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isnt there a scientific study that says people get worse at video games after 25 years old?
Mods, ban this post for ageist anti-gaming propaganda.
And no, I'm not kidding.
For years people have been touting a line about losing react time when you hit 23-24 years old, no idea if it's apocryphal or not I haven't personally seen a study or whatever.
I lost interest in competitive / PvP games well before then, they could be right and I wouldn't know. It isn't a noticeable issue if you only play map pervert games.
I have 100% gotten worse at video games after 25. I don't think it's reflexes, I doubt my reflexes have changed enough to matter for the gaming I do. I know at least part of it is lifestyle. I can't put as many hours into gaming anymore, I'm out of school and tbh I'm a bit out of the habit of pushing myself mentally, which I think has made me a slower learner. Actually I'm glad I'm typing this out cause I hadn't thought about it this and I'm sure now that I'm aware of it I can turn the trend around.
there's still like 40 year olds that can play Street Fighter and other fighting games professionally that still require insane reactions times
Well that and reaction time isn't quite as important in fighting games as people think.
Most shit is educated guesses and conditioning. Reaction time helps, sure, but isn't as important as folks say.
No, I suck at street fighter 6 because I'm old and it's woke or something... this is a scientific fact
IIRC counterstrike pros age out pretty hard as reflexes decline.
That doesn't really make sense. Professional musicians need to have WAY better reflexes and their careers usually only end when they're old as shit.
Clicking mouse requires 82% more brain power than your average “musician.” Beethoven can write a symphony but he can’t hear footsteps coming up to knife him 🥱
Perfect example right here (Tetris world championship 2018)