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Can Counter-Strike Players Be Summed Up By Nation?

Posted by simoniker on from the oh-boy dept.

Thanks to GotFrag for its article discussing whether players from different countries are good at different aspects of online FPS Counter-Strike. The writer tries to claim: "Some countries, most of which are the leading ones in Counter-Strike, have certain specialities. This often means that the players in this country will have a 'special touch' in this area." Among the supposed conclusions are that Americans excel at "shooting [and] logistics", whereas Germans are best at "thinking [and] teamwork", and the French come off best when using "reflexes". How seriously can we take such broad conclusions?

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  1. And the Koreans... by Stone+Rhino · · Score: 5, Funny

    are probably best at playing too much and dying.

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    Remember, there were no nuclear weapons before women were allowed to vote.
  2. totally true by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 5, Funny
    the study also found:
    • germans do well at the levels which require building a combustion engine from spare parts to power your team's vehicle
    • americans excel at the level that combines eating fast food, talking on your radio and driving over endangered species with a Lincoln Navigator
    • the french are good at surrendering
  3. My friend is Indian... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    And he's great at helping my clanmates with tech support problems.....

    /me runs

  4. Of course! by Cosmik · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is all very obvious. It just comes down to years of social engineering.

    Americans excel at "shooting [and] logistics"

    Years of gang warfare, drive-by murders and shooting to get the 'bling-bling' has provided Americans with unbeatable markmanship skills.

    whereas Germans are best at "thinking [and] teamwork"

    After the 2 World Wars, and having their Army, Navy, and Air Force taken away from them, the Germans have had to fall back on brains instead of guns. They regularly get together and team up for some beer and to try to take over the world again, only to pass out drunk.

    the French come off best when using "reflexes".

    These reflexes have been perfected through years of running away quickly and surrendering.

    (All above comments made in jest, for those with a broken humour detector)

  5. Re:Get a fucking job already. by adler187 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Get out of the house, make some RL friends and stop wasting your time in front of a silly computer. You will be far happier and much healthier."

    This comming from someone trolling on /.?

    Maybe you should just take your own advice.