Re:Athletes (Score 1)

Twitch based is the great self deception of would be first person shooter players. Reaction time is only part of the equation. Being able to react and reacting accurately are two very different things. Coordination and precision are just as important. Reacting as fast as you would like means nothing without the fine motor control to accomplish the finer tasks in gaming. Different people with different reflexes and coordination populate the gaming community and not all are capable of seeing high speed movement and making appropriate reactions. When someone says twitch based, I just shake my head, because as far as I can tell, they are watching a faster game than the game that I see. Like most competitions with physical qualities, that which truly seperates the best players from the next tier is the speed at which the best players are capable of performing the same tasks. Watch a college football game and then compare it to a high school football game. The change of tempo is obvious. Think of it like boxing, different players have different hand speeds, and different reaction times. Even considering all of that, the strategic side of FPS games is challenging, given that there are split seconds to make decisions in what is neccessary to do to win. In sum, you're watching too slow.