AOC - General Discussion II

[Grumpy Old Fart]

Originally Posted by Fog

What are you talking about, the "kiddie" guild? Did you card them before killing them? Do they whisper you asking for help with their homework?

In my experience, teenagers are usually the better players at video games, not the worst.

If you're too damned stupid to be able to tell a "kid" from an "adult" by the way they act and their general communication skills, you're probably a "kid" yourself. There, I just made a judgment. You happy now, kid? And yes, the kiddies are usually better than the adults at "twitch" games (certainly better than me, a slow old fart), but MMORPGs aren't totally based upon "twitching", are they?

Maybe you should visit the server forums and read the recruitment posts. It's pretty damned obvious which ones are for the kids and which are for the adults.

You're not that fucking retard PoM that's been a few levels above me for the last 40 levels and tried to gank me 50 times (all total failures, btw, but thank you for padding my "Kills" count), are you?

[Fog]

Originally Posted by Grumpy Old Fart

If you're too damned stupid to be able to tell a "kid" from an "adult" by the way they act and their general communication skills, you're probably a "kid" yourself. There, I just made a judgment. You happy now, kid?

I guess. I'm 21, which makes me either more or less of a kid, depending on how old the fellow doing the making is.

That said, I have to admit I'm that damned stupid. I don't think I could ever tell a bright 13-year-old from a 20- or 30-year-old by their general communication skills over text, or the way they act in-game.

Originally Posted by Grumpy Old Fart

And yes, the kiddies are usually better than the adults at "twitch" games (certainly better than me, a slow old fart), but MMORPGs aren't totally based upon "twitching", are they?

This one is about the most twitch-based of any of them, but I don't think it's so much about twitching as being easily obsessed with a game, very competitive, very social, and very adaptive and ready to learn new tricks. In MMORPGs, I think kids have a disadvantage, though, in that it can be very time-intensive to play at a "top" level. A lot of kids' parents aren't going to let them sit on the computer all day, and definitely not all night, and it's easy for them to cut them off. It's more practical for college students to spend that time if they want.

You're not that fucking retard PoM that's been a few levels above me for the last 40 levels and tried to gank me 50 times (all total failures, btw, but thank you for padding my "Kills" count), are you?

I play an Assassin on Doomsayer (PvP).

[Senen]

Originally Posted by Fog

What are you talking about, the "kiddie" guild? Did you card them before killing them? Do they whisper you asking for help with their homework?

In my experience, teenagers are usually the better players at video games, not the worst.

Teenagers may be marginaly better at twitch based games but I'd argue the best are probly people in there mid 20's reaching there physical prime. And the older guys make up for the lack of twitch with sheer knowledge and the ability to reason faster as they've been around the block more times.

[Darus Grey]

That said, I have to admit I'm that damned stupid. I don't think I could ever tell a bright 13-year-old from a 20- or 30-year-old by their general communication skills over text, or the way they act in-game.

Physical age is impossible to tell. Mental age is easy.

[spronk]

I wouldn't pay much attention to grumpy old fart he's going to be raving on this board in a month or so telling us how the game gave him arthritis from farming 5000 granite and 1000 rough leather for a lean-to shack in the guild keep. Probably go off on a tangent on how youngin's don't provide for the elderly in todays society.

[Kirun]

Originally Posted by matmanx2

This is an additional layer of tedium and annoyance over pretty much any other MMO on the market right now.

Fixed.

Like I said, if it was only PvP where mashing combos like you're doped up on speed mattered, I'd be fine with it. Hell, I'm even willing to admit it brings a certain level of strategy and skill to that side of the game. But when you get to 50+, almost all you do is grind, and you have to do that shit in every single pull. Yeah...no thanks.

[Rythonn]

Couple easy things Funcom could do to help alleviate the lack of content 50-80

1. Reduce all elite hps by half, maybe even more.
2. Double xp given.
3. Actually have loot on bosses Hi2u prison colony in thunder river.
4. Make the Scorpian Cave and Hideout non elite instances. Right now Kheshatta is a mess.

Reducing the hps on elites might actually entice people to try out dungeons at the correct level and not after it's grey to them. As it stands right now Elites are way too fucking slow to kill.

[Vatoreus]

I love the combat style of this game tbh. Keeps you engaged and you don't feel like you are just sitting there zoned out killing stuff.

[r3probate]

Originally Posted by Fog

I guess. I'm 21, which makes me either more or less of a kid, depending on how old the fellow doing the making is.

I choose to read GOF's posts as if he's roleplaying a senile old fuck, rather than actually assuming he is one. Either way, dignifying his ramblings on kids these days with a response is never worth your energy.

[Hatorade]

Originally Posted by r3probate

I choose to read GOF's posts as if he's roleplaying a senile old fuck, rather than actually assuming he is one. Either way, dignifying his ramblings on kids these days with a response is never worth your energy.

haha no joke I am convinced GoF is a 37 year old female that love to pretend she is a old man with teenage angst.

[Bristlebane]

While I do understand the kind of people the guy is talking about (and I dislike them myself,) he's a holier-than-thou twat who has routinely made himself out to be an incredible jackass.

[Gaimon]

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[Caocao]

Are there any guilds on here that are on Deathwhisper? I miss guild chat o so much~

[Hatorade]

Originally Posted by Caocao

Are there any guilds on here that are on Deathwhisper? I miss guild chat o so much~

The Professionals (PRX) Intro Me Tuco and Vehn so far from here are with them. Think recruitment is level 50+

[Caocao]

Originally Posted by Hatorade

The Professionals (PRX) Intro Me Tuco and Vehn so far from here are with them. Think recruitment is level 50+

Just started two days ago so I'm only 25, nvm I guess~