>From: Bob Stewart <bstewart@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] The Man (?) Behind the Curtain
>Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 12:36:00 -0400
>
>From: Bob Stewart <bstewart@...>
>
>At 12:25 PM 5/20/99 -0400, John Kim wrote:
> >> I wonder how old players really are.
> >
> >30
> >
> >> I wonder where they live.
> >
> >Boston
>
>I really wasn't asking or trying to ask without asking, but since you
>opened the kimono...
>
>We're vaguely neighbors. I live in Wilton, New Hampshire. I'm 51, father
>of 2 sons and I have 3 grandchildren. I more or less play any musical
>instrument I can get my hands on, with specialty in guitar, trombone,
>banjo, and learning piano. One of my sons plays EverQuest and the other
>will eventually, but I'll leave it up to them to reveal themselves (they're
>not here).
>
>My characters do tend to be a bit paternalistic. :-)}
>
> Bob
>
There probably is a "most common age bracket" for players in EQ's
demographics. I don't know exactly what it is, but I probly fall into it
(male, mid-20's). However, in this game and even in Quake, I know people who
play ranging from ages 11 to the early 60's (I've lanned with a regular
gaming group since network doom debuted). Half of the female EQ characters I
have met were males playing females, and the other half were actually
females (or wouldn't disclose the truth). I think we get a wide variety and
a very interesting mix, actually. Never thought about playing a female, but
I might just do it seeing as my nickname is kinda unisex (I get the "are you
a guy or a girl" question all the time when people ask about my handle).
I played a female wood elf druid to like lvl 4 and it was pretty funny and
interesting because everyone would "mac" on me. It was also cool because I'd
get people casting high level buffs on me when I was lowe-level. Matter of
fact, in the first half-hour of her existance, I had a dwarf walk up, start
hitting on my character (something about swimwear?), and he cast Center on
me. I went nuts on the newbie crits. A first level druid with 75hp or so,
heh..
Sartori of Kelethin
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