old fart

Abecedarian · Post by **Abecedarian** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 5:21 pm

Hmmm...I am a history teacher at a prep school, and I'm *gasp* 51. I can remember when the original D&D rules came out and I dismissed them as a mere fad. As for other RPG's, certainly the Fallout games might well appeal to someone who likes BG2. I still am very fond of Daggerfall, myself.

getsleepy · Post by **getsleepy** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 5:36 pm

Thomas: I believe games will choose their players. Games like BG2 rarely has players under 16. BG2 is way too long(complex?) and boring(not enough blood) for them to play. I'm not saying this is the case for all under 16, but this seems like the case for most of them. If you go to blizzard or related site, you'll get as much flaming as you can get.

I'm a sales in auto parts. BG2 almost got me fired. I played day/night thru the weekend (I was on my first run thru the game), and I totally forgot the monthly sales report meeting... Worse thing was I almost doze off when my manager was giving his ever-same speech. I can't imagine what'll happen if I can get my old pals to play this game with me (they're way too busy to play anything online now...). I probably get them fired

Jurosementalistile · Post by **Jurosementalistile** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 11:46 pm

Geez. You guys are old. I've been into these games all my life. If they'd had BG2 when I was ten, I would have been playing it. As it seems to be the sort of thing mathematicians are into, I bet most would be able to handle the complexity at a young age.
Me, I'm 19 and a physics\mathematics\astronomy student, but astronomy doesn't hold much hope of employment in New Zealand (I think we have three paid astronomers.)
For those looking for other good games, I thought Fallout 2 was the best game I ever played. This is a contender. Fallout doesn't have as good character options, but it's the best game in the world for atmosphere and story line.

Scrable · Post by **Scrable** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 12:40 am

Some of the best RPG games i ever played where on the old SSI games. You know they where back when the 286 and 386 where the talk of the town. Anyways, i gotta get back to the basement, goodbye

bullions27 · Post by **bullions27** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 2:17 am

I did GURPS since high school up all the way till now a semester away from graduating with a science degree. I plan on playing with my core of peeps even after.

rumagent · Post by **rumagent** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 2:34 am

Are there any shadow runners in here? This has been my rpg of choice for many years now. A magic system that works! and a very free character creation system. And none of that alignment crap, you act according to the background you have created.

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Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 5:24 am

You realise Hazim if you do write that paper then you will have to give a nod to me and Maurice the super spammers of the world unite!

Nice subject BTW it is pleasant to see a board that responds well to the personality of others. I must be one of the youngest people on the board, it is immensely gratifying to be on the same par as college professors.

Garcia · Post by **Garcia** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 5:43 am

I think it's cool that you "older" guys (I'm in the twenties) still enjoy computer games. I know that I still will be playing even if I get old (still a little playing child inside most guys no matter what age I guess)
ohh and Hazim ibn Gorion I feel your pain
playing BG2 or get laid...tuff call.
I my self am an accountant (boring nerd??)
and my girlfriend plays too how much time does that leave!!?

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 7:00 am

I FEEL YOUNG! SO YOUNG!

I thought I was old, with my 24 years (almost 25, less than three months to go), but you guys make me feel young! (Except you, Sleepy, you make me feel old, so old ...

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Hey, Omar, your message surprises me! I'm a student in Astronomy as well, and I believe you're Dutch, right?? Well, I am!

Omar · Post by **Omar** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 7:05 am

Are you a student at the University Utrecht,as I am? I have almost finished the course; I have begun with two fellow students/friends (and none-RPG lovers) on a fairly large research project which whe hope to finish somewhere in may/june!

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 7:12 am

No, not Utrecht (or Utreg, as they sometimes write it

), but the beautiful pearl (ahum

) of Leiden.

Hope to be done somewhere this spring.

Crovax · Post by **Crovax** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 7:52 am

Leiden?????
i'm a student at leiden university 2
hmm....small world

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Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 7:56 am

So Crovax, small world ... I always thought it had a diameter of about 6,000 kilometers (somewhat more), and therefor an equatorial length of about 40,000 kilometers ... so I'd expect people to come from everywhere to this forum. But there are at least five or six Dutch people active ... nice!

What do you study??

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 9:20 am

24 years old here (or mayby young <gg> compared to some of you)

I'm a economic student in Denmark, but this summer, I hope to finish my B.sc and start studying computers/programming.

I started playing some RPG on my magnum 286 10 mHz with 1 MB RAM.
Phantashia or some thing like that

Also played Eye of the Beholder 1-3 a lot.

Garcia · Post by **Garcia** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 9:48 am

So we might just have a little Danish camp here just like the Dutch one, perhaps??
I work in Denmark as an accountant at day and at night I study economy too.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 10:00 am

Greetings to all veteran Computer RPG players in this forum. I am almost 30 and i miss the spare time i had back then as a student to play computer games.Now,as an engineer,i don't have the luxury to spend so many hours in great games like BG2.

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Ubik · Post by **Ubik** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 11:28 am

looks like there are more than one Greeks to in this forum... Hello, Bill, i guess you are one of our kind... or to put it in another way
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as for a quote...

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Jetlar · Post by **Jetlar** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 11:34 am

hey all you oldies! 14 here and i've been playing BG and dungeons and dragons since i was 10. I also mud. In case u dont know, its an online text-based rpg...sorta. Anyway anyone else mud here?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 1:35 pm

Garcia:

I just gotta play Beskerker when I play a fighter, to be in touch with the vikings in my

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 2:42 am

Well it seems I am the youngest @ 14

A student (duh!) going on to computer programming.