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Is Eve a young mans game?
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SmilingVagrant
Doomheim
#21 - 2013-05-05 02:35:04 UTC
It all depends on how much you are willing to ignore your family I guess.
Sapphire Aurora
Glass Cannons
#22 - 2013-05-05 02:47:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Sapphire Aurora
No, Eve is not strictly a young man's game, but it's not strictly a male's game, either, contrary to what you seem to assume in your post title and post.

Try not to keel over from the shock. Lol
Lost True
Perkone
Caldari State
#23 - 2013-05-05 02:48:26 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I am 40 years old, my goals have always been about seeing and doing as much as possible while here.

You can meet a lot of people in Eve and have no idea who they are like physically. They could be very fat, or very skinny, or old or young, or deaf, or rich or poor. They could speak with a lisp or have a cleft pallet or perhaps be physically hideous but have a wonderful voice.

Just today I met two men who are much younger than I would have guessed. I have fleeted with them before and spoken with them on the forums. Both are FC's and wear the mask of command well. They each have some rough edges and breaks that will no doubt smooth out over time as such things do. But the experience got me to thinking.

How is Eve different from the RW? We interact with others and learn from our mistakes and apply that knowledge to future pursuits. The way to be successful in Eve, as in RL, is to organize people and to motivate others. In this way Eve is a great training ground and a terrific experience.

Has Eve helped you become more confident? Learn speaking skills and how to think under preasure? Do you consider Eve as something that could go on a resume'? Or is just a game, a harmless pass time with no value beyond entertainment. For the older people here do you think that you would be a better, more successful, person today if you had been exposed to Eve as a teenager?

Thanks for your time, and as always, thanks to everyone who makes the game what it is.

Well, it's can be useful for teenagers, but it's not healhy for mature people.
Because you're learning things when playing with others unconciously. How to act and think, not only in the game.
And it's very decieving. When you see a teenager, or some fat looser in RW, they can say no matter what - it's won't affect you much, you won't listen closly to his advice, the lifestyle, or the way of thinking. Maybe i'm wrong - i don't have such people in my RW. It's fact that we're strongly affected by the people we surround ourselves with. But in eve you see and hear a mature, healthy, well dressed people, you know that 90% of them in RW are not, but it's still affects.

So for and average young man it's can be a good expirience in the long term. But for someone who a bit higher than average - i don't think so.

in 2007 i've thought it's a sci-fi simulator, not an "e-sports" game. I'm not a teenager, how would i like it much?
Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#24 - 2013-05-05 02:53:04 UTC
Large Collidable Object wrote:


IMHO no - personal behaviour in Eve will mostly reflect someones personality regardless of age and unless someone played extensively during his teen years, I think its influence will be more detrimental than helpful because it lets people indulge into their characters and delusions of grandeur, whilst neglecting RL social skills.


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Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#25 - 2013-05-05 03:18:07 UTC
Sapphire Aurora wrote:
No, Eve is not strictly a young man's game, but it's not strictly a male's game, either, contrary to what you seem to assume in your post title and post.

Try not to keel over from the shock. Lol


Some of the best FC's I have flown with are women. I'm not shocked that there are women in game. I enjoy their presence and consider them to be equal to men in all forms of Eve. In fact I will say that on average the women I have flown with in Eve are more competent then men.

I think that men and women may play for different reasons. Start your own thread if you want to ask the girls =-P
Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#26 - 2013-05-05 03:34:12 UTC
I think the most important thing EVE has taught me is that you really can't predict how people will act or react, mainly about trust.

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#27 - 2013-05-05 04:36:07 UTC
C DeLeon wrote:
Younger generations don't have the required patience for this game.

Wrong.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Zen Dad
Solitary Sad Bastard In Space
#28 - 2013-05-05 15:03:45 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I am 40 years old.


Oh jessus Corey I can't even remember 40.

At nearly twice the average player age, Eve is keeping me young.
Jarod Garamonde
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#29 - 2013-05-05 15:23:14 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I am 40 years old, my goals have always been about seeing and doing as much as possible while here.

You can meet a lot of people in Eve and have no idea who they are like physically. They could be very fat, or very skinny, or old or young, or deaf, or rich or poor. They could speak with a lisp or have a cleft pallet or perhaps be physically hideous but have a wonderful voice.

Just today I met two men who are much younger than I would have guessed. I have fleeted with them before and spoken with them on the forums. Both are FC's and wear the mask of command well. They each have some rough edges and breaks that will no doubt smooth out over time as such things do. But the experience got me to thinking.

How is Eve different from the RW? We interact with others and learn from our mistakes and apply that knowledge to future pursuits. The way to be successful in Eve, as in RL, is to organize people and to motivate others. In this way Eve is a great training ground and a terrific experience.

Has Eve helped you become more confident? Learn speaking skills and how to think under preasure? Do you consider Eve as something that could go on a resume'? Or is just a game, a harmless pass time with no value beyond entertainment. For the older people here do you think that you would be a better, more successful, person today if you had been exposed to Eve as a teenager?

Thanks for your time, and as always, thanks to everyone who makes the game what it is.



I dunno, man..... I just found out one of my former Battalion Sergeants Major has been playing since the beta, and he's still quite active.

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#30 - 2013-05-05 15:30:12 UTC
Zen Dad wrote:
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I am 40 years old.


Oh jessus Corey I can't even remember 40.

At nearly twice the average player age, Eve is keeping me young.



Hey Zen, I got a good chuckle from your post =-)

I dont know where the time goes for sure, but Im happy to have my virtual memories as part of the painting.

Good to hear from you!
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#31 - 2013-05-05 15:38:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Corey Fumimasa
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
C DeLeon wrote:
Younger generations don't have the required patience for this game.

Wrong.

Yeah the needle on the ol' wrong o meter spiked hard when I read this, bouncing and chattering like I was measuring volts but set to Ohms.

The younger gamers I know are different in a way from my generation, I could stereotype them as..."macro aware" maybe =-P, but not impatient.
Umar Umarhabib
Doomheim
#32 - 2013-05-05 16:28:29 UTC

isn't SirMolle like 80 years old?

to the OP: SirMolle was the leader of one of the most successful alliances in Eve.

I also heard at one point, Razor Alliance was led by a granny
Gensou Amatin
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#33 - 2013-05-05 16:52:11 UTC
I kind of agree that younger people may not have the patience for eve but im sure there are a lot of young people who do. Im 21 and when i first started playing a couple of weeks ago I was thinking I wouldnt have the patience to wait for skills to train so I could fly cooler ships, but after a few days I got used to it and now I really enjoy the nice steady progression that eve offers compared to many other games I played where you rapidly progress through the content then get bored because there is nothing to do. Eve is the epitome of "slow and steady wins the race" for me.
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#34 - 2013-05-05 16:57:14 UTC
I'm 41

I rub along OK in EVE.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Kult Altol
The Safe Space
#35 - 2013-05-05 17:44:20 UTC
I'm 27 and eve has taught me patience, in game and RL

[u]Can't wait untill when Eve online is Freemium.[/u] WiS only 10$, SP booster for one month 15$, DPS Boost 2$, EHP Boost 2$ Real money trading hub! Cosmeitic ship skins 15$ --> If you don't [u]pay **[/u]for a product, you ARE the [u]**product[/u].

Prophet Bathana
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#36 - 2013-05-05 17:57:00 UTC
Esharan wrote:
Eve is a video game. Not real life.


No, Eve is real!
Adela Talvanen
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#37 - 2013-05-05 18:46:03 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I am 40 years old, my goals have always been about seeing and doing as much as possible while here.

You can meet a lot of people in Eve and have no idea who they are like physically. They could be very fat, or very skinny, or old or young, or deaf, or rich or poor. They could speak with a lisp or have a cleft pallet or perhaps be physically hideous but have a wonderful voice.

Just today I met two men who are much younger than I would have guessed. I have fleeted with them before and spoken with them on the forums. Both are FC's and wear the mask of command well. They each have some rough edges and breaks that will no doubt smooth out over time as such things do. But the experience got me to thinking.

How is Eve different from the RW? We interact with others and learn from our mistakes and apply that knowledge to future pursuits. The way to be successful in Eve, as in RL, is to organize people and to motivate others. In this way Eve is a great training ground and a terrific experience.

Has Eve helped you become more confident? Learn speaking skills and how to think under preasure? Do you consider Eve as something that could go on a resume'? Or is just a game, a harmless pass time with no value beyond entertainment. For the older people here do you think that you would be a better, more successful, person today if you had been exposed to Eve as a teenager?

Thanks for your time, and as always, thanks to everyone who makes the game what it is.


I'm 56 years old, so you're not that old to be playing Eve. Blink


My goals is escapism from real life for a few hours, and playing a slow paced game I can play at my own speed.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#38 - 2013-05-05 18:53:10 UTC
I started EVE as a young and carefree forty-five year old.

It has turned me into a bitter fifty-three year old with thoughts of committing unsociable acts upon others (in game).

Mr Epeen Cool
Kult Altol
The Safe Space
#39 - 2013-05-06 16:15:13 UTC
If eve didn't exist I wonder what all the old farts be doing. World of Warcraft?

[u]Can't wait untill when Eve online is Freemium.[/u] WiS only 10$, SP booster for one month 15$, DPS Boost 2$, EHP Boost 2$ Real money trading hub! Cosmeitic ship skins 15$ --> If you don't [u]pay **[/u]for a product, you ARE the [u]**product[/u].

tgl3
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#40 - 2013-05-06 16:21:42 UTC
C DeLeon wrote:
Younger generations don't have the required patience for this game.

Not quite. I was 17 when I started, and am 20 now. Several of my friends the same age play. So patience is working fine! Lol
As to the OP - I personally feel EVE has helped me develop, particularly communication skills. Nothing makes a man talk and think on his fleet like leading a 40 man fleet for the first time...