Get off my lawn!

smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »

Dayel wrote: »

smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »

Taz wrote: »

theyancey wrote: »

I'm 64. Seeing how man under 25 children are playing this game explains a lot about the guar dung in game chat and on the forums.

Nonsense can come from any age group. Calling those under 25 children and saying that population explains zone and forum chat mishaps is unkind to those in that age range, and I admit I've seen plenty of grief from higher age ranges, including my nearly-60 father who will hammer out all sorts of swearing when people are uh... underperforming in PvP.

Yea I've heard far more uncivilized things from geezers than the young. Not that the young aren't really good at saying those types of things, it's just the elderly seem to feel like they don't have to pretend to be decent anymore.


I have a lot of piercings and tattoos, and the group of people that stares daggers at me the most are the elderly. They seem to be offended by my very existence. I realize this seems unrelated but I think it is indicative of the attitude of the elderly in general.

Not to mention some of the very selfish opinions on life many elderly have, and the inherent racism that seems so common.

Not disagreeing that what you say is true in some cases, but I think you would be surprised, a lot of the older crowd here are I bet superannuated hippies, who would be very comfortable with you as you are. Unfortunately, after the 70s a lot of society took a hard swing to right and extreme conservatism.

I'm used to the EQ playerbase, which was a lot of military and neo-conservatives. Extremely hostile to any manner of disagreement while constantly peppering the chat with neo-conservative comments. I admit I am easily baited. It went as far as death threats, so now I just assume everyone is hyper conservative.

I don't have any particular hatred for old people, and I realize it might have sounded like that. The elderly are a very vulnerable segment of the population. I don't think too many of the vulnerable ones will be the ones savvy enough to use the internet effectively and compete in an mmo though, however, I could be wrong.

No, I did not think you hated us old codgers (Hee) and I am sorry you ran into the neocons and idiots, but I think you would be surprised how many of us jumped on the early computers when we were only middle-aged and now game away cheerfully. Also, another point, I am so liberal I squish that's what I meant about superannuated hippies.

I'd never thought that I'd be one of the 2%'ers.

My first computer was an Altair 8800 that I built, followed a year later by an apple I kit which I which I wish I didn't throw away. I heard it can now fetch over $500,000 Since then, I had bought or built every known home PC. I now just build my own custom systems.

My first game was pong on the TV; and then a texted based WW3 bombing game on a TRS-80 with 16k.

My favorite games PC games were: the Doom and Quake series, Wolfenstein Series, Duke Nukem 3D (the original), Call of Duty series, Far Cry series, Crysis series, Half life series, Portal 1 and 2, Max Payne series, Sin series, Splinter Cell series, and got hooked on RPG games from Bethesda after playing Oblivion, then when on to play Fallout 3, new Vegas, and Skyrim.

I put in about 1000 hours in each of the pervious Bethesda games I mentioned with the exception of Skyrim where I have over 2000 hours invested in it. I actually crafted a bow and arrows in Skyrim that had enough damage to take out a dragon with one shot; it took me a solid week to make the enchanted cloths and potions to craft it.

I tried WOW, FFIV, and GW1 and GW2, and didn't like them much from a 1st person shooter's point of view.

I currently have about 900 hours invested in ESO. ESO did force me to learn to use the 3rd person view which I really like. I'm still on the fence with ESO; I'm having too issues each time I play; issues that should have been addressed after the beta play was finished. As a programmer, I know how complicated a game like ESO is, but the underlying data structure seems to be made from spaghetti.

So basically, I'm an 15 year old trapped in an old man's body, like an extreme version of the movie "Big".

Rick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPvwmJvx0t4

So are those stats likely to change a lot when the console version starts up??

"If you have to count how old you are every year, you are young enough"!

I swear I have to put it on a calendar or I forget when I go to the doctor!

drkeys143 wrote: »

Well my actual age is 52, mental age is in some debate, depending on who from my family and friends you talk to

True hardcore gamer!!! LOL

Well, that explains a lot.

I find the wide age range here a very positive thing.

I'm 26 but due to my spirit and tiny size, I'm often considered a way younger.
I admire the mature gamers (my own grandparents are between 60-70 and they can hardly use a computer ) and hope to keep my own gaming interest up for future years.

Hoamaii wrote: »

I don't remember, it keeps changing every year...

If only there was some way to figure out what it is??? O:)

@AlexDougherty PEGI/USK is 16+ and as long as the account holder meets that age requirement, I don't think anything will happen. And if parents decide their 6 year old can play Gore Slaughterhouse of Sexual Doom III, than all we can do is to raise an eyebrow.

Personally, I don't think there's anything harmful in this game and attended play for minors won't cause any problems. For teens unattended even, as long as one stays watchful on how many hours are burned on it. You can definitely waste too much time on MMOs and waste yourself in the process.

Out of this reason I'd rate any MMO 18+/M, just to raise awareness so parents don't unknowingly park and lose their offspring in some virtual world.

I'm betting that the guy who started this poll is under 20. It's always the youngest kids who have to ask how old everyone is. Not a criticism, just a funny observation. We recognize you.

I'm 35 *sigh*

Thalmor_Pony wrote: »

Wow, this is depressing. I wanted to click "18 to 25" when I realized that I am already 26.
I still feel being in that "18 to 25" category though.

Just hold that attitude.
I also feel like I'm in "18 to 25" (on a good day,anyway,) but I'm actually in the category at the bottom of the poll.

just turned 35 in June