Our skills tend to change with age, but performance isn't necessarily worse.
Our skills tend to change with age, but performance isn't necessarily worse.
In the most extreme cases, it's impossible to play when you're completely blind and react as slowly as a dead cat.
It seems I'm gradually losing speed and stamina. Being older makes it harder to dedicate six hours daily to improving a game like I did at sixteen. By night, I usually arrive home around 8:30 and then settle in after a meal and some chores before going to bed.
I occasionally lag, acting like a glitch in a game with just one battle, but then it slows down completely. It’s confusing!
It seems the trend points to online gaming attracting a broader audience than it did five or ten years ago. This likely leads to more experienced players. Additionally, younger generations are starting to play online games earlier, which helps them gain skills faster.
Slower reaction times and limited practice opportunities are common challenges. Balancing full-time work with intense gaming like CS:GO is difficult.