Thread: Past our gaming prime at 24?

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

Unsure if insult or just a bad joke...



Keep it to the topic.

Bad joke? perhaps.
Insult, definitely not.
A point relevant to the discussion. Most definitely.

I don't randomly Insult you Mr_Blops. I don't need to.
You've shown me your true colors.

Back to the topic, I agree with DG, (OMG IT HAPPENED) to some degree. Some people are just no good a things. Whether it smrts or basketball or video games and No amount of practice will ever help. But I don't think that its necessarily a Nature vs Nurture(read practice/training) kind of argument. It more of a Mindset. Hence the Can't Cure Stupid comment. People RARELY change their mind, or rather Change how they think.

My comment was somewhat facetious...I have no doubt that your physical and mental responses slow down...but I also think that and older person that has been gaming for a long time will often be able to anticipate many things before they happen. I actually used to see this in CS a lot...I've never had the fastest reflexes...but I often won simply by knowing what was going to happen....especially in 1v1 or 1v2 situations. Older people are far more likely to see "the big picture"...that is a move toward strategic thinking instead of just tactical thinking...which can mean making small changes to the game that will pay out big later. Little things like fighting for an out of the way flag in BF or save for a round or two to drop some weapons for your team in CS...you don't see younger players doing that a whole in my experience(Obviously competitive is a bit different...even then it's drilled into you to save when you don't have enough for a full buy etc...not sure I'd count it the same).