>john? now thats a name I haven't heard in awhile

>>717973639 (OP)
I am worse at shooters now that I'm 33 but I'm better at RTS. my wrists just aren't what they used to be and shooting games just aren't as fun for me.

I used to top scoreboards in FPS in my teens. Now that I'm almost 40, I get shat on most of the time.

The cope is that cheating has become much more commonplace and that most shooters nowadays favor gamepads immensely, but the truth is that I am just much slower now.

Better but I’m 27. I bet by the time I’m 40 I won’t be flying so good

>>717973639 (OP)
My resistance to raging out and quitting has gone up but my ability to put up with blatantly dogshit design has gone down.

Also a lot of my high skill games have gone turbogay, I would love to pick up DOTA again but then I keep reminding how dogshit the game is after TI6

>>717973639 (OP)
I don’t even play online games anymore unless it’s a dead game from 2002 with my friends.

>>717973639 (OP)
>Have you noticed your gaming skills get worse or better as you got older?
Strategically i've never been better. But high APM or twitch gaming i am worse. 200ms reaction time to 270ms.

i played league for years with my friends but i was always mid at best on a good day so i don't really care that much. i've given up on competitive gaming cuz i think there's more fun to be had playing single-player games from like 15+ years ago

>>717973805
Same. Like it better this way anyway because most shooter multiplayer games are ass now

>>717973743
>using bandwith to measure connection quality in gaming
I think you are just retarded

>>717973639 (OP)
I'm 50, not remotely. I also work out and eat clean (except for some sweets sometimes). I think it varies, but I think overall health is a factor. Bad game design and practice makes a world of difference as well.

Modern games are ass, so you shouldn't gauge your skill deterioration on a deteriorating market. Pick a genre you're good at and pick a game from before 2016 and see for yourself. Bonus if it's new and you git gud.

You'll see; shit games = shit players

>>717973681
John if he retirement age

>>717973639 (OP)
my reaction time doubled over 10 years (from 170ms to 350ms)

>>717973639 (OP)
Better in everything

>>717973743
Im much better now that I'm older kek

>>717973639 (OP)
Every team game I play it's always a zoomer dragging us down by being completely shit.

Multi-player games are for retards with no inner monologue and the inability to envision an apple in their minds.

>>717973639 (OP)
In recent years my reflexes have been shot to shit. I'm not THAT old either, but I've started to suck at games that I used to be decent at.

>>717973639 (OP)
Shit was SO cash grandpa...

my concentration is way worse than it used to be
I used to be able to play a game for like ten hours straight
Now after ten minutes I start getting restless and wanting to do other things

>>717973639 (OP)
A bit worse in some aspects, much better in others.
My reflexes might not be as good as they used to (they're only marginally worse mind you, they were never that good in the first place), but I grasps mechanics and whatnot much much faster, also overall I tend to be more observant about what's going on in the big picture and can react better to the situation.
Might sound like a cope but I don't care, still enjoy videa-gayms and will do until I ded.

>>717973639 (OP)
Skills getting worse as you age is just a big fucking meme made by zoomers, when it does get worse is when you do fuckall, don't exercise, sleep like shit, eat slop like a pig ready for slaughter etc. Your body does end up getting the brunt of it, when I took better care of myself it did improve and I'm on my 30s.
The only thing I lack nowadays is patience from story-driven games, it just makes me upset when it takes too long.
I don't think I'd have the patience to reply MGS games nowadays, that being said.

>>717973639 (OP)
I deffinitely got worse over time. Especially at shooting and fighting games.

>>717977425
30s is considered old for pro level vidya because most people live like shit and age faster than normal

no my patience,interest,attention runs out faster but im too stubboran to just quit so I play half assed

>>717973639 (OP)
John is a pretty cool guy after all. He stuck with Stacey who blew him (shit was apparently "cash") for 5 decades.
What have (you) done ever since he called you out all those decades ago?

>>717977829
>age faster than normal
Consider what I already recommended on top of depression and stress.
If you don't take care of it, then of course you'll age faster.
Hate sounding like those self-help books but take care of yourselves, the most important person in your life in the end is yourself.

>>717977829
it used to be 24 what the fuck man

>>717973639 (OP)
I'm better at games in general but especially grand strategy.
I actually strategize now instead of just clicking shiny buttons.

>>717977425
Yeah same. Working out has not just grown my muscles but also made me sharper. They really are poisoning us, aren't they.

>>717978112
nah you're retarded bro
Doesn't matter how healthy a pro athlete is, they fall off in their early thirties
Even in shit like motorsport, a twenty five year old driver will always perform better than a thirty five year old driver. Both are fit and healthy

I used to be 'cracked' (as the kids say) on Modern Warfare 2. Used to know the maps by heart, where the choke points were, where the campers loved to hold up, and I absolutely annihilated anyone. Tried to hop back in with my nephew a few months back and got my shit absolutely pushed in. I just can't react fast enough to get a shot in before som 12 yo lands a perfect headshot.

I'm just going to stick to rts games from now on.

>>717978210
People have just grown too complacent, hopeless and goes for what is easy for them.
Stuff that is good for you is still there, and I'm not just talking about food, it just takes more effort to get it.

>>717973639 (OP)
Holy shit John is still alive.

this guy's pro starcraft career was in his 30s, no excuses

Artists and musicians retain their dexterity until very old age, you don't get bad you stopped caring.

>>717973639 (OP)
I think they have gotten slightly worse, mainly because I don't have the time or patience to spend in most games anymore.

>>717979095
Successful artists and musicians snort hundreds of pounds of hard drugs all across their careers. Most artists are the very definition of not giving a fuck.

I implore all of you to not judge your ability based on modern shooters, because you are most likely going up against people using gamepads and Cronus Zen.

The playing field is not at ALL level these days.

>>717979095
Older artists paint slower bro that's not the same comparison. Musicians are the same; Celine dion is on record saying she can no longer hit certain notes.

Time claims us all

>>717973639 (OP)
Naaah you just suck ass. I've been gaming for THIRTY damn years now , i can still finish Ninja gayden 2 and even 3 in my mid-late 30s just as well as i used to 10-15 years ago.
Maybe check for signs of arthritis

>>717979412
I used to be able to beat aimbot cheaters back in the day I was CRACKED as a teenager dude. Wizardom has rotted my reflexes.

>>717973639 (OP)
I used to play fps pretty well but now I'm mid. Could also have something to do with that the motivation to be competitive just isn't there anymore

>>717973639 (OP)
I went from snapping headshot on enemies with AK 47 in CS 1.6 in 1-2 shots to barely able to see enemies. Partly because i stopped playing FPS around 2010 to play WOT. I become a pro in that game though. Idk if it's because of aging or lack of practice. I guess both because if my reaction time is still the same it wouldn't be that bad.

>>717973639 (OP)
There's no way I could UV-max Plutonia when I was a child

i get better over time at gaming. depends on what you do with your life.