[ToRFutureBoy]

I was thinking about this the other when playing with some aussie mates who were at school. Coupled with the fact that people seem to think anyone over 25 is ancient, oh and someone in chat after a game actually asked "a/s/l?"

So, my question to you, before I say anything, how old are you?

[pXAero]

23, old enough to remember when the original starcraft was released :]

[neon]

Old enough to know over 25 is ancient.

I'm 25

There are some awesome older players out there though so don't let it get to you!

and your OP didn't say how old you are, people might be less inclined to share if you aren't willing, though on this site I doubt that will really be the case, there might already be a thread with it iirc!

[Volition]

26. 1985 ftw!

[ToRFutureBoy]

hahaahh. There is a thread already, and I am 33. But there are older out there. I just find is amusing online at times, and now I know the reason with a lot of kids online BMing all over the place.

[FSBenAD]

I'm 28, most of the guys on fusion slugs are in the mid to late 20s and one of us is over 30.

So apparently we are all ancient too lol!

[nirvAnA]

welcome to the ancient club!!!!!

- fellow ancient

[|Erasmus|]

1 more year to go before I'm ancient. 24 here.

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	neon:	the end is nigh.
	LordByrnsy:	w00t im 24 in feb :D
	VoxMSI.Rogue:	woop club 24

[ToRFutureBoy]

haahahahh I would love to know the percentages.....Nirvana.....work it out....hehehe

[|Erasmus|]

Hahaha... neon, your rep post cracks me up so hard for one reason.

I turn 25 on the 21st of December, 2012...

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(For those who don't get it yet, this exact date is the 'end of the world' associated with the end of the Mayan Calendar)

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	FvRsolis:	the end is really nigh
	rezyn8:	22nd December is my birthday!
	ToRDeathsFang:
	xGKingdelete:	LOL
	AxSGRiM:	looks like you'll always be "new"
	Cordance:	Its not the end of the world its the end of an age why do people no know this ... havent any of you played shadowrun (RPG) sigh

[neon]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

Hahaha... neon, your rep post cracks me up so hard for one reason.

I turn 25 on the 21st of December, 2012...

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(For those who don't get it yet, this exact date is the 'end of the world' associated with the end of the Mayan Calendar)

hahaha. hahahahah

[Spud]

28 yr old fossil. Starcraft 1 Vanilla on Lost Temple is still my favourite game.
I miss the old B.net without friends list.

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deL:

TADinosaur

[ToRFutureBoy]

I have to be honest, I didn't play on b net with SC1.....But I played a lot with friends and against AI (if we can call it that back then)

[Halstrom]

33........3 kids

[mGGNemesis]

Hi. Probably the shy, odd one out... I'm coming 38 with 2 kids :P
And yeah, played sc1 when it first came on... and yes, I'm female as well

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	Flamga:
	x5_dot:
	FvRsolis:
	rezyn8:
	TragicHero:
	TCPKiaSu:	*clap clap clap clap clap clap*
	nirvAnA:	WINNER
	lolbin7:
	ToRSpartaz:	I VS YOU ON TEAAAMS SOO MANY TIMES!!!
	ZC.EvilSWAT:	We can close the thread now.
	Daboo:	<3

[ToRFutureBoy]

Madness.....all coming out of the woodwork now.

[Bugalugs McScruffin]

All of a sudden I feel like a youngin at 24. o_O

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pXAero:

Thinking the same thing for me at 23 now! ^_^

[ToRFutureBoy]

You should.....except for the teenagers all over the world better than most of us...

[rezyn8]

35 FTW!

The average ages of gamers in Australia according to a survey from a couple of years ago is 33.

[ToRFutureBoy]

Yeah...apparently it is about the same here in NZ but with SC2 I find that hard to believe

[DeNile]

25 here. So ancient

[Apth]

Originally Posted by FutureBoy

Yeah...apparently it is about the same here in NZ but with SC2 I find that hard to believe

Surveys use the term 'gamer' to include anyone who plays Farmville on Facebook once in awhile.

The average age of people who label themselves as gamers would be a lot lower, methinks.

24 here, same boat as Erasmus - world ends the day I turn 25. Good times.

[Nemo]

Mouhaha, I'm the old geezer here. 38 and 3 kids too, the elder being taller than me and older than DeathFang.

Edit:

Originally Posted by 23Nemesis

Hi. Probably the shy, odd one out... I'm coming 38 with 2 kids :P
And yeah, played sc1 when it first came on... and yes, I'm female as well

Nearly got me but, I'm still one year ahead.

A Mother of 38 playing Starcraft. That's surprising ! Post more !

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rezyn8:

[Halstrom]

Originally Posted by rezyn8

The average ages of gamers in Australia according to a survey from a couple of years ago is 33.

Last years ESCA report in the US said around 42/43 I believe. O_o

[fur]

26 makes me one of the older (and no doubt wiser) chaps around.

I got BW in 1998 and started playing it like crazy on line in 2001.

[FvRsolis]

... I am 19, I feel like a baby now.

[Asrathiel]

27 year old mum with 2 kids ^_^ Have been gaming since I used to sit on my dad's lap and play Wolfenstein 3D- I did the shooting, he controlled the rest of it

Originally Posted by Apth

Surveys use the term 'gamer' to include anyone who plays Farmville on Facebook once in awhile.

Saw those, that was so stupid...

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	deL:
	Nemo:	For being a sc2 playing mum :)

[ToRFutureBoy]

Ahh Wolfenstein.....good times....And Quake....

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AsylumofSouls:

Playing Quake online is my fondest memory from high school =P

[Maynarde]

I'm a 27 year old kid. I have been gaming since my old man built a PC that took those giant 8" floppy disks and I played Frogger on it in the late 80's. I will probably still be gaming when I'm in my late 80's :P

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	Spud:	Amen
	neon:

[rezyn8]

Originally Posted by Maynarde

I will probably still be gaming when I'm in my late 80's

There is no doubt I will be doing the same!

[cRSenSei]

Tweeeeeeeeenty Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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pXAero:

Yeeeaaaaaaaaaaa booooooooooooooooooooooyyy :D

[Bugalugs McScruffin]

Originally Posted by rezyn8

There is no doubt I will be doing the same!

Haha. We'll see whether I make it to my 80s. I'm vaguely worried that I'm going to die in a terrible canoe polo accident at some point. Regardless, I'll be playing games right up until that point.

[Yonge]

Originally Posted by Volition

26. 1985 ftw!

Woot woot! Me too!

Go 1985! the year of...*frantically looks up wiki*...Wrestlemania debuts at Madison Square Gardens!

Momentous times galore!

[ToRFutureBoy]

Good to hear everyone is a gamer through and through. I too have been gaming for a long long time and still love it. I keep saying as long as I'm paying the bills I can do what I want!

[ToRDeathsFang]

So if 25 is Ancient then at 14 i'm still a baby hatching from the egg.

[ToRozliam]

wow, well I think im one of the youngest being at 16

[freaky_beeky]

Another ancient checking in here at 25...
Made in the 80's.
Remember and played SC1, terran music for life.

[pXAero]

Originally Posted by FutureBoy

Yeah...apparently it is about the same here in NZ but with SC2 I find that hard to believe

They count anyone who plays a game as a gamer. So that includes The Sims, Angry Birds, and any other little flash/iphone game. If it was just competitive games I'm sure it would be lower.

[AsylumofSouls]

Add myself to this list of "old-timers" having turned 30 on December 1st last year.
I'll also add myself to the list of people with kids as I have 2 myself =)

[ToRFutureBoy]

Welcome to the old timers club, ooo we should have a forum! hahaahhh

[Rythos]

We should put up a poll to survey the average age of the SC2Sea community, would be pretty interesting to see imo. I am weird and like statistics like that though...

Oh, and I'm 28. (relatively) old dudes represent!

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	Asrathiel:	Mmm, graphs and statistics... :D
	|Erasmus|:	haha... indeed

[ToRFutureBoy]

I agree....someone do it, and just use age groupings.....

[Zanderax]

16 I'm still two years off Barcraft!

[rezyn8]

Poll added - http://www.sc2sea.com/showthread.php?t=3389

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	mGGNemesis:
	Nemo:	Good initiative

[EXCL]

Turning 25 tomorrow!!!!!! My last day as a young person..... spent browsing sc2sea at work. ♥

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neon:

happy birthday!!!

[Stallion]

21 im so young here T_T

[Kringe]

I'm 16 so old

Though I'm masters xD

[PiG]

23!

10char

[myth_au]

I'm 25 =(

10chr

[syfChadMann]

26 yo - as in Years Old and YO SUP SON!?

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	Mayo:
	deL:	sup son?

[ROOTPetraeus]

15
10chr

[TABag]

Recently 27...

Can someone help me locate my walking frame?

[Apth]

Originally Posted by TABag

Recently 27...

Can someone help me locate my walking frame?

I melted it down and used it to replace my hip.

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	TABag:
	xGKingdelete:
	neon:	hahah

[TABag]

Originally Posted by Apth

I melted it down and used it to replace my hip.

Damn it!

Guess I'll just have to find some young, perky wench to 'assist' me...

[QEDFridge]

20... represent!

[Criven]

Rolling deep into my 24th year.

[Another]

im turning 20 and march, and i feel old : P

[xGKingdelete]

Originally Posted by Kringe

I'm 16 so old

Though I'm masters xD

I'm 16 as well

I think it's important to note that age and life experience etc don't necessarily play a big factor in SC2-prowess. I mean, leenock and jjakji were 16-17 if I recall correctly. And to me, this is one of the greatest things about communities like these. SC2 transcends age, race, location, and even language to a degree.

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Nemo:

Indeed. Young but wise :)

[TCPKiaSu]

ok I've read the whole thread and concluded I'm still an egg stuck to the hatchery ready to become a larvae..... I'm 12

[Criven]

Originally Posted by delete12

I'm 16 as well

I think it's important to note that age and life experience etc don't necessarily play a big factor in SC2-prowess.

I agree. Same with most on-line arenas, people just rage at the younglings when they wail into a headset.

Wish I dedicated myself to a hobby/sport when I was 16 though, Then I might actually be pro at something :P

So we have a top of 28 and a youngest of 12 so far!

*waits for gosu-spec 10 year old*

[Asrathiel]

Originally Posted by Criven

So we have a top of 28 and a youngest of 12 so far!

Pretty sure there were two people who said 38 or thereabouts...

[Bugalugs McScruffin]

Originally Posted by Asrathiel

Pretty sure there were two people who said 38 or thereabouts...

Asrathiel knows how to pay attention.

We have 23Nemesis and Nemo who are both 38.

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	mGGNemesis:
	Nemo:	Yes, but I'm the older, haha :D

[ToRDeathsFang]

Screw you DeathWing i want to be the youngest larvae

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	TCPKiaSu:	I'm too young to be screwed :D u can be jailed for 7 years or something for underage sex xD
	sRFullstop:	Counter negrep

[Posigen]

15!!!! xD yeah im young.
got this game for xmas and I didnt have to pay for it :3 yeah still wishd I had asmuch money as you guys >:O

[ToRMaverick]

I think Im the oldest ToR member coming in at 32 years with a 9 month old baby girl that I am starting to teach some basic micro.....

Give her the mouse and let the fun times begin!

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	ToRDeathsFang:	i approve of your parenting methods
	Apth:	Paving the way for future nerd-parents
	nirvAnA:

[vexXed]

Originally Posted by rezyn8

35 FTW!

The average ages of gamers in Australia according to a survey from a couple of years ago is 33.

The survey probably included a lot of casual console gamers too I think. Hell my dad still plays the old Day of Defeat on the PC and he is 61. He does pretty well... I just don't have the heart to tell him that he is actually playing against bots...hehe

29 here... struggling to deal with the fact that SC2 time is diminishing over time due to concerns over career and time with gf though. Once you reach the late 20's stage play time is nothing compared to my school / uni days but I guess I can still get like 20-25 hours per week.

[Saberaus]

27 and i miss the good old days of lanning broodwar

[Brultze]

15 turning 16 in August

[SweatyGremlinsClub]

25 though time kind of froze at 17 :\

[AsylumofSouls]

Originally Posted by ToRMaverick

I think Im the oldest ToR member coming in at 32 years with a 9 month old baby girl that I am starting to teach some basic micro.....

Give her the mouse and let the fun times begin!

My daughter used to watch Day9 with me and still gets excited if she sees him on though she can't watch it now that she's 3 and he's no longer PG13.
She also plays with my chips I bring home from the casino after poker.
Excellent parenting all 'round in ToR =)

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	Asrathiel:	My 3yo loves day9 too ^_^
	ToRSpookToR:	last night my 8 year old sister beat a plat zerg, been teaching her since BW

[faithHunter]

I'm 13 years old. Just turned 13 last September. And I hope that in the age of 13 I can get the maturity of that of an adult

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Brultze:

I hope that I can have the maturity of an adult too :)

[RicocheT]

20. 21 this year.
A lot of old timers around =P.

[Frogmite]

I am 25 years old but still as good looking as Maynarde so everything's fine.

[Prickles]

27 for another month!!

[rizE]

26 in the 'twilight' of my gaming career you could say LoL.

got SC:BW the day it came out and played on 56k dialup always being d/c by my mum picking up the phone, those were the days

[iVnStinger]

Im 14 so im the older

[Strafe]

Yesterday I found out that everyone in Team Eve is younger than me. Some by a lot and they were calling me their very own White-Ra. I started feeling bad, so I'm glad I saw this thread pop up today.

1985 !

[ToRSpartaz]

Im definately one of the youngest leaders at 17 (:

[ROOTPetraeus]

Originally Posted by Spartaz

Im definately one of the youngest leaders at 17 (:

WhiteStorm is 15

[ToRSpartaz]

O.O no wonder why him and Dan BM each other all the dam time xD Dans 8 (:

[ROOTPetraeus]

Originally Posted by Spartaz

O.O no wonder why him and Dan BM each other all the dam time xD Dans 8 (:

I can't tell if you're joking.

[ToRSpartaz]

Same with me mate ^_^

[Bash]

will be 19 in april, i expect gifts.

[ROOTPetraeus]

Originally Posted by Spartaz

Same with me mate ^_^

Danosaur... a top 16 ... is 8 years old? -.-

[iVnStinger]

Originally Posted by Petraeus

WhiteStorm is 15

I'm 14, and I lead InVisioN, although Domo calls himself manager and is never on

[ToRVenom]

17 no kids :P brisbane

[AusBox]

17 here. Only a couple of months out from 18 >.<

[Spud]

Danosaur might be 8, but he lives in a apartment in Melbourne with 2 friends and goes to Uni.

[ToRFutureBoy]

Originally Posted by Petraeus

Danosaur... a top 16 ... is 8 years old? -.-

And how ironic is their IGN then if that's the case....

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ROOTPetraeus:

turns out he's 16 :3

[Loach]

I thought I was old at 22.. HAH - my 15 year old neighbour can SUCK IT

[Hydroid]

Well now I feel really young at 19, but hey I've always felt more comfortable being amoungst people at least a few years older than me so I guess I am at home here then.

[Wolf_Dragunov]

hey all im 15 16 in a few months i was born the same year as the release of sc1 but it was my first game i played that i remember i was like 4 or 5 lol i did have power overwhelming on but oh well but yeah was the first game i completed as well and i still played sc1 till sc2 came out and i still play sc1 at school today so i must say even though i was born the year sc1 came out my life still revolved around starcraft lol

[LordByrnsy]

Im 24 in feb ^_^ but i feeel sooo old lol
I remember sc1! my first game that i spent ages and ages and ages playing

[AxSGRiM]

14 ftw??? :S

[iVnStinger]

Originally Posted by nRvGRiM

14 ftw??? :S

Srs? WE be a gang!

[Dezmond]

36 !!! with two little girls ! Does that make me ancient or just old !

[DtorR]

turning 25 soon, all gamers from gen Y are getting older.

[TABottles]

I'M EIGHTEEN AND I LIKE IT!

[Daboo]

26, will be 27 in june...I remember telling my friend no new fangled space strategy game that sounded like a rip-off of warcraft could ever compare to red alert...LOL

[Champi]

I turn 20 in a week

[contrast]

Originally Posted by Saberaus

27 and i miss the good old days of lanning broodwar

Ah yes LANs, back when the internet rendered the phone unusable.

24 here.

[Fate]

I'm turning 30 this year, played starcraft 1 and broodwar in my teenage years

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MooZfY:

[DeathbyDonut]

Hi all ,
Interesting question even though I'm late to the thread.

I've had SC2 for about 18mths ish , still Bronze and proud but hey , that happens when you get to my age

I'm 46 , 1 daughter , 3 Grand kids , don't know if anyone can beat that . :0)

Cheers

DbD

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	x5.Phoenix:	Hey man, dont grave-dig old threads, make a new one or ask the chat box. Welcome to the forum :D
	xGKingdelete:	i think you win!
	Cute:	I think bumping this thread is fine. Much better than making a new one ^^
	TheGentleman:	You win!!
	Brultze:	And we have a winner!!!
	mGGNemesis:	Gives me hope that I'll be playing for a long long time :D
	Dox:	gg
	Bloodmyst:	Weoeow, I have hope. I can still get my game on @ 46!

[cruxis]

I turn ancient approximately 2 and a half months.

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mGGNemesis:

Never really old; always young at heart :)

[neKo]

43! I was out clubbing when you kids got home from school to play BW

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	mGGNemesis:	gives me hope :)
	Dox:	LOL JINRO
	TABottles:

[eCKo`Switch]

20, A little ways to go yet before I can proudly call myself an ancient

[MezjE]

17... 18 in October. I played BW when I was 12/13 but never attempted Bnet really until I was 15 or so and then I couldn't understand a thing so I just waited for sc2

[Bloodmyst]

Originally Posted by Bugalugs McScruffin

All of a sudden I feel like a youngin at 24. o_O

Haha, yeah... after the Nemesis post I feel young now as well. I'm the big 25 in October.......... kinda sucks in a way. Enjoy your late Teens and early 20's while you can kiddies, coz it don't last forever

[KFCrumpet]

i forgot how old i am

[Trinion]

KFCrumpet?
May I ask why you have our clan tag without actually being in our clan?
I demand you join clan KFC immediately.

Jokes jokes But nice name!

[FSBenAD]

Ive just turned 29 now and my reward from my awesome partner megan was a fusion slug tshirt!

I think to celebrate my 30th next year I should run an over 30s SEA Starcraft tournament

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AsylumofSouls:

I'm in. And my wife buys me custom shirts often as presents:D

[syfCabracan]

Originally Posted by Maynarde

I'm a 27 year old kid. I have been gaming since my old man built a PC that took those giant 8" floppy disks and I played Frogger on it in the late 80's. I will probably still be gaming when I'm in my late 80's :P

When I hit retirement, It's not going to be a nursing home. It's going to be a flat with a 24/7 lan party. That's how you do retirement in style.

[Loach]

22 going on 23 in October.. I felt old till reading this thread! But i'll be much older than all you lot before I actually grow up and stop playing video games.. (maybe when i hit 50 I might get a job)

[|Erasmus|]

Originally Posted by Cabracan

When I hit retirement, It's not going to be a nursing home. It's going to be a flat with a 24/7 lan party. That's how you do retirement in style.

Can I be your roomie when you're retired?

[KFCrumpet]

Originally Posted by Trinion

KFCrumpet?
May I ask why you have our clan tag without actually being in our clan?
I demand you join clan KFC immediately.

Jokes jokes But nice name!

sign me up, bromo

[SiF]

28... Loved RTS Games since I was like 10 years old when Dune came out... Followed by Warcraft 1. I was 14 when sc came out and have loved it since.

[MaTterJunKie]

hahaha, this is really cool , I'm 15 here, one of the youngsters of starcraft I guess

[VB_Blake]

18, been playing rts half my life


p.s

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

Hahaha... neon, your rep post cracks me up so hard for one reason.

I turn 25 on the 21st of December, 2012...

+ Show +

(For those who don't get it yet, this exact date is the 'end of the world' associated with the end of the Mayan Calendar)

My bday is the 20th...my 19th bday party will be so epic it will end the world

[FvRelimzkE]

19. One of the competitive CS:S kiddies that I'm sure Mayo has had to deal with a fair bit :P
I found out about the BW scene in Korea about early 2009 and really enjoyed watching it. Had nfi how to play so I just waited until SC2 :P

My dad is 48 and still plays video games on a fairly regular basis. Doesn't play competitively online though, unless it's for high scores in something casual. We used to LAN on the Doom95 launcher back when I was around 5 or 6. Was good fun ^_^

[DUCKVILLELOL]

I became 'ancient' about 2 weeks ago, sad times.

[TCPGunter]

turned 18 on February 26 this year born 1994 so does that make me a youngen if 25 is ancient?

[EnTaroRainbow]

I feel so young, 14 here.

[Akilos]

bet you all by the time we hit 70 we're still playing video games

[Strafe]

Originally Posted by volition

26. 1985 ftw!

yeah baby!

[Dox]

Originally Posted by Volition

26. 1985 ftw!

Year of the Dragon.

[Strafe]

I actually enjoyed life more each year I became older. Can't say I become better at games unfortunately

[FSDele]

i'm 25, 26 in september.

[EXCL]

Originally Posted by Strafe

I actually enjoyed life more each year I became older.

You died? Oo

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FSDele:

^_^

[raycey]

Originally Posted by Dox

Year of the Dragon.

Year of the Cupcake

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Dox:

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[mGGMueX]

It'll be funny when we're all elderly, I wonder how many of us will still play starcraft and if we can keep up the APM!

16 here btw

[tioN]

17 but i dont bm or anything i play the game enjoy the community thats all =) haha not everyone under 18 is a douche =D

[Sunset]

28. Don't mock me. I'm going through a quarter-life crisis. Year of the Pig. No jokes. FML.

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	Asrathiel:	Hey, I'm Year of the Rat...
	Nemo:	Year of the PiG is awesome ! :)

[Jumbled]

30 years old here. Just finished my quarter-life crisis On to the next one then!

[YourFather]

I'm 25, most of my friends aren't gaming anymore, thats sad.

Gaming for life, for me.

[Reere]

19.. 19... 1985~~!