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that may be true with black ops but I can think of numerous games where if you don't play regularly you will just blow. All halo games fall into this category as do all counter strike games.
I don't think that's true about counter strike at all. You can carry over your fps skills with just a few minor tweaks, and once you get a handle on the money system you can own average players and compete with good ones, if you've got those reflexes and inherent strategies from other fps games. I was one of the best in NcB after only a few months of playing (granted, that doesn't say a lot, but I was going up against people who played daily for hours and had owned the game for much longer than I had, like pres). That's why it's still one of the most popular games around, even though it's really old and doesn't have astonishing graphics.
But compare that to something like the Battlefield 2 mod I played in the other day. if it's anything like Battlefield 2, noobs won't stand a chance. I was constantly getting awped by people who had leveled up to the point that they could be invisible if they stood there for long enough. I don't care how good you are - you can't shoot somebody you can't see, so people who have played a long time ALWAYS have a SIGNIFICANT advantage over a newb.