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AlfredoTurkey on 18 November 2017
SociopathicSocialite said:
AlfredoTurkey said:

Oh here we go with the age thing again. If age was that important, I wouldn't have such a high KD ratio in COD and Halo (I'm 38). As for intelligence, I could see that actually having an impact due to problem solving etc. 

Dude, are you serious.....? You are 38 and thats your reply. Exceptions to a consistent outcome do not disprove factors that generally produce certain results. Studies have found links between drinking alcohol and impaired driving, so by your logic, if you take 6 shots and make it home in what seems to be an unimpaired drive you just disprove that whole study, give me a break.

 

Let me guess, you just wanted to subtle brag about your sick COD skills.

I'm 38, not 16... bragging on some website about something like stats in a video game is not going to impact my self worth. I was bringing it up to disprove that the reflex bullshit matters.

Studies were done on this just last year where they took something like 20 serious FPS gamers between the ages of 18-30 and pitted them against 20 serious gamers between the ages of 30-40. The results? They showed that the younger group, overall, did show slightly improved reflex ability but that it didn't have an over all impact because the older players used and applied their experience to meditate the issue. In the end, it was a wash as far as results go. Neither side had an advantage. 

So, every time I hear this shit about reflexes, I just roll my eyes. It's ONE attribute among many. Not the only one.



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SociopathicSocialite on 18 November 2017
AlfredoTurkey said:
SociopathicSocialite said:

Dude, are you serious.....? You are 38 and thats your reply. Exceptions to a consistent outcome do not disprove factors that generally produce certain results. Studies have found links between drinking alcohol and impaired driving, so by your logic, if you take 6 shots and make it home in what seems to be an unimpaired drive you just disprove that whole study, give me a break.

 

Let me guess, you just wanted to subtle brag about your sick COD skills.

I'm 38, not 16... bragging on some website about something like stats in a video game is not going to impact my self worth. I was bringing it up to disprove that the reflex bullshit matters.

Studies were done on this just last year where they took something like 20 serious FPS gamers between the ages of 18-30 and pitted them against 20 serious gamers between the ages of 30-40. The results? They showed that the younger group, overall, did show slightly improved reflex ability but that it didn't have an over all impact because the older players used and applied their experience to meditate the issue. In the end, it was a wash as far as results go. Neither side had an advantage. 

So, every time I hear this shit about reflexes, I just roll my eyes. It's ONE attribute among many. Not the only one.

Alright my man, i had no idea you even knew the study he was talking about nor did i. I figured it was something that had been corroborated and tested multiple times by many sources since it seemed logical anyways. Ill admit i jumped the gun, my bad bro.