Seriously.  Gamers who've played since WoW but think they know everything there is to know about the industry.  Act like they've played all the games that have ever came out because they logged in once 8 years after the game went gold.

You weren't there when it came out; therefore, please STFU about game mechanics you've never experienced.

Housing is NOT a hardcore only activity.

Raiding is NOT a hardcore only activity.

Crafting as a profession is NOT a hardcore activity.

Developers are making multiplayer versions of single player games and calling them MMOs because that's what the new gamers want; NOT because it's what is casual friendly.

If you weren't there to play within at least the first six months of a game, just STFU, sit back, and let the old schoolers discuss old school sh**.  Don't talk like you've played it when it was prime.  Cause we all know you didn't.

im sick of that to.. they are like feelers they talk like a beta player but they are not..:(

Guys, old school players are those that have been playing MMO's for years, not just since the start of WoW lol, at least get that right.  We are talking people that were there at the start of the original Uo, EQ, DAoC etc. before WoW was even a twinkle in Blizzards eye.

I think that most of the gamers you are referring to, are pathological liars. They claim to have done something or experienced something.... when in reality all they did was read up on old material.

Originally posted by eric1000

Guys, old school players are those that have been playing MMO's for years, not just since the start of WoW lol, at least get that right.  We are talking people that were there at the start of the original Uo, EQ, DAoC etc. before WoW was even a twinkle in Blizzards eye.

Thank you!!!!  Glad someone said it, cause I would have just been rude based on feeling like crap today.

Old school is the pioneer players of MMO's 1999 to 2001 maybe 2002, really old school are those that played MUD's prior to that, Ancient school are those that play BB's and really went to great lengths to act out their games.

Well shit, i don't even consider myself old school and i WAS there for AC, the early days of DAOC and WoW beta. 

I am 38 I have ben playing RPG's since the 80's on comadore 64, TI994a, and an apple IIc,  I was there from the begining of MMORPG's  Ultima and EQ started it all in my humble opinion. If you started with those and have played most the MMO's since then I think you have a good grasp on mmorpg's and what it is you want from them.

 PS, almost forgot AC till i saw it in the post above me. Played that as well.

Me kinda agree with OP.

Rather focus on positive if can, but I can understand someone focusing on negative stuff...I also do that, especially when it hurt.

Originally posted by tempestormer

I think that most of the gamers you are referring to, are pathological liars. They claim to have done something or experienced something.... when in reality all they did was read up on old material.

MM I'm sure that some may be but just checking the join dates on this site may at least give you a clue :)

So...what are some of you old school players playing..or are you ?

(played UO at start up for 18 months...DAOC at startup and on and off for 5+years....countless others....currently not paying any game regularly)

I do not think that this site has anything to do with gaming experience at all. I have been playing mmorpgs since the late 90's, and we had our own private forums to discuss things on. The same could go for others as well. Forum activity will never prove how little or how much gaming experience one has.

i dislike elitist attitudes more than "vets"

been playing mmos since early 90s

Originally posted by eric1000

MM I'm sure that some may be but just checking the join dates on this site may at least give you a clue :)

Just because some have been playing a loooooooong time and only recently joined this site, would be the appropriate and only validation.  Yup that logic works. 

I recently joined because I used the commentaries of this site, rating guide, and forums to move on to my next MMO but I have been playing for 7 years now.  I recently found this site, searching for a new MMO that would help me from wasting huge blocks of time on a game that was not going anywhere.  And I don't even really consider myself old school, although at the massive influx of lack of logic using commentarires I am re-evaluating that.

You know what I'm sick of?

People denigrating my opinion because I'm not considered 'hardcore' or a 'veteran'.

Originally posted by miagisan

i dislike elitist attitudes more than "vets"

 

 

 

been playing mmos since early 90s

Agreed

My age in RL keeps telling me how old school I am. I dont have to pretend lol. Kinda sucks LOL

:)

I thought old school gamers were the ones that played pong when it originally launched.  The guys that saw pinball give rise to arcade, give rise to console. 

Most mmo players today weren't even embryos when I was dropping quarters into Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pacman, Galaga, Centipede, Red Baron, and Tempest arcades. 

I spent all nighters playing Misslecommand and Pitfall on Atari 2600.  On PC I was determined to beat Oregon Trail and some text based dungeon crawl I can't remember the name of, till I got banned from the computer.

Originally posted by doodler222

Old school or new school - we ALL love good game play...

deb :)

Agreed

Originally posted by DragonOak

 

Originally posted by eric1000

MM I'm sure that some may be but just checking the join dates on this site may at least give you a clue :)

 

Just because some have been playing a loooooooong time and only recently joined this site, would be the appropriate and only validation.  Yup that logic works. 

I recently joined because I used the commentaries of this site, rating guide, and forums to move on to my next MMO but I have been playing for 7 years now.  I recently found this site, searching for a new MMO that would help me from wasting huge blocks of time on a game that was not going anywhere.  And I don't even really consider myself old school, although at the massive influx of lack of logic using commentarires I am re-evaluating that.

Even so I don't consider myself old school, experienced yes but not old school.  I leave that distinction to those that typed away on BB's :D