TOG - The Older Gamers

Warin · 10th October 2006, 08:50 AM

Ok, I read the AUP and FAQ. Great stuff, I am on board. I am 44 years old, and I think Australians (and New Zealanders) are awesome! Awesome gamers, anyway - that has been my only exposure to them. My first MMORPG was Asheron's Call 8 or 9 years ago, and I fell in with some Australians there. Terrific. (I am Canadian, incidentally.) Hopefully that is a sufficient amount of sucking up. Moving on...

I am currently waiting for LOTRO to come out, and I saw your name while I was lurking my way through the Kinship forum. I have played Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot, Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars and World of Warcraft. I still have an active WoW account, but was unable to find a guild I liked so I stopped logging in and rotating my mail<g>. I also tried Guild Wars and really didn't like it at all. It seems to be enormously popular, so I can't help thinking that I must have missed the point somehow. I was constantly lost, had trouble following the main quest threads, found levelling up and questing really hard, couldn't get good gear or loot, hated having access to only a few spells at a time, etc. I also had an underpowered PC (took care of that<g>), which no doubt coloured the experience as well.

The reason I tell you all this is that I am interested in giving GW another look while I am waiting for LOTRO. I might also want to play some WoW if there is any guild support for under-60 players. (That had been the issue with my other guilds.) And if anyone has a suggestion for another fine RPG to while away the remnants of the pre-LOTRO epoch, I would be interested to hear it. See you all online, I hope.

Warin

P.S. Warin is the name of my first and only pen-and-paper D&D character. That was about 25 years ago. Yeesh....

Hicks · 10th October 2006, 02:03 PM

Welcome to TOG, your application looks in fine form and an admin should be along soon to TOGerise you

You'll find once you have access to the rest of the forums that there is a LOT of games that TOG are involved in. Even if you find something new make sure you link it, a few of us are keen for 9Dragons which is a new one being changed to english and so on.

Aide · 10th October 2006, 02:46 PM

Welcome Warin

Bor@c · 10th October 2006, 05:47 PM

Welcome to TOG! Stop by COD Division forums and say hello.

CannonFodda · 10th October 2006, 10:36 PM

Welcome to TOG, your application has been reviewed and approved.

You will now have full access to all parts of the TOG website
• All TOG member only forums
• All member only areas of the website
Undoubtedly you want to get started and the best place to start is to visit the main forum for the game in which you are interested, have a read of the sticky posts and other threads that catch your attention.

Introduce yourself and ask any further questions you may have.
You will find other TOG members most helpful if you take the time to ask any questions you may have.

The social heart of TOG can be found in “The Lounge Room”, where any topic is being discussed and debated. If you want to know the other TOG members across the whole of TOG visit the Lounge Room.
Want to know when the next real life get together is of TOG members, again the lounge room is the place to be.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy TOG for as long as you choose too, feel free to spread the message to your friends and family who enjoy gaming and don’t forget to have fun yourself!

All the best!

The Older Gamers!