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Do Pro Gamers Have Good Aim IRL?

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A group of CS2 players of varying skill levels test whether their in-game aim translates to real life using a paintball challenge. After recording their times to kill 30 bots in-game, they attempt to match that accuracy with a paintball gun under pressure.

[00:46]
Experiment Setup

Players kill 30 bots in CS2 as fast as possible, three attempts, to establish a leaderboard. Then they get the same time outside with a paintball gun to hit 10 shots.

[01:13]
Pressure Added

The worst performer becomes the target on the paintball course, adding stakes to the challenge.

[01:53]
Sponsor Mention

Alienware QD-OLED monitors are promoted for clarity, with a Tom's Guide endorsement.

[03:47]
Tactic Discovery

Players learn to line up bots early for efficiency, improving times.

[08:06]
Stretched Resolution Debate

Players discuss whether stretched resolution makes targets appear larger, with one calling it 'male astrology'.

[11:12]
Choking Under Pressure

A player forgets to press start due to nerves, highlighting the psychological impact of the challenge.

[17:01]
Conclusion

Pro gamers do not have better aim in real life; Tarik performed poorly, hitting only once.

The experiment humorously demonstrates that CS2 skills do not translate to paintball accuracy, with even top players struggling under real-world pressure.

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What was the experiment's method to test in-game aim?

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Players killed 30 bots in CS2 as fast as possible, three attempts, to get a time.

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What was the penalty for the worst in-game performer?

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They became the target on the paintball course.

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What tactic did players discover to improve their bot-killing time?

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Lining up bots early to kill multiple with one spray.

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What was the final verdict on whether pro gamers have good aim in real life?

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No, they do not; Tarik hit only once with the paintball gun.

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Stretched Resolution Debate

One player calls stretched resolution 'male astrology', sparking laughter.

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Choking Under Pressure

A player forgets to press start due to nerves, showing the psychological impact.

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Tarik's Poor Performance

The pro player hits only once, proving in-game skill doesn't translate.

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[00:07] Good dodges there, buddy. What's about gold rating if you don't play the game? better at CS, are you better at shooting in real life?

[00:21] levels of players to do an experiment with me. Real good dodges there, buddy. But, instead of Aiden running around, But, instead of Aiden running around, it's going to be me.

[00:34] RIGHT, YOU'RE GOOD, MAN. Just kidding. No, I'm playing. So, before we could test how good their aim was in real life, first I would need to test our players' aim in game. And to do that,

[00:46] maps where you can set up 30 bots, and the fastest person to kill all 30 bots three attempts, and then just have a leaderboard of basically how quickly they were able to do it. After that, we're going to take everybody outside,

[01:01] give them the same amount of time they used to kill the bots in game, 10 shots with a paintball gun to see how many shots they hit. But, I want to make sure [music] experiment has the best results. So, I decided to add a little pressure

[01:13] by telling everybody that the person with the worst time to beat all the bots in CS2 would eventually become the target on the paintball course. I don't >> idea. There's no pressure. Worst case, you get shot by a paintball 10 times. I

[01:26] don't want to get shot by a paintball. Ugh. I might miss one of the shots. >> [laughter] >> he's dry running the pattern. I'm just pattern. He's getting his muscle memory in. He

[01:40] paintball. John, I'm sensitive. I'm sensitive, man. things off with someone who didn't need to try too hard to get a great time, 2018 Boston Major MVP, [music] Tarik.

[01:53] Due to some recent paintballing events, I'm not feeling as well. But, what makes me feel a lot better is using Alienware's new QD-OLED monitors. These 27-in beauties helps you see everything clearer. And if you don't trust me,

[02:07] Tom's Guide is calling them too good to be true. Everything reads cleaner. The lines are more distinct. And it's worth getting right now. Thank you to I'm going to go back to the doctor. You'll see why soon. All right, ready,

[02:20] set, yolo. Oh, look at this strap. The jump up. but he keeps missing that guy in the back. feel I [laughter] feel like this is not a good Well, he gets three tries, so I

[02:33] >> How many am I going for? Uh it should tell you when you're done. Yeah, there Wait, that was kind of >> you get? How many you get? 15 4. How do >> you get? How many you get? 15 4. How do I go faster?

[02:55] Damn. All right, good job. Good job, man. That was good. 14 2 1 8. 14 2 1 8. Uh you're up next, Pookie. Give a little background real quick. Like my resume? Yeah, what's your CS: GO resume? >> 2007 Team Warfare League 2v2 champion

[03:07] Scout's knives. 2009 [music] Cevo P amateur league Counter-Strike What? Why are you laughing at me? >> said amateur league. That's like the >> [laughter] >> You just What? I just Well, it's not

[03:20] But, the league was called Cevo P. >> Oh, that is right. seasons of open in Counter-Strike GO. Got the highest rank, obviously. And then we got second place in Maine as an IGL and an opera. And then uh yesterday

[03:34] we got second place at the Ludwig LAN. Yeah, right. We did. So, uh top. Ooh, he's angling out. Oh my god. He's

[03:47] Ooh, he's angling out. Oh my god. He's pre-aiming the bot. >> It looked really promising. Wait, I like the tactic of lining them up early.

[04:01] Oh my god. Why are steam alerts on, dude? Call me agent online. [laughter] Hold up. 16. Not bad. Not bad. Not bad. Not bad. Pretty good. That was pretty Honestly, you had that one where you just flicked blindly and you shot and it

[04:14] beautiful. I think the meta of lining them up early is is That's the best Like three You had a three for one. He's learning >> [laughter] >> He's learning the pattern.

[04:27] He's dry running the pattern. He's getting his muscle memory now. >> [laughter] >> Hold on. Sensitive. I'm sensitive. >> Hold on. Sensitive. I'm sensitive. Okay, I'm ready.

[04:42] Yeah, just like hoping. Yeah, just hoping it's always there. SO MUCH SLOWER. >> [laughter]

[04:54] What was your What was your best time? 14 2 1 8. Okay. Watch. This one I'm just going to go freestyle. Like just have some [\h__\h] fun.

[05:11] Popped it off. I'll take it. Big swing. Okay. 15 15 5 9 3 final time. All right, >> Keeping the trend Keeping the trend going of third time best time. Uh give a give a little background on your CS2 skill. Um

[05:27] it's it's it's okay. You know, I had a slow tumultuous uh climb to 10K and then I haven't played as much, but I have crawled my way to 16 or to 18. You're 18. So, you're 18K peak. What's 18K relative? Like in in like Valorant

[05:43] League terms. Is that like plat or emerald? Like 30% or something? >> because the Elo is pretty inflated this season, I think I'm like a 15K player maybe somewhere around there. Still above average. Oh yeah.

[05:56] above average. Oh yeah. Actually holding the spray. Yeah, I I need an ice spray. Spray was spray was nothing.

[06:11] spray was nothing. >> 18875. Okay. I'll take a 16.3. Hi, my name is Leslie. Wait. Oh, are we not doing

[06:23] it? Hi, and I have been playing Counter-Strike for 10 years. Uh, I have a karambit that's worth $10,000. Ooh. You you know you're ass at the game your equipment is. >> It was gifted to me by a sub. Okay.

[06:36] Yeah, it's back. Wait, what? Yeah, back in the day. 2016. Someone >> in says in my chat, "Check your inventory." What? And I did. Do they inventory." What? And I did. Do they still watch you? No. He never came back.

[06:52] head shot. 18. Not bad. Okay. 18343. I was nervous. I was cold. This is second attempt. 3 2 1

[07:04] >> Do a do a do a quick muscle memory run through. Okay, I'm ready. Okay. 3 2 1

[07:16] >> [laughter] >> She's doing NOT RUSHING. SHE'S DOING not rushing. IT'S 29 SECONDS. >> [laughter] >> READY? YEP. ALL RIGHT.

[07:35] Taps only. Taps only. He was on the corner. Smart. Really good. Don't spray.

[07:51] >> OH YEAH. THAT WAS SICK. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. games my whole life life and I'm a variety gamer. >> [laughter] >> LOL.

[08:06] games my entire life and so I love all the games that means I'm mediocre at all know what I like. I don't know I don't really care. I'm going to wing it and I'm going to do better than one person here surely. Wait, try the lowest

[08:20] resolution in the game and see how you like it. Ew. Yuck. It like what's the same? But you can do stretch flying though. Wait. Now hold on. I don't like this. I feel like that's so much pressure.

[08:33] shot by paintball. It's 10 I don't want to get shot by a paintball. It hurt. you're clicking better. Are they actually bigger? There's no way. everything else is relative. >> They're stretched out. Yeah, they're

[08:47] >> Yeah, but isn't that why people do stretch res? I think it's like it's like >> [laughter] >> Like everyone believes in it and they >> Male astrology? >> they're talking about stretch res is

[09:02] even in crystals. WAIT. OKAY. [laughter] WAIT. THIS IS TEAM NOTIFICATIONS. THIS IS CRAZY. TEAM NOTIFICATIONS. THIS IS CRAZY. TEAM NOTIFICATIONS. [laughter] That is actually crazy.

[09:18] there's nowhere but up unless I stay the same, which is likely. Okay. What? Okay. All [laughter] right. Keep the tabs Keep the tabs. I don't think it is. Tabs up. Keep the tabs up. Keep focus. Don't talk.

[09:30] Focus. Great sprays there. >> You got it. You got it. 19

[09:45] think letting is beating that. Out of curiosity, what's your helmet size? My >> You agreed to film a video with me and I'm going to [\h__\h] your life up, bro. You just wait. No, if you shoot me, I I'm already I'm planning things. I'm

[10:01] >> think about ifs. THINK ABOUT WHENS. >> [screaming] YOU GOT THIS. This video is going to be like waterboarding. >> to do an enhanced interrogation with waterboarding today.

[10:14] >> GRASS. WELL, YEAH. Come on. >> That'd be fire to just break the Geneva >> [laughter] >> I'll I'll go with that. said yes to touching grass after torture.

[10:32] Oh. Wait, were we live? 19156 >> All right. >> All right, Letting's turn. I hope you do terrible and I hope I get to shoot you with a gun. A real one.

[10:47] >> [laughter] >> In Minecraft. In Minecraft. In real life. So, is it genuinely one attempt? >> Yes. Yes, it has to be. One attempt. So, them on screen. >> Oh my god. Whoever I beat, I get to

[11:00] shoot with the paintball 10 times. Whoever beats me gets 10 shots at me with a paintball to see how good a CS player's aim is in real life. Distortion >> [laughter] >> No pressure, man. I don't feel any. I

[11:12] was so nervous. You're him. You're him, dude. Oh my god. Oh my god. Do you have >> [laughter] >> B on Dude, I'm not even kidding. choked up. There's no way. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Did you forget to press the

[11:24] Oh my >> He actually did it. He actually forgot to press the button, bro. Oh my god, he forgot. This is the thing. He forgot to What is it? WHAT IS IT? OH, THAT'S [laughter] CLOSE.

[11:37] [laughter] CLOSE. >> 19.2 19640 What's Ray? What did Ray get? >> 19.2 19640 What's Ray? What did Ray get? 19.1, WASN'T IT? 19.1

[11:50] >> YOU STINK. YOU [\h__\h] suck. Oh my god. Holy [\h__\h] I'm not going to lie. >> if I said I I threw it on purpose? No, hard. You started choking. I could see the

[12:05] pressure gets you. I think I actually broke him. shoot any of you guys. >> [laughter]

[12:18] So, [laughter] you're going to get shot 50 times? Yeah, let's go outside. It's Ila, you ready? Ready. 10 shots. Okay, I'm going to go. Ready? Yep.

[12:32] started. >> OH. GO. >> OH. OH.

[12:47] OH. I THOUGHT I'D BLINK. OH. THAT WAS TIGHT. IS HE DONE? THAT'S IT. [\h__\h] [\h__\h] evil [\h__\h] witch. >> Wait, I think this is the best DEAL YOU'VE EVER MADE. OH, [\h__\h]

[13:03] and you hit the back of my head. I expected that level of aim from you. >> [laughter] >> I hope you guys actually murder him. Do >> [laughter] >> I have like a state champ.

[13:21] >> When this hits the ground you Okay, here.

[13:33] OW! OW, [\h__\h]

[13:46] [\h__\h] me. Stupid [\h__\h] yoga ball guy. Lottie, [\h__\h] you! >> I'm sorry. I feel bad. >> Yeah, how do you feel bad? Get out there then, man. I don't tell them out like,

[14:00] >> [laughter] >> You hit like four or five, I think. We'll have to do a replay. Yeah, he hit my hand in the unprotected of you. Yeah, they're And then my back got lit up. Who's up? Me.

[14:14] Oh, man. I'm excited for this, actually. >> What are you excited about? Uh shooting >> What are you excited about? Uh shooting you. Okay.

[14:31] oh, that's hitting. Oh my god, that's Just barely. OH! OH! OH! OH! GOOD ONE. OOPS, I did an extra.

[14:44] >> [laughter] >> Ta-da! That was the 11th bullet. Yeah, >> [laughter] >> and then you hit me for fun. Oh. That's my bad. I'm over halfway through. I have to be brave.

[14:57] it less, though. I don't worry. I'm I'm I actually don't think I'll be good at this. So, if I even hit you once, I'll consider myself A WINNER. OH. AH.

[15:10] OH. OH. OH. That's movement is insane. Oh. LAST ONE. OH. THAT HURT. I THINK THAT HURT. NO, I

[15:24] skin. >> Really? I heard skin. [\h__\h] it hurt. [\h__\h] it hurt my elbow barrel rolling. thing, I'm not going to lie. Why are you holding it like that? Am I holding it

[15:38] crank the FOV on the first-person [laughter] shooter. >> He's just holding it like this. All right, last one. You got this, Ludd.

[15:53] Oh, oh. Oh. It's Ooh. >> OH! OH. OH.

[16:05] AH! OH. EXCUSE MY KNEE. THAT WAS SICK. THREE? HEY! Why is he hiding? I think he's >> him. He's literally dying. You're like barely breathing, right? You hit him

[16:19] twice. Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm [laughter] fine. Did I hit you? I'm hit I thought I missed every shot. You hit my butt. You hit my butt. Uh-oh. You hit my [\h__\h]

[16:32] >> You hit my peanuts and berries. Don't say peanuts. You hit my peanuts and berries. Ew. [\h__\h] that's it, right? Yeah. Okay. Hey, anytime you want to do feel a little bad about shooting me? I do. I wish I shot you more.

[16:46] thought I would, and I felt bad. I think you hit me more than everyone else I was kind of sniping, yeah. Just know you're a hero. Thank you. >> [laughter] >> Thank you for your service, man. Thank

[17:01] you. Thank you for your service. Thank you. Did you learn anything? players don't have better aim in real life. Tarik was [\h__\h] horrible. I hit you once. I think all that matters is if you're a white

[17:14] >> [laughter] >> Yeah. I fired off a couple of

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