I know a few 50+ to 70+ players and they do play less twitchy games. Wiz101, Pirate 101, LOTRO, other RPGS. They just accept they will never be in a "raiding" guild/clan in games like LOTRO.
I played high level TSW dungeons with a 70+ guildie and these were brutal and twitchy. He rocked them. Another 60+ guildie I played WoW with (god bless her soul) was a high level raiding warlock in TBC and kicked ass. Just saying.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Its absolute bullshit that you are required to slow down as you age. At some point yes, your body will, but it varies greatly from person to person, and can be slowed or reversed with dum dum dum! Physical activity. I guess that is why I can still compete in shooters. I am very active, and while 48 isn't all that old, with the breathtaking amount of injuries I have sustained over the course of my life I sometimes feel like I am at death's door.
You compete, but my guess is you are not competitive. There's a horde of 20 somethings which would likely wreck you in seconds.
As you get older that number will only continue to get larger.
You are very mistaken. I only quit competing in tribes as I just had no time in my life for games. I would advise you to take a look at some of the science behind what you are saying. It is simply not true. At my age bracket anyway. As you get much older things like a proper diet and staying active can go a long way towards avoiding this slowdown.
Also Age is mostly in your mind, it's a number, not a requirement. The only part of that article that is BS is that old man was not a Royal marine. You can't tell me that boxing and self-defense have nothing to do with twitch and hand/eye coordination
I have a massive study that spans millions of people and more than a century. It's called professional sports. This study is fairly conclusive that ability rapidly declines after 30 in people who stay in great shape for a living, with only a small percentage of genetically gifted people still able to perform competitively after age 35, and virtually none perform at a star level after 40.
It's undeniable reality that you slow down physically and mentally as you age past your prime.
"Change in “crystalized” cognitive abilities, represented here as
vocabulary, and “fluid” cognitive abilities, represented here as
processing speed, with age in normal subjects. Graph is based upon data
presented by T.A. Salthouse and colleagues.4
Zero line represents the mean or average performance on these measures,
while values above zero represent better than average performance and
below the line worse than average performance."
Games aren't sports and hand eye rarely has anything to do with age.
I know old ass WW2 pilots who would ace your asses in war thunder. They ace mine.
Dudes dex only drops if you stop using it. It's why old asses can still sculp etc. This isn't lung capacity here or real blood flow.
You sit in a room tapping buttons on a keyboard ffs, you aren't a goddamned athlete.
It's moving your fucking thumbs and tracking motion which last time I checked isn't a under 40 action lol.
That study is so half assed as it had no control in it. Like what are the samples? Perfect health or imperfect health? Know how many athletes burn out because of wear and tear and not age?
A FUCK TON OF THEM like almost every single one.
Like no shit you are going to slow down after 12 years of taking hits to that same knee.
Anyhow as I've aged I haven't noticed slow down if anything I've gotten smarter about how I go about things.
Edit: Said study had fucking football players as samples in a time when protection wasn't exactly paramount.
I know a few 50+ to 70+ players and they do play less twitchy games. Wiz101, Pirate 101, LOTRO, other RPGS. They just accept they will never be in a "raiding" guild/clan in games like LOTRO.
I played high level TSW dungeons with a 70+ guildie and these were brutal and twitchy. He rocked them. Another 60+ guildie I played WoW with (god bless her soul) was a high level raiding warlock in TBC and kicked ass. Just saying.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Its absolute bullshit that you are required to slow down as you age. At some point yes, your body will, but it varies greatly from person to person, and can be slowed or reversed with dum dum dum! Physical activity. I guess that is why I can still compete in shooters. I am very active, and while 48 isn't all that old, with the breathtaking amount of injuries I have sustained over the course of my life I sometimes feel like I am at death's door.
You compete, but my guess is you are not competitive. There's a horde of 20 somethings which would likely wreck you in seconds.
As you get older that number will only continue to get larger.
You are very mistaken. I only quit competing in tribes as I just had no time in my life for games. I would advise you to take a look at some of the science behind what you are saying. It is simply not true. At my age bracket anyway. As you get much older things like a proper diet and staying active can go a long way towards avoiding this slowdown.
Also Age is mostly in your mind, it's a number, not a requirement. The only part of that article that is BS is that old man was not a Royal marine. You can't tell me that boxing and self-defense have nothing to do with twitch and hand/eye coordination
Believe what you will, the debilitating effects of aging have long been studied and published in dozens if not hundreds of scientific journals.
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Games aren't sports and hand eye rarely has anything to do with age.
I know old ass WW2 pilots who would ace your asses in war thunder. They ace mine.
Dudes dex only drops if you stop using it. It's why old asses can still sculp etc. This isn't lung capacity here or real blood flow.
You sit in a room tapping buttons on a keyboard ffs, you aren't a goddamned athlete.
It's moving your fucking thumbs and tracking motion which last time I checked isn't a under 40 action lol.
That study is so half assed as it had no control in it. Like what are the samples? Perfect health or imperfect health? Know how many athletes burn out because of wear and tear and not age?
A FUCK TON OF THEM like almost every single one.
Like no shit you are going to slow down after 12 years of taking hits to that same knee.
Anyhow as I've aged I haven't noticed slow down if anything I've gotten smarter about how I go about things.
Edit: Said study had fucking football players as samples in a time when protection wasn't exactly paramount.
Please just stop. You can't point to very many (if any) sports being played at a professional level by an abundance of 40 somethings.
Sure, competitive shooting and some others probably have a few, but even low impact sports such as PGA golf is dominated by those under 40.
The seniors tour still has great golfers who would kick the crap outta most of us, but against their younger peers their skills no longer measure up.
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I believe aging is simply an act of doing less activity,so your muscle memory response loses touch.
During the cold winter months i am like an old person,i suck lol.However when it gets warmer,i feel like a new person,still quick as a cat and still have a lot of speed and power but at higher speeds i lose coordination. Like i have the speed to outrun most young kids but soon i get going too fast my legs get a little out of whack because i never doing anything with speed anymore so them muscle memory is off kilter but imo not lost just because of age.
The analogy of golf is a prime example,almost NONE of those older guys look in shape.If they kept up their physical conditioning,they could likely match the young kids stroke for stroke.It is simple,play a lot,have some strength,and keep the cardio up so you don't tire. Obviously once your no longer on the pro toru anymore,you likely don't practice much anymore,you don't lift weights,you don't jog/run for cardio,you spend more time drinking coffee and hanging out in the clubhouse.
I think Tiger Woods is a great example.He used to lift apparently heavy weights,so had a lot of strength,he used to practice a LOT,more than anyone else.He started to get high on his money,flirting around with women,quit practicing as much,stopped working out became a very average golfer.Fast forward gets his act back together and becomes a legitimate threat again.Point being that if he maintained his protocol he likely would have remained on top for as long as he wanted or would take another great golfer to dethrone him.
Point being it is more akin towards your lifestyle than the simple idea of aging.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
I figured people just think ol Wiz is a dumbass ,so i figured by posting a factual person i knew of which is proof it is not just a simple aging thing, people might believe it more but still likely think Wiz is a dumbass lol.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
I'm puzzled as to where all these twitchy MMOs that older people can't play are. I can't name any such games at all off hand. It's possible that some people are thinking about first person shooters, which I ignore because I don't like that sort of game.
For starters, most MMORPGs are pretty heavy on vertical progression. Being one level higher is usually a lot bigger advantage than reacting 20 ms faster.
There's also the issue that most MMORPGs are tuned to be so easy that everyone wins unless you really have no clue what you're doing or get disconnected or something like that. Or at least PVE is that way; PVP is a different beast entirely. If the complaint is about PVP, then the problem is usually one of whales buying advantages or grinding giving advantages, not one of faster reaction times.
The only semi-MMO games I've played that had PVE content that was both twitchy and challenging were Spiral Knights and Kritika Online. And in both of those, catching a tell to recognize what a mob was going to do half a second ahead of time was a much bigger advantage than reacting 20 ms (or even 100 ms) faster when the mob actually attacks.
"Twitchy MMOs" brings to my mind any MMO with block/dodge/roll mechanics. GW2 and ESO is prevalent in my head. Admittedly, I haven't I played many "newer MMOs." EQ was my first MMORPG and my character, not I, took care of that stuff, relayed in the combat chat box
I agree with MMO progression and easy mode, though. MMOs are certainly mainly easy mode, so "everyone gets a gold star" just for showing up. It's funny when players start talking about top level raiding that less than 5%(?) of players even participate in. That means 95%(?) of the players have an easy MMO experience.
While Guild Wars 2 does have some amount of twitchiness from its dodge mechanic, I'm skeptical that age make it so that people can't play the game. It's tuned to be easy enough that dodging well only occasionally matters. If being older means that you can't solo a boss that was intended to have a group fight it, oh well. That doesn't mean that you can't play the game at all.
Video games are something that is usually aimed at the young and twitchy -- people who are at the pinnacle of their hand-eye coordination -- the same crowd most TV shows are aimed at.
MMOs do not have to be set up that way. Indeed in the old days when pings were much worse, games were set up differently.
There are a LOT of aging gamers out there and people who weren't gamers but are empty nest, or retiring/retired who have the kind of time and patience needed to excel in an MMO but not the standard current MMO.
I think if some game company came up with something that specifically catered to the older crowd, it would do surprisingly well.
"Even over 50"? I don't feel old... (pulls out Atari 1200 XL and 1050 "Happy" floppy drive...)
Why TF gaming has to do with who kills the other one faster ?
All i see in the new era of MMOs is bouncing boobs, credit card outfits, and twitch showoffs.
Zero brain activity.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom. (Death)” ― Terry Pratchett,
I have a massive study that spans millions of people and more than a century. It's called professional sports. This study is fairly conclusive that ability rapidly declines after 30 in people who stay in great shape for a living, with only a small percentage of genetically gifted people still able to perform competitively after age 35, and virtually none perform at a star level after 40.
Some abilities decline much faster than others. Agility, as in the ability to change directions quickly, is one of the first things to go. That's why most NFL running backs are past their prime by the time they hit free agency for the first time.
But some physical abilities decline very slowly or even peak later in life. Brute force strength can peak as late as age 40, which is part of the reason why few MLB rookies hit a ton of home runs, but some aging veterans well into their 30s can still be quite good at hitting home runs, even if they aren't still good at much else.
Fine motor skills can also remain at an elite level for a very long time. That's the ability to make very precise movements. That allows some golfers to be competitive into their 40s, and Tom Watson to push the 2009 British Open to a playoff at the age of 59.
My biggest problem with action MMORPG is the grind. Combined with action combat it becomes a job in my opinion.
If the problem is that an MMORPG with action combat is too grindy, the problem isn't the action combat. The problem is that the game is too grindy. Make the combat not feature so much action and the game would still be too grindy.
My biggest problem with action MMORPG is the grind. Combined with action combat it becomes a job in my opinion.
If the problem is that an MMORPG with action combat is too grindy, the problem isn't the action combat. The problem is that the game is too grindy. Make the combat not feature so much action and the game would still be too grindy.
I know a few 50+ to 70+ players and they do play less twitchy games. Wiz101, Pirate 101, LOTRO, other RPGS. They just accept they will never be in a "raiding" guild/clan in games like LOTRO.
I played high level TSW dungeons with a 70+ guildie and these were brutal and twitchy. He rocked them. Another 60+ guildie I played WoW with (god bless her soul) was a high level raiding warlock in TBC and kicked ass. Just saying.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Its absolute bullshit that you are required to slow down as you age. At some point yes, your body will, but it varies greatly from person to person, and can be slowed or reversed with dum dum dum! Physical activity. I guess that is why I can still compete in shooters. I am very active, and while 48 isn't all that old, with the breathtaking amount of injuries I have sustained over the course of my life I sometimes feel like I am at death's door.
You compete, but my guess is you are not competitive. There's a horde of 20 somethings which would likely wreck you in seconds.
As you get older that number will only continue to get larger.
You are very mistaken. I only quit competing in tribes as I just had no time in my life for games. I would advise you to take a look at some of the science behind what you are saying. It is simply not true. At my age bracket anyway. As you get much older things like a proper diet and staying active can go a long way towards avoiding this slowdown.
Also Age is mostly in your mind, it's a number, not a requirement. The only part of that article that is BS is that old man was not a Royal marine. You can't tell me that boxing and self-defense have nothing to do with twitch and hand/eye coordination
Believe what you will, the debilitating effects of aging have long been studied and published in dozens if not hundreds of scientific journals.
I am glad you posted that, as it states, in the very first sentence older adults (over the age of 65) I am 48. I also posted scientific journals, one or two, and I know I can find more that contradict what has been believed. So is your study more pertinent than mine? I think not.
At my age, if I wanted to spend the time to learn a game the way I did tribes (it would have to be COD) I could be competitive.
Play footbal? No, rugby? Nope. Still fight martial arts, yup. Still surf, swim, ride bikes etc. Curl up and die if you want, I have a long road ahead of me.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
I know a few 50+ to 70+ players and they do play less twitchy games. Wiz101, Pirate 101, LOTRO, other RPGS. They just accept they will never be in a "raiding" guild/clan in games like LOTRO.
I played high level TSW dungeons with a 70+ guildie and these were brutal and twitchy. He rocked them. Another 60+ guildie I played WoW with (god bless her soul) was a high level raiding warlock in TBC and kicked ass. Just saying.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Its absolute bullshit that you are required to slow down as you age. At some point yes, your body will, but it varies greatly from person to person, and can be slowed or reversed with dum dum dum! Physical activity. I guess that is why I can still compete in shooters. I am very active, and while 48 isn't all that old, with the breathtaking amount of injuries I have sustained over the course of my life I sometimes feel like I am at death's door.
You compete, but my guess is you are not competitive. There's a horde of 20 somethings which would likely wreck you in seconds.
As you get older that number will only continue to get larger.
You are very mistaken. I only quit competing in tribes as I just had no time in my life for games. I would advise you to take a look at some of the science behind what you are saying. It is simply not true. At my age bracket anyway. As you get much older things like a proper diet and staying active can go a long way towards avoiding this slowdown.
Also Age is mostly in your mind, it's a number, not a requirement. The only part of that article that is BS is that old man was not a Royal marine. You can't tell me that boxing and self-defense have nothing to do with twitch and hand/eye coordination
I have a massive study that spans millions of people and more than a century. It's called professional sports. This study is fairly conclusive that ability rapidly declines after 30 in people who stay in great shape for a living, with only a small percentage of genetically gifted people still able to perform competitively after age 35, and virtually none perform at a star level after 40.
It's undeniable reality that you slow down physically and mentally as you age past your prime.
"Change in “crystalized” cognitive abilities, represented here as
vocabulary, and “fluid” cognitive abilities, represented here as
processing speed, with age in normal subjects. Graph is based upon data
presented by T.A. Salthouse and colleagues.4
Zero line represents the mean or average performance on these measures,
while values above zero represent better than average performance and
below the line worse than average performance."
lol I can make a chart too. As I said to Kyleran I am not going to be competing in any football, rugby or anything of the sort. I can still fight and do, and I consistently beat far younger opponents. According to you two that isn't possible. I have lost no muscle mass, even though I have broken my back, cracked my skull I dunno how many times, and had complete dislocations of both shoulders I made it back to being in shape. I still work out and maintain an active lifestyle as do many adults my age.
Again vary greatly from person to person. I have never denied it is coming, I am denying that at 48, I am there yet.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Also, if we need to continue this particular debate maybe we make a different thread or just use PM's, I think we have gone far enough afield. I am going to stop responding now as I feel it is just better to agree to disagree at this point and move along.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
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The generation gap is more than just hand, eye. Gamers in their 50's and up don't get the same ego boost younger people do. When I say younger, I don't mean 20 and below. As a 50's game, "kids" never tend to be the problem in MMO's. It's the 30-45 group who are compensating in an Online realm that are the problem. The kids are just there to explore and the old people are there to reminisce.
Really though, none of it matters because all games these days are attempts at one size fits all because it's a wider audience and there is no sign that will change. The bigger the target the bigger the pay off if something sticks to the wall.
I play twitch games even though I'm losing hair, need reading glasses and my hands gets numb if I play 5 hours straight but the times I die its because I make mistakes and not because I'm over 40.
Iselin: And the next person who says "but it's a business, they need to make money" can just go fuck yourself.
Video games are something that is usually aimed at the young and twitchy -- people who are at the pinnacle of their hand-eye coordination -- the same crowd most TV shows are aimed at.
MMOs do not have to be set up that way. Indeed in the old days when pings were much worse, games were set up differently.
There are a LOT of aging gamers out there and people who weren't gamers but are empty nest, or retiring/retired who have the kind of time and patience needed to excel in an MMO but not the standard current MMO.
I think if some game company came up with something that specifically catered to the older crowd, it would do surprisingly well.
Will tell you just some stories kid:
- played lately Overwatch with my son. Needed 3-4 days to get into it. At first he said Dad I let you win so that you are not upset. I said ok son, just give me a few more days. Week 2 he said, OMG you can really play like that? My answer was kid just sent your mom on vacation and give me your gaming computer then let's see ....
- played WoW said to myself I am old and don't want stress so no m+ and m raiding for me, want chilly and easy life. 1st week omg, 2nd week getting used to it, 3 week ummmm what those kids doing? 4th week ummm maybe I should think about mythic raiding .... and I did BFA 8.1 was no real issue ... and yes I raided since classic
- RTS with kids of a good friend of mine. Never played it didn't know what to do, they said doesn't matter we will carry you through ... 1st game Top rank, 2nd game Top rank, 3rd game I asked them if there is any reason to change my strategy ...
many more stories like that. I wouldn't split it up into age problem. I would split up into generation problem. We call you add kids, you call us antique. Which is worse? Which has value? You wanna provoke us? umm nope. Because I know with age of 44 I still can play better then 75% of those kiddies out there. This puts me into the TOP 25 it is good enough for me. Because I play to have fun! You know what that means?
And as long I can beat up youngsters I feel good!
And no I don't think you would do well in a game that is catered up for the older crowd. Because I wouldn't be too. Never make the mistake and go back in time. Move with it! Adapt and evolve! this is an advice for games and RL!
"I ain't as good as I once was, My how the years have flown, But there was a time, Back in my prime, When I could really hold my own, But if you want a fight tonight, Guess those boys don't look all that tough, I ain't as good as I once was, But I'm as good once, as I ever was."
- Toby Keith
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The generation gap is more than just hand, eye. Gamers in their 50's and up don't get the same ego boost younger people do. When I say younger, I don't mean 20 and below. As a 50's game, "kids" never tend to be the problem in MMO's. It's the 30-45 group who are compensating in an Online realm that are the problem. The kids are just there to explore and the old people are there to reminisce.
Really though, none of it matters because all games these days are attempts at one size fits all because it's a wider audience and there is no sign that will change. The bigger the target the bigger the pay off if something sticks to the wall.
Gross generalization is seldom accurate. Please explain to me what the actual fuck I have to reminisce about in a game? What, exactly, am I compensating for? All the free time I have on my hands because I am once retired and I only work 40 hours a week now? So because I am over 45 I am no longer allowed to explore?
What are you talking about?
Your last statement I completely understand and agree with. The rest is very confusing. Did you do a poll or something?
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
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I used to be able to play gin rummy in record time. Canasta. Spades. Bingo. I was a god damned machine.
Now as I've aged well into my "mid-tiers," I find I have to resort to video gaming as i slow down. I still get twitchy sometimes, but doc says it's the meds.
I'm only approaching 40 now, so I can't quite comment; I do think a bit slower than I used to, but I've always chosen to feel my way through games rather than read strategy guides and min-max, and I do about as well as I ever have. I've been a gamer for 30+ years straight ( ) so it's not like I've ever had time to forget my gaming skills, aside from the fact that I play a wide variety of game genres that I might forget the fine details of one while concentrating on a different one.
But on the other hand, I'd like to see a few more single-player games with content aimed at adult women.
I want to help design and develop a PvE-focused, solo-friendly, sandpark MMO which combines crafting, monster hunting, and story. So PM me if you are starting one.
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I know old ass WW2 pilots who would ace your asses in war thunder.
They ace mine.
Dudes dex only drops if you stop using it. It's why old asses can still sculp etc. This isn't lung capacity here or real blood flow.
You sit in a room tapping buttons on a keyboard ffs, you aren't a goddamned athlete.
It's moving your fucking thumbs and tracking motion which last time I checked isn't a under 40 action lol.
That study is so half assed as it had no control in it. Like what are the samples? Perfect health or imperfect health? Know how many athletes burn out because of wear and tear and not age?
A FUCK TON OF THEM like almost every single one.
Like no shit you are going to slow down after 12 years of taking hits to that same knee.
Anyhow as I've aged I haven't noticed slow down if anything I've gotten smarter about how I go about things.
Edit: Said study had fucking football players as samples in a time when protection wasn't exactly paramount.
https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article/55/3/P151/607083#
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Sure, competitive shooting and some others probably have a few, but even low impact sports such as PGA golf is dominated by those under 40.
The seniors tour still has great golfers who would kick the crap outta most of us, but against their younger peers their skills no longer measure up.
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During the cold winter months i am like an old person,i suck lol.However when it gets warmer,i feel like a new person,still quick as a cat and still have a lot of speed and power but at higher speeds i lose coordination.
Like i have the speed to outrun most young kids but soon i get going too fast my legs get a little out of whack because i never doing anything with speed anymore so them muscle memory is off kilter but imo not lost just because of age.
The analogy of golf is a prime example,almost NONE of those older guys look in shape.If they kept up their physical conditioning,they could likely match the young kids stroke for stroke.It is simple,play a lot,have some strength,and keep the cardio up so you don't tire.
Obviously once your no longer on the pro toru anymore,you likely don't practice much anymore,you don't lift weights,you don't jog/run for cardio,you spend more time drinking coffee and hanging out in the clubhouse.
I think Tiger Woods is a great example.He used to lift apparently heavy weights,so had a lot of strength,he used to practice a LOT,more than anyone else.He started to get high on his money,flirting around with women,quit practicing as much,stopped working out became a very average golfer.Fast forward gets his act back together and becomes a legitimate threat again.Point being that if he maintained his protocol he likely would have remained on top for as long as he wanted or would take another great golfer to dethrone him.
Point being it is more akin towards your lifestyle than the simple idea of aging.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Herschel+Walker+fitness&oq=Herschel+Walker+fitness&aqs=chrome..69i57.4586j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
I figured people just think ol Wiz is a dumbass ,so i figured by posting a factual person i knew of which is proof it is not just a simple aging thing, people might believe it more but still likely think Wiz is a dumbass lol.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Why TF gaming has to do with who kills the other one faster ?
All i see in the new era of MMOs is bouncing boobs, credit card outfits, and twitch showoffs.
Zero brain activity.
― Terry Pratchett,
But some physical abilities decline very slowly or even peak later in life. Brute force strength can peak as late as age 40, which is part of the reason why few MLB rookies hit a ton of home runs, but some aging veterans well into their 30s can still be quite good at hitting home runs, even if they aren't still good at much else.
Fine motor skills can also remain at an elite level for a very long time. That's the ability to make very precise movements. That allows some golfers to be competitive into their 40s, and Tom Watson to push the 2009 British Open to a playoff at the age of 59.
Six tablets in the morning, four at lunch, and a self injection every Thursday! Lots of time for a good MMORPG!
At my age, if I wanted to spend the time to learn a game the way I did tribes (it would have to be COD) I could be competitive.
Play footbal? No, rugby? Nope. Still fight martial arts, yup. Still surf, swim, ride bikes etc. Curl up and die if you want, I have a long road ahead of me.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Again vary greatly from person to person. I have never denied it is coming, I am denying that at 48, I am there yet.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Really though, none of it matters because all games these days are attempts at one size fits all because it's a wider audience and there is no sign that will change. The bigger the target the bigger the pay off if something sticks to the wall.
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
I think about this song when I PvP (at age 56):
"I ain't as good as I once was,
My how the years have flown,
But there was a time,
Back in my prime,
When I could really hold my own,
But if you want a fight tonight,
Guess those boys don't look all that tough,
I ain't as good as I once was,
But I'm as good once, as I ever was."
- Toby Keith
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
What are you talking about?
Your last statement I completely understand and agree with. The rest is very confusing. Did you do a poll or something?
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
Now as I've aged well into my "mid-tiers," I find I have to resort to video gaming as i slow down. I still get twitchy sometimes, but doc says it's the meds.
But on the other hand, I'd like to see a few more single-player games with content aimed at adult women.