{"id":7877,"date":"2022-11-15T10:38:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/you-cant-out-shoot-a-teenager-how-to-play-first-person-shooters-if-youre-over-30\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:38:24","slug":"you-cant-out-shoot-a-teenager-how-to-play-first-person-shooters-if-youre-over-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/you-cant-out-shoot-a-teenager-how-to-play-first-person-shooters-if-youre-over-30\/","title":{"rendered":"You can\u2019t out-shoot a teenager: how to play first-person shooters if you\u2019re over 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reflexes start to decline in your 20s, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t be competitive at first-person shooters any more. Keith Stuart shares some hard-won knowledge<\/p>\n

It is an unfortunate fact of life that human reflexes slow down as we get older. Medical studies suggest that reaction times peak at 24 and go downhill from there \u2013 and nowhere is this more ruthlessly illustrated than in the world of online first-person shooters. Head on to the average Call of Duty, Apex Legends or Overwatch server as a 35-year-old and it can feel as if you\u2019re surrounded by superhuman teenagers with hair-trigger instincts who rack up multiple kills while you\u2019re still deciding whether or not you should have inverted the controls.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there\u2019s much more to being good at these games than the ability to hit the fire button faster than anyone else. Approaching middle age doesn\u2019t mean you have to hang up your laser gun and start playing train simulators. You just have to be more strategic.<\/p>\n

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\nReflexes start to decline in your 20s, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t be competitive at first-person shooters any more. Keith Stuart shares some hard-won knowledge
\nIt is an unfortunate fact of life that human reflexes slow down as we get older. Medical studies suggest that reaction times peak at 24 and go downhill from there \u2013 and nowhere is this more ruthlessly illustrated than in the world of online first-person shooters. Head on to the average Call of Duty, Apex Legends or Overwatch server as a 35-year-old and it can feel as if you\u2019re surrounded by superhuman teenagers with hair-trigger instincts who rack up multiple kills while you\u2019re still deciding whether or not you should have inverted the controls.
\nFortunately, there\u2019s much more to being good at these games than the ability to hit the fire button faster than anyone else. Approaching middle age doesn\u2019t mean you have to hang up your laser gun and start playing train simulators. You just have to be more strategic. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reflexes start to decline in your 20s, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t be competitive at first-person shooters any more. Keith Stuart shares some hard-won knowledge It is an unfortunate fact of life that human reflexes slow down as we get older. Medical studies suggest that reaction times peak at 24 and go downhill from …<\/p>\n

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