Originally by: Sabahl

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WARNING - OLD FART ALERT

When I first started playing Eve over four years ago, one thing I found notable was the maturity of the playerbase, both emotionally and agewise. We had what must have been one of the most grounded player bases of any action-based MMORPG in existance at the time, with an average player age in the late twenties/early thirties. I believe that this was because the bugginess of the game forced most youngsters away before they could really scratch the surface, leaving us old fogies to hopefully await the improvements which would realise Eve's full potential whilst manually warping across the galaxy (no autopilot, y'see).

Well, the improvements have come and the game turly is living up to its potential. But as the game has been made more userfriendly the accessibility has led to an overall decrease in the age of the players who are in the game. The average age now appears to be college level and I do believe that this has led to a degredation in the overall playing experience as the maturity of the playerbase has been eroded with the new influx of players.

Maybe this is just the view of an old-school, hardcore believer who is finding it hard to adjust to the rather immature events he sees unfolding in the player-side of the game he's spent years playing. I'd be interested in hearing from other old timers though to find out if you agree or not.

Sabahl - Age 35

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