ArenaNet Staff Gaile Gray.6029 Posted December 14, 2017 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted December 14, 2017 > @"Menadena.7482" said: > I have to chuckle when 1337 kids laugh at my using a keyboard for movement. They do not realize I have muscle memory going back to the 70s for using the arrow keys. Odds are I will hit the left arrow on my keyboard before they can hit the associated button on a mouse or controller. I drove one of the founders nuts when I did that during a demo. I use the newer functions nowadays, but it truly IS possible to become very adept at arrow keys -- I can attest to it, too! :) > @"Wizler.8192" said: > > @"daynay.1089" said: > > I am 53 and need a guild... > > My guild is coincidentally named > https://theoldergamers.com/ > :-) > > Folks in TOG play many games, not just GW2. There's people all across the US and Canada, in Australia and NZ, and other parts of the world as well so there's always somebody online. > > The GW2 guild is Tyrian Old Guard (TOG). Hey, would you please pass along my warmest Wintersday greetings to TOG? Great group of folks. I hope to meet some members at a community event in the future, as I did a few years ago at PAX East. :) A player I dearly love, who was in the alpha test during the development of Guild Wars (the original), is now 80+ years old. She was in her 70's when she joined the test group. She's an amazing lady, and I was super happy to have her be involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kta.6502 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'm 21 forever! Oh! You meant how many years I've been on Earth? Age is just a number, kid. You're only as old as you feel, so I choose to be 21 forever! :P > @"Ardid.7203" said: > Woah, and I thought my 39 were a lot. You humble me, people. > Lets keep with the great work, wise and cranky ones! Cranky?! Who ya callin' "cranky"? LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costepj.5120 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 You kids - get off my lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 There's nothing like xkcd to help make people of any age feel 'old' >!  Or >!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbill.7483 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I've celebrated the 20th anniversary of my 39th birthday and I can attest to... um.... wait.... rats, I've lost my train of thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynspottery.6529 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 > @"Wizler.8192" said: > > @"daynay.1089" said: > > I am 53 and need a guild... > > My guild is coincidentally named > https://theoldergamers.com/ > :-) > > Folks in TOG play many games, not just GW2. There's people all across the US and Canada, in Australia and NZ, and other parts of the world as well so there's always somebody online. > > The GW2 guild is Tyrian Old Guard (TOG). 73 here ...and a great shout out to TOG! I belong to https://www.oldtimersguild.com/ and have partnered up with you folks in many games over the years. Its always nice to see another older group of players around. OTG is a large online group of players from across the globe as well, :) always enjoy running into you folks whenever I see you in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikal.4921 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 65 here, but please don't tell anyone else. Muscle memory? What is that? :p I have a terrible relationship with the keyboard. After years of gaming (MMOs), I still hunt and peck. By the time I type in Hello, the person I wanted to greet is on down the road, beyond hearing distance. Yeah, I don't think that's age though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaklex.6308 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Arrow keys, heck I use WASD for all movement or sometimes I get lazy and hold down both the right and left mouse buttons, just because I can, and I use mouse clicks for actions...as I've done since I started playing on PC. I'm pretty sure I know who Gaile is talking about from the GW1 Alpha, but I'll not reveal the name out of courtesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelliousChyld.6427 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 > @"Menadena.7482" said: > I have to chuckle when 1337 kids laugh at my using a keyboard for movement. They do not realize I have muscle memory going back to the 70s for using the arrow keys. Odds are I will hit the left arrow on my keyboard before they can hit the associated button on a mouse or controller. I've been using the arrow keys since GW1, for me it's a lot easier and makes sense. I grew up playing C64 games and the sort, so it's just natural instinct. My keyboard set up is strange for a lot and it gives people fits when they see how I move around, but how efficiently I can do so I think is what they marvel at - especially since I am a walking disaster IRL and can barely chew bubble gum and walk at the same time. I'm also a skill clicker... Bought a gaming mouse to try and fix that... Yea... i'm still clicking away. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch of Doom.5739 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I am having a slow time playing GW2, because by the time I type out the necessary computer punch cards on a special machine in one building on campus, go to another building to feed them into the mainframe, wait 4-5 hours, go to yet another building to get the printout (oh, and if I made a mistake of even one number or letter I have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN), my guild is on to other things. OK, I kid about GW2 of course, but that was my computer life for realz back in college in the '70s. Bah, humbug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahnog.8795 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 60 here. Love the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Those snowflakes messed with me something fierce. I'm only 30, but I've had spotty eyes since I was 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrlyFactor.8341 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 35 here and I noticed the same thing. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaelestiaEmpyrea.2617 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Will be 45 very shortly. Glad to see that lots of other people refuse to "outgrow" gaming, just like me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineManXX.9746 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"Menadena.7482" said: > I have to chuckle when 1337 kids laugh at my using a keyboard for movement. They do not realize I have muscle memory going back to the 70s for using the arrow keys. Odds are I will hit the left arrow on my keyboard before they can hit the associated button on a mouse or controller. Wait what .... there is another way to move? (I'm 18 with an additional 32 years of experience by the way.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donari.5237 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"Witch of Doom.5739" said: > I am having a slow time playing GW2, because by the time I type out the necessary computer punch cards on a special machine in one building on campus, go to another building to feed them into the mainframe, wait 4-5 hours, go to yet another building to get the printout (oh, and if I made a mistake of even one number or letter I have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN), my guild is on to other things. > > OK, I kid about GW2 of course, but that was my computer life for realz back in college in the '70s. Bah, humbug! My mom's about a decade older than you -- she started her computer career in 1975 and yep, it started with punch cards. I would love to get her into GW2 but she doesn't like timed actions or quick reflex requirements, and moving images (like movies) don't register on her brain very well. Otoh she's the one whose large SF library got me into F&SF, which by a long trail is how I ended up here anyway. Yay mom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman.4280 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Chiming in at 46 here :) I might look up some of you in these old timers guilds. It's rough logging into discord and hearing voices cracking, and conversations that were maybe funny for me 30 years ago! I did manage to adapt to a gaming mouse after all these years. Try one! It takes a while but it really saves on the wear and tear on the carpal tunnel haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"CaelestiaEmpyrea.2617" said: > Will be 45 very shortly. Glad to see that lots of other people refuse to "outgrow" gaming, just like me! As a last act of defiance against my ex wife I've vowed to never mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddicus.6128 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"Donari.5237" said: > > @"Witch of Doom.5739" said: > > I am having a slow time playing GW2, because by the time I type out the necessary computer punch cards on a special machine in one building on campus, go to another building to feed them into the mainframe, wait 4-5 hours, go to yet another building to get the printout (oh, and if I made a mistake of even one number or letter I have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN), my guild is on to other things. > > > > OK, I kid about GW2 of course, but that was my computer life for realz back in college in the '70s. Bah, humbug! > > My mom's about a decade older than you -- she started her computer career in 1975 and yep, it started with punch cards. I would love to get her into GW2 but she doesn't like timed actions or quick reflex requirements, and moving images (like movies) don't register on her brain very well. Otoh she's the one whose large SF library got me into F&SF, which by a long trail is how I ended up here anyway. Yay mom! Ahhh, memories. I remember when I was in college, there was a joke about an old guy who refused to use the new "disk drives" for storage, because he didn't trust them. So, he kept all his programs on punch cards. Carried them around in suitcases. Anyhow, the joke was that the disk drives crashed, and everybody lost their work. Well, except for that one old guy. I laughed along with them, "forgetting" to mention that I WAS that old guy, figuratively speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costepj.5120 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Who is General Failure? And what was he doing accessing my C: drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious.2867 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 To the 40-80+ years olds that still play - <3 <3 <3 I aspire to be like you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinens.5920 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"lynspottery.6529" said: > 73 here ...and a great shout out to TOG! > > I belong to https://www.oldtimersguild.com/ and have partnered up with you folks in many games over the years. Its always nice to see another older group of players around. OTG is a large online group of players from across the globe as well, :) always enjoy running into you folks whenever I see you in-game. 47 here! Representing OTG. Love these peeps. This is my 3rd game chapter with them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goettel.4389 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 47 and still ¯¯̿̿¯̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿̿)͇̿̿)̿̿̿̿ '̿̿̿̿̿̿\̵͇̿̿\=(•̪̀●́)=o/̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿̿ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious.2867 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 So from your experience, are younger players ruder and older players more patient and forgiving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor.2358 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 > @"kta.6502" said: > I'm 21 forever! > Oh! You meant how many years I've been on Earth? Age is just a number, kid. You're only as old as you feel, so I choose to be 21 forever! ::pensive: You can't be 21 forever. BUT. You can alternate your age between 20 and 21 forever. Just change your counting system base every other year. I've been doing that recently. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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