What Genre takes the most "skill"?

[SageRuffin]

My vote goes to fighters. Command execution, reflexes, reaction, and that's not even getting into the inner machinations of the game and the characters themselves.

Go on YouTube and look up a match in, hell, anything from one of the Evo tourneys.

 

[z121231211]

Really, any game can take a lot of skill if the developer wishes, but any multiplayer game takes a bit more skill as players are constantly improving their tactics.

 

[Killercheesepuff]

Personally I'd have to say RTS's even though I dont play them. You need the reaction time of an FPS player and the strategy of well, a strategy game.

 

[dibblywibbles]

I dunno I think games like geometry wars require the most skill. You recognize patterns quickly, decent strategy, quick reflexes and there is a measurable level of skill...your high score. plus the flashy colours and basic geometric shapes are friggin sweet. speaking of which I'm going to go play it now and realize how woefully inadequate I am at it

 

[Spectre4802]

It depends on what kind of game, because each game requires different skills.

A First Person Shooter requires good reflexes, keen eyes, and the ability to make decisions on the fly.

A Real Time Strategy requires management skills - resource, unit and time. (Primarily.)

Chess requires you to make calculateed decisions about many things - where to move and whether an action will leave yourself open are the biggest I can think of.

 

[A random person]

Strategy games, whether real-time or turn-based I'm no so sure on.

 

[DeathsHands]

Strategy, for kinda obvious reasons.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

I would say fighting games. It's easier to get a degree in rocket science than it is to memorize and proficiently apply Kasumi's moveset in DoA.

 

[maniaccow22]

It would have to depend on who you are. If you're a PHD in astrophysics but take 5 seconds to realize that you are being shot at then it would be shooters. If you have reflexes to the 0.000001th degree but can't figure out what DMG stands for then it would probably be RPGs.

 

[PauL o_O]

POKEMON

loljk, I'm pretty sure those ridiculous RTS Korean's have the most skill in the gaming world though.

 

[Eren Murtaugh]

I'm gonna have to say Sports games when you play them online. Due to your human counterpart's ability to think up a new strategy and hit you with it as soon as the opportunity in your offence or defense arises it puts forth the most challenge. But that's just my idea.

 

[DanDeFool]

In order of skill required.

Multiplayer RTS: Especially StarCraft, since the people who play that are hardcore.

Fighting Games: On an expert level anyway. Learning to do long combos and air juggles and whatnot on those games is like learning to play a musical instrument.

Multiplayer FPS: Especially if everyone on your server is a fucking hacker. Beating someone with auto-aim on takes REAL skill!

 

[Turtleboy1017]

There's some exotic strategy games like the ones mentions that probably require the most skill.

The aggrandizement of the original SC completely understates how similar SC2 is in requirements.

Also- Chess.

i will 1-up your chess and say japaneese mahjong...

Nah... Chess. I lived in japan for a few years, and went to a sakaya during my stay. Learned mahjong from my uncle, and played it. Really fun game, but more along the lines of... poker rather then Chess. The mere fact that you have to draw to get a hand brings in a factor of luck, something that really can't amount to a truly fair game in the end. (Tsubamegaishi!)

And yeah, I think Chess is the single most skill necessary game to play... so turn based strategy? Heh, not sure.

 

[Alexander Cron]

TACTICAl FPS require skill. Not bullshit like Call of Duty, which requires memorizing good perks and camping spots. Games like Battlefield and Operation Dragon rising require a good amount of knowledge of military tactics to master, while still requiring quick trigger fingers and good aim.

 

[HotShooter]

I believe fighting games and hack and slash type games are the games that require the most skill. Yes, most levels can be completed by merely rapidly hitting the attack button and spinning the analog stick around until whatever is in your way dies, but using such tactics often causes my demise in the later levels or on harder difficulties, which usually require real effort to dodge and attack enemies who barely take damage and can one-hit kill you no matter how hard you try to win. I play several types of games, but fighting and hack and slash games are the types that I often give up on after I declare them impossible.

 

[Twad]

Since the definition of skill can be really subjective when it comes to gaming, when I say skill here, it can mean anything from K/D ratios, reading your opponent, mastering the playstyle, or just finding the perfect abilities for the job; this can also be either competitive skill or just skill against the game/ai in general.

So what part of gaming do you think requires the most skill of the player, and flush out your answer with why you think that.

Myself, I think its the Fighter genre. Each character requires many ins and outs of how they play, and how well they work against each character. You need to be able to read your opponent/AI to a certain degree, and now how to counter it, as well as being able to input the commands right for what you want to do.

Like you said.. its "subjective" since all game genres require all their own set of "skills" needed to understand, play and master the game. And each people have their own favorite genres.

So its really a challenge for our own ability to learn and use the lessosn teh game want to teach us and beat/win the game.

 

[TelHybrid]

I don't think there's an answer to this that can be classed as anything more than opinion. Every different genre requires a different type of skill.

First person shooters requires good hand eye coordination to aim well (well that is if you play on PC so you don't get aim assist).

Driving... well that's obvious, move fast and don't crash.

Platformers/adventure games require a lot of exploration skills, and puzzle solving too.

I could go on... but I think you get the point I'm trying to make.

 

[Fisher321]

This isn't exactly the correct answer,
but EVE Online.... That game has to have the steepest learning curve ever. :-|