The online video game World of Warcraft was released in 2004. It was among
the first major online video game that was American made and had a big
enough budget to deliver on it's promises. Since it is still alive and
well, in 2022, and still going strong, it has delivered everything a gamer
could hope for. WoW has a great storyline, a multitude of races
and classes, professions, thousands of quests, and a huge multi planet
landscape to be explored.
I started playing WoW in early 2005, I was in my forties and had never
played an online game in my life. I have to admit, the first time I
logged in, I was in awe of what I found. You have a character and you
are in a fantasy world. The other characters in the game are other
people from all over the world that you can meet and make friends
with. There are cities with stores and banks and inns and
embassies! In the country there are cottages and animals and lakes you
can fish in. It was beautiful!
It is pretty over whelming, but right away they give you things to do, and
the tutorial explains most everything you need to know. You just take
off and never look back! Check out the video below for a look at the
fun this game is!
What does this have to do with Older Folks?
Most people think that video games are for kids and that most of the people
that play are under 18. This may have been true in the beginning, but
it most certainly is not true now, 18 years later, and not for the reason
you might think. Sure, a lot of people who started in their teens are
now in their 30s which could skew the average age upward, but also, many
older people have taken to playing the game because their kids were playing
it and because their friends were playing it. There is so much
included in the game World of Warcraft, it has interests for all ages.
Can An Older Person Really Keep Up with Kids in a Video Game?
This is the great thing about World of Warcraft. You don't have to
compete with anyone if you don't want to. WoW can be anything you want
it to be. You can play completely alone, if that is what you prefer,
or you can be very social and make friends, join a guild, or even role play
if that is something you enjoy. If you like to compete, you can group
with larger amounts of people and do raids where large groups of people get
together to slay big monsters for rewards. There are even player
versus player fights, should you want to participate, from one on one duels,
to armies fighting armies. You can make this game whatever you want it
to be.
Why Would An Older Person Want to Play a Video Game Online?
Many older people are lonely and miss the socializing that they enjoyed
when they were younger and more mobile. WoW gives you the opportunity
to make friends and enjoy the company of people around the world. You
can explore places, go on adventures, battle monsters, or just sit and
talk. It offers an outlet to a greater world instead of the smaller
world that some older people live in.
It also provides fun and entertainment and a never ending list of things to
do. It can give purpose and joy to people who have too many hours in a
day and just sit around being bored. WoW also helps to keep people
sharp and thinking. It keeps the cognitive juices flowing which
something we all need!
Will the Other Players Make Fun of Me When They Find Out My Age?
For years I kept my age a secret in WoW.....until I learned that many of
the people I knew were around my age, or even older! In the last 5 or
6 years, I have noticed guilds that are strictly for older people, guilds
like "Over Fifty, "Ancient Artifacts," and even one called "Old
Farts!" Older people that want to play WoW will be in a lot of good
company.
So if you want try something new, maybe open a whole new world give WoW a
try! World of Warcraft is a subscription based game, which means that
in addition to buying the game itself, you also have to pay a monthly fee of
about $15, to access the game. For less that a fast food meal, you get
a whole month of great times! You can get a free trial of the game and
play up to level 20 to see if you like it, but I am confident you
will!
Click Here to Try the Free Trial of World of Warcraft
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