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[Northeastmonk]

I tend to find younger people either A. Having less exposure and overall experience playing games or B. They come off as the King or Queen of Entitlement because they're young.

I'm never jealous or wishing my life was different because a bunch of young people are playing Fortnite or PUBG. This isn't the birth of 3D games either. So I don't get the ageism remarks.

I am in my mid 30's and asking some intern if he played Bayo 1,2, Resi, or FF1-15 isn't exactly fun or relatable. No offense.

 

[Upper_Management]

Old?! Been here since 04' son. Get off my lawn.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Member since 2008....

 

[Catphish]

 

[anthraticus]

30 something year old popamolers calling themselves 'old' because they're so use to interacting with kiddies/20 year olds when talking videa games...

 

[Happosai]

Just one in many sleeper accounts I've seen randomly go active. The others seem to be actively participating but seeing people sign back in recently who'd been logged out since like 2017 or before...something's off. Let's test the blood before letting these old accounts log back on...that way we'll know if...

 

[Kuranghi]

Well that was embarrassing!

Get some manners young ma... wo... thing!

 

[Alebrije]

I came for the gold but instead got old..

 

[RayHell]

I guess we are.
Mods being active at banning immature trolls must have something to do with it.

 

[ManaByte]

Old?! Been here since 04' son. Get off my lawn.

I've been here since the last century.

 

[lovetalkgames]

I think these style of forums are just dated in general if I'm being honest. It's all anecdotal, but I'd bet the younger audiences are using social media and discord for their gaming discussions rather than signing up to a message board these days. A lot of us here have probably been using this format for a long time and much prefer it.

I know OP was trolling, but I was genuinely thinking about this stuff recently.

A forum of this nature, built on real legacy as a staple for discussion, should be able to thrive today.

The owner is either not interested or has been scared from doing so. I would love for EviLore to weigh in.

 

[ParaSeoul]

 

[Kdad]

EviLore
Is that wish dot com link in OPs ban explanation an affiliate link?

 

[ultrazilla]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

 

[Methos#1975]

Was playing Monster Hunter before you were even a smear in your deadbeat dad's drawers

 

[Alebrije]

I came for the gold but instead got old..

You are never too old to get gold


Thx..

 

[ChazAshley]

 

[N0S]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

 

[Catphish]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

Holding at 49.5.

Don't rush me, ffs.

 

[Leyasu]

Neogaf the forum has been around for years.

The average use age is probably quite high too.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/npd-...r-man-back-at-3.1641680/page-3#post-266593771 A quick look at the comments in this thread is enough to determine that the average mental age or maturity level is shockingly low though

 

[SentientStone]

You my friend are what they over at ResetEra call an Ageist!

PS: I cannot wait for Street Fighter 6: Turbo on the PS6. ^_^

 

[The Stig]

Goodnight, sweet prince/ss

 

[HoofHearted]

 

[Happosai]

No one sold twentyfold gold foretold and scrolled hot & cold GAF gold I was told or so truth be told.

 

[Kdad]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

A: I stood in line to get that fucking PacMan game at 80$ CDN a cartridge...Thats $215 today.

B: I started here

 

[SlimySnake]

VFX Veteran was literally 50 fucking years old and acted like a child. You should have no problems fitting in.

 

[Fbh]

Visual representation of OP

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I consider myself seasoned and wise. Which is why I know not to waste much time on crap MP repetitiveness.

 

[SlimySnake]

A: I stood in line to get that fucking PacMan game at 80$ CDN a cartridge...Thats $215 today.

B: I started here

I wasnt born in time for Atari but i definitely played it at my cousins house all the time. They had a different version with joysticks and racing games that came with dial knob controllers. Looked something like this:

Most of these young uns dont get it. We started from dots on screen. Their first experience was knack.

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[nush]

This was my Nintendo DS.

Even the NES hadn't been created at that time.

 

[Krathoon]

I got called a punk on Reddit. I am 47. It was hilarious.

 

[Vandole]

If only the font here wasn't so tiny I could participate in this topic.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Take your neon non gender character and floss somewhere else.

 

[Signal Rockets]

I post on joyfreak.com, and it's very similar to NeoGAF. Maybe it's based on ResetEra. It does look suspiciously identical.

 

[Spukc]

Visual representation of OP

fuck those toys

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

What game first the one stick Berserk, or the Twin Stick Robotron?

 

[Signal Rockets]

What do you guys think of GameFAQs? I think it's totally pish.

The users there cannot even behave properly.

 

[Fbh]

fuck those toys

 

[Lux R7]

 

[Spukc]

i don't even know where to start

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Yes, and I see the consequences: no discussions around online multi-player games. MMOs, mobas, Monster Hunter and now Battle Royales.. these are what people are playing. Not frickin Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. Get w/ tha program

If you want to chat Fortnite, I'm sure my 14 year old niece would listen.

 

[Signal Rockets]

In 2003 when I started out on forums, they were very active. You used to get dozens of users and staff signed in at once. Then several years later, they dropped in popularity. This bothered me a lot, because I was never keen on using blogs or Facebook because forums just looked better. People would keep sending you requests for things you weren't interested in. The Messenger sucks too.

Bebo became popular for a few years, but Facebook eventually took over, so Bebo ended. But I honestly think Facebook has a terrible layout, though.

Maybe people prefer social media because everything is together. Your pals from your real life, news, and banter with people in groups about topics you enjoy discussing, are all there. Even dating and get together events are a part of Facebook.

But I prefer to use forums. I really do. Although over the years, they've dipped in activity.

 

[ultrazilla]

What game first the one stick Berserk, or the Twin Stick Robotron?

 

[ReBurn]

This was a disappointing account suicide

 

[ReBurn]

I'm 50 years old.

Where's my fellow 50 and up gaffers?

I bought a 50th anniversary T-shirt from Atari. Felt right since we're the same age and all.

 

[AJUMP23]

 

[nush]

In 2003 when I started out on forums, they were very active. You used to get dozens of users and staff signed in at once. Then several years later, they dropped in popularity. This bothered me a lot, because I was never keen on using blogs or Facebook because forums just looked better. People would keep sending you requests for things you weren't interested in. The Messenger sucks too.

Bebo became popular for a few years, but Facebook eventually took over, so Bebo ended. But I honestly think Facebook has a terrible layout, though.

Maybe people prefer social media because everything is together. Your pals from your real life, news, and banter with people in groups about topics you enjoy discussing, are all there. Even dating and get together events are a part of Facebook.

But I prefer to use forums. I really do. Although over the years, they've dipped in activity.

Forums don't hound you for "Engagement".
Forums don't require you to Doxx yourself.
Forums work best on PC, so that cut's out most of the smartphone casuals that were not on forums anyway before smartphones were popular.

 

[Toons]

Don't worry guys, as a member on the younger side, I'll take good care of this place when all of you are dead and gone.... heheh