Older gamers

[Luluna]

This has been one of the nicest threads on here! I am so pleased to see older male and female gamers. I have often had the odd look because I game but its a passion for me and always will be.I am lucky because my hubby plays games also in between us having work and real lives...also nice because our grown daughter works as a character and environment artist for a games company haha I guess it rubbed off. I will say enjoy your life as you choose you only get one sadly and nobody can you give a phoenix down lol.

[Anienai]

Back in my day we had to walk to Jueno!!! You rotten millennials and Gen Z'ers get off my lawn!!

jk

God I feel old.

[Luluna]

LOl the walk to Jeuno wow haha took us ages and the fear of the monsters was real!

[Ultrazen]

32? I have pants older than you.

[HappyHaunt]

Everquest II is a fun game, but it's extremely group-focused. By the time you level past the 20s, you'll pretty much start needing a group to do anything.

Ah so might not be good for somebody who solos a lot then?

Also, I remember 20 or so years ago, I asked a woman in my then-workplace what it was like to be 42. It seemed so far off! She just turned to me and said, "I feel exactly the same inside as I did when I was 16". I can now attest to that. I think the fact that we keep on playing games such as this actually help to keep us a little younger-at-heart. It's not a bad thing at all.

Yeah, I don't know why some people would think it odd that we'd want to keep gaming as we get older... if we enjoy gaming we're not gonna give it up, right?

Back in my day we had to walk to Jueno!!! You rotten millennials and Gen Z'ers get off my lawn!!

jk

God I feel old.

I only found out recently that being born in 1986 means I'm a Millennial... it depressed me... I thought I was the generation before that.

32? I have pants older than you.

Maybe you should buy newer one dude/dudette. o.O

[Cyreil]

I'm 32 here, turning 33 this summer.

My first PC was a Packard Bell tower with a big tube monitor. Had a few CD games I could play on it that required putting the thing into dos mode and then putting in a disk with a mishmash of games on it from Apogee.

Raptor

Blake Stone

Wolfenstein 3D

Biomenace

Mega Race (Lance gave me nightmares)

And of course... Dialup. I think I was a late bloomer.

[Pixiehawk]

Old is a frame of mind. I know people years younger than me who act and feel old. I also know people older than me who will never "grow up". You just have to figure out the whole "mature without being old" thing.

And, how to ignore your knees. Or back.

[Skivvy]

Also, I remember 20 or so years ago, I asked a woman in my then-workplace what it was like to be 42. It seemed so far off! She just turned to me and said, "I feel exactly the same inside as I did when I was 16". I can now attest to that.

This is what a lot of younger people I don't think realize, I know I didn't when I was still in my 20s.

For whatever reason, age discussions have been popping up for me several times these last few months. I've tried explaining that you really don't change that much as you age. Your personality is more or less set, your hobbies, interests, behaviors....it's still the same 'you' from 20 years ago. Of course some things will change, and maybe some maturing along the way, but it's not like you're suddenly a drastically different person now that you're older.

But yeah, I think that realization is just something that comes with age. It is a little bit disheartening in a way, because you will be viewed and dismissed as just another old person by many, but I guess that's life :P

[Ilan]

I have no idea if I'm considered 'old' in FFXIV, being 32 (but hey I grew up with FF games, at least played all of the main games except 13). But I often find myself somewhat lonely on this game; I was wondering if there are other older folks who would want to add me as a friend? Just for chatting or random duties etc. I feel pretty pathetic that I hardly have any friends on the game. XD But yeah... only adults please!

I'm on at random times, and main astro... trying to level everything else though right now. Character is who I'm posting as.

Also looking for a mature laid back FC too; but obviously need to be on the right server, I'm not planning on changing any time soon.

Of course there are players your age and way older than you, but the age doesn't really matter when it comes to playing together. The important part is that you get along.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Of course there are players your age and way older than you, but the age doesn't really matter when it comes to playing together. The important part is that you get along.

One of the people I used to play Diablo II with regularly was 87 years old at the time and literally on almost 24/7 and enjoying his retirement. :3