The thing that makes Minecraft "Minecraft" is the ability to do/make what you want. You have nobody else telling you what you have to do, and you can make pretty much anything that comes into your mind. That's what makes Minecraft amazing for everyone.
Minecraft is one of the few games out there that was designed for the public, gamer or non-gamer. The thing that makes this game so popular is that ANYONE can play it, from 3 to 93. It doesn't matter. Age is irrelevant in a game as simple as this one in nature. I liken it unto a construction site or factory where you can make anything you want if you have the resources. Playstyles are also different for different ages. I've seen all sorts of people play this game, from young children to the elderly.
Anyone of any skill level can play this game and enjoy it, from preschoolers to the highly educated scholar, and everything in between. That's what makes Minecraft so awesome.
The thing that makes Minecraft "Minecraft" is the ability to do/make what you want. You have nobody else telling you what you have to do, and you can make pretty much anything that comes into your mind. That's what makes Minecraft amazing for everyone.
Minecraft is one of the few games out there that was designed for the public, gamer or non-gamer. The thing that makes this game so popular is that ANYONE can play it, from 3 to 93. It doesn't matter. Age is irrelevant in a game as simple as this one in nature. I liken it unto a construction site or factory where you can make anything you want if you have the resources. Playstyles are also different for different ages. I've seen all sorts of people play this game, from young children to the elderly.
Anyone of any skill level can play this game and enjoy it, from preschoolers to the highly educated scholar, and everything in between. That's what makes Minecraft so awesome.
I know a 85 year old man who lives in a nursing home who has a gaming computer in his room and he plays Skyrim...AND HE MODS IT TOO. I'm 26. Am I "old"? No. Older than the median age of Minecraft players? Yes. The whole reasoning for this is that older people (65+) have already experienced most of life's pleasures and found a hobby they enjoy and they do that. Younger people, my age and below, are constantly looking to feed that sugar and caffeine fed brain some stimulation in this fast-paced high-tech world of ours. We discover new music, new people, new TV shows, movies - and games. Minecraft being one of them. I started when Minecraft Alpha was released. I stopped because the fan base was full of 10 year olds, because the game was (and I hear this comparison all the time) "a lot like LEGOs for older kids". I picked it back up around 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 - and then I had a medical complication and stopped for a while. I picked back up right as 1.8.1 was released. I've been playing ever since, and I've seen and played with people as old as 70 or 75. Minecraft isn't just a "kid's game" or as Back to the Future puts it "for babies". Old people like new thing sometimes. Sometimes they don't want to put forth the effort and work it takes to "learn the computer stuff", and sometimes they put up with Microsoft's and Apple's bullstuff (Linux doesn't BS) just so they can have a good time with their grandkids cause the kids don't want to do anything but mine all day.
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Wow! 16-30 is old? Well by that standard, at 37, I am either a Methuselah of the Minecraft community, or I should be dead, one of the two. I'm not sure if I should be offended by this statement or not. I have a feeling someone who can seriously say this with a straight face must be quite young to consider us barely middle-aged folks old.
Listen up whippersnapper, Minecraft appeals to all ages simply because it can be so many things to so many people. I mean just think of all the ways you can play survival alone:
You can be combat focused and seek out conflicts with mobs to challenge yourself.
You can be an explorer and seek out new frontiers just for the fun and thrill of it.
You can be a PvPer and try to defeat other players and take their stuff.
You can be industrial focused and gather every material you see and create massive structures and inventions.
You can be agriculture focused and concentrate on farming and animal husbandry.
You can be conservation focused and live within what the world provides, leaving a reasonable footprint by using more rare and valuable resources intelligently and always replacing renewable resources you use.
You can lead nomadic lifestyle and only stay the night in any given place once, only keeping what you can carry with you and living off the land.
You can be custom map focused and play any difficulty map from easy to hardcore to see what other players have come up with.
You can be mod focused and play with mods that either make your survival experience easier or more difficult, or can change it in so many other ways.
And these are just the tip of the iceberg. And it doesn't even take into account creative mode, which is another beast entirely. Or customizable worlds. Or its use as a teaching tool. Or an architectural tool. Or a mapping tool. Or...well you get the picture. And best of all, you can combine any and all of those survival play styles I mentioned above pretty much at will.
Want to start a fight? Gear up and go out at night or into caves and don't put down torches.
Want to explore? Take a bed, a map, a stack of food, and some wood for signs with you and sleep when it gets dark.
Want to do PvP? Get your friends and have a LAN party or find a PvP server and go to town.
Want to be industrious? Gather as much as possible and create towering edifices or redstone machinery.
Want to be a farmer? Beat the bushes, find a village, grab a hoe, get a pumpkin or two, wrangle up some livestock, and there ya go.
Want to be a conservationist? Use only what you need as you need it and put back renewable things you take.
Want to be a nomad? Leave all your worldly possessions behind and start walking.
Want a new player-built experience? Find a reviewer like rsmalec and investigate the hundreds upon hundreds of maps he has reviewed. Or go to YouTube and look around.
Want to play with mods? There are thousands of mods out there. Most of them are super easy to install nowadays.
My personal play style lately is a combination of exploration and conservation.
Exploration-wise, I love to discover what is in my world. I take a about a week (game time) to get somewhat established with a small farm for food. I then try and find some redstone in a chest or in a deeper cave. I then start making maps, exploring the surface and marking points of interest with signs for later investigation.
Conservation-wise, I leave the bottom block of every tree I cut down so when I come back around to an area after clearing it of wood, I can replant the exact same tree in the exact same place, renewing my world and making it so I don't have to go further afield when I need more wood. I don't build huge things in survival, and when I do, I work them around the environment, doing as little damage as possible. I also use the absolute minimum tool I need to accomplish a given job. So, I use wooden picks for mining stone and coal, since they are renewable, and the others only when they are needed.
So, as you can see, with its ability to accommodate so many different styles of play at literally the drop of a hat, can it be any wonder why us old people enjoy Minecraft so much? Personally, I'll be playing the PC version (my favorite and best) until you have to pry the keyboard out of my cold, dead hands. Which, going by your definition of old, should have been seven years ago
Wow! 16-30 is old? Well by that standard, at 37, I am either a Methuselah of the Minecraft community, or I should be dead, one of the two. I'm not sure if I should be offended by this statement or not.
Lol, I saw this thread and I just had to reply. I guess I'm one of those real old people. My nine year old granddaughter thinks it is "Awesome" that I play Minecraft with her every day! Me, I'm new to Minecraft. I've only been playing for about two weeks now. But, I've been an avid gamer since Pong came out!
Well, how interesting this topic is about "old" people playing Minecraft. I've been playing video games for years now...Battlefield, World of Warcraft, Ages of Empire, and recently started playing (several months now) Minecraft. My "old children" (now late 20's & 30 haha) have been video game fanatics since they were young so I joined them as they played and had a blast. Yes, I'm the ripe old age of 59, going on 60, and a Mother!!!
I play solo/servers, creative/survival, and love seeing what people have created out there. The possibilities are endless, so what's not to love about it, whether you're a child of 8yrs or an old woman like me who loves creativity, challenges, strategies, and playing with my family.
Any other REALLY "Old" women out there playing Minecraft? Can you top me?!
Check out the Adult Minecrafters Unite thread. I am not the original poster of Adult Minecrafter Unite, but I resurrected the thread because of this post. Please take the time to leave a reply to the thread. If the thread stays active in the forum, close-minded individuals like the OP of this thread will see that not all players of Minecraft are children.
I'm 44. There are others who have answered the thread who are older. Let the kiddies know how old you are.
I'm thinking this is just a post to yank peoples chains and get a reaction. I'm 65 and this game is more fun than almost every other game I've played. And trust me I've played numerous games on numerous consoles and PC, going back to Pong LOL
Whats the kids playing minecraft done for the community? Not much. Its the adults that make mods, make maps, texture packs etc. Not saying kids can't do that, but most of it is done by adults.
You think 12 year olds are making mods? custom maps? texture packs? Not saying that they dont or they cant, but its the adults that BROUGHT this game to the world, better yet, they are the ones with jobs to pay for private hosting and host the big time servers.
In my opinion, as an 18 year old, i think minecraft is more fun for the older crowd. More mature. Kids, based on what ive seen, dont really see how sophisticated minecraft really is and they just run around yelling "deeze nuts" and making penis houses.
judging by the responces on this thread a far majority of minecraft players are old people (above the age of 16). it only stands to reason then we should have a poll about if kids should be allowed to play minecraft. By kids I mean anyone younger than 13. But then again the OP would be to young to understand the question so what ever.
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The thing that makes Minecraft "Minecraft" is the ability to do/make what you want. You have nobody else telling you what you have to do, and you can make pretty much anything that comes into your mind. That's what makes Minecraft amazing for everyone.
Minecraft is one of the few games out there that was designed for the public, gamer or non-gamer. The thing that makes this game so popular is that ANYONE can play it, from 3 to 93. It doesn't matter. Age is irrelevant in a game as simple as this one in nature. I liken it unto a construction site or factory where you can make anything you want if you have the resources. Playstyles are also different for different ages. I've seen all sorts of people play this game, from young children to the elderly.
Anyone of any skill level can play this game and enjoy it, from preschoolers to the highly educated scholar, and everything in between. That's what makes Minecraft so awesome.
The thing that makes Minecraft "Minecraft" is the ability to do/make what you want. You have nobody else telling you what you have to do, and you can make pretty much anything that comes into your mind. That's what makes Minecraft amazing for everyone.
Minecraft is one of the few games out there that was designed for the public, gamer or non-gamer. The thing that makes this game so popular is that ANYONE can play it, from 3 to 93. It doesn't matter. Age is irrelevant in a game as simple as this one in nature. I liken it unto a construction site or factory where you can make anything you want if you have the resources. Playstyles are also different for different ages. I've seen all sorts of people play this game, from young children to the elderly.
Anyone of any skill level can play this game and enjoy it, from preschoolers to the highly educated scholar, and everything in between. That's what makes Minecraft so awesome.
59 years here, and will continue playing Minecraft until I'm REALLY old. Maybe, like 60, or perhaps 30!
I know a 85 year old man who lives in a nursing home who has a gaming computer in his room and he plays Skyrim...AND HE MODS IT TOO. I'm 26. Am I "old"? No. Older than the median age of Minecraft players? Yes. The whole reasoning for this is that older people (65+) have already experienced most of life's pleasures and found a hobby they enjoy and they do that. Younger people, my age and below, are constantly looking to feed that sugar and caffeine fed brain some stimulation in this fast-paced high-tech world of ours. We discover new music, new people, new TV shows, movies - and games. Minecraft being one of them. I started when Minecraft Alpha was released. I stopped because the fan base was full of 10 year olds, because the game was (and I hear this comparison all the time) "a lot like LEGOs for older kids". I picked it back up around 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 - and then I had a medical complication and stopped for a while. I picked back up right as 1.8.1 was released. I've been playing ever since, and I've seen and played with people as old as 70 or 75. Minecraft isn't just a "kid's game" or as Back to the Future puts it "for babies". Old people like new thing sometimes. Sometimes they don't want to put forth the effort and work it takes to "learn the computer stuff", and sometimes they put up with Microsoft's and Apple's bullstuff (Linux doesn't BS) just so they can have a good time with their grandkids cause the kids don't want to do anything but mine all day.
;p I'm 29 and I'll still be playing this for a while, at least until Mojang nerfs everything fun left about it.
Wow! 16-30 is old? Well by that standard, at 37, I am either a Methuselah of the Minecraft community, or I should be dead, one of the two. I'm not sure if I should be offended by this statement or not. I have a feeling someone who can seriously say this with a straight face must be quite young to consider us barely middle-aged folks old.
Listen up whippersnapper, Minecraft appeals to all ages simply because it can be so many things to so many people. I mean just think of all the ways you can play survival alone:
And these are just the tip of the iceberg. And it doesn't even take into account creative mode, which is another beast entirely. Or customizable worlds. Or its use as a teaching tool. Or an architectural tool. Or a mapping tool. Or...well you get the picture. And best of all, you can combine any and all of those survival play styles I mentioned above pretty much at will.
My personal play style lately is a combination of exploration and conservation.
Exploration-wise, I love to discover what is in my world. I take a about a week (game time) to get somewhat established with a small farm for food. I then try and find some redstone in a chest or in a deeper cave. I then start making maps, exploring the surface and marking points of interest with signs for later investigation.
Conservation-wise, I leave the bottom block of every tree I cut down so when I come back around to an area after clearing it of wood, I can replant the exact same tree in the exact same place, renewing my world and making it so I don't have to go further afield when I need more wood. I don't build huge things in survival, and when I do, I work them around the environment, doing as little damage as possible. I also use the absolute minimum tool I need to accomplish a given job. So, I use wooden picks for mining stone and coal, since they are renewable, and the others only when they are needed.
So, as you can see, with its ability to accommodate so many different styles of play at literally the drop of a hat, can it be any wonder why us old people enjoy Minecraft so much? Personally, I'll be playing the PC version (my favorite and best) until you have to pry the keyboard out of my cold, dead hands. Which, going by your definition of old, should have been seven years ago
I'm 33 and I was thinking the same thing. lol
Lol, I saw this thread and I just had to reply. I guess I'm one of those real old people. My nine year old granddaughter thinks it is "Awesome" that I play Minecraft with her every day! Me, I'm new to Minecraft. I've only been playing for about two weeks now. But, I've been an avid gamer since Pong came out!
I agree with dragon1964m. I had to reply just because I saw the thread and read the opening post.
I'm 44 and have been playing video games since Pong. I love Minecraft. The Sandbox aspect makes it the best game I have ever played.
Because of this post, I wiil be "necroing" the thread Adult Minecrafters Unite. See you there.
And I wonder how old the OP is now? I just checked and it seems this is their one and only post.
Minecraft isn't just for kids. It can be for any ages. I mean, I've seen 25+ year olds play Minecraft and I didn't mind.
Well, how interesting this topic is about "old" people playing Minecraft. I've been playing video games for years now...Battlefield, World of Warcraft, Ages of Empire, and recently started playing (several months now) Minecraft. My "old children" (now late 20's & 30 haha) have been video game fanatics since they were young so I joined them as they played and had a blast. Yes, I'm the ripe old age of 59, going on 60, and a Mother!!!
I play solo/servers, creative/survival, and love seeing what people have created out there. The possibilities are endless, so what's not to love about it, whether you're a child of 8yrs or an old woman like me who loves creativity, challenges, strategies, and playing with my family.
Any other REALLY "Old" women out there playing Minecraft? Can you top me?!
Check out the Adult Minecrafters Unite thread. I am not the original poster of Adult Minecrafter Unite, but I resurrected the thread because of this post. Please take the time to leave a reply to the thread. If the thread stays active in the forum, close-minded individuals like the OP of this thread will see that not all players of Minecraft are children.
I'm 44. There are others who have answered the thread who are older. Let the kiddies know how old you are.
By the way, welcome aboard.
I am 53years old and have been gaming longer then most of you have been alive. I didn't realize I should have quit when I turned... what age?
Minecraft is an everyone game. Get off your high horse.
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I'm thinking this is just a post to yank peoples chains and get a reaction. I'm 65 and this game is more fun than almost every other game I've played. And trust me I've played numerous games on numerous consoles and PC, going back to Pong LOL
Whats the kids playing minecraft done for the community? Not much. Its the adults that make mods, make maps, texture packs etc. Not saying kids can't do that, but most of it is done by adults.
i don't mind mind older people playing mine craft because on you tube the best minecrafters are older people .
You think 12 year olds are making mods? custom maps? texture packs? Not saying that they dont or they cant, but its the adults that BROUGHT this game to the world, better yet, they are the ones with jobs to pay for private hosting and host the big time servers.
In my opinion, as an 18 year old, i think minecraft is more fun for the older crowd. More mature. Kids, based on what ive seen, dont really see how sophisticated minecraft really is and they just run around yelling "deeze nuts" and making penis houses.
judging by the responces on this thread a far majority of minecraft players are old people (above the age of 16). it only stands to reason then we should have a poll about if kids should be allowed to play minecraft. By kids I mean anyone younger than 13. But then again the OP would be to young to understand the question so what ever.
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"what do you think about old people"
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Good job OP, good job.
Minecraft is a game rated E for Everyone
Doesnt mean that 16+ can't play. It's EVERYONE. Not "Kid only"
Sooooooo... I'm perfectly fine with OLDER people to play ( Not old, when I saw the title I thought 50+ )
//sidenote its mainly kids that ruin the game ( community-wise ), mature people makes the community more fun IMO