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Originally posted by kb4blu

However, when you don't need other people to do well in a game a lot of people will start treating others badly.

That's exactly it.

Im 30 and so are alot of my guild mates in many games yeah i get tired of alot of the game play but if you play a mmo for whats its intended for it never really gets stale.Get a good community such as a great guild and a bunch of friends and its fun right now me bein ex military online game are away for me too keep in contact with many of my military friends because some if not all play them like wow  or eq2 i stay in contact go out play and adventure together it isnt about the uber loot or whos better at pvp,all about community.

I don`t know your age, but you`re surely not old to play mmogs.

Now, about the "kids", I think you should cool down. If the game allows kill-steal, it`s a bitch - you gonna have to deal with it. But if not, just pretend the annoyers are not there and play your game.

I remember when I was started playing City of Heroes, my 1st "big" MMOG. I was a newbie, grouped with strangers, fighting foes in an instance (cave in Hollows, for those who know). I had finally found the spot in the cave we hadn`t searched and I told this other player "come here" - just like that. The person snapped: "don`t gimme orders". A few years ago I`d have sent him to hell, snapped too. But at that moment I laughed to myself and replied: "relax, man!". What I`m trying to say is: don`t let other people get in to you. You cannot let a complete stranger affect your inner self - specially through an internet connection. That goes for chat, names and actions/emotes.

One game I KNOW has a great community is City of Heroes/Villains. Most are mature (mind and age wise), helpful and nice people. The starting points Atlas Plaza and Fort Darwin of the starting areas of Atlas Park and Mercy Island, respectively, might have some annoyers but it`s just that. Good luck and don`t stop playing!

The Internet highlights human ignorance and stupidity to levels so high that I don't see much hope for the damn species.  The same issues will occur in a forum or an online game, so the best idea is just to get used to it and ignore the idiots.  It's the only solution that will keep you sane, other then just cutting the cord and refusing to use the Internet.

There has always been ignorant people in online games. Does anyone remember all those naked players running asking for gold or items over and over in UO at the banks? That was in 1997 or 1998 or something like that.

But, I have a different theory. Now, this is just from personal experience now.

People that have been playing these type of games for a extended period of time will simply burn themselves out. You get to the point where you play the same game(s) for so long you get simply sick of it over a period of years. I know the only two games that I played for 5 years or more was EQ and DAoC. I know toward the end of my playing time;I was becoming kinda bitchy lol. All the little things really started bothering me that never did before. Thats my theory.

I dont believe your getting too old. Just burnt out. Honestly, the wait for the newer releases (WAR/AOC) has been agonizingly long. The most recent MMORPG releases have been underwhelming.

We are in a MMORPG recession

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Originally posted by Czzarre

I dont believe your getting too old. Just burnt out. Honestly, the wait for the newer releases (WAR/AOC) has been agonizingly long. The most recent MMORPG releases have been underwhelming.

 

We are in a MMORPG recession

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hopefully we will get some better mmo's soon

you can't go any where in real life and be 100% assured you won't run into any idiots so why do you think it would be any different online? besides unlike in real life most online games have an ignore button i recommend using it. people grief others online for one reason and thats to get a rise/reaction out of others so dont give em the satisfaction put em on ignore and move on.

Ok so let me start off by saying im 15.

Now, im my honest opinion, no... you're not too old for MMO's.... I feel the same way, the communities usually are filled with .. well ... idiots.

Theres some mature kiddies too, but thats just a fraction of them.

I started playing WoW on my 13th birthday (The day my exams ended and the day I got my first very own computer and the day I started playing WoW) and got into a guild at level 60 (Pre-TBC) and we started raiding Onyxia and Molten Core etc... So our guild got a lot better, ofcourse some arrogance appeared etc and they put a 18+ age limit on the guild. A LOT of people were kicked out, and when I said I was only 13 (Or I turned 14 then, im not sure) they were shocked and thought I was over 18.

Now my point being, not all kiddies are immature but most are.

Anyway, the only GOOD community i've seen so far is in Lord of the Rings Online.

If you're dying, someone WILL help you out.

Give it a go, you might enjoy it.

Originally posted by Czzarre

I do