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Average Age of EVE Player Base

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Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#121 - 2012-06-13 13:59:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Telegram Sam
Emiko P'eng wrote:
Also Way over 30 ( Actually 52+)

Started on 'Chainmail' (D&D's Father) & 'Tunnels & Trolls', migrated to 'Space Opera' then Traveller.

Followed all of Traveller up until TSR's spat with GDW over Gary Gygax that killed GDW and made TSR so weak it was taken over by Wizards of the Coast for a Pittance.

Played Elite on the BBC Micro, then migrated to MUDs online, then moved to EverQuest and finally re-found EVE a couple of years back

(I did have a dalliance with EVE in the mid 2000's thanks to a free trial on a computer magazine. Unfortunately my PC at the time was rubbish & EVE showed it up With no money to build a new PC, EVE was scrapped along with my pilot of the time. Really wish I built a better PC back then!

LOL, Tunnels & Trolls by Flying Buffalo Games. That brings back some memories. Avalon Hill "Squad Leader" and "Starship Troopers," Steve Jackson Games "Car Wars," TSR "Top Secret."

Older (closing on five decades).
Karl Hobb
Imperial Margarine
#122 - 2012-06-13 14:00:58 UTC
Over 30

A professional astro-bastard was not available so they sent me.
Tora Bushido
The Marmite Mercenaries
BLACKFLAG.
#123 - 2012-06-13 14:34:04 UTC
Well over 30

DELETE THE WEAK, ADAPT OR DIE !

Meta Gaming Level VII, Psycho Warfare Level X, Smack Talk Level VII.
Lunataria
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#124 - 2012-06-13 14:36:16 UTC
There's no game like eve that makes you feel young. Under 30, just by a few years.
Doc Severide
Doomheim
#125 - 2012-06-13 14:52:57 UTC
Vinni Starseeker wrote:
Well over.

I've been playing MMOs since the days of MUDs. I can remember thinking back then that it would be really great if they could put up pictures rather than just text based descriptions.

:-)


Ever play the old "Adventurer" I believe it was called. Text based on mainframes.

Down, down, down, out... The bird flies at you...bahahahah
Doc Severide
Doomheim
#126 - 2012-06-13 14:54:44 UTC
Unimaginative Guy wrote:
Damn, I'm the youngest one at 17.
I have never once seen another person my age or below in the entirety of eve Lol

We had a 12 year old in our corp. When we found out he was 12 we kicked him out...
George Whitebread
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#127 - 2012-06-13 14:57:31 UTC
Doc Severide wrote:

We had a 12 year old in our corp. When we found out he was 12 we kicked him out...


Why? If he were good enough for your corp when you didn't know his age, why would this revelation change anything? Sad

To answer OP: over 30

"I say what I like, and I like what I bloody well say" - George Whitebread
zxc Uisen
Doomheim
#128 - 2012-06-13 15:08:10 UTC
Ginseng Jita wrote:
OK, after spending some time on this forum I have to wonder what the average age of the player base is that plays this game.


Wow, so you mean this isn't a massively multiplayer online role playing forum?
Maximillian Dragonard
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#129 - 2012-06-13 15:22:20 UTC
Dear God..... just realized I'll be 50 in 6 months...

First computer game was a Star Trek game on a Burroughs mainframe... The old 12 inch floppy drive in a hatbox Blink

Spent hours in the computer lab with that thing.....

Wut?!
Bucky O'Hair
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#130 - 2012-06-13 15:26:12 UTC
Over 50....

[b]We Are Ushra'Khan!

We are coming for our people.[/b]
Gerald Taric
NEO DYNAMICS
#131 - 2012-06-13 15:27:15 UTC
Doc Severide wrote:
We had a 12 year old in our corp. When we found out he was 12 we kicked him out...
Just because of him being 12 years old?!?
Obviously he was good enough to pass yours corporation invitation interview.

If he/she acts reasonable / considerate / mature, the real age only usually is no reason for kicking him/her.

Btw.: PEGI for Eve Online says "12 upwards".
Wenron
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#132 - 2012-06-13 15:43:23 UTC
30 this year.
IGNATIUS HOOD
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#133 - 2012-06-13 15:45:17 UTC
Over.... by a few years
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."   --H.L. Mencken
IGNATIUS HOOD
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#134 - 2012-06-13 15:48:37 UTC
Telegram Sam wrote:
Emiko P'eng wrote:
Also Way over 30 ( Actually 52+)

Started on 'Chainmail' (D&D's Father) & 'Tunnels & Trolls', migrated to 'Space Opera' then Traveller.

Followed all of Traveller up until TSR's spat with GDW over Gary Gygax that killed GDW and made TSR so weak it was taken over by Wizards of the Coast for a Pittance.

Played Elite on the BBC Micro, then migrated to MUDs online, then moved to EverQuest and finally re-found EVE a couple of years back

(I did have a dalliance with EVE in the mid 2000's thanks to a free trial on a computer magazine. Unfortunately my PC at the time was rubbish & EVE showed it up With no money to build a new PC, EVE was scrapped along with my pilot of the time. Really wish I built a better PC back then!

LOL, Tunnels & Trolls by Flying Buffalo Games. That brings back some memories. Avalon Hill "Squad Leader" and "Starship Troopers," Steve Jackson Games "Car Wars," TSR "Top Secret."

Older (closing on five decades).



Ha! It was TradeWars 2002 on a 486 DX2/50 in Highschool for me. Never did MMOs until EVE. Think I picked the right one first time out. The Brutality of it all... appeals to me.
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."   --H.L. Mencken
elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#135 - 2012-06-13 16:27:17 UTC
Somewhat over 30.

My first spaceship fights were Wing Commander 2, X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Privateer, Rebel Assault (very early 90's Star Wars games).

I also recall EVE being the MMO appealing to me for the skill system alone.

Eve Minions is recruiting.

This is the law of ship progression!

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Angel Lust
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#136 - 2012-06-13 16:35:03 UTC
Over 50 Bear
Barbelo Valentinian
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#137 - 2012-06-13 16:36:16 UTC
Well, I think that settles that, the playerbase of EVE is certainly ... ahem ... "mature".
Karl Hobb
Imperial Margarine
#138 - 2012-06-13 16:38:41 UTC
elitatwo wrote:
My first spaceship fights were Wing Commander 2, X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Privateer, Rebel Assault (very early 90's Star Wars games).

Wing Commander and WC2 were pretty terrible from what I remember because it felt like flying a turret (unfortunately story doesn't make up for bad gameplay); I played SWOTL instead. This is not to say Lord British had it all wrong! The first game I installed on my 386 SX/16 was Ultima 7 Part II and it took up some 40% of my hard drive. I played a few MUDs before EQ came out but I didn't play an actual MMO until EVE.

Also, Syndicate ruled.

A professional astro-bastard was not available so they sent me.
Flakey Foont
#139 - 2012-06-13 16:46:25 UTC
Average age of forum users is what you get.

Over 30
CCP Affinity
C C P
C C P Alliance
#140 - 2012-06-13 16:50:09 UTC
under 30

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