I hope people aren't counting on playing games that require fast reaction speeds. If your jam is turn-based games you're in luck, you should be good to 100. But, if you're a competitive online gamer, you're in for a rude shock if you think you're going to retire and compete against the 20-somethings.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, I'll just move to toplane and become a garen otp

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Spin-to-win, innit.

[–] BeeOneTwoThree@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Every competitive game has a ranking system. I do not see any issue playing and trying to improve, just reduce your expectations.

A lot of 20 year olds are trash in a lot of competitive games

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's not just reaction time that interferes wirh us old folks gaming, it's developers insistence on making game mechanics as uncomfortable as possible. I just don't have the stamina or flexibility to spend 15 minutes fighting some insanely difficult boss fight over multiple stages while constantly mashing buttons.

I think there should be an "Experienced gamer" difficulty level where the rest of the game is normal difficulty level, but the boss fights are less of an endurance challenge.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Or just set up a private server and play against the other people in the retirement home.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Most games aren't competitive though or even require twitch reflexes.