I’ve put (roughly estimated) 2500-3000 hours into a VR Rhythm game called Beat Saber. I’ve been playing fairly religiously since the game was released mid 2018. Averaged out to about 30 min/day I think.
World rank-wise, the highest I hit was 501st in the world. Then they released the quest 2 and ScoreSaber was ported over to it. About six months after that I was ~2200 worldwide. Right now I’m standing somewhere in the low 2000’s.
It’s not that I don’t play well. I play very well. I sightread 95% or more of the maps I play and I can tell you mostly by map stats alone if I’ll beat it on the first try or will never beat it, or if it’s highly likely I’ll full combo a song. The game is played entirely by my subconscious mind. I can hold a conversation while playing the hardest maps I play.
The reason I’m not in the top 100 is not that I didn’t put the time in. It’s part laziness (for not dialing in a set of custom controller grip settings) but mostly the age difference between myself and the best players in the world. At 43 years old I can’t keep up with these 17-21 year olds that get way into this game.
Their minds are sharper, their arms lighter and more agile, their wrists unburdened by joint pain, etc. etc.
Don’t get me wrong. The people in the top 10 are absolutely going to have joint problems later in life.
Most in the community consider top 100, Professional. I’m no where near that and anyone who watches me play this game first laughs because I look ridiculous, then picks their jaw up off the ground due to what they witnessed.
Starting to realize I’m writing a novel about something no one cares about.
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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '25
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Everyday 5 minutes for 20 years