First person shooters really don't require all that much skill. Its a video game people its not like a career. You don't get "further training" to keep up with your companies competition. I been thinking how it breaks down and it goes like this (or something real close to it).

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER BREAK DOWN.
1. How fast is your pc? This is accounts for 60% of being good at a FPS. If you can't keep up you can't win. Anyone who has gone from a crappy slow pc then went out and bought a real gaming rig knows what I am talking about. I also would like to say peripherals are included in this part. A fast accurate gaming mouse, super responsive keyboard, and a really good Mic Headset to communicate with team mates and hear directional sound (footsteps, where bullets are coming from etc, my sound card and headset actually lets me hear the doppler effect of bullets coming in).

2. Knowing the maps and best places to snipe from, camp with shotties etc. This probably makes up 20% of being good at any one game. You soon learn where enemies tend to camp it up or snipe from and this helps you survive when you know where and when to be more careful.

3. Lastly I give the so called "Skill" the last 20%. Yes fast reflexes on the keyboard, keeping control over you mouse and simply just playing smart helps keep one alive.

I guess I posted this because I just shake my head when I hear about how "skillful" a player is. Its a dam video game quit giving your selfs so much credit. Some people will always be better than others at first person shooters others more adapted to games like WOW.
I usually don't have the highest final kdr rating myself a lot of times because I like to play for fun and try to pull off crazy moves. Instead of lighting some one up from behind and getting the easy kill, its more fun to jump over them and while in the air see if you can pop a cap in the top of their skull lol.

Anyways quit giving your self so much credit its a video game it really doesn't require that much "skill".

Knowing that you suck at gaming and got no real skill aside from "Mouth running level 2", I find your terribly well written post to be quite ironic and entertaining.

Besides, you dont need to play a game on max settings to be competitive or have skills. In fact, many pro gamers prefer to lower graphic settings to lowest in order to reduce amount of clutter on screen.

Oh and before you start ranting more, try playing 1v1 against a pro ;)
You'll see a difference REALLY quick.

Yeah, first thing you notice is they for some reason have 8 hours a day or more to spend playing video games.

Exactly what I am talking about there is no such thing as a "real pro" with such skill that he or she can pretty much just beat everybody they come across. Most these skillful players I must admit are nothing more than good hackers, the kind of hackers that know how to not draw attention to themselves to much. They go 29 and 8, 27 and 7 then throw in a few average games to keep it realistic (yes I know you can achieve these scores without hacking too, its just an example).

But its a video game, there is a level cap to how good one can get it. Its not chess, a month or two of playing the game and your going to get as good as your going to get at it period. A lot of having the skills is really just playing more careful and playing smarter.

Given the exact same equipment I don't think there are players out there that are going to just beat 90 out of 100 people they play against.

Oh and a real difference? I have one of the best keyboards and gaming mouse you can buy (the best imo, but others would argue it either way its one of the best) So how is this other player going to just out mouse me? I have complete control over my mouse and keyboard, I don't see how someone will be able to take my mouse and work some magic with it I didn't know existed.

Hello, stupid thread.

Isn't this what constitutes "trolling"?

I've never been quite sure about the concept, but I seem to have read somewhere that it's about making ridiculous posts/statements solely for the amusement of seeing people react (vigourously) to it.

Shhh...quiet you, let em get all upset : )

LOL I'm guessing you're just looking to blame your crappy computer for how hard you're getting pwned in video games.

Of course its a skill-- you get better with practice, you lose skill when you don't. Do you only associate skill with athletics then or what? Music? Art? Video games take skill too pal.

This is exactly what "skilled" players do WHILE they maintain a high KDR. And I've heard it's even more fun...
Playing for KDR doesn't make you good, but playing good increases your KDR. People always confuse that..