Are there any old farts out there?...Or am I the only one.

Sue_D_Nim

I'll be 54 in a couple of months. As a fellow old fart, allow me to add my name @SueDNim. Please feel free to add me to add me to your friend list or contact me in game for a little questing, a little dungeoneering, a little walking around smelling the flowers, or a little light roleplaying combined with either or all of the above.

Please do send me an email letting me know who you are, though. I decline all blind invitations on principle.

Basil_oz

Turned 51 three days after ESO launch.

Remember the days when playing a computer adventure game was not dissimilar to being on a forum?

You turn right.
A troll is looking at you expectantly.
You hit troll.
With what?
You hit troll with hammer.
Troll is injured.
Hit troll with hammer.
Hit troll with hammer.
Hit troll with hammer.

I'll tell you, there are a few trolls on this forum I wouldn't mind hitting with a hammer! Damn whipper snappers!

[Grumbles and slowly wanders away from the screen. Stops. Looks away to distance, thinking hard. Can't remember why he wandered away from screen. Scratches backside. Wanders back to screen.]

Looking forward to bringing a bit of maturity and experience with you all in Tamriel.

stylernaku

Soon 35 here representing. I have to say this game, so far, seems to have one of the most mature player bases I have come across when online gaming. Good stuff!. Oh apart from last night with the idiots killing the spawned werewolves when people were trying to get bitten. Bad form I say!!!

daviddegernier

61! Does that qualify me for a travel waypoint concession card in-game?

Grageeky

Gray and geeky @54

ScarletV

I'm 47, been an 'adventurer' with games since they were invented. OMG kids today don't even realise there was a life before the web. What the heck did we used to do? Anyways, this is my first time online gaming, my hubby has become an ESO widower ... but funny he's not complaining he's watching all the TV shows he likes ... xx

Jessabella

Back when we still had tester groups, Zenithars were the retirement home of the ESO beta testers or as I like to think of them, where I looked for Grandfatherly or grandmotherly advice.

37 next month myself, so not quite old, but I am already on a 65 + health insurance plan if that counts! (no idea how I ended up with that plan, but hey they give me free rides to my Dr visits, so I wont complain)

ScarletV

Is there an 'Old Farts' Guild/group I could join. I need help with my arthritis potion, where do I craft a new hip from my maple wood?

kevin19_ESO

59 here. College professor. Gaming is my hobby.

Thrudra_Magia

48 here. Would enjoy being around players my own age that actually understand playing a game is a recreation and not a way of life... I think. Please send ingame email to @AyricaDalessio. If there's a guild I think I would like an invite, please.

kevin19_ESO

I'd join an "Elders" guild as one of my five guilds...

Czinger

34 here.

I do prefer to play with the older folks over the teenagers any day. They know how to play a game and just have fun with it.

slymerub17_ESO

old guy reporting in. I'm 39

poodlemasterb16_ESO

I'm 67 and this is my first MMO. I have been playing shooters since Doom.

My son, who is 42, and I, have been having a blast learning how to play this strange game. I have played Skyrim quite a lot but he knows very little about this 'non shooter' world.

We are doing very well. His Wood Elf sneaky guy and my Altmer witch have done one dungeon together. I have been letting him alone but I think after that romp he'll want to do more coop play.

I played the beta since Jan and I have built quite a few chars. My Red Witch, first female char ever, is my best so far. Focused, very deadly, and punching well above her weight. I have 2 quests at twice my level.

A tip for the Fighter's Guild. You need level 2 to get the very fine Silver Bolts, but with Dothia being such a *** that can be difficult. Just sign up for the guild and go fight every Dark Anchor and Fissure you can find. I had Silver Bolts before I started the first mission.

JoeSchlock

This one is 42 in june.
I do know where my towel is;)

Khastle

45 Here.. and knowing where your towel is is very important...
and remember..
thank you for the fish.

Woogawoman

48, but my hair is purple and pink, not blue. I don't consider myself an old fart by a long shot.

Also, I would totally join an "over 40" guild.

tallenn

49

Phranq

I am up for the 40+ guild.. send me a tell @Gulnar
PS.. my GF plays while I am at work.. she is still a youngun tho so ignore her.;)

Mosti

Turning 21 nex... Whoops I'm in the wrong thread

Sue_D_Nim

ScarletV wrote: »

I'm 47, been an 'adventurer' with games since they were invented. OMG kids today don't even realise there was a life before the web. What the heck did we used to do? Anyways, this is my first time online gaming, my hubby has become an ESO widower ... but funny he's not complaining he's watching all the TV shows he likes ... xx

I used to run around the back yard by myself with a wooden sword and a bow made out of a coat hanger, a rubber band, and my brother's old archery practice arrow, and pretend to do exactly what I'm doing here.

Srugzal

ROF (Registered Old Fart) here. 63 and getting better every day. Taking my time leveling, let the hotheads race to the top. Everyone having fun their own way!

Sue_D_Nim

melifoonub18_ESO wrote: »

48, but my hair is purple and pink, not blue. I don't consider myself an old fart by a long shot.

Also, I would totally join an "over 40" guild.

Phranq wrote: »

I am up for the 40+ guild.. send me a tell @Gulnar
PS.. my GF plays while I am at work.. she is still a youngun tho so ignore her.;)

Well, I caved. I made an "Old Fart's Guild" because I was getting antsy waiting to see if anybody was going to make one.

I figure it'll turn out to be less of a guild than a base for old farts to find each other and meet up. If we're all adding each other to our friend list anyway, why not make a guild out of it so we can have a guild bank?

[edited] Anybody who'd like to join us, head on over to our website at http://antique-ordinatus-populus.enjin.com and fill out an application! We have 40-somethings, 50-somethings, and 60-somethings just hanging out and enjoying the game and chat.

leeux

Hi everyone,

Awesome thread

I'll be 42 by the end of the year and I'd love to team up with likely minded people.

Joined in random groups a couple of times, and loved the feeling of playing in a team, but I normally try to avoid random grouping...

So if an 'Elder Farts' ( ) guild for us old timers is formed please post/inform here! I'm not a member of any guild yet, but I'd gladly join one if/when created!

And I avoid the zone chat too

Best wishes!
Leandro.

PS: And wow, AlienSlof is here: uttermost respect for you and all your work! I hope you're well (I'm an old time bethsoft official forum goer.) Kind regards and all my best wishes to you

Haxon

40 here. Great to see older people than me enjoying games like this.
To me i enjoy after a hard day at work, coming home and entering a fantasy world where i can be anything, sup a few ciders and chill out, great to see the Elders here.

Crumpy

Haxon wrote: »

40 here. Great to see older people than me enjoying games like this.
To me i enjoy after a hard day at work, coming home and entering a fantasy world where i can be anything, sup a few ciders and chill out, great to see the Elders here.

This is exactly what I do too! 'Cept sometimes it's beer instead
In fact I'm doing just that right now

AlienSlof

Rosamond wrote: »

Lol, I think I have seniority here. 70 at the end of April, but this is all my son's fault! He got me started in EQ2, then my grandson came along, now there's a grand daughter......and the list goes on! Gaming is a great way to stay young and be part of my grandchildren's lives. My grandson gave me the best compliment ever yesterday when he said, you know Grandma, OTHER people ask me to do favors like wash the dishes and take out the garbage. Only YOU ask me to help find treasure in Stros M'kai.

This is made of awesome! Reminds me of when my nephew found out his aunt was AlienSlof, modder of Elder scrolls games (his favourites) and he was using quite a lot of 'auntie's' mods! Made his day when he found out!

SeñorCinco

I'm a prostate exam away from 50. I go back to pong and evolved through the BBS.( the internet before the internet ). My first RPG was a text base game on the Tandy-TRS 80. Don't even ask me what the Hell it was. I often forget what I wrote in a previous paragraph let alone 40 years.

I had a lot of time away from it but I picked up gaming again about 6 years ago. I was waiting on a pizza and stepped next door to look around in GameStop. I had an original Xbox in the closet and came across the Oblivion GOTY.

I've been an avid fan of the series ever since. I became a frequent member of the Beth forums and was smitten again by the FO series as well. I dabbled in EVE for a few months about a year ago. That was my first MMO experience. ESO is number two.

Like @Sue_D_Nim, I too disregard any unknown invite. But I am interested in joining you all. My only drawback is that I don't use the chat. I mean I can but it takes me way too long to get anything conveyed. I'm no typist and utilizing only my index finger form an otherwise balled fist, I look like a praying mantis attacking a moth.

That... and I implement measures to remove everything on the UI except for the targeted enemy bar and my character's M/H/S. I am into RPing rather heavily and I am all for using VOIP to communicate with small groups.

However, that doesn't mean I'm limited to that. I enjoy just playing and having a blast while doing it.

Iago

Accident_Pr0ne wrote: »

I was wondering if there are any people out there bwith the same hobby as me....If so feel free to invite me in your friends list....Maybe to team up sometimes.

@Accident_Pr0ne
50 years old

I'm 34

Sue_D_Nim

I've tried sending friend invitations, but mostly I just get "unknown account."