Reaction time!!

http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/index.php

So according to this site, the average human reaction time recorded to visual stimuli is 215 milliseconds.

Do note that this is only an online website and as such would not be perfectly accurate. It should give you an idea though about how you match up to others. It also doesn't measure reaction time to audio stimuli which would be different.

My own average is 250 milliseconds.

215 milliseconds is equivalent to 12.9 frames in VF. This means someone with reaction time of 215 ms could block or evade a 13 frame startup attack on reaction if they were looking out for it.

In my case, at 250ms, I'd struggle to even block/evade a 15 frame attack on reaction, but someone with reaction time of less than 200ms could easily react to jabs.

Do note that high level Street Fighter players regularly react to stuff like Ken's low medium kick, which is 6 frames startup. That requires a fairly insane reaction time of 100ms.

Note that this works as long as you already know what you're going to react to and what button/direction you're going to hit.

Also note that fastest possible reaction time only comes with peak concentration, which cannot be maintained for more than a few seconds, and definitely not throughout a match.

 

My average after 5 tries is 196ms, but this shit doesn't work in lag unfortunately. Good to know for offline games though, thanks for sharing!

 

Oh yeah. With lag, just add your estimated ping.

So if my ping is 50ms, my reaction time will go from 250 to 300ms. If my ping is 250ms(which is often the case for Australians), my reaction time goes up to 500ms, meaning free 30 frame launchers if I'm not constantly holding G. AAAAARRGHH!!!

 

Mine was in the 190s last I tried. In a match you won't be this fast, unless you could get into the zone, but at that point you already know what your opponent wants to do anyway.

 

average 350.8
1st attempt

 

Hahah, 673 for me. I wonder if me doing it on my phone makes any difference. And that it's 5:50am and I haven't slept yet...

 

The other thing to keep in mind is that this measures your reaction time to just one stimulus and it is averaged, so mixing in other stimuli that require different inputs would probably reduce it a bit.

 

reaction time: depends how drunk you are when playing

 

Well, my reaction time, after a long day of work and fairly tired, is an average of 221, with my best times being in the 195-198 range, and my worst times being in the 250 range.

Granted, this is using a trick I use at first person shooters, where I push down on my mouse button till I know it's just shy of clicking. My actual 'push' speed when reacting to a fighting game is likely quite a bit slower, as the buttons there don't lend themselves to that state of 'hair trigger' readiness.

Also, I'd likely be a little faster if I weren't so tired.

 

average 260. Pinged the site. Ping 190.
ROFL

 

246ms after 10 tries.

 

I wouldn't trust the benchmark avg on this site. It's pretty easy to cheat, and a few good cheaters would really mess up that avg value. I'm good and slow at 344 using my macbook touchpad.

 

The input device definitely has an effect on your "reaction time." A mouse is the optimal tool.

 

5 tries, my reaction is 291... this explains why i can't block lows

 

I average 263.4 after five attempts.

 

Lol, average about 190.

I still hate Lion.

 

averaged 209.0 on 10 clicks. top 50 on the leaderboard. i feel so accomplished...

 

402 1st try. 325 average after 10

 

246.4 average after five tries. Not buying it. I'm as slow as they get.