how old are YOU??Follow

Basically it's going to boil down to this:

Older players (20-21+) are going to be a lot more mature while playing, are going to be more civil, and stable. They usually have schedules at work that do not change, thus allowing them ample or available play time to schedule raids/instances etc. And (if you're young don't take this the wrong way) older players tend to just plain be far more serious about the game. Winning > Having fun.

Younger players (12-19 especially) are still immature, yes I said it, and I was immature too, don't lie to yourselves. When you get angry you yell, scream and cry because everything didn't go your way. You tend to break keyboards and computer screens when enraged. Your schedules are going to change because of work/school/girlfriends and whatever else so you have no scheduled playtime. Younger players also tend to "up and leave" whenever they have the opportunity claiming "afk" or otherwise (Wife or sex aggro i can understand~ that doesn't count) Younger players also tend not to understand the concept of teamwork and often play only to be better than everyone else and then flaunt it.

This is just a generalization. It's exactly how i played a few years ago and why my wall has a few black marks from hand -> ps2 paddle -> wall. I'd much rather now be smarter about how I play, and why i'd imagine more younger players are DPS kings (hunters, rogues) then mages or healers.

Are you suggesting that people that play WoW get sex so infrequently that they must jump on all opportunities to get some?

Lol. What i'm saying is that even the proudest man who playest very little Warcraft would be an idiot NOT to afk for sex aggro.

In this case "Rare" is still better than Legendary and infinitly better than Unique!

Basically the way I see it is every age grouping has immature people in it. The younger age bracket has more of an abundance of immature people. Just face it some of you are really immature. But the same goes for other age groups also. Just look at what someone about the 35 year old a$$hats.

Heck even my 80 year old grandpa is immature. He'll throw food at me and my friend when we walk through the door because he thinks its funny. Wow some humor he has.

If your grouped with someone immature just leave the group and get over it. For the OP people are going to have their opinions and be hard headed about them. In my eyes they are just missing out on what younger players (you) have to offer b/c not every younger person is immature.

Just my 2 cents.

What's "wrong" about playing *with* any particular group is that it is a matter of personal choice. The choice that your quotes highlight is a preference for who the posters wish to associate with. They don't have to associate with anyone they don't want to, but in the case of first quote notice the phrase "just to do instances." In other words, going back to that thread's topic, the poster wanted to know if he could get to 60 solo, or would the game's mechanics force him to group with people he didn't really want to?

Urk! I've read "10 is the new 15" and perhaps for some matters it is. To lol at a sexual joke is fine, you might even drink beer depending on where you are, you could even have some form of part time job ... you still have rather little in common with the college crowd, and less in common with those older. Your dates are not their dates, you're unlikely to frequent the same bars, and your work environment has little more than a superficial kinship to theirs. You live in a structured environment of classrooms and activities that is foreign to me -- nor would it be what I experienced at your age, in '74, when you knew the other side were Germans because the counters on the board were afflicted with Pink Panzer syndrome. If you didn't get that joke, that highlights my point. We will tend to see things though different filters.

As a game player, you are probably far better than I am. As a choice to burn through a raid, you would probably be a far better choice than I to group with. As a person to talk to during a long grind though, you're a bit short on life experiences. Whether it offends you or not, people have the right to choose who they talk to. If their criteria include things like "must be of an age that can legally marry and/or enter a bar" that's up to them.

A final observation comes to mind. Words are often used casually, with unfortunate results. Immature is "not ripe yet" and not quite the same as "acts like a jerk" although the distinction is often overlooked -- as is the distinction between ignorant and stupid. There are jerks of all ages, and the condition seems to be impossible to cure; however, immaturity (in the technical sense) often responds to the application of several years of experience.

30 year olds can be just as immature as 14 year olds. Though it just depends on the person. Oh yeah, except for Hunters, their all ************

Edited, Dec 1st 2006 11:20pm by Trunksbrando

I enjoy playing with all ages. However, I have a hard time believing that the lvl 12 character begging "please, please, let's do deadmines. I'm not too low, I did it at lvl 10. Awww, cmon, why wont anyone play with me" isn't a kid. At least they are acting like one. I'm all for a younger person acting in a mature manor and taking his responsibilities seriously. I never hesitate to group with a player because of age alone. Their actions govern whether they will see me again.

At age 53, I reserve the right to consider myself a mature player. I don't think it is unreasonable to want to play with those who at least act mature. Although I wouldn't want my guild to impose an age requirement, I can understand and support the right of a guild to do so. I personally wouldn't join it.

Hmmm. Age on the internet is a neutral concept. You are as old as you appear to be. If you come across as an immature individual, then you are a 13-year old (your actual age doesn't matter). If you come across as a mature person, then you are an adult (again, your real age doesn't matter). You can't tell a person's true age from how he acts, only his apparent age.

I'm over 50, and can assure you all that "maturity" is not the sole province of mere age. I'll group and chat with anyone, so long as they are polite and type in complete words - I despise 'leet-speak' and affectations such as "plz" and also (shudder) non-stop typing with capslock on.

I left a guild because there were 11 y/os in it.

I do not socilize with pre tens and teens in real life. Im not going to do it in game either.

If I join another guild and they have anyone under 16. I will leave. But, they are few and far between. So I might just remain guildless.

I'm 14 and have a 64 year old friend in-game. Probably going to run a backround check on him :). Anyway, I think that different age groups may have more in common than they think, and that before dissmising any thought of talking to a kid, they should give it a try. Whats the worst that can happen? They end up on your ignore list.