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View Poll Results: What's your age?
under 17 28 8.72%
17-20 63 19.63%
21-30 115 35.83%
31-40 58 18.07%
41-50 36 11.21%
above 50 21 6.54%
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Old 07-20-2006, 07:10 AM   #1
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Old(er) ppl playing Prey
I'm 40 and I wonder how many ppl close to my age or older are playing Prey. Beginning to wonder if we mid-aged ppl are a vanishing breed of gamers.
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Old 07-20-2006, 07:30 AM   #2
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I'm 35. True it's not 40, but I totally dig this game. Several of my friends are early-mid 30s and still game. I recall seeing 2005 research info that said the avg age of gamers was 30, and the avg age of people buying games was 37. (Unfortunately, I don't have a link to that info atm.) If the avg gamer is 30, and seeing how many pre-teens game, I would imagine that there are many 40-something gamers out there. Hopefully they are playing Prey instead of Bejeweled 2.
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Old 07-20-2006, 07:33 AM   #3
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Hi, I'm 35 years old and I've played the Prey demo.
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Old 07-20-2006, 07:37 AM   #4
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Ha! Awesome pic.
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Old 07-20-2006, 07:39 AM   #5
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Hehe.

Hello, my name is Jigsaw. I'm 30 years old and on my second run through Prey.
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Old 07-20-2006, 08:22 AM   #6
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35 here as well.
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Old 07-20-2006, 08:30 AM   #7
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54 here and still playing strong. Guess I've had computers just too damn long to even think about giving them and games up.
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:02 AM   #8
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60+ ... Great game, amazing graphics and effects. 1920x1200 w max settings -- 4/16 aa/af taa/af is incredible ..

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Old 07-20-2006, 10:07 AM   #9
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34 here. Still playing the game. I just got to the Ascent level.
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:14 AM   #10
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I'm young and healthy ..weeeeee \o/
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:16 AM   #11
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32 yr old, preyaholic
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:19 AM   #12
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I'm young and healthy ..weeeeee \o/
Just you wait!
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:23 AM   #13
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44, young and healthy.
You don't stop playing when you get old.
You get old when you stop playing.
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Old 07-20-2006, 10:57 AM   #14
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14 yrs old. playing games like prey online and have no friends at all
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Old 07-20-2006, 11:03 AM   #15
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About to turn 28 in August. Does that count as old? It certainly feels like it.
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Old 07-20-2006, 11:41 AM   #16
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No, it doesn't.

Thirty-somethings and up only, please.
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Old 07-20-2006, 11:46 AM   #17
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You know it might be interesting to start a poll and see what age groups play Prey (would do it but it took me 3 weeks to figgure out how to do an attachment). Could be sorted like:
Under 17 (since the game is M17, wonder how blank this will be?)
17-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
50 +

if anyone knows how, could you do it please?
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Old 07-20-2006, 12:09 PM   #18
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I have seen several game forums with age data and they all have followed the same basic pattern.
There is an overwhelming majority from 13 to 15 years old. (They're stuck home and can't drive?)
Next is the much smaller 20 something group. (They are out at live events looking for each other?)
There is a diminishing number going from 30 to 60. (Early to bed early to rise pays the insurance premium?)
There is a little spike of people over 60 like me. (Retirement or semi-retirement time on their hands people?)

But I'd bet that the 3D Realms forums here have more people in the middle than any other game forum on the net.
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Old 07-20-2006, 12:17 PM   #19
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I'm 40 and I wonder how many ppl close to my age or older are playing Prey. Beginning to wonder if we mid-aged ppl are a vanishing breed of gamers.
I am 63 and am playing Prey, Far Cry, and Deus Ex( for the 15th time ). Prey has to be one of the best games i have ever played. Rock On.

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Old 07-20-2006, 12:23 PM   #20
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14 yrs old. playing games like prey online and have no friends at all
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:04 PM   #21
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I am 63 and am playing Prey, Far Cry, and Deus Ex( for the 15th time ). Prey has to be one of the best games i have ever played. Rock On.

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Old 07-20-2006, 01:18 PM   #22
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70-20
I'm interested to know how many are in this group
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:22 PM   #23
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oops, edited, corrected
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:27 PM   #24
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I am 38 years old and I play Prey.

(been addicted to gaming since Sea Wolf, Gun Fight, and Space Invaders came out.....addicted to PC gaming since 1987 when I played Space Quest 1)
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:27 PM   #25
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41 here. I am an old id admirer. I do Prey and absolutely love it! Love to play Apogee and 3DR stuff too and keep on doing that nearly every single day of my life. Why? Because it is FUN
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:48 PM   #26
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32 years old...
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:00 PM   #27
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How old are you?
A spin-off from the original Old(er) ppl playing Prey thread. Now including a poll. Just curious what the scores will be...

Oh, just voted 31-40. One of the older folks around here, I guess
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:02 PM   #28
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Re: How old are you?
I am 13.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:06 PM   #29
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38 year old.
Have played only the demo so far.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:07 PM   #30
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38 years
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:14 PM   #31
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Cool
Voted
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:15 PM   #32
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24 years old
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:16 PM   #33
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18...
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:26 PM   #34
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44 here, "Live to frag, Frag to live!"
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:30 PM   #35
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Voted.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:32 PM   #36
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I'm 24 ... and a 13 year old shouldn't be playing that game.

Yes - I'm looking at you, d3ad connection
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:34 PM   #37
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Well at least D3ad is honest.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:35 PM   #38
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Don't worry about me - I first played Duke Nukem 3D when i was 4(with the adult mode on) I've been exposed to adult thems alot, and they don't really bother me.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:38 PM   #39
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Quote:
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I am 63 and am playing Prey, Far Cry, and Deus Ex( for the 15th time ). Prey has to be one of the best games i have ever played. Rock On.

Old Fox
Hey Fox, get over to the poll and vote! I'm starting to feel like the Lone Ranger here!
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:40 PM   #40
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36 here, played the demo brought the game. Loved it so much decided to start up a fan site for it. I was late to gaming but I am making up for it now.



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