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How accepting is the EVE community about age?

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Sylveria Relden
#61 - 2015-01-19 04:23:06 UTC
SoCal Stoli Rotsuda wrote:
I wish I could offer some perspective...but we didn't have PCs when I was 14.

I think the Walkman had just come out when I was 14, if I recall correctly!


Pfft they still had 8-tracks (oh and vinyls too) and I remember the first cassette player boom-box I got :)

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Thorn en Distel
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#62 - 2015-01-19 08:16:17 UTC
Jimmy Ronson wrote:
I recently got into EVE about a month ago and have been having a whale of a time. Recently I started doing some factional warfare and the more I look around the internet, the more it seems that joining a corp is the best way to get the most out of EVE in general.

The problem is, I am only 14 years old and most online gaming communities hate teens. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but the vast majority of corps seem to have comms as a requirement. This makes me a bit cautious about joining one so I'm wondering if most corps in EVE are against having an adolescent among their ranks due to the sound of their voice or a bias.


Like others have already said, age is seriously not the issue, maturity is. I've known over-40s who were at best immature brats, and 12-year-olds you could totally depend on. A smart corp will act on how you behave, not on a birth certificate.
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#63 - 2015-01-19 08:44:01 UTC
With the mature start of the post you did I'm sure you'll be fine.

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Katherine Chivahle
SKT Space Exploration Company
Imperium Eden
#64 - 2015-01-19 10:33:51 UTC
This game is 11 soon 12 years old . There's a ton of people that's grew up with this mmo. Same with any other franchise/game that's been around for a long time. Age discrimination is stupid.
flaming phantom
Unlimited LTD
#65 - 2015-01-19 12:23:36 UTC
As others have said, it is more your maturity.

I started playing when i was 16, and my corp didn't care, even though I think you had to be 18+ to join (I knew people IRL that got me in though). It was just a matetr of how I carried myself, and I seemed to be good enough ;-)

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Tengu Grib
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#66 - 2015-01-19 22:57:54 UTC
Jimmy Ronson wrote:
I recently got into EVE about a month ago and have been having a whale of a time. Recently I started doing some factional warfare and the more I look around the internet, the more it seems that joining a corp is the best way to get the most out of EVE in general.

The problem is, I am only 14 years old and most online gaming communities hate teens. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but the vast majority of corps seem to have comms as a requirement. This makes me a bit cautious about joining one so I'm wondering if most corps in EVE are against having an adolescent among their ranks due to the sound of their voice or a bias.


Back when I flew for Test Alliance Please Ignore I frequently flew under FC alphastarpilot. He was a fantastic FC, one of the best we had at the time, despite being... I think it was his 16th we celebrated in comms during a fleet? Might have been his 13th.

Personally age doesn't interest me, behaviour does. I've seen grown adults behave in ways that has had them kicked from corp or occasionally banned from the game. As long as your behaviour is reasonable, I don't even care how old you are.

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Kelleth Kirk
Caldari State - Osprey Wing 7
#67 - 2015-01-20 00:01:15 UTC
Tengu Grib wrote:


Personally age doesn't interest me, behaviour does. I've seen grown adults behave in ways that has had them kicked from corp or occasionally banned from the game. As long as your behaviour is reasonable, I don't even care how old you are.


What this guy said.

Age is a number... Being an ******* is a way of life, doesn't matter how old you are =)

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Uriel Paradisi Anteovnuecci
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#68 - 2015-01-20 00:15:25 UTC
You know, just from going off of your post you sound more mature than many older players I've known. As long as you are mature in conduct and don't go off like some younger kids tend to when they play games, you will likely be able to have just as much fun as you want to.

I started playing when I was 15, and I've never run into too many issues; just be mature about a game like EVE and it'll all work out fine P

Another thing - EVE is amazing; just don't let it consume you! I knew people in hs whose grades dropped like stones once they started playing. This game is the best game you'll ever play, but do other things too Smile

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Solops Crendraven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#69 - 2015-01-20 01:37:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Solops Crendraven
I guess the Forum Answers your question How Accepting Is The EVE community about age Welcome to Eve Online Kid However I almost Had a Heart attack Not One Flame on this Thread . I guess there is Hope For Eve

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Paranoid Loyd
#70 - 2015-01-20 01:48:24 UTC
Solops Crendraven wrote:
Not One Flame on this Thread
It's really simple actually, it's not necessarily what you say, it's how you say it. Good posting gets good answers, while shiptoasting only breeds more shiptoasting.

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Kaely Tanniss
The Conference Council
The Conference
#71 - 2015-01-20 02:49:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Kaely Tanniss
Marsha Mallow wrote:
If you're not an annoying screecher no-one will really notice. If you are, and use your age to justify being annoying, people will remark that you are an annoying screechy teenager. It's as simple as that, really - and for some reason this seems to be the case for female EvE players too.

Plenty of the decent folks have kids (some of whom play) and are reasonably tolerant. Avoid the intolerant ones, don't take it too personally etc. You don't have to tell everyone your real age either btw. Maybe your close friends or corp leadership when you join. Otherwise tell them you're a late bloomer and prepare for some teasing. If people go out of their way to torment you over your age, shoot them and say it was an accident. In a really high voice.


Not sure what you mean by this comment.. "- and for some reason this seems to be the case for female EvE players too." In my 2 years playing Eve I've never once had an issue being teased over my voice or being a female player. It wouldn't surprize me if it does happen, but it has never happened to me. Besides, as with any social, online game everyone should be prepared for some fun and some degree of trolling and tom foolery. It's all part of the experience.

But as you said, it's not meant to be taken personally..and if the intent is personal..well, you don't want to be flying with them anyways. It's not about age, but maturity. Judging by the OP's post, he types and sounds more mature than a great deal of the players I have encountered during my eve career.

@ the OP...you'll be fine. Eve is a great game and has some great people in it..but like anything, there are always those "others". But yeah, Coms are crucial to successful opperations. No one is gonna type everything in the heat of battle. Look around for a good corp..try to get to know the members before you join. You'll know when you find the right one. Blink

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Leannor
State War Academy
Caldari State
#72 - 2015-01-21 13:34:27 UTC
Jimmy Ronson wrote:
I recently got into EVE about a month ago and have been having a whale of a time. Recently I started doing some factional warfare and the more I look around the internet, the more it seems that joining a corp is the best way to get the most out of EVE in general.

The problem is, I am only 14 years old and most online gaming communities hate teens. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but the vast majority of corps seem to have comms as a requirement. This makes me a bit cautious about joining one so I'm wondering if most corps in EVE are against having an adolescent among their ranks due to the sound of their voice or a bias.


It's been said before, but I'll say it again to drive it home. You don't write as a 14yo would be expected to write. And that is all that matters. Until you get into Teamspeak world, your only essential RL attribute displayed in game is what you say in text, and how you say it.

You keep typing like you're doing, and you don't need to declare your true age, you could even lie about it if you wanted - RL is not a requirement of EVE.

One of my best recruits was also 14 when he joined the game, and shortly after the corp. He said he was 16. We got the hint when he stayed 16 for two years ... but it didn't matter one bit.

The one word of advice though, as you are young, be aware of the RL aspect of the people you speak with. Don't give out any personal details, etc. Whle I've not heard of any dodge people stalking people off EVE, there can always be a first.

Most up, enjoy the game, and indulge. JOin a corp, see how it works out, ... and move until you find one that you work well with. I'll guarantee that you'll find much older people who are far less mature than you are. :)

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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#73 - 2015-01-21 14:26:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Sylveria Relden wrote:
I don't think physical age is relative- it's mainly maturity (or the lack thereof) that people are concerned about.


1st reply best reply

But yea, be careful with voice comms. I mean that as both "don't be too chatty about your personal details with strangers" and "for God's sake don't have your speakers on where you parents can here the otherworldly filth that can spew forth from the mouths of internet space ship nerds".

Related to that, DO NOT EVER click on a link in a fleet chat while 'sensitive eyes' (kids, parents) are around. I did that once and I'm still having to explain to my wife and my daughter about how my grand daughter knows what a 'Blue Waffle" is...........
Legetus Shmoof Metallii
Resilience.
The Initiative.
#74 - 2015-01-21 14:28:32 UTC
There is most definitely some bias against anyone under the age of 18 (and sometimes 21 if you're in the states :P). I started when I was 17, approaching 2 years now. However just because you're young doesn't mean you can't make a difference in engagements, and if you prove to be valuable you're going to get respect, and to be valuable isn't hard so as long as you listen and follow orders.

That said, the founder of Celestial Horizon, the guys who made Steve, the first titan, was 14 if I remember correctly.

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Darth Terona
Horde Vanguard.
Pandemic Horde
#75 - 2015-01-21 16:21:01 UTC
My old corp has a 13 year old girl that's an FC.. And she kicks ass

Age is important to some people. Not to others.
Daedlus Caine
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#76 - 2015-01-21 20:19:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Daedlus Caine
Don't worry OP, I was in the same boat three years ago. Like everyone says, don't be an idiot and be respectful when it applies. On the other hand, there are creatures called basement dwellers. You can find one by looking in-game or on the forums crying about crap that doesn't matter. [spoiler]or literally any MMO forum for that matter.[/spoiler]
Concord Guy's Cousin
Doomheim
#77 - 2015-01-21 20:34:47 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
I see a lot of prejudice in this thread and I'm not sure why.

Most 14 year olds will come into a game like this and kick your ass. They've been gaming since birth. They live for the kill. They're not worried about losing ships. Nor do they cry in the forum when they don't get their way.

Unlike the 'vets' in here, they adapt and continue making the oldsters look like a bunch of useless tools.

They didn't grow up on MMOs like most here. They grew up on FPS and have no fear. The first thing they do when they start their first character is undock and shoot something.

In my opinion, CCP should be actively reaching out to younger players. They are the future of this game. Not the whiny, semi adult players coming from other lame MMOs and spending the rest of their EVE career crying over every little thing, like most of the vets that I see in this forum.

It wouldn't take much for some teen equivalent of Something Awful to put together the next unbeatable alliance. The only reason I'm guessing it hasn't happened yet is because this is a subscription game.

Mr Epeen Cool
You generalise too much, some of us have been gaming on computers of one sort or another since the early 80's; I don't see a lot of prejudice either, the OP comes across as a mature individual and that is reflected in the replies.

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Amarrian Tibor
True Faces Hungary
Goonswarm Federation
#78 - 2015-01-21 20:39:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Amarrian Tibor
Jimmy Ronson wrote:
I recently got into EVE about a month ago and have been having a whale of a time. Recently I started doing some factional warfare and the more I look around the internet, the more it seems that joining a corp is the best way to get the most out of EVE in general.

The problem is, I am only 14 years old and most online gaming communities hate teens. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but the vast majority of corps seem to have comms as a requirement. This makes me a bit cautious about joining one so I'm wondering if most corps in EVE are against having an adolescent among their ranks due to the sound of their voice or a bias.


I started playing eve-online at age of 15, and after 2 month my application got accepted to a good corp. I think those corps who set an age requirement to aply to them, are bad corps. I have seen so much far more inteligent kid then adult. So don't give up and keep try to find a good corp.
Amarrian Tibor
True Faces Hungary
Goonswarm Federation
#79 - 2015-01-21 20:42:05 UTC
Noriko Mai wrote:
TS 1: squek squek
TS 2: Get out!
TS 1: squek squek
TS 2: Kicked from TS server and from corp


And those are the worst corps of eve online.
Kaely Tanniss
The Conference Council
The Conference
#80 - 2015-01-22 05:20:25 UTC
Amarrian Tibor wrote:
Jimmy Ronson wrote:
I recently got into EVE about a month ago and have been having a whale of a time. Recently I started doing some factional warfare and the more I look around the internet, the more it seems that joining a corp is the best way to get the most out of EVE in general.

The problem is, I am only 14 years old and most online gaming communities hate teens. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but the vast majority of corps seem to have comms as a requirement. This makes me a bit cautious about joining one so I'm wondering if most corps in EVE are against having an adolescent among their ranks due to the sound of their voice or a bias.


I started playing eve-online at age of 15, and after 2 month my application got accepted to a good corp. I think those corps who set an age requirement to aply to them, are bad corps. I have seen so much far more inteligent kid then adult. So don't give up and keep try to find a good corp.



I agree age is not the factor, maturity is. However, a lot of corps have age limits, such as 18, to avoid issues that may arise from any speak, tom foolery, or general douchebaggery in the presence of a minor. Just my opinion..and experience, on the matter. A lot of what goes on on TS/mumble/vent is adult coversation/language....not that they don't hear it elsewhere. I certainly wouldn't want my child hearing half of what goes on in some of the coms I've been in. Blink

If I had a nickel for every time someone said women don't play eve, I'd have a bag of nickels to whack the next person who said it..