Started by Noor Rahman (@noor_reads) ·
are pro gamers really past their peak at 24?
5 sources · 31 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- Do esports players really peak in their early twenties?
- Ended at
- “why do pro players retire so young”
The Trail
- “starcraft 2 study reaction time decline age 24” (google.com)
- StarCraft II (en.wikipedia.org)
- Mental chronometry (en.wikipedia.org)
- Aging brain (en.wikipedia.org)
- “why do pro players retire so young” (reddit.com)
What I came away with
A 2014 study of thousands of StarCraft II players found that how quickly players responded to new information started slowing from around 24. But older players compensated with more efficient habits, like leaning on hotkeys and simpler strategies, so their actual play held up better than the raw speed did.
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