Am I Too Old To Be A Pirate?

[Lisa Heartbreaker]

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!

[Dr. Zeppers]

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.

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by Lisa

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?

Though many are in their pre-teen or teen years... ther are many of us who are in our "not" teen years (in fact... there are many of us here that play who haven't seen "teen" year... in many years )

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

[Sarah]

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.

[Nelly Darkpaine]

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!

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by Lisa Heartbreaker

Are there a lot of grown ups out there, who loves the Caribbean as much as I do?

Of course! There's plenty!

Originally Posted by Lisa Heartbreaker

So now, I am curious, are the majority of players in the pre-teen, or teen years?

Eh, who knows. My main guild is about 170 members, chiefly teens/pre-teens but with plenty of adults as well. My second guild is smaller and is all adults, as far as I know.

Originally Posted by Lisa Heartbreaker

Should I sail to the End of The World, and never return to the pirate realm?

It's your choice, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[CaptainGreenGene]

Originally Posted by jason davy

My second guild is smaller and is all adults, as far as I know.

Almost all the members of your second guild are adults with the notable exception of the guild master and the officers (myself excluded).

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.

[Basil Dreadflint]

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.

[Sven Osymthe]

Originally Posted by Lisa Heartbreaker

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!

Majority of the player in the game are a little bit of both, young and old. But, as the others have said, there are slightly more adults than teens.

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.

[Stephen O'Malley]

What I find hilarious is that I meet so many mothers and fathers on POTCO and TT who are embarrassed to admit they play, so they say they play only because "its to help bond with their child", which is a completely reasonable explanation, but then you see that they play 6 hours a day longer than their children.........

At this point, POTCO is fun, and its whatever makes someone happy. If you're 80 years old and love video games, why NOT play?

[MacIronhawk]

I don't think anyone can say that there are more adult players on POTCO than teens.

If you say you've met an adult or a teen then I have to say, "I think you're a weirdo". Why would anyone ask someone else what type of age group they are in a game? I certainly wouldn't respond. I'd even report them for asking me that. I think most of us are smart enough to realize that answering that age group question is "against the rules".

I still don't think we'll know for sure if more adults play POTCO than teens unless POTCO passes out a survey. I just don't want to get on a side that ends up being wrong.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

I don't think anyone can say that there are more adult players on POTCO than teens.

If you say you've met an adult or a teen then I have to say, "I think you're a weirdo". Why would anyone ask someone else what type of age group they are in a game? I certainly wouldn't respond. I'd even report them for asking me that. I think most of us are smart enough to realize that answering that age group question is "against the rules".

I still don't think we'll know for sure if more adults play POTCO than teens unless POTCO passes out a survey. I just don't want to get on a side that ends up being wrong.

The one and only time I was suspended, I was suspended for giving PI, and my friend who received it all, even asked for it, remained playing. This is when I had very indepth dicussion on the matter with their customer service manager on the subject. Their explanation was... they were protecting me. Then to show you how much they believe in what they do... the manager told me to create another account and go play (to circumvent the ban). Moral of the story, they suspend those that give the PI, not those that ask for it.

POTCO is a family environment, and caters to all ages. Friends and players in the game share their age groups regularly and are not at all "wierdos".

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

I still don't think we'll know for sure if more adults play POTCO than teens unless POTCO passes out a survey. I just don't want to get on a side that ends up being wrong.

There was in fact a survey at one point - I don't remember if it was on here or on the Disney site, but it did exist, and there were far more people answering that POTCO is played more by adults.

Is this accurate? Who knows. It would be nearly impossible to get a realistic idea of player ages from an internet survey.

Even if Disney revealed an adult/kid ratio based on their information, it probably wouldn't be accurate - there's no telling how many people entered incorrect information when registering.

Adults are generally drawn to play with adults. Kids are generally drawn to play with kids. Adults think there are more adults, kids think there are more kids - I think, judging by the posts here, it's pretty safe to say that whoever someone associates with most in the game, that's who they believe makes up the majority of players.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by jason davy

Adults are generally drawn to play with adults. Kids are generally drawn to play with kids. Adults think there are more adults, kids think there are more kids - I think, judging by the posts here, it's pretty safe to say that whoever someone associates with most in the game, that's who they believe makes up the majority of players.

That could be true. I find that adults tend to offer conversation more in the game which could be why I meet far more adults in the game than the younger set. Not people I play with mind you, just those that I meet .. just passers by. The few young players I know/play with you have to pry information out of.. because they dont want to type!
By information I mean.... what quest are you on, what items do you need? etc.

[The Skirata Clan]

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.