RikOz Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Given the fact that most of us here played on live, I wondered, "How old is the Homecoming playerbase?" I'm 55. I was 42 when I joined my first MMO (WoW), and 45 when I first logged in to CoX. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Not 50, yet. But getting uncomfortably close. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, GraspingVileTerror said: Not 50, yet. But getting uncomfortably close. You should be getting that letter from the AARP soon :D (I got mine within a month of turning 50) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 What's "AARP?" Something in the u.s.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shenanigunner Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) Older than anyone so far. Knocking on 50 when I was a launch player. 'Nuf sed. I recall establishing that the early Live player base was heavy on 35's or so and tended older than that. Not a kiddies game, then or now. Edited July 22, 2021 by Shenanigunner 2 UPDATED: v4.15 Technical Guide (post 27p7)... 154 pages of comprehensive and validated info on on the nuts and bolts!ALSO: GABS Bindfile · WindowScaler · Teleport Guide · and City of Zeroes all at www.Shenanigunner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, GraspingVileTerror said: What's "AARP?" Something in the u.s.? American Association of Retired Persons. Is Google also not a thing in your country? 😃 3 1 1 "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire posts, the posts become warning points. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." Being constantly offended doesn't mean you're right, it means you're too narcissistic to tolerate opinions different than your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chairman Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I'm 35. I started in the Summer of '08 when my college roommate introduced me to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, GraspingVileTerror said: What's "AARP?" Something in the u.s.? American Association of Retired Persons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird71 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Old enough to not have to answer this question. 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Somewhere buried in these forums is a thread about the same subject. Vaguely recall we had at least one player topping 80. I know there's more than a few make my 61 years look like a youngin' 🙂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Thanks for reminding me, @Doomguide2005! https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/22170-oldest-player-contest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shenanigunner Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 49 minutes ago, GraspingVileTerror said: What's "AARP?" Something in the u.s.? The acronym has been decoded, but not the cultural matrix. AARP is an activism/benefits group for the gray-haired crowd in the US. Among other things, they are infamous for sending lots of "join us" mail when you hit 50. Sort of a rite of passage no one wants to achieve. 2 1 UPDATED: v4.15 Technical Guide (post 27p7)... 154 pages of comprehensive and validated info on on the nuts and bolts!ALSO: GABS Bindfile · WindowScaler · Teleport Guide · and City of Zeroes all at www.Shenanigunner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, Shenanigunner said: Older than anyone so far. Knocking on 50 when I was a launch player. 'Nuf sed. I recall establishing that the early Live player base was heavy on 35's or so and tended older than that. Not a kiddies game, then or now. Yeah, in WoW, it didn't take me long to figure out that I was too old for PvP. I mean, I was an "original gamer", going back to when PONG was the state of the art, but I never got into "twitch" games, or any of the fighting games. My first foray into PvP, I found myself getting slaughtered by somebody running circles around me, - II soon figured out that I was not up to competing against 14-year-olds who had much faster reflexes than me. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I am just old enough to remember the premiers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, and The Electric Company where Morgan Freeman was this hip dude trying to teach me stuff. Old enough to remember when Captain Kangaroo wore a black coat. Oh, and I toddled over to the console TV where the big people were watching some guy named Armstrong mess up the surface of the moon. 6 minutes ago, RikOz said: Yeah, in WoW, it didn't take me long to figure out that I was too old for PvP. I mean, I was an "original gamer", going back to when PONG was the state of the art, but I never got into "twitch" games, or any of the fighting games. My first foray into PvP, I found myself getting slaughtered by somebody running circles around me, - II soon figured out that I was not up to competing against 14-year-olds who had much faster reflexes than me. Similar to you, I cut my gaming teeth on the first Pong coin-op in cocktail table format (April 1974). As to the PvP, it was WoW. It was more about twinking out the armor of your character than actual skill. Once I realized that, I twinked out a shaman and became a skillful rogue killer to all those 14-year-olds who'd put stock in the wrong thing. Well, except the one who was so twinked out, he actually stopped running and let me hammer on him for a good minute without being able to kill him. That pretty much did it for me. I wanted skill against skill, not extremely rare and hard to get elite armor choices verses elite armor choices. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaghetti Betty Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) I'm in my mid 20s. I played with my parents when City of Heroes launched. That feels like a long time ago. Now I school my dad (still plays) on stuff about the game. Edited July 22, 2021 by Spaghetti Betty 3 Mainly on Excelsior. Find me in game @Spaghetti Betty. AE Arcs: Big Magic Blowout! 41612 | The Meta-Human Wrestling Association 44683 | MHWA Part 2 48577 Click to look at my pets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomo Kimyata Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, Doomguide2005 said: Somewhere buried in these forums is a thread about the same subject. Vaguely recall we had at least one player topping 80. I know there's more than a few make my 61 years look like a youngin' 🙂. 1 Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warpact Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, GraspingVileTerror said: Not 50, yet. But getting uncomfortably close. This...very very close. 1 https://www.twitch.tv/boomie373 The Revenants twitch channel, come watch us face plant, talk smack, and attempt to be world class villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) So who claimed the prizes? @Yomo Kimyata Edited July 22, 2021 by Doomguide2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yomo Kimyata Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 33 minutes ago, Doomguide2005 said: So who claimed the prizes? @Yomo Kimyata It's in the thread! Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Yomo Kimyata said: It's in the thread! It's 10 pages! Grumble, grumble, about old eyes and wanders off ... probably to forget what I was looking for when I spot ... Shiny!! *wanders back in rubbing eyes* Appears @Healix won with at least 7 ten year olds worth orbits about the sun Edited July 22, 2021 by Doomguide2005 Added info 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranebump Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Two birthdays from 60. 60! What the hell? Who is this guy in the mirror? Is that...my dad? Or my grandfather? 4 I have done a TON of AE work, both long form and single arc. Just search the AE mish list for my sig @cranebump. For more information on my stories, head to the AE forum sub-heading and look for “Crane’s World.” Support your AE authors! We ARE the new content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCU7115 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 50 and if I join the AARP I get a free handy dandy insulated trunk organizer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapped Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 51 here. Glad to see Im not the oldest player. Ive had people tell me its odd that someone my age plays video games. I dont bother replying, I just dont speak to them anymore because I dont need stress and toxicity in my life. Edited July 22, 2021 by Zapped 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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