What's your age group?

[Jaz]

The question has been raised in another thread: what's the age group of our regular visitors (who are also active in the forums)?
EDIT
Like narpet I'm in the 39-44 group.

[Danicek]

BTW very nice avatar change Jaz. After all those strange looking strange things, we have nice, handsome girl...

[narpet]

I'm in the 39-44 group... where have all the gaming years gone ;)

[dteowner]

Where's the category for "Get off my lawn, you whippersnappers!"? Corwin needs somewhere to put his "X". Perhaps a "damn near dead" option for me?

[Jaz]

There were just 10 slots to distribute, so I had to choose wisely...

@Dani: I picked a new avatar out of necessity, not because it was a perfect match; I'm afraid each of the 'strange looking strange things' had more in common with me than Wendy does!

[magerette]

Prehistoric fossilized cranky grandma category for me--you young sprouts!(57-62)

[Jaz]

Should most visitors fall into the 'under 15' or 'over 62' categories, I'll create a new poll, promised!

[Fenris]

Hui... still able to click 27 to 32 :)

If this Poll would have been a few weeks later...

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Why not put it onto the friont page ? :)

But ... I think there is a difference between visitors of the front page and of the forums. I guess that forum visitors are rather geing "into the depths".

So ... personally, I'd make these two polls out of it. ;)

Nevermind, I'm getting 38 late this year. :)

[crpgnut]

Yay, I'm not too old for the forums :) I'm in the 39-44 group too.

[Majnun]

I think I'm 37...

[txa1265]

I'm solidly in the midst of the 39 - 44 group ...

[HiddenX]

born in 1968 -> 38

[Corwin]

All you spring chickens!! :) Just you wait, you'll get old one day!!

AND, Dte, stay OFF my lawn!!!! :biggrin:

[ffbj]

Crikey there are some peeps older than me. Oh well sits all alone in the 51-55 age group.

[magerette]

It looks like people 21-26 are doing something other than playing rpgs ;)

I think I was 26 once....what did I used to do then? Ah yes..never mind :)

[Corwin]

If you can still remember what you were doing when you were 21-26, I begin to doubt you're REALLY in the 57-62 age bracket!! :biggrin: I think I remember remembering!! lol

[Danicek]

@Dani: I picked a new avatar out of necessity, not because it was a perfect match; I'm afraid each of the 'strange looking strange things' had more in common with me than Wendy does!

Sure, I would expect that... Anyway I like your Wendy.

[Cm]

Well I will place my vote but I will never tell. *Looks quickly at Corwin and gives him the EVIL EYE!!*

[Icefire]

39-44 group here. Barely.

[Danicek]

It's really strange to see so low number (nearly zero) of young people. I'm sure this is the largest gaming community of age groups. I wonder if we could do more to attract them...

[dteowner]

Start covering consoles and add scantily clad women to the layout background. ;)

(I don't really need the console coverage...)

[Cm]

I bet Jaz could put your avatar in a dress for you Dte. ;)

[Asbjoern]

Well, and that youngster might be me. 19 is the age of my splendid body. :-/

But I don't think RPGWatch should change their recipe and features to attract young people. That would be the first step to a populistic downwards spiral, where it is the viewers who decide the content and not the content who decide the viewers.

[Corwin]

Yeah, I think the youngsters visit certain other sites and as they mature, they migrate here!! :)

[Briosafreak]

Yeah, I think the youngsters visit certain other sites and as they mature, they migrate here!! :)

"From Gamespy to RPGWatch: The Quest for Wisdom!"


35 here

[KazikluBey]

Think I managed to put myself in the 21-26 group, but I'm still only 20.

[txa1265]

Think I managed to put myself in the 21-26 group, but I'm still only 20.

So does that make you young *and* stupid?!?! :D Just kidding ;)

[dteowner]

So then...I think we were discussing scantily clad women?

[Corwin]

Does Mrs. Dte know about this discussion!! :)

[Danicek]

Well, I knew this place is more targeted to older generations, it still impresses me however that there are only two people out of 32 (as of now) that are younger than 27.

[gaboru93]

guys! i'm the youngest on this forum!!!! do you want to know how old i am? :D

P.S. I will only say if you promise not to make fun of me!
(did you guess?)

[Asbjoern]

Well, I knew this place is more targeted to older generations, it still impresses me however that there are only two people out of 32 (as of now) that are younger than 27.

Yes, I thought there would be more too. But RPGWatch is still young, so perhaps they will come in the future.

[Jaz]

guys! i'm the youngest on this forum!!!! do you want to know how old i am? :D

P.S. I will only say if you promise not to make fun of me!
(did you guess?)

I think you're 13 or 14... if you were born in '93 ;).

[Dez]

25 here :)

[txa1265]

P.S. I will only say if you promise not to make fun of me!
(did you guess?)

Can we just generally make fun of you regardless of age ;) Actually I think that you have been a nice addition to the forums.

[magerette]

So then...I think we were discussing scantily clad women?

I don't mind the scantily clad women(as long as they are in their properly equipped battle bikinis) but please NOT consoles...teh ph33r!!!:(

[Khass]

And another glorious vote for the brave teens, 15-20. Woohoo for me. So, who's my date?

Also, *steps onto Corwin's lawn* *falls into bottomless (closely enough) pit*

... MUD?

[gaboru93]

I think you're 13 or 14... if you were born in '93 ;).
oh... yes i'm 14 sice yesterday :D(i've forgotten about my username)

and....
Can we just generally make fun of you regardless of age ;) Actually I think that you have been a nice addition to the forums.
thanks! makes me feel nice :D ! i love this forum!

[Jaz]

I don't mind the scantily clad women(as long as they are in their properly equipped battle bikinis) but please NOT consoles...teh ph33r!!!:(
Oh, give me a console anytime...!!! :biggrin:

[gaboru93]

this is just funny! how come i am the only for the under 15 years old...! heck... the children of theese games don't know what a RPG is! only Shooters and car games!! everytime i log into messenger someone asks: Wanna play Counter Strike?
and i refuse them ("polite" of course)
in my class there is only 1 more boy who loves RPGs! he is a big fan of Gothic :D as me:D
EDIT: Typo

[Moriendor]

how come i am the only for the unter 15 years old...!

www.rpgcodex.com (http://www.rpgcodex.com)

:biggrin:

[Corwin]

Mean Mo, very mean!! I thought we were trying to be nice to the kiddies!! :biggrin:

[gaboru93]

www.rpgcodex.com (http://www.rpgcodex.com)

:biggrin:

is that another RPG site? or what? and if it was a joke i didn't get it:(

[Gorath]

is that another RPG site? or what? and if it was a joke i didn't get it:(

It´s another RPG site full of flaming and aggression. Their users often behave like badly educated teenagers. Of course the site also has certain positive aspects.

Maybe Mo wanted to give you a hint where the other teenies are.

Happy Birthday, btw. :)

[gaboru93]

oh now i get it... hehe...if they like flaming all day...

oh... and thanks Gorath!!;)

HEY! where's the party smilie :D ? i hope it will be added !!

[Briosafreak]

Their users often behave like badly educated teenagers.

For instance they pick on innocent topics and use them to go off topic with dumb remarks.

Ups sorry, that's what Moriendor did, wrong example.

[Shagnak]

35 here. Nice to see some oldies are still gaming ;)



how come i am the only for the unter 15 years old...!

www.rpgcodex.com

How incredibly incredibly ironic.

[Corwin]

Mo was sort of Joking and Gorath just explained it. Please don't take it as an attack on the codex, we had enough flame wars with them back at the Dot!!

[Shagnak]

Well, because I'm apparently a kiddie, I'll use the "he started it!" defence :p

Seriously though, pre-ESF in-flux I imagine that the spread would be similar, but with more people in their early 20's (and only perhaps one true oldie). It's just that there is a much higher level of disgruntlement. :lol:

BTW, which age bracket did you land in Corwin?

[Corwin]

Actually, I'm not surprised at the age spread since 'true' rpg'ers tend to be people who began back in the days of Gold Box, Ultima, and Wizardry. We know what we like in an rpg and say so. The younger crop seem to like different things in the main, though there are exceptions.
Shag, since I'm retired now, even an old Kiwi sheep farmer like yourself should be able to figure out which age bracket I'm in!! :smartass::biggrin:

[Arhu]

Mm, judging from the "active users" info on the forum index page, 95% of our visitors seem to be lurkers, so I'm not sure if this poll makes for an accurate demographic representation.. Who knows, for all we know they could all be < 15 or > 62 and may just be too scared to register for some reason.

[nameless hero]

Wow, im surrounded by oldies. No offence :).

15 - 20 here.

[gaboru93]

Mm, judging from the "active users" info on the forum index page, 95% of our visitors seem to be lurkers, so I'm not sure if this poll makes for an accurate demographic representation.. Who knows, for all we know they could all be < 15 or > 62 and may just be too scared to register for some reason.
what's the interest in not registering and just read other peoples posts when they could make their own! trust me it isn't good! i was a lirker at DOT and registered because i couldn't be a lurker anymore! i had to complain too :D

[gaboru93]

btw! it's a strange feeling to me that i see people... er... up in the age :D, that play and like RPG's! very surprising but it is very nice! finnaly some older people that get along wih tehnology and PC games!!

[Corwin]

When I was your age, PC's didn't exist!! Do you know how angry that makes me!!!! YEARS of my life were wasted by there being NO PC's!!!!!! :)

[gaboru93]

hm... well that's a point of view :D ! i don't know what i would do without a PC :)
well it's a good thing that you have the power to understand and play computer games!! my father has played none!... good thing though i think... more time for me? :D

EDIT: Typo

[Asbjoern]

what's the interest in not registering and just read other peoples posts when they could make their own! trust me it isn't good! i was a lirker at DOT and registered because i couldn't be a lurker anymore! i had to complain too :D

Well, I registered back in October but I didn't become active until January I think. I think lurking is great. I only do that on websites that I really like and lurk for months and with other not as good websites I become active immediately.

And by the way. You get older people to look like nearly retarded. For me 14 year olds are just as surprising as older people.

Regards Asbjørn

[gaboru93]

hey asbjoern! i'm not making them retards! on the contrary! playing rpgs and all is a good thing wich i respect! sry if i insulted anyone! if you want i will delete/edit post if it sounder wrong! sorry! just tell me

[Danicek]

When I was your age, PC's didn't exist!! Do you know how angry that makes me!!!! YEARS of my life were wasted by there being NO PC's!!!!!! :)

Well, that's interesting point of view. Some would say you were spared to not waste more of your time. Anyway, most people around me at your age, Corwin, can't even use PC at all. But that may be because we were rather isolated in past.

[Asbjoern]

hey asbjoern! i'm not making them retards! on the contrary! playing rpgs and all is a good thing wich i respect! sry if i insulted anyone! if you want i will delete/edit post if it sounder wrong! sorry! just tell me

No, no. Not at all. I'm 19 myself. :) Just give the oldies hell.

[gaboru93]

what???? hey! stop flaming i didn't do anything wrong!! i'm not the one trying to pick up a fight! u mean i'm some kind of idiot that knows only to say f this f that?

Sry for my language! but that's how i feel right now! wt...

[Asbjoern]

what???? hey! stop flaming i didn't do anything wrong!! i'm not the one trying to pick up a fight! u mean i'm some kind of idiot that knows only to say f this f that?

Sry for my language! but that's how i feel right now! wt...

oh, I think you misunderstood me. I didn't mean no offence at all. It was just a funny/stupid remark about us young to stick together against the superiority of "older" members by their numbers as we can see from the poll.
It wasn't my intention to harm you or "flame" you. Sorry for any trouble Gaboru.

Regards Asbjørn

[dteowner]

Have at you, youngling! ;)

[Corwin]

Yeah, we 'oldies' need to gang up on them!! :)

[Danicek]

It's nice to see that the lower age groups are starting to get some votes even though they are still pretty far behind.

[Korplem]

I'll be hitting 22 soon and I can't help but feel like an old man...

Bah, I never thought I'd need to worry about what kind of arches my feet have and what shoes I run in. Never thought I'd have messed up knees. Or a constantly sore back for that matter. Never thought I could start getting a beer belly (how perverse is it that being in the military I don't have enough time to stay fit?).

I may only be 22 technically but I feel like I should be as old as Corwin.

[nameless hero]

Yeah, we 'oldies' need to gang up on them!! :)

Well, we young ones are statistically disadvantaged. lol :).

On a side note though, doesnt gaming make people younger. I mean, sure I would think its primarily for kids and teenagers, but, out of 2 people that I know who play games and are over 40, they have a "young" personality.

[dteowner]

Well, I won't speak for the rest of the "well experienced", but gaming or not I'm just shy of 37 going on 102. I blame the Wild Dogs.

[Corwin]

And the bad news, is that they get worse as they get older!! Just ask CM if you don't believe me!! :)

[gaboru93]

oh, I think you misunderstood me. I didn't mean no offence at all. It was just a funny/stupid remark about us young to stick together against the superiority of "older" members by their numbers as we can see from the poll.
It wasn't my intention to harm you or "flame" you. Sorry for any trouble Gaboru.

Regards Asbjørn


Oh... now i understand what you meant to say... sry for those words...
and to the fact that we need to "gang up" there will be a little problem :D we are 3 young and the rest 41 are past 20... :lol:

[titus]

I knew there were a lot of elderly people here, but didn't knew the young ones were so few.
In real life most of my friends are younger and I'm almost always one of the eldest, on this site it is just the opposite :D
I have been a lurker too on rpgdot for a few months before I joined there, but when you guys moved to this place, I followed as soon as I could.
I am not a long rpger because my rpg was Diablo and my second pc game was Dungeon Keeper( just lovely). and both games were not that young anymore then either :D

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Interesting. I wonder whether and how different the outcome of discussions in an RPG-related forum would be, that is far more "mature" than other RPG-related forums ?

[txa1265]

On a side note though, doesnt gaming make people younger. I mean, sure I would think its primarily for kids and teenagers, but, out of 2 people that I know who play games and are over 40, they have a "young" personality.

Two things:
- I don't think it 'makes you young' so much as it reflects a certain outlook that allows for the use of technology and imagination as a legitimate hobby.
- The median age for gamers is actually late 20's, not teenagers. And it increases by the year, as so many of us who grew up with some form of games (be it Pong or arcades or whatever) age and pass it on to our kids and share it with them.

[magerette]

Well, that's interesting point of view. Some would say you were spared to not waste more of your time. Anyway, most people around me at your age, Corwin, can't even use PC at all. But that may be because we were rather isolated in past.

Here there are plenty of people my age (and younger) who actually think a pc is only good for email and photo-shop.But playing games?? Nah.

Even five years ago there were a lot fewer older people on computer. I think it's because they've moved into the workplace, and people have HAD to learn to use them.

There are people at my last job who probably have trouble using a TV remote who were forced to learn how to clock in, run a cash register, etc thru pc menus, and now are educated enough to have AOL. It's a triumph of capitalism! :p

[darghan]

28 here .. gaming since 4 years of age that makes nice 24 years of gaming life for me :) beginning on Pong, Philips G7000, Asteroids Arcade and such :D

[Khass]

When I was your age, PC's didn't exist!! Do you know how angry that makes me!!!! YEARS of my life were wasted by there being NO PC's!!!!!! :)

Books. Envy. 'Nuff said.

and to the fact that we need to "gang up" there will be a little problem :D we are 3 young and the rest 41 are past 20... :lol:

We just need to pick them out one age group at a time. 57-62 first. Go old school on them aka throw stones. They can't catch up anyway, unless they played the 'Need for Speed: Underground' series and have modded their electric wheelchairs. And I'm betting they also played at least a 'Mechwarrior' game soooo ... we're screwed. gaboru93, you've just been promoted to 'meat shield'. Gratz!

Aux armes, mon freres!

[magerette]

You kiddie types are quite safe--by the time the rocks start to connect, we'll have forgotten who threw them and think it's just another comet hitting the earth, like back in the day...:)

[gaboru93]

Books. Envy. 'Nuff said.



We just need to pick them out one age group at a time. 57-62 first. Go old school on them aka throw stones. They can't catch up anyway, unless they played the 'Need for Speed: Underground' series and have modded their electric wheelchairs. And I'm betting they also played at least a 'Mechwarrior' game soooo ... we're screwed. gaboru93, you've just been promoted to 'meat shield'. Gratz!

Aux armes, mon freres!


'meat shield'?:lol: ?
hey! do u play WoW? oh well i don't like warriors! just a meat shield with a sword! lol i like the casters :D

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Ah, the first from RPGCodex seem to arrive ... :)

[Fenris]

Nope... the Codex doesen't cover MMORPGs :)
And the only children at the Codex are there to be eaten by the regulars.

[Khass]

Ah, the first from RPGCodex seem to arrive ... :)

Hmm? I hope you don't mean me. I barely visited the Codex a few times ...

[Geist]

When I was your age, PC's didn't exist!! Do you know how angry that makes me!!!! YEARS of my life were wasted by there being NO PC's!!!!!! :)

In all seriousness, I often feel envious of you elderly folks that you were spared the scourge of addictive video games during your youthful years. When contemplating on all the things I may have missed out on while sitting in front of the computer, I can't help thinking I should probably postpone my gaming hobby another 40 years or so until I retire. It's even worse for the youngest generation. The amount of time kids spend sitting in front of a screen nowadays is downright scary.

Sometimes I wish I would just wake up one day in a world in which TVs and computers didn't exist. And it's at times like this, when, overcome by a yearning to escape the oppressive omnipresent grip of technology, I start up the computer and invoke my favourite virtual medieval fantasy world where wild beasts roam the forests, wooden huts speckle the landscape, and there aren't any automobiles or power lines in sight. But beneath the din of medieval instruments and the whine of the CPU fan, I can always hear a faint laughing sound. An unpleasant, ironic laugh arising from the depths of the machine - mocking my futile attempt to free myself of its tyranny.

[Khass]

In all seriousness, I often feel envious of you elderly folks that you were spared the scourge of addictive video games during your youthful years. When contemplating on all the things I may have missed out on while sitting in front of the computer, I can't help thinking I should probably postpone my gaming hobby another 40 years or so until I retire. It's even worse for the youngest generation. The amount of time kids spend sitting in front of a screen nowadays is downright scary.

Sometimes I wish I would just wake up one day in a world in which TVs and computers didn't exist. And it's at times like this, when, overcome by a yearning to escape the oppressive omnipresent grip of technology, I start up the computer and invoke my favourite virtual medieval fantasy world where wild beasts roam the forests, wooden huts speckle the landscape, and there aren't any automobiles or power lines in sight. But beneath the din of medieval instruments and the whine of the CPU fan, I can always hear a faint laughing sound. An unpleasant, ironic laugh arising from the depths of the machine - mocking my futile attempt to free myself of its tyranny.

I often feel the same way, but then I remember that I have learned much with the help of the computer and it's video games/internet. I now know more English than anyone of my age I've met (in real life) so far, am even competing in the state olympics, am more intelligent than your average kid (not theory-wise, mind you; apologies to Corwin, but I suck at math), am quite handy with informatics (could even make my career on it) and several other things, including humor, although for some reason I can't seem to get my groove on on this forum >.<.

In my opinion, every generation has to make do with what they have, and exploit it. There may be many who just play video-games non-stop (God knows I've done it all too many times), but this kind has existed 50 years ago as well. I've no idea whether the procentage has increased in those 50 years, although I tend to think it's pretty much the same.

El fin. Yet another post that only confirms what others think and adds nothing to anyone's knowledge. Just feeling talkative this evening.

[Alrik Fassbauer]

I believe that the pendulum might swing back one day, when people get/feel fed up with too much TV, computers etc. ...

Just a guess.

[CelesteGB]

The age group that is now targetted for Life Insurance <snort> Now *that's* depressing:biggrin:

[Danicek]

Nice to see that we finaly have someone under 15, let's wait until someone > 62 shows up and we can close this :].

[Cm]

I thought Corwin posted already? :cm:

[Corwin]

Hey, I'm not a grandma!!

[gaboru93]

I thought Corwin posted already? :cm:

Hey, I'm not a grandma!!


Haha i really lol-ed at those 2 :jester: :rotfl::rotfl:

[Bartacus]

27 -> Hmm, we are the largest group here.

[dteowner]

Maybe, but watch out for us geezers. Youthful exuberance loses to old age and treachery every time.:devil:

[magerette]

You're just an honorary geez til you hit fifty, dte--then you'll be inducted into the depths of physical torment, memory loss, and clothes that just don't look right on you anymore. You'll hear gazer music in the elevator on the way to get your plates adjusted and gnash what's left of your gums. Goth's won't have to die their hair or skin white anymore, and people will avoid driving with you. You'll see. (I won't mention what the adolescent years of your offspring will do to you--that would be cruel) So revel in your (comparative) youth, son :wry:

[Corwin]

Amen to that!! After awhile, even 50 looks young!! :)

[Cm]

Any comment I make at this point will be taken by someone ( no names ) and twisted against me............:x

[dteowner]

Yeah, but with the Wild Dogs, I'm aging in dog years. That puts me at just shy of 90, and I feel every day of it most of the time. ;)

[Corwin]

Welcome to Cm's world!!!! :)

[Cm]

If, master Corwin, you mean the world of graceful experience coupled with the heart of an innocent child, you are right. :wideeyed: :wings:

I have warned you before Dte, just wait til they hit their teens and you can literally see the hormones dripping off the walls and ceiling. Every drop of testosterone in the house will be taken out and shot by the estrogen brigade. Leaving you standing :speechless: :wall: :end: and looking all over for a :party:

[zyklop]

Well, it seems this is the dinosaurs-meeting-event 2007... ;)
Me too in 39-44

[magerette]

Clipped this off Yahoo news this a.m.--CM, Corwin and myself are now vindicated as mere youngsters compared to the real old folks playing games ;)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/wr_nm/videogames_retirees_dc;_ylt=AvwesRiKzx5GRYTnz4hmjo zMWM0F

[Cm]

You tell um magerette.......... :lol:

Well, it seems this is the dinosaurs-meeting-event 2007...
Me too in 39-44 humm.........."The RPGWatch DME 2007". Has a ring to it zyklop. :rotfl:

[whitebeast666]

Wow, looks like I am one of the youngest ones on here. I 13 years old right now, and am turning 14 this August, but I have been playing games since I was like 2 or three years old. I forgot and I can't even remember what game I played first in my life.

[Danicek]

Wow, looks like I am one of the youngest ones on here. I 13 years old right now, and am turning 14 this August, but I have been playing games since I was like 2 or three years old. I forgot and I can't even remember what game I played first in my life.

Nice to see the youngsters around here. Honestly when I look at your name I would guess you are under 15 or you are the type of person that never grows up like Corwin. Well, not harm intended to any of you two :].

[gaboru93]

hehe!!! yuppi! we have 1 more youngster! welcome whitebeast666! i'm 14 ;)

[JemyM]

29 years old here

[curious]

same here JemyM for one more day. then tommorow i step into the wasteland where i shall roam for a decade 'til i encounter a hill which i must traverse and afterthat i heard my body might start isuing recalls...

[magerette]

At least you hopefully won't be aging in dog years like dteowner, curious. Senility should hold off for a few more decades. :)

Forgot to mention:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[curious]

hey thanks magerette, i just noticed:)

[magerette]

You're very welcome. I see you're like me and keep your birthday hidden from the likes of the general public. I hate it when waiters sing Happy Birthday to me in restaurants. :)

[Danicek]

Seems like we will really not get anyone over 62. We will have to wait till someone from the 57-62 group makes it there.

[Role-Player]

I'm in the age group where it's considered strange if you stare at schoolgirls for too long :(

[Corwin]

Gee, you sound older than 10!! :biggrin:

[gaboru93]

Gee, you sound older than 10!! :biggrin:

hahaha:lol: good one! but... what's the matter looking at schoolgirls:p ? btw then you are in my group! cheers!

[Ionstormsucks]

Nice to see the youngsters around here. Honestly when I look at your name I would guess you are under 15 or you are the type of person that never grows up like Corwin. Well, not harm intended to any of you two :].

Mate, I'm over 30 and I called myself Ionstormsucks... does that speak for or against me?

[enodenroH]

I'm 32 going on 33 in September.

[ToddMcF2002]

You guys are so freakin old its pathetic. I've been 17 for 20 years!

[txa1265]

You guys are so freakin old its pathetic. I've been 17 for 20 years!

That's one way to get around registering with Selective Services ... but you do miss ou on the Sam Adams brewery tours ... ;)

[kira noir]

I`m in the 27-32 group.

[Kiwi]

If you can still remember what you were doing when you were 21-26, I begin to doubt you're REALLY in the 57-62 age bracket!! :biggrin: I think I remember remembering!! lol

Since I was too busy raising kids in the 1960's to participate in the mind-numbing activities, I remember them only too well. How d'ya like them persimmons, Grasshopper! :lol:

[Greymane]

Sorry to bring the median up another notch, but you've got another count in the 57-62 range.

[Gig]

Did my duty. ;)

[Stanza]

Sorry to bring the median up another notch, but you've got another count in the 57-62 range.

Thank you, but the graph still tells me I'm an over-the-hill gamer, and I haven't even hit the big four-oh yet.

[txa1265]

Thank you, but the graph still tells me I'm an over-the-hill gamer, and I haven't even hit the big four-oh yet.

Hehe ... you should go to any other site - when you see the nice balance between 21 - 45 here it is pretty amazing ...

[titus]

I think that is why it has an adult feelign and not the childish stuff like on many other forums. It is just because the most are a lot older then the common gamers, even though I still belong in one of the youngest regiosn here :p

[Cleric]

I was cruisin along, happy to be in the 16.25% group of 39 to 44yr olds, than May comes along and BANG! Birthday! 45! And down I plunge into the 3.45% group of 45 to 50yr olds!

Ahhh, so begins the slide into decreptitude :brood:

[Corwin]

No, look further ahead!! When you hit 57 you rise to 5%!! :)

[Cleric]

Ah-Ha! Something to look forward to. Thanks for pointing that out! :)

[Mercus]

Proudly stepping into adulthood with the age 18 here. Feel very left out with all the 'oldies' around. No offense meant to anyone :).

[nessosin]

Strenghtening 21-26 age group.

You know as I look at the graph it resembles Gauss distribution...so were are matematically correct :). Maybe somebody would write a mastery work about "Is gaming less enjoyable to older people or not" using as a data this poll ;)

[HiddenX]

:idea:
Age doesn't matter - we are simply peoply with are very rare gene defect (*) that enables us to talk about crpgs for years without getting bored.

(*) also known as Rendelius syndrome - named after its discoverer

[Bigpapa]

This is soo unfair! (45-50) Though, i should have voted 15-20 :biggrin:

[Dez]

(*) also known as Rendelius syndrome - named after its discoverer

Is there any cure for this? :biggrin:

[Ammon777]

I am 33 this year.

[titus]

yes there is a cure, and only 8 persons on this site are already of the right age to really start fearing the cure, the precious cure, of the path of eternity :D

[Ubereil]

My 20th birthday was this Friday. Then I come in here and find that I'm still grouped with the teenagers... o_O

Oh well, the west world is too focused on age anyway (especially Sweden).

Übereil

[txa1265]

My 20th birthday was this Friday. Then I come in here and find that I'm still grouped with the teenagers... o_O

I think that says more about the rest of us than it does about you ;)

[Ubereil]

Guess so (goddamn oldies...). I allso felt like I stopped being a teenager by the age of 16, but that's another story...

Übereil

[Corwin]

Teenager is a state of mind, not an actual number!! :)

[skavenhorde]

27 - 32 group still :)

[Zakhary]

My number is 22. It's a very good number, yes. Many other
people seem to have chosen it too!

[rooroosta]

Good to see there's a few in my age bracket too!

[gaboru93]

hmmm i want something that intrigues me to be clarified!! Is the person that vote the over 62 bracket Corwin???:speechless:

[Jaz]

Nope. Not Corwin.

[titus]

Cm it is Cm isn't it :P

[Jaz]

No, not her :devil:.

[gaboru93]

then who.. do you know Jaz? (hehehe! 101 post! senior member :lol::biggrin::cool:)

[Jaz]

Yes, I know. But I'm not going to tell ya :p ! *evil cackle*

[rooroosta]

It's kind of a relief to see so many people my own age..I thought we were a dying breed until i ventured into rpgwatch!

Cheers everyone, Roo

[gaboru93]

Yes, I know. But I'm not going to tell ya :p ! *evil cackle*

ooo yea?hmm why is that? well never mind if you don't want to tell us... *takes out the ultra brain reading machine and puts it on Jaz* :mwahaha:

lol

[Bartacus]

Yes, I know. But I'm not going to tell ya :p ! *evil cackle*

Is it a woman? (I think of some of the NFG women too although Titus already canceled my best guess)

@rooroosta And what is your age then?

[gaboru93]

i may have a hunch but... some things are make me to think that person is not the one...

[Maylander]

Still in the 21-26 category, born in the 80s, grew up with great series like Transformers, Turtles and G.I.Joe. Certainly can't complain about that. :)

[magerette]

hmmm i want something that intrigues me to be clarified!! Is the person that vote the over 62 bracket Corwin???:speechless:

It's not me either, gaboru...not yet anyway but I'm knocking at the door--well, actually out in the hallway almost knocking on the door. :) :sweatdrop:O_O

We really need a "decrepit old person smilie"--with cane and white beard or something--for moments like this. Maybe Gig has one in her collection. :)

[gaboru93]

oh ok magerette... for a moment i was sure it was you...

[titus]

No it is the flying Arch angel who spooks around here sometimes, I think

[rooroosta]

Firmly in the 27-44 age bracket..hehe

[Jaz]

Archangel...?

[MasterLich]

I started at the college (or equivalent in another school system) in 1993... oh, those wild student parties. Hmmmmm...

Just out of curiosity, where did your mother go to college, gaboru? :p

[Septim741]

I is under fifteen. :p

[FugueInCPP]

Hello all, long-time lurker here... I'm 32 which places me just 'over the hill' of the gaussian distribution.

I actually wanted to comment briefly on the "lurker" sub-thread that was posted a number of comments previously. We lurkers are here because we respect the opinions of the members of this forum, but don't generally have much to add to the discussions. I use RPG Watch (and dot before that) as a research tool to find obscure/upcoming RPG titles that would go unnoticed by sites like GameSpot. It's nice to read a gaming forum that contains useful information without degenerating into the all to common flame wars.

Keep up the good posts all -- I'll be reading! :)

[gaboru93]

I started at the college (or equivalent in another school system) in 1993... oh, those wild student parties. Hmmmmm...

Just out of curiosity, where did your mother go to college, gaboru? :p
Ummm honest i do not know that but i am from Romania

I is under fifteen. :p

Septim! You are in my age group! hurray! 1 more! are you 14?

[MasterLich]

Ummm honest i do not know that but i am from Romania

Ok, I don't think that we hit the same parties then... :(

[Bartacus]

Firmly in the 27-44 age bracket..hehe

Me too almost for a year now

[rooroosta]

Me too almost for a year now

I lean towards the other end of the bracket but it's great to see more mature players here..(and young whippersnappers too of course).

Cheers to ya!

[danutz_plusplus]

I voted for the 21-26 span. The only regret I have towards my age, is the fact that I missed a lot of great games. Games that I hear of in a lot of discussions, and I'm really sad I haven't experienced.

[gaboru93]

did you receive my PM? Welcome to the forum!

[danutz_plusplus]

Yes I did. Thanks.:)

[Dakkath]

Under 15, whew... well, I guess I was playing RPG's back then, but my character was a 'character'.

[Pladio]

Hehe, a lot of my friends think games are only for children. I should show them this poll.
I'm not sure if I posted yet, but I'm 18 years young.

[titus]

Hell my friends play games and some of them, like me, Play MTG

[Bartacus]

What is MTG?

[titus]

Magic The gathering, I doubt that you have never heared of it, you will probably just not know the abreviation :)

[Remus]

Who's 62; Gig?

I'm 35/36, but still listen to Eminem. But then again i listen/watch/play quite different types of game/movie/music...

[Corwin]

Gig will Kill you!! :)

[Remus]

Roflmao....is she lurking somewhere....*hiding*

[Corwin]

She drops in quite regularly, and I have her personal email!! :biggrin:

[chamr]

Remus, it was nice knowing you briefly. ;)

[VPeric]

As of today, our average age is around 32 years. Which is pretty good, considering how forums usually go. ;)

[Naked Ninja]

Just a smidgeon over 25 :)

[Corwin]

Welcome to the forums, but your blog link doesn't work!! :)

[Naked Ninja]

Thanks :)

Hehe, oops, link fixed now.

[Corwin]

Is this game of yours an rpg?

[zima98]

Just in middle in 21-26 group :).

[woges]

I'm 33 and I was very young when I started playing rpg's. A freind's older brother had loads of rpg's; AD&D, Runequest, Traveller, Bushido, all kinds - I'd read loads of game systems by the time I was 10 - my reading age really shot up when I read LotR around about that time as well.

[Eliaures]

I'm one of the older coots on here, 45-50. Does it count that I never grew up?

[magerette]

Pick an age you like and stick with it--that's my story. :)

[Cm]

I'm with you magerette, I have not had an age change for so long no one in the family is sure of the right number, not even me. ;)

[titus]

that is just brainfailure cm, not that you just aren't sure, by having your number change or not :p
cause: too many lists

[Cm]

*scribles "titus" on one of those list just on principle.* ;)

[ironanno]

Hehe, I'm so wet behind the ears:): almost twenty, just one month to go

[Corwin]

I'm with you magerette, I have not had an age change for so long no one in the family is sure of the right number, not even me. ;)

That's OK CM, I still remember. Want me to post it here for you!! :biggrin:

[Naked Ninja]

@ Corwin : Indeed it is, I'll send you some details in a bit :)

[YellowWing]

Hehehe your as young as you feel thats the way i feel and pretty much look at it so read my Quote once :highfive:









voice of Ol`Niell

[Cm]

*Looks at the above posts and wonders was Naked trying to get on her bad side?*:thinking::deal:

Corwin that is one thing I know you are too smart to post. :cm:

[Corwin]

Ah, but with old age (as you would know ) comes senility, so maybe I'm no longer as smart as I used to be!! :biggrin:

[Cm]

Then you want to be deader then you ever thought you could be??:cm::plotting:

[Creachur]

Well im new to this forum and im gonna tell yous all right now im 17 ^_^

[Corwin]

Welcome to the forums.

[Creachur]

Thanks dude

[purpleblob]

I'm in mid 20s... ;)

[StackSmasher]

34, how long do I have to wait to get my sports car?? If I have lots of gray hair already, can't I get my mid-life crisis early?? :idea:

[Corwin]

Well, I got mine last year, so you've a LONG way to go!! :)

[Jaz]

Your sports car or your midlife crisis, Corwin?

[Corwin]

Sports car Jaz, my mid-life crisis is but a distant memory, if I ever had one!! :)

[Cm]

I think Corwin skipped the midlife crisis and went right for male menopause. :lol:

[Corwin]

While Cm has been living with hers for the past 30-40 years!! :p :)

[titus]

with her midlife crisis or her menopauze :p

[Amazadh Kristeopolous]

Well, that's quite an interesting little distribution curve - nice that I was able to contribute to the fascinating bulge in the 57-62 group!

Mind you, I remember that we were a huge group at school, along with the year following us. Came in useful in the annual snowball fights...

EDIT
ooops... ...sorry to interrupt your discussion of personal crises... :paranoid: (heyyyy... I discovered the smilies... excellent...!!!)

[gaboru93]

welcome to the forums :D

[Bartacus]

@Amazadh Kristeopolous
Don't worry about interrupting anything. CM is quite capable to make lists of litlle insults. Welcome to the forum!

[Cm]

*Peeks in, scribbles down Corwin and titus on the "must hurt soon and a LOT" list*
Welcome to the Watch AK! Hope the AK part works for you. With that many letters I had to shorten your name a bit. :lol:

[StackSmasher]

Gah, I guess it will end up like my retirement plans: "I want to be retired by the time I'm 35" I said, well want in one hand and defecate in the other and see which one gets fuller faster...;)

[Corwin]

Strange how you and Cm both come from the same place!! :)

[Cm]

I just saw that, Stack is from one of the better spots in the USA. ;)

[StackSmasher]

Yeah, Saint Louis and Springfield are definitely up there on the list of favorite places I've lived. I'll miss the trees and hills for sure when I move to WY...

[Bartacus]

Yeah, Saint Louis and Springfield are definitely up there on the list of favorite places I've lived. I'll miss the trees and hills for sure when I move to WY...

Springfield? Simpsons? Blaah, I guess there are many places in the USA called Springfield?

[txa1265]

Springfield? Simpsons? Blaah, I guess there are many places in the USA called Springfield?
Pretty much one per state ...

[Malifax]

33 years here. Bring on the social security!!

[Cm]

A mere babe in the woods compared to Corwin. :lol:

[Corwin]

And barely crawling compared to Cm!! :p

[Bartacus]

@Malifax You've been officialy welcomed by the grate grandparents of the Watch: CM and Corwin.

[titus]

watch out for grandma malifax, she aint no sweet old ladie

[dteowner]

Why am I hearing a voice, "Hey little boy, would you like some candy?" :D

[Eliaures]

Bah, you're all youngins compared to me I think. Part of my mid-life crisis was playing computer games like Dungeon Master and Populous. I used to think I was old when I I past the age of those in pro football. Now I'm the same age as a Presidential candidate.

[Bartacus]

I don't know how old Corwin is exactly, but CM is certainly older then you. I think Dte gave a clue with his last post here.

[Jaz]

Corwin is older than Cm, and Cm is older than Eliaures. There are people older than Corwin here, though... I know of at least one.

[magerette]

As long as there are people older than me, I feel good about it. ;)

[dteowner]

Older than Corwin? I didn't know "dirt" could log in.

[Corwin]

How about God!! :)

[txa1265]

How about God!! :)

I heard you roomed together at university ;)

[Corwin]

Yeah, he was a great help with the Theology courses!! :biggrin:

[chamr]

And I'm sure the water to wine thing was put "in effect" many, many times...

[Corwin]

Why do you think I'm so partial to a good Red!! :)

[redman5427]

I used to think of my life at 21-26 lately I don't recall remembering......Kind of like Reagan and the whole Contra thing

[redman5427]

As long as there are people older than me, I feel good about it.

The problem with this is I haven't seen many meeting this description lately and it's got me kinda worried

By the way Mike, great handheld reviews! I actually feel like I have played the game after reading your articles. Why can't Gamespot hire you?

[Jaz]

Don't worry; at least ten of the folks who replied to this poll are older than you...

[Cm]

Why do I always get stuck in the age group with Corwin? And did anyone do the carbon dating on dirt to find out Corwin's age yet? hehe ;)

[Jaz]

Yeah right, that's funny, because you're not in the same group. But you two make such a wonderful team... :p

[Bartacus]

Yeah right, that's funny, because you're not in the same group. But you two make such a wonderful team... :p

Which group for each of them? I've always wondered how old Corwin really is.

[Cm]

I told you Bart, just carbon date dirt and you will be close at least. hehe :cm:

[Bartacus]

Finally found out who's the oldest at rpgwatch by just looking at the calendar. Quite suprised there are older things here then CM and Corwin.

@CM You do know that carbon dating isn't quite the exact as some would let us believe? They are frequently off by a hundred years when measuring more then a thousand years back. And it isn't good enough to measure really old things -> Like I said before, the speed of light doesn't appear to be a constant after all. Still we accepteds it being so to measure for fossiles.
So for Corwin there just can't be done any exact dating :lol:

[titus]

Then how old is corwin andwho is the oldest?

[Remus]

I watched too many horror and monster movies and most characters who did the carbon dating analysis usually got tore up into pieces. So...

[Bartacus]

Then how old is corwin andwho is the oldest?

28th june -> I think you can find the answer with this tip.

[Cm]

I am not the oldest. Corwin may have lied about the age part but not by much. :lol:

[Corwin]

It's true, I do have a slight edge over Cm in the age stakes!! :) Bart may never reach that exalted status however!!!! :biggrin:

[RampantCoyote]

I decided to vote NOW while I am still in the 33-38 category. That changes in just a few weeks...

[gaboru93]

happy birthday then :D

omg... 2 ppl older than Corwin eh?? though they are not so active! Corwin has his teenager soul ( i think) lol :D