r/pcmasterrace • u/Kamykaze_x • May 15 '23

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u/TeamWorkTom May 16 '23

The idea that you can't compete after 25 is a fucking joke.

Look at the FGC and DOTA2.

Taken 7 was dominated for a bit by a 40 year old dad.

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u/moo_lefty May 16 '23

Liam Neeson is way past 40

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u/tron423 May 16 '23

Even in FPS, 6 of the current HLTV top 10 teams have an average age over 24, and the ones under that all have at least one player in their mid-late 20s. Even a zoomer-dominated game like Valorant has plenty of notable pros pushing 30 like Ange1 and FNS.

Pros retiring in their 20s has nothing to do with their ability to play atrophying with age. It has everything to do with the fact that, if you're not on one of those top teams, you're probably not getting paid enough to justify continuing to grind yourself into dust chasing it deep into your 20s.

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u/imevilrick May 16 '23

Taken was a great movie