Older gamers

[fireflydreamer]

52 now and started FFXIV last year, totally new to the story and it is a lovely breath of fresh air after 15 years of World of Warcraft. I have also lived and worked in Second Life for a similar period.

Before then for me it was single player stuff like Dungeon Siege, Neverwinter Nights, Myst, Riven, Bugdom ... and all the way back to Atari 2600

Hey, gaming keeps you young in playfulness, breadth of imagination and sense of fun. "Inhabiting" your character is very liberating also !

My reactions are not always as fast as they used to be, and complex encounter stuff boggles me now more than it did, but I do my best ... and I have *fun* which is the main thing I think

I used to be nervy about group runs, but just about everyone i have met in this game has been pretty cool, kind and enjoyable to be around, so it's mostly cured me of that !

Stay young at heart <3

[gtavaddict]

48 here, and a female gamer too, playing since my 20s believe it or not, I love gaming and so my husband too, we are both addicted, never had children that is why we got only each other, I love ff games and started to play it since ffX, but I played other games before that, I also love the sims, assassin creeds, gta, and more, I’m a good gamer and so is my husband, I love all ff gamers as if they are my children, so happy with this thread

[MoonPhaseAlpha]

I'm 38 and most of the people I play with are in their 30s. Makes no difference how old you are when playing games, as long as you enjoy it. I'm sure I'll be playing video games into my 70s and 80s.

[Luluna]

awww so many lovely replies to this topic I hope we can keep this thread alive its so nice to see a positive lovely thread ^O^

I will always love gaming I have played so many over the years, If I get lucky enough to get really old I will be the one sat in the old peoples home with my games haha.

[ckq53]

I'm 44 and have been playing games since the Odyssey II was a thing! I bought my copy of the first NES Final Fantasy at the store when it came out! LOL! Just reading that makes me feel old! This is my first MMO though I started playing it when it launched on PS4. But took a break during Heavensward. I just got back into it this past Christmas when I built my PC and it's consumed my life! Thank God I'm single with no kids and a 9-5 job so I can play all I want! It's great to see other older folks on here! Gaming truly is for everyone!

I'd love to find a GF that didn't mind me gaming as much as I do. I stream too so I'm usually on every evening after work. The last two "said they didn't mind" but when it came down to it, it was an issue. I'm to old stubborn, and set in my ways to change! So maybe a gamer GF is what I need! Wish there was a single gamer app out there! LOL!