Re:Common traits in 'pro' gamers? (Score 0)

I cant talk about CS in detail, but in the Quake series the best players are the best not because of any of the above, but because their hand-eye co-ordination (aim) and ability to process information and empathy of what the enemy team/players are doing is superior. Reaction time is not a factor, if your having to react to a situation, you have already lost, top players are said to appear to have ESP :) you cant teach or train this, you have it or you dont. Of course you wont be anywhere without some practise as well. ive played Q2 and Q3 at top level (world champs in france, 2 teams ive been in have won clanbase european cups). Im a good player, BUT i will never have the aim of some the freaks that play these games, a handful of players around the world just have hand eye co-ordination that is not natural. Its exactly the same way top tennis players are seperated from a top 20 player, or that top 20 player is seperated from a good club player. You can see the scale across the spectrum of players, many many people play for years and years, practise very hard and never break through to the top 50 in their country cos they just dont have the ability, its a sliding scale. of course casual players, dont realise this, and when they get beaten on a public servers assume their opponent is cheating (ok maybe in cs) or only wins because they know how to tweak the game and play all day. From my experience; ive competeted in motor-racing/bike racing/ski-ing and other sports at national level since age 12 playing a FPS shooter such as Quake3 at a top level is way way more demanding than any of these activities, just the fact everyone has a level playing field makes things incredibly more competitive, and the what the game demands from you is intense