General Discussion

Well I have played MMO's since they started.  Played Diplomacy in the early 80's,  Meridian 59, UO, EQ1, and just about all since then. (Except ones that had anime).

Anyway I have decided that MMO's are no longer for me.  I am 62 years old and I am fed up with the way MMO's are today.

So I am going to get an Xbox 360 and play games that I dont have to put up with gold sellers, obnoxcious children, raids, etc.

I would like to thank MMO's for all the years of enjoyment they gave me but it is time to leave.

I share your views on the genre. Read through some of these forums and you can see the decline in the quality of the games and the general maturity of the gamers.

For some reason I just can't get into single player console games.  I wish you the best of luck with it. I may have to go back to reading as my primary pastime if this trend continues.

Can I have your stuff?

Originally posted by ianubisi

Can I have your stuff?

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Originally posted by ianubisi
Can I have your stuff?

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LOL, He's not dying you know...

@ Kb4blu
Yeah, MMOs aren't that great at the moment... if you haven't tried Wurm you might want to take a look at it before you leave the genre. If you do give MMOs up, come back in a few years and see if any of the new ones will be up to par.

Hey Oldster!!

Only kidding..I'm 62 myself...I'm trying DDO again..I tried it when it first came out....If not i may just go with UO..surely a lack of kiddies there(I hope)..Or maybe more mature kids at least.

good luck..i will game till i'm 90 but i agree with your reasons for quitting MMO'S.

Tom

 I am 35 and have been playing MMO's since 1992 when I got into a MUD called Den of Dragons or something like that.

 Then  a guy I worked with got my into the test of Meridian59 with him, I have since beta tested and or played every main stream MMO that has come along. 

 I also am fed up with the lack of development that has been put into these game, the decline in the player mentality, and the all around decline in the enjoyment of the games.

 I was recently invited by Sony to come back and play EQ and EQ2 for the next month or so for free, and I instantly downloaded EQ, I haven't played much, but I have only seen maybe half a dozen other players in the noobie zones, which is kind of nice, I think I will play it for the free time, but I doubt I will play it any further.

 As far as the xbox360, I love mine, and I play it more then my computer these days, I can kick back on the couch, or my sleep comfort bed with the motorized frame that puts me in a sitting postion, and play on my big screen TV.

  I need multiplayer games though, and the majority of them on the xbox360 are FPS games, which I am getting beter at, but they are not as much fun as a good RPG.

 They have FFXI on the 360 which I have considered, but have yet to leap into, and Age of Conan will be out on the 360 with in the next year. I am hoping this will lead to a new influx of MMO's on the 360.

 I will tell you now!, if you are tired of children and thier stupidity in game play, be prepared to take the 360 head set and just cut the cord. This way you can'y hear them, otherwise a typical session of COD4 will result in the use of the N-word approximetly 35 times, constant 12 year olds and younger useing the terms Yo Biatch, and noob. And atleast one account of a 9 year old threating to f your mom.

  I will admit though, the last couple of months that has toned down a ton, not sure if I finally put all the idiots on my ignore list, or if Microsoft has laid down a good butt whooping on these abusers.

  One way or the other, it is calming down, and my last couple of months on COD4 have actually been very plesant, I have played a couple other online games and have not been assault verbally as much as before either.

 If you get a 360 and get a gold membership add me to your friends list with the gamertag Lord Twisted. I would be more then happy to play.

Nice to know there are (or were) a few players around who are older than I am. :) But I am new to gaming so I'm not yet played out.

I had a friend get me a free trial of Portal recently, I had a LOT more fun than I expected.

Originally posted by Jirel

Nice to know there are (or were) a few players around who are older than I am. :) But I am new to gaming so I'm not yet played out.

I had a friend get me a free trial of Portal recently, I had a LOT more fun than I expected.

 Welcome to gaming, Portal is a fun game.