Am I just too old for HL2 Deathmatch?

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Digging through the desk and find a copy of HL2 Game of the Year edition that the wife got me for Xmas like 2 years ago. Never installed it then, so I did to check it out. One player is pretty cool for a couple days then I go to check out the Deathmatch play. Not quite Team Fortress Classic, but it's pretty decent with some nice maps. Only problem is, I am getting freakin killed at about a 10:1 ratio. Literally, I will have like 2 kills and 20 deaths. I am dying before I even see the guys shooting me, and when I do see them in an open area they are getting me with the first shot almost every time. WTF?

I have a cable connection, so it doesn't appear that lag s/b an issue. Back in the TFC days I was no superstar but I was a hell of a lot better than this, and that was over 28.8 dialup.

I am like 40 now, but seriously, is everyone that good or is there a sneaky trick I need to know? Googling for HL forums hasn't found me any miracle cures yet.