Intelligence and gaming skills are correlated

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AlfredoTurkey said:

Hiku said:

They say age is relevant for success. Not 'prevents' success.
Reaction time tends to go down in your 30's as opposed to when you were a teenager, etc. That doesn't mean you can't still be successful. Daigo Umehara for example is still a top Street Fighter player even though he's 36.

I've been arguing everything you've just said for years now to no avail. No one seems to listen even though studies haven shown that aging doesn't prevent success in gaming. I feel like I'm arguing the world round in a world of flat earthers.

It doesn't prevent success, but it makes it more challenging. It's part of life that as you age, your reaction time diminuishes a little bit at a time. Not in such a way that you would notice it every few months, but enough that in the span of several years it's absolutely measurable.

 

In my 20's I was competing at very high level (nations cup level) in a specific FPS. There's no way I would be able to do it nowadays, even if I would be at least top 1% in any FPS game you would throw. By the time I'll be 50 probably it would be hard to remain top 5%.

 

That would be more noticeable in twitch based FPS and less so in more tactical (battle sense) dependent ones.