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05-02-2009, 05:56 PM
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Am I Too Old To Be A Pirate?
I started playing POTCO last September. I needed to temporarily escape Toontown drama. I did not, consistently play POTCO in the past few months, because I was trying to max bossbot on my toon. Since my toon is getting very close to maxing boss, I started playing more POTCO. Yesterday, one of my pirate friends assumed I was a teen, and asked for my age. I told him, I am a Mom, and I have a pre-teen daughter. With this conversation, he told me, he was a teen. But, he was very surprised, that at my age, I still play POTCO. He could not believe it! I can only imagine, how he will react, if he finds out, I play Toontown too, LOL! So now, I am curious, are the majority of players in the pre-teen, or teen years? Are there a lot of grown ups out there, who loves the Caribbean as much as I do? Is there any adult clan that I can join? Should I sail to the End of The World, and never return to the pirate realm?
'ave a great day! 
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05-02-2009, 06:06 PM
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Not at all. Actually there are probably MORE adult players than kids.
In over a years play I have met ONE teen that was surprised adults were playing in POTCO. I know very few children in TT myself although im sure that most of the players there very well maybe kids. However when I choose to play TT, I play with my adult friends there as well. I think these teens that are surprised by this are teens whose parents generally show no interest in computers or games so from their perspective of observing their parents, it surprises them. Or their parents choose harsher games to participate in.. blood splattering shooters, or mind melting puzzle games... been there done that, and found POTCO, and TT refreshing.
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05-02-2009, 06:10 PM
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 )Yes, we have all run into a few teens and kids who have been quiet rude unfortunately about finding out "adults" playing - but they are rare and should just be ignored  Little do they realise that in a few years... they will be adults answering these same questions Take a gander through the Guild Section as well - as there are several guilds (both with Adult / Kid mix and Adult only players) to find a guild which may sound right for you
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05-02-2009, 06:25 PM
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Do I have to shake my cane at you now? I think you'll find plenty of "haven't been a teen in forever" players out there.
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05-02-2009, 06:26 PM
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Adult here. =)
Ive met more adults than teens in game... but I also play in the evenings mostly. I have my own adult guild, because most large guilds are WAY too chatty for my liking... I like to play, and dont want to scroll through chat to read my crew chat. =P So, Ive never dealt well with big active guilds. LOL Welcome to the game! |
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05-02-2009, 06:47 PM
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05-02-2009, 07:01 PM
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To the OP: There is no reason to exclude yourself based on age. If you find gaming rewarding or relaxing then I suggest you enjoy yourself and leave the age discussions alone. Since Disney frowns on the release of personal information, it's best not to discuss your age, if you have children or anything else personal about you. |
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05-02-2009, 07:58 PM
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As Max and Zep said, There are many adult players. Check out the guild forums and see what attracts you. There are quite a few guilds that are mix, adult and younger, and there are a few that are adult only.
There are at least 3 in the general guild forums that advertise as adult only. Never sail to the end of the world, it just tells you to turn around! Sound advice. There are some tricks too. Right at the end of school hours, the preteen and teens tend to be more prominent. The other trick is to learn which servers tend to be filled with the younger players. They become obvious as you play the game. Good-luck in your endeavors.
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05-02-2009, 08:33 PM
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Plenty of POF's members are grown ups, and they're all playing the game... so yes  Theres quite a few guilds that are just full of a lot of grown ups. Dueces Wild and a few other guilds that are here are like that, and those guilds are doing well. Quitting pirates is entirely up to you, but I wouldn't recommend it. Even if you were the only grown up player out there, as long as your having fun doing what you want to do, keep at it. |
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05-03-2009, 01:04 AM
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I guess is the fact that most of us grew up with video games. Age is hard to tell or to figure out. Adults behaving like children (in the bad way) make it hard to tell. I always have my own little game trying to put ages to the pirates. I see Max, Zep, Sarah, and Greengene as the Fathers of POF (in a good way). But all and all Most of the people I have interacted have a level of maturity that shows some class and understanding of how to behave properly.
I also see Sven as a funny neighbor . Always wants to play or find a way to make things fun. |
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05-03-2009, 01:37 AM
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On another point of your post, there are a lot of TT and TTC folks here. Look around, I'm sure you'll find some familiar "faces" |
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05-03-2009, 01:38 AM
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And me as a funny neighbor?  But back on topic, as Skirata mentioned above, people act different ages in the game. Some younger people act more mature than others. While some older people can act like children (not in a good way). So in a way, younger people can seem like adults in the game, which would mean theres no problem for actual adults to play (if any of that made sense  ).
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05-03-2009, 01:57 AM
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05-03-2009, 02:00 AM
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No need to clear that up Skirata, I was just kidding lol
now quit taking me off topic
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