Age and Neopets

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by amanda121, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. dstarvish88

    dstarvish88 Level I

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2009
    Messages:
    98
    Likes Received:
    0
    im 20 soon to be 21 and i love neopets i think alot of older people play
     
  2. Anfan

    Anfan Level IV

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2009
    Messages:
    1,327
    Likes Received:
    105
    Location:
    USA
    I registered for my first Neopets account when I was 9 or 10, played for a few years, quit to go play MMORPGs for a couple of years, and now I'm back to it as a 15-year-old. =P

    Neopets is a fun game for all ages, and after all, I read somewhere that it was originally developed for bored college students, anyways.
     
  3. totheRESQ

    totheRESQ Level I

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2008
    Messages:
    85
    Likes Received:
    0
    I have a child and worked 2 full time jobs and still had time for Neopets. If "responsibility" means you stop making time for things you enjoy to keep you from being buried in stress, then I guess I never got older.
     
  4. Zack

    Zack Level II

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2008
    Messages:
    176
    Likes Received:
    3
    Location:
    Earth...but no, seriously, Toronto
    I've played on and off for like...8ish years maybe? give or take
    Although I'm only 17 now so I don't fit into the demographic of the question
    but if I ever run into extreme boredom when I'm older I'll probs play again
    maybe when I retire haha
     
  5. Seduction

    Seduction Newbie

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2009
    Messages:
    10
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm only 15, But i have met over 50+ people who are older than 20+ so yeah i guess there are people older than 20,, So your not alone, :p
     
  6. nark00

    nark00 Newbie

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2009
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm 20 and I've been playing since I was 12 but you can be sure that NONE of my friends have ever known or will ever find out :lol:
     
  7. beardi

    beardi Level I

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2009
    Messages:
    79
    Likes Received:
    8
    I started at about 11, then gave up after my pathetic attempts at cheating were foiled lawl. Now 18 and my cheating attempts are much more successful, and less detectable =] my account is only 2 weeks old lol, waiting till 16 days for r89's then the real cash starts to come in =] Got my first UB today to so happy!

    Unless I get iced then I will probably play for a long time =] You aren't the only adult that plays =]
     
  8. AussieGirl

    AussieGirl Level I

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2009
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm 25 and have been playing for nearly 5yrs so your not alone!\

    I also wish I knew then what I know now about neo.
     
  9. lazypando

    lazypando Level IV

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2006
    Messages:
    3,326
    Likes Received:
    94
    well let's see...
    I think I started neopets the summer before 6th grade cause a friend from music camp introduced me to it. I'm a senior now so that'd make eh...6+ years?
     
  10. Will

    Will Level IV

    Joined:
    Mar 1, 2009
    Messages:
    1,067
    Likes Received:
    53
    I think it would be hard to understand some of the economic things in neopets if you weren't above a certain age :/


    Then again, Viacom seem to target some of their things to the young. But, for a kids site, they do have a VERY lax filter.
     
  11. mooseshrooms

    mooseshrooms Newbie

    Joined:
    Mar 23, 2009
    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Really. I think any age is fine as long as people don't let it control their life. And that the people arent some kind of creepy internet stalker x3
     
  12. Pandar

    Pandar Level I

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2009
    Messages:
    119
    Likes Received:
    0
    A lot of older people play it, it was originally intended for college students. Most of the older people don't pay attention to a lot of the features though, like the cutesy little kid stuff.
     
  13. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock

    lol same here just i started playing like when neo first came out xD so like what 9? 10? years ago? i'm 15 almost 16 and my friends never knew a thing about it xD i've got a reputation to uphold xD
     
  14. goldfishrockster

    goldfishrockster Level III

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2007
    Messages:
    377
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Leeds, England
    Wasnt neo originally created for layabout students (like myself) to procrastinate on? I'm 22 and still play, I've dipped in and out of neo since I was 14ish! I still get hooked now and again!
     
  15. Xenon

    Xenon Newbie

    Joined:
    Aug 23, 2008
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    ^ I'm pretty sure it was.
    I started playing 7 years ago when I was 8 or 9, I'm 15 now, aha. o:
    I don't think there's anything wrong with adults playing it.
     
  16. gege

    gege Level III

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2009
    Messages:
    506
    Likes Received:
    3
    Location:
    europe
    I am 21 years old :yup:
     
  17. assasin

    assasin Level IV

    Joined:
    Nov 24, 2007
    Messages:
    835
    Likes Received:
    0
    Yeah i remember reading somewhere that neopets is mainly targeted towards teens and college students!
    So i expect most players to be of 15-25 age.
    By the way i am 20 years old(exact average of the range).
     
  18. Aye Pod

    Aye Pod Newbie

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2009
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    I am only 13 but I bet that there are people older han you... probably like 40 year old virgins playing =/
     
  19. Arkley

    Arkley Level III

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2009
    Messages:
    441
    Likes Received:
    12
    I don't think there's anything wrong with people of any age playing Neopets. Those of us in our late teens/early twenties probably started playing when we were much younger and just never stopped. Older players perhaps play with their children, or just to sink some time. It only really becomes creepy when you're trying to use Neopets to hit on/flirt with people, 'cause you never know how much older/younger than you they are.
     
  20. Jackaroo

    Jackaroo Newbie

    Joined:
    Apr 6, 2009
    Messages:
    37
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Portsmouth - England
    I began neopets way back in 2000, when I was seven. I'm fifteen in a few months. xDDD