Tell us about yourself! - Page 6

Vodalian · #51 October 2nd, 2003, 06:04 PM

I'm 15 years old, post very rarely, play dominions 1 very actively and never win because of the standards I set to myself ( keeping taxes at a reasonable level, keeping people happy, never touching the luck scale, etc.)
I guess Dominions is just a huge immersive adventure to me, it doesn't really matter if I play with maximum efficiency or aim to win, as long as I have fun.
I live in Helsinki, Finland and know several people of the age 13 who play dominions eagerly. Maybe getting into games like Dominions at this age has something to do with our common cultural heritage

Nerfix · #52 October 2nd, 2003, 06:08 PM

Yes, we Finns are so powerhungry that almost every 13-years old teen wants to be a god...
Realy, i wonder why Finland has highest amount Dominions I sold per capita, and a large player community...

DominionsFan · #53 October 2nd, 2003, 06:10 PM

I think cuz Doms I. was a very very 'small game'.
I mean..no advertising etc. I bet that Doms II. will have lot more fans...er I think.

[ October 02, 2003, 17:10: Message edited by: DominionsFAN ]

Kristoffer O · #54 October 2nd, 2003, 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by DominionsFAN:

quote:
Originally posted by Yojinbo:
DominionsFAN,

Let me ask you something; Is it wierd to think of people over 25 doing ANYTHING?

Further, what do imagine your hobbies will be when you are 27 or 43?

Yo

Surely not computer gaming...I think that gaming is for young ppl, up to like 18 or max. 20 years olds.
If your like 25 30 or 40+ , its weird to me, that you are playing comp. games.
Maybe it is just me..

Do you also believe that game developers are 15-20 years old. Or are they just very skilled at guessing what teenagers like or not.

I'm 31 and I have been working on Dominions since 1997. Should I stop playing or developing games because I had a birthday or two?

Actually, Dominions was meant to be played by people above 35. People under that age was considered to bee too uneducated to grasp all the historical, mythological and literary paraphrases of the game.

licker · #55 October 2nd, 2003, 06:45 PM

Hehe...

The dev is a *mere* 31, and claims that no one under the age of 35 should play Dom

So does that mean that the devs don't play? Or just that they shouldn't as they are 'too uneducated...'

Anyway, all teenagers everywhere (not just Finska) have god complexes, the only one's you need to worry about are those that actually grow up to become gods

Nerfix · #56 October 2nd, 2003, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kristoffer O:

quote:
Originally posted by DominionsFAN:

quote:
Originally posted by Yojinbo:
DominionsFAN,

Let me ask you something; Is it wierd to think of people over 25 doing ANYTHING?

Further, what do imagine your hobbies will be when you are 27 or 43?

Yo

Surely not computer gaming...I think that gaming is for young ppl, up to like 18 or max. 20 years olds.
If your like 25 30 or 40+ , its weird to me, that you are playing comp. games.
Maybe it is just me..
Do you also believe that game developers are 15-20 years old. Or are they just very skilled at guessing what teenagers like or not.

I'm 31 and I have been working on Dominions since 1997. Should I stop playing or developing games because I had a birthday or two?

Actually, Dominions was meant to be played by people above 35. People under that age was considered to bee too uneducated to grasp all the historical, mythological and literary paraphrases of the game.

A-HA! So i now have waterproof evidence that Dominions is a Grognard game!
And about thinking people under 35 being too poorly educated, i even got your reference to dark power of humans left hand...
*The casters left hand turns deadly..."
And yes, you are this far the only game company that got the mythological part of Tiamat about rigth.

johan osterman · #57 October 2nd, 2003, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by Nerfix:
A-HA! So i now have waterproof evidence that Dominions is a Grognard game!
And about thinking people under 35 being too poorly educated, i even got your reference to dark power of humans left hand...
*The casters left hand turns deadly..."
And yes, you are this far the only game company that got the mythological part of Tiamat about rigth.

While I should allow Kristoffer to speak for himself I am betting you my right kidney Kristoffer wasnt entirely serious with the age or education issue, after all he peddles his game to his unsuspecting students. The dark power of the left hand comes from wiping your arse with it, thus turning it deadly.

Nerfix · #58 October 2nd, 2003, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by johan osterman:

quote:
Originally posted by Nerfix:
A-HA! So i now have waterproof evidence that Dominions is a Grognard game!
And about thinking people under 35 being too poorly educated, i even got your reference to dark power of humans left hand...
*The casters left hand turns deadly..."
And yes, you are this far the only game company that got the mythological part of Tiamat about rigth.

While I should allow Kristoffer to speak for himself I am betting you my right kidney Kristoffer wasnt entirely serious with the age or education issue, after all he peddles his game to his unsuspecting students. The dark power of the left hand comes from wiping your arse with it, thus turning it deadly.

The first part of the post:
Is he realy marketing Dominions to... shcoolkids? But they don't play games like this!

Last part of the post:
Literaly, ROTFLMAO!
Ok, ok, it migth be so, but it still sounds funny!

johan osterman · #59 October 2nd, 2003, 07:38 PM

Most of his school kids are several years older than you.

Nerfix · #60 October 2nd, 2003, 07:43 PM

Oh, i see...
I'm feeling so lonely here...
Being the youngest player to tell about himself this far...
And i was something like 12 or 13 when i started playing Dominions, because Dominions was only few months old when i found it...

Oh, BTW, any succes with his marketing campaing?

[ October 02, 2003, 18:47: Message edited by: Nerfix ]