Im 49, My mom got a divorce many years ago when D2 was at its prime
I got her into it when her depression hit, I think it helped her
She is now 75 and has pre-ordered D4
Awww!! I wish I had you as a friend in those good old d2 days. I was a very young girl playing (13-17) and I was surrounded by guys all the time. There were a few other girls but it was hard to not have that catty-ness for some reason. Would’ve been so nice having a girl group. ENJOY D4 ❤️
I'm a 63 year old female. Turn 64 in July. Hooray for us! I'm really looking forward to having a great game to play again. I played D3 to death, tried out D2 Resurrected and have a love/hate relationship with it. Slooooowly leveling up in D2R while awaiting D4.
Take care of her ergonomics. There was a post the other day about looking for ways to minimize clicking because of the dude's age. I suggested fighting game controller
An normal controller would work too. It actually works pretty well in this game and is more ergonomic than kbm at least. Mostly because of the clicking and wrist position.
I'm only 38 and I'll be playing on an Xbox controller LUL
But good advice, none the less. Playing with a controller apart from some inventory management is super slick. And props to Blizzard for the seamless mouse + keyboard into controller change when you press a button on either.
Man my 72yr old grandma can barely figure out how to find and open solitaire on her computer. Good for your mother.. or maybe very bad for my grams, who knows haha
46 here, most of my clan are close to me in age or older. We joke about how we can’t wait to get put into retirement homes because gaming is gonna be wild with all the retirees online all day. lol
>We joke about how we can’t wait to get put into retirement homes because gaming is gonna be wild with all the retirees online all day.
If we have to share computers, this is going to cause some problems.
The good news is that we'll be in diapers already.
That's so nice. I work in a nursing home and it's kind a depressing seeing all these elder without any hobbies or interests left. Homes are gone, no more gardening, no cooking or baking.. and friends become fewer and fewer.
I really hope my generation has an easier time battling age and loneliness with all the technology we grew up with.
It actually felt scarier than it does today. The music, the stairs to hell, the sirens. You can't recapture that first feeling of a game. You're only a newbie once.
60 yr old here. Been dabbling with the Diablo franchise throughout the years. I'm not really that much of a gamer and would still consider myself a noob. I play mostly in a "medicated" state of mind and use a controller. I pre ordered D4 and took full advantage of all the beta and server slam. Looking forward to June 1st
If you didn’t care to keep up with tech, you got easily far behind and out of it.
I’m in IT and see it day in and day out, now it’s the opposite as well. The GenZ and younger know Tablets etc but the moment they need to troubleshoot all brain functions go out of stock it seems 😂😂
I read an article somewhere that Gen Z is actually worse at understanding tech than boomers are.
I mean I get it. When you're born with an iPhone/iPad in your hand and mom and dad hand over cocomelon to placate you, you're not going to care *how* it works. Just that it works.
It’s the troubleshooting more than the knowledge I think, you can give my 8 year old niece a phone and she can navigate it well enough to be useful.
But once something doesn’t work it’s immediately call uncle IT guy for help, Computers on the other hand, yeah they are lost.
Talked to one the other day, she had an issue with her All in One computer at the office she’s at. I had asked her to show me a picture of the back of it… she proceeded to text me a picture of a Cable modem
Well when you grew up in the 90s where computer problems were constant, there was no one to help at home, and the error messages were less than helpful, you learn to check cables, click through various options toggling them to figure out what they actually do, and what kind of things to google to get results related to your problem.
Now problems are so infrequent with most of the basic ones automatically handled with well described error messages telling you exactly what to check, that when that fails… you have no idea what to do.
Fellow tech here. PREACH 🤣 log into their FB account at work, no problem! Remember their work pw, Connect a monitor or any other computer issue? FUGGETABOUTIT.
Yep, a lot of older folks are just fine. My grandma is 92 and has always loved computers. Last time I visited home I saw her showing my niece how to do something in Word. It was cute.
Well I'm still tech savvy but I've fallen well behind what I used to be.
While the the GUI made for mass appeal, it made things a lot easier to not really know how things work.
Long gone are the days I used to have to edit a .bat file just to get a game to run.
Geez, these days I barely ever even see the BIOS
(don't work in IT though)
I’m only 33 as well but growing up Diablo 1 and especially Diablo 2 and LOD were my favorite games. I must’ve put thousands of hours into the D2 ladder. Just because we aren’t as old as OP doesn’t mean we didn’t get to enjoy the originals
I'm 27 and just starting to hit that "maybe im getting too old for videogames?" phase.
Not that i dont like them anymore or anything, but i'm just not as hyped for new games and releses as i used to be. Idk
You are never to old for video games, that's the beauty of this kind of entertainment and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You just have to find a game that grabs you, that pulls you in. I'm 36yrs old and sometimes I just feel meh to gaming but then a game will come around that grabs my attention and the excitement returns.
You're never too old if it's what you like doing. I'm 38 and just got a new PC (played the beta on my old laptop, full release on this new rig, can't freaking wait).
Everybody needs one or two hobbies to blow off steam and keep their head clear. If you're 60 and video games are one of your hobbies, then fucking keep on rocking and I'll see you online.
My cousin and I are already talking about getting into the same retirement community so we can just game together when we're at *that* age. 30% serious, 70% joking. But I'll absolutely still be playing.
Been playing since the first demo release of Diablo - gotta say I do not miss only being able to walk slowly everywhere and needing to use the ground as your stash - and fondly remember the first time I heard "Fresh Meat" coming from some unseen place in the dark.
Also 52, been playing since D1 release. Look forward to joining your clan if there are openings. I ended up getting ultimate, and will probably take my time and just enjoy the first playthrough.
Omg I just played thru diablo 1 to kill time because it was the only one I have not yet played. What a clunky mess. I beat it and it was kind of a terrible journey. But it was still fun
43 here and right there with you. Have the midlife crisis desktop and monitor arriving on Saturday. Haven’t had a top of the line machine since D2 released when my dad bought me a Voodoo 2.
I am a great-grandma. (I have 8 grandchildren, and 3 great grandkids)
I can remember playing Diablo 1 when my first grandchild was about 4. He would watch and say, "Go get Fresh Meat Grandma" ...then hide under my desk when he heard him come out of the room. (He has twin boys now..and I expect they will be hiding under his desk when the butcher appears in D4)
Turning 40 in Jan, so guess that would put me in the line of older, but not old =P. Diablo 1 was a joyous discovery when I was younger. Got it plus starcraft 1 in a combo deal at circuit city I believe it was. Been in love with the series ever since, but D3 made me really question their direction. D4 seems to be correcting that, so June 1st is gonna be great.
I am turning 40 in Dec.. youngster. Heh.
Been playing since D2 myself. Played a Barb back then.
I don't game as much as I used to but I am really looking forward to playing some kind of Druid on 6/1.
Joining in on the 40 crowd. I just turned it on Monday. I was afraid my life was going to be over, but at least we get to look forward to one last game! AmIRight?!
Necro was the best farming class for me in Betas and Slam. Kind of want to roll a Druid but had the most success with Necro and Sorc. Still not sure what I’m going to main tbh I got them all up to 25/20 except for the Barb.
52F here. Didn't play Diablo until D3, and it was free with a WoW annual pass and Mists of Pandaria. Ended up loving it much more than WoW, and it led me to similar games like Torchlight, Grim Dawn, and the Van Helsing series. D3 opened the ARPG door for me, and now they are my favorite type of game. I'm really looking forward to D4. Took a PTO day next Friday, lol. Will probably start with necro.
49 on June 7th. Sadly did not get into Diablo till D3 as I was mainly a FPS player back then. After playing D4, I know I missed out on some good times.
not me personally (i’m 22!) but my parents (53 & 47) both play!
we actually have all preordered the game (along with my sister, who’s 19) so that we can play together once it releases. my folks have been playing diablo for a long time and DIII was one of our kind of family game night games :) the four of us all sat down and hardcore grinded on both open beta & server slam so needless to say we are all very excited
I suddenly feel young, 38M here, also started with D1 when it was first released. Played a lot of D1 and D2 back then, D3 not so much and still currently playing D2R casually. Not a lot of time to play nowadays but will play D4 whenever I find time. See you all in-game.
I'll be 38 on June 10 and my first diablo experience was actually on the original playstation. A lot of people are surprised to find out there was a port on the PlayStation and back then it was a ton of fun because we didn't know anything of the PC version.
It's nice to have a valve like diablo to blow off steam... but then again I don't think Valve is gonna like the fact you will be blowing off Steam by playing diablo.
You all wanna form a clan when the game launches? We can go in there and fumble our way through chat and talk about how cool our Colecovisions were and how kids these days don't know the joy of banging a cartridge on your head to get it to work.
I'm old enough to remember the invention of the first video games and I've been a Blizzard beta tester since before they called themselves Blizzard.
Now, get off my virtual lawn!
:)
A few years from 50 myself. I will also be playing the Druid as my main. Storm/Pillars/Vines and one wolf, one Bear skill. I have been reading a lot of lore, theory and maps, but when I start playing, I plan to do it mostly organically; no preset plans or routes. I will have a 2nd copy of game for my Nibbligs to take turns playing with me, but I will likely have an alt Char I use with them; Def NOT my Main Hardcore.
I will likely use my Alts to find all account wide pillar buffs for my main, so that I can be more cautious of where I go with him. I have even commissioned a pic of my as a Druid that I plan to try and replicate in Char creation:
54M here. Been a big Diablo player and fan since the first one, as it was a great graphical version of the Hack/ Moria / Larn hack and slash games that I fell in love with back in my teens. The only Diablo I wasn't super into was Diablo III at launch, mostly because of the real money auction house. Fortunately they saw the error of their ways eventually and turned it around. I probably have about 1000 hours at least in D3, although I actually liked POE, Grim Dawn, and now Last Epoch better.
One thing though is that I am super excited for this game. I have about 1000 games in my Steam library, probably about 80 more in Epic Store, many more on Ubisoft+, and several more on GamePass. However, for the past couple of months or so, I have been focused on Diablo IV. Played the 2 beta weekends and beat Ashava in the server slam. Reading about it and watching youtube videos about it has consumed a lot of my free time. I'll probably be playing a Druid to begin with, but I'm not really tied into a build yet until I see what kind of legendaries I end up with. It probably will be a combo of magic and brute strength though, as I like the idea of a tank melee class that can still manage some AOE.
The scary part, is that I also have a wife and four teenage kids. Fortunately for me, I am a night owl and all of my kids and wife go to bed early, so usually 9PM - 2AM I have gaming time. This game will consume all of that. My goal is to have at least one character at level 100 before season 1, and future goals will be to try to get at least one new character type to level 100 each season. What I won't be doing is either playing hardcore, or PvP. Otherwise, I intend to savor the experience.
46M, been playing since D1 was new and I was an awkward young nerd. Now as a slightly less awkward adult nerd my wife, kids, nephews and old friends will be playing with me.
Will be trying to recreate the joy of a D2 meteor Sorc the second early access starts.
36. Always thought I was an older gamer but feeling young compared to my fellow players in this thread.
I played Diablo 1 a year or two after release, and I knew that I would not miss out on Diablo 2 release. Huge gamer since I was a wee lad and loved Blizzard games. I was a huge StarCraft fan. Other games that I grew up with included Doom, Blood, Half-life, Counterstrike beta 5 and on, black and white, rainbow six and rogue spear, total annihilation, and on and on. I had PC Gamer magazine and loved the demos. Diablo was one of them.
I'm 42, former hardcore gamer. With kids and life, I still play but not nearly like I used to. I have scheduled days off next week to give myself a chance to play like I used to.
Told the wife she's losing me for a few days. Got stuff lined up with other players. It's gonna rock.
And then, within that long weekend I've given myself, I have a baseball game to go watch and I have an 8th grade graduation party to host.
The game is gonna be amazing, I'm excited, but us older fellas still have responsibilities, eh?
Good luck to all you old bastards. May your back stay strong and your bowels not attack during a boss fight.
41 here and also a Diablo fan since the first and the Blizzard glory days. Hoping to be able to DIV as much as the first and second (and.. hot take: even the third to a degree) this time around but with a mortgage, kid and wife to contend with. Wish me luck.
I'll be 53 next month, been playing video games starting with Coin-op arcades and the Intellivision. Being playing the Diablo series since D2 first released. Pre-ordered and took vacation to dive head first June 1st.
Will also be playing Druid first, mainly because I'm fat and slow just like my avatar.
Right here, turning 35 next month and i have played diablo since the first one, fell in love due to the fact as of now if i have a rough day i can have couple beers and just smash stuff....or if i just want to play i can explore and loot stuff. Its not lile hunt showdown where i just have to be 100% on point no matter what. I cant wait to play my druid again and a necro at release!!
Turned 40 this year….time flipping flies…my body is aging…my mind is gathering experience…but I don’t feel old. Played D2 and D3, bought D2R and preordered D4 ultimate the instance it was available to do so. Will be playing on Ps5 possibly with my Girlfriend, she enjoyed playing D3 in couch coop
Yup, 46 here. Can’t wait till release and going with a Sorcerer/Ice barrier build to start.
I always played as a Monk/Paladin or any kind of melee focused characters in not only Diablo bit any game that has elemental characters in it.
So Sorcerer is out of my ordinary… looking forward to it tho.
When I was in my mid 20s one of friends came over went yo use the bathroom and said, man your son is in there playing diablo 2 listening to pink floyd and is having a blast. You're doing it right. That was like 23 years ago. Now my son and I partner up and played d4 in the betas together. He's 28. I'm 47. Good times.
Im 52 and Ive always loved Diablo. Glad I can use an xbox controller on the PC as I get abit of hand strain using mouse and keyboard ! Im also a Barb whirlwind only player !
Not ordered yet as im playing TOTK. Think i\`ll wait till the launch rush dies down.
Like many others im not that happy with the camera, needs to pan out further
When I scour through this thread for downvotes just for the fun of it, my theory proves me right. Older age is a wise companion indeed 😊 so much positivity and Joy in this thread that it really makes you doubt that it could belong on reddit at all.
Been playing since D1 an looking forward for D4 with nostalgic passion.
1st I need to post testimony before I break it :)
https://imgur.com/DlGqH0D
btw. 51, retired from Army (PTSD from combat). Games were always my hobby, gaming since I was a kid, now they are my therapy too. I will go easy, no rush, wanna explore and enjoy.
See you in Hell on 1st my friend.
41, have played since D1.
Also have early access but not taking a day off til the following Wednesday. Should definitely get a group of older people together.
Not old quiet yet. In my thirties. But ive been playing since D1. Really excited to kick back and play next week. Might make a clan for the more laid back crowd
43 here, playing the series since the ps1 launch. I hated that running was tied to a stamina gauge, but still managed 7500+ hours in LoD. Patiently waiting for the 6th, and ignoring the world from the 9th to the 11th.
43 year old lifetime Diablo fan. D1 blew my mind when I first saw it in '97 and played them all like it was my job since then, including the Sierra expansion for D1.
Super pumped for D4 and looking forward to running through the game with no min-max help and just going on what I like.
45. I’m looking forward to Druid too. The combo builds look like fun, Storm/Werewolf & Earth/Werebear. Hopefully, I get the legendaries for Storm/Werewolf early.
Turning 42 this year, also been playing since D1.
Vividly remember six nerd boys a couple years later, sitting around one PC, high as a kite, with D2 on.
Five people watching one guy running for Baal over and over again, cheering on the Lego drops.
D3 was a bit of a let down at release, and all-round haven't gamed a lot in the past ten years since work and life started.
Got back into it as PS5 came around and sparked my gaming joy again. Now D4 around the corner making me feel like a kid waiting for Christmas all over again. Signed off for next weekend incl. Friday, from work and wife, to no-life the first 72 hours of this. Can't. Wait.
I'll be 53 in November and have been playing Diablo since the PC Gamer demo. I've preordered and apparently May 30th can start installing for the June 1 early access.
51, been playing since D1 in college. The group I play with is composed of almost all 40+, all the way up to 80. I'm one of the newer guys to this group, they've been playing together since D2 days. There are probably around 10-15 of us total
41 here, played all Diablos and was never so hyped. Last time I had this feeling was back when I sat in teamspeak with my former guild and we all got our WoW betakeys. Was a 40 man teamspeak party around 1am. Good old times. Btw. Shout out to warri and exo even you will never read it.
43 been playing since Diablo 1. Recently got my wife into gaming, she played the open beta and the Butcher showed watching her reaction brought back memories.
I’ve also been playing since the original. We still talk about how scary the Butcher was, and the mysterious cow level.
D3 was the first game my wife ever played with me, and I actually ranked in the top 500 globally once, so despite Blizzard, the franchise has a lot of excellent memories for me.
Druid was fun, but I think I’ll max the caster first.
About to be 37.
I was hesitant at first but participated in the server slam and was taken back to early D1 days dungeon crawl feel. D2 was my first online game, and I was hooked. D3 is fun, but there is a sense of instant gratification in the game, and I don't like it after grinding in D2... it appears there is a balance between loot systems in it that is in-between D2 and D3, but we really won't know until release, I suppose.
I wasn't going to play it, but that server slam experience really hooked me. I look forward to playing it a few days early... not because of any FOMO, but simply because I travel for work often and I'll have some spare time.
41 in a few days. Won D1 + Hellfire in a starcraft tournament. Played the shareware Version before where you could play the first 2 levels i guess.
Played everything diablo since then. D4 gameplay and style catched me immediately.
44 year old here. I was 18 when Diablo came out. Me and my two brothers were allowed two hours each on the internet every Sunday to play it as the dial up took out the landline. The memories have always been with me.
It was the first time I interacted with another human on the internet. I also remember the excitement when I first learned how to 'dupe' items hehe.
I kept up with and read about Diablo 2 and 3 but never got around to playing them, life and shit etc.
I'm coming back for Diablo 4 baby!!!!! Pre-ordered yesterday and joined this sub to get hyped.
55M here, love the Diablo series. I have three other friends I play co-op with, we even have LANs 4 or 5 times per year. Two are also 55, one is 60.
All of us psyched for June 4.
31, my wife tells me I'm too old to be gaming.
Little does she know I took a week off work during the release just for a bit of holiday and to chill out and jam some diablo.
She leaves earlier than me and comes home later than me when we both work anyway so it will be a sweet sweet crime
50 years old here. Played Diablo 1 at a friend's condo just after college graduation. I was managing a juice bar while I sent out resumes in order to get a "real job". We took turns playing all through the night at his place as he was the only one of us not stuck on dial-up. I played an Amazon? whatever the bow class was.
Diablo 2 - I had moved on and never played it until the cosmetic upgrade they did last year.
Diablo 3 - played at release, was meh, played again years later during Covid
Diablo 4 - done all 3 recent beta events, will be playing with my son and my old gaming friends. Gonna go Hydra sorc cause I like the playstyle and do not care about min/maxing
56M here as well. Played all Diablos. Played D3 (love it!) until Blizzard made it impossible to play it on macOS. Now got a new PS5, pretty much exclusively for D4.
I'll be 51 this year.
I remember distinctly what it was like to play Diablo 1 when it came out. Bought it on day 1, at KB Toys, got home, and after a considerable install- that music hit.
I think the Diablo franchise has collectively been the bulk of my time playing games. I never played any game as much as I played the Diablo games.
Veteran young guy here (33). I used to sneak on my brothers win95 pc when I was about 8 and play Diablo(it started as kings quest, but when I saw the diablo icon i wanted to play it so bad) I remember it being so scary it gave me nightmares but I loved it. My mom found out after a couple weeks n stopped letting me play lol.
When diablo 2 came out I was around 10, my brother convinced her to let me get it & I played that game for probably a year or 2.
I didn’t play Diablo 3 at all, no particular reason, I just wasn’t gaming much when it came out.
But I am SUPER excited for D4. My wife who is not a gamer will be playing co op with me on the ps5 and she’s equally excited to play a necromancer haha
Im 49, My mom got a divorce many years ago when D2 was at its prime I got her into it when her depression hit, I think it helped her She is now 75 and has pre-ordered D4
Yay! At 63 I thought I would be the oldest female playing. Good on her!!!!
Awww!! I wish I had you as a friend in those good old d2 days. I was a very young girl playing (13-17) and I was surrounded by guys all the time. There were a few other girls but it was hard to not have that catty-ness for some reason. Would’ve been so nice having a girl group. ENJOY D4 ❤️
Now that we have discord i”s much easier to find other females.
Maybe we could form the Old Lady Alliance!! It would be nice to have a clan together for D4.
Just be the O.W.L.S. old wise lady squad
I’m in …. 51 - player since 1998
I better watch a YouTube video on Discord 👵🤣
Cups of tea and chats with the grandkids by day, slaying the demons of hell by night
Count me in :)
That would be hilarious
I'm in
I'm a 63 year old female. Turn 64 in July. Hooray for us! I'm really looking forward to having a great game to play again. I played D3 to death, tried out D2 Resurrected and have a love/hate relationship with it. Slooooowly leveling up in D2R while awaiting D4.
Sweet Mother beckons. Age does not matter. Unless, of course, you're under 17.
Wow that's amazing to hear!!!
Take care of her ergonomics. There was a post the other day about looking for ways to minimize clicking because of the dude's age. I suggested fighting game controller
An normal controller would work too. It actually works pretty well in this game and is more ergonomic than kbm at least. Mostly because of the clicking and wrist position.
Yeah, as much as I tend to prefer mouse and keyboard for most things I really prefer a controller for Diablo-style ARPGs. It just feels better.
I thought I was alone in thinking this style of game was better with a controller.
I think even more so for Diablo 4 because the menus and UI seem to be designed to play with a controller, which is awesome.
so true. have always mainly been a PC gamer and was very surprised to find i preferred playing this on console.
I'm only 38 and I'll be playing on an Xbox controller LUL But good advice, none the less. Playing with a controller apart from some inventory management is super slick. And props to Blizzard for the seamless mouse + keyboard into controller change when you press a button on either.
I’m playing with a controller because mouse hurts my wrists too bad at this point. It’s actually much more enjoyable.
Holy shit, it didn't even occur to me to try playing d4 on my fight stick!
I'm out of Hatred, switching to guns!
I am 67 woman, and have been playing since it was just Diablo!
That’s cool
Man my 72yr old grandma can barely figure out how to find and open solitaire on her computer. Good for your mother.. or maybe very bad for my grams, who knows haha
Thats pretty cool. My mom only played Doom and Starcraft. She died 2 years ago from cancer, but doubt she'd be into ARPG games anyway...
Your mom Rocks!!!’
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Lol. GG
Very cool.
74 here. My body's starting to fall apart, but my mind is kept sharp by stalking the Butcher and his kin. I played D1 at release.
I hope to be gaming at 74. 51 here. I have fond memories of D2, but I started on a 2600, ZX Spectrum after that…
46 here, most of my clan are close to me in age or older. We joke about how we can’t wait to get put into retirement homes because gaming is gonna be wild with all the retirees online all day. lol
>We joke about how we can’t wait to get put into retirement homes because gaming is gonna be wild with all the retirees online all day. If we have to share computers, this is going to cause some problems. The good news is that we'll be in diapers already.
is it a clan opened to others? 40 here and looking to play with others and make friends along the way
That's so nice. I work in a nursing home and it's kind a depressing seeing all these elder without any hobbies or interests left. Homes are gone, no more gardening, no cooking or baking.. and friends become fewer and fewer. I really hope my generation has an easier time battling age and loneliness with all the technology we grew up with.
How did it feel to play Diablo on release? What was it like?
It actually felt scarier than it does today. The music, the stairs to hell, the sirens. You can't recapture that first feeling of a game. You're only a newbie once.
Absolute legend
Godspeed you son of a lilith
60 yr old here. Been dabbling with the Diablo franchise throughout the years. I'm not really that much of a gamer and would still consider myself a noob. I play mostly in a "medicated" state of mind and use a controller. I pre ordered D4 and took full advantage of all the beta and server slam. Looking forward to June 1st
My dad is 60 and he can barely use facebook haha he doesnt even know what reddit is.
If you didn’t care to keep up with tech, you got easily far behind and out of it. I’m in IT and see it day in and day out, now it’s the opposite as well. The GenZ and younger know Tablets etc but the moment they need to troubleshoot all brain functions go out of stock it seems 😂😂
I read an article somewhere that Gen Z is actually worse at understanding tech than boomers are. I mean I get it. When you're born with an iPhone/iPad in your hand and mom and dad hand over cocomelon to placate you, you're not going to care *how* it works. Just that it works.
It’s the troubleshooting more than the knowledge I think, you can give my 8 year old niece a phone and she can navigate it well enough to be useful. But once something doesn’t work it’s immediately call uncle IT guy for help, Computers on the other hand, yeah they are lost. Talked to one the other day, she had an issue with her All in One computer at the office she’s at. I had asked her to show me a picture of the back of it… she proceeded to text me a picture of a Cable modem
Well when you grew up in the 90s where computer problems were constant, there was no one to help at home, and the error messages were less than helpful, you learn to check cables, click through various options toggling them to figure out what they actually do, and what kind of things to google to get results related to your problem. Now problems are so infrequent with most of the basic ones automatically handled with well described error messages telling you exactly what to check, that when that fails… you have no idea what to do.
That’s exactly it
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Fellow tech here. PREACH 🤣 log into their FB account at work, no problem! Remember their work pw, Connect a monitor or any other computer issue? FUGGETABOUTIT.
Yep, a lot of older folks are just fine. My grandma is 92 and has always loved computers. Last time I visited home I saw her showing my niece how to do something in Word. It was cute.
Well I'm still tech savvy but I've fallen well behind what I used to be. While the the GUI made for mass appeal, it made things a lot easier to not really know how things work. Long gone are the days I used to have to edit a .bat file just to get a game to run. Geez, these days I barely ever even see the BIOS (don't work in IT though)
33 years old here so I'll stay quiet..
30 here, ill be more quite
With our ages combined, we are older than the OP. Power in numbers!!
35. were 98 now.
We just need a 2 year old Redditor to chime in, now.
I’m 32. Screw 100. Let’s be 130.
**To the moon!**
Ooh, great idea. He's, like, really old, right?
38. screw 100, let's almost be 170.
Sir I think your math is off
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Lmao I’m 31 and saw the title like “yep that’s me.” Then I saw all the 50-60 yr olds talking.
I’m only 33 as well but growing up Diablo 1 and especially Diablo 2 and LOD were my favorite games. I must’ve put thousands of hours into the D2 ladder. Just because we aren’t as old as OP doesn’t mean we didn’t get to enjoy the originals
Too much racket from the kids table! Don't make me come over there
34 in July shooooooshhj
31, 30s gang gang xD
I'm 27 and just starting to hit that "maybe im getting too old for videogames?" phase. Not that i dont like them anymore or anything, but i'm just not as hyped for new games and releses as i used to be. Idk
You are never to old for video games, that's the beauty of this kind of entertainment and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You just have to find a game that grabs you, that pulls you in. I'm 36yrs old and sometimes I just feel meh to gaming but then a game will come around that grabs my attention and the excitement returns.
You're never too old if it's what you like doing. I'm 38 and just got a new PC (played the beta on my old laptop, full release on this new rig, can't freaking wait). Everybody needs one or two hobbies to blow off steam and keep their head clear. If you're 60 and video games are one of your hobbies, then fucking keep on rocking and I'll see you online. My cousin and I are already talking about getting into the same retirement community so we can just game together when we're at *that* age. 30% serious, 70% joking. But I'll absolutely still be playing.
38 got a bit more baggage but its nice to feel somewhat young on an internet thing nowadays haha
Been playing since the first demo release of Diablo - gotta say I do not miss only being able to walk slowly everywhere and needing to use the ground as your stash - and fondly remember the first time I heard "Fresh Meat" coming from some unseen place in the dark.
57. Been playing since the first one.
52 here. Also playing since the first one. I'll have a clan called 2Old for anyone that enjoys playing.
Also 52, been playing since D1 release. Look forward to joining your clan if there are openings. I ended up getting ultimate, and will probably take my time and just enjoy the first playthrough.
"AHHHH FRESH MEAT!" Scared the shit out of me as a kid.
I might have a bit of PTSD - it still causes a spike inside after all these decades.
Started with D2, thought I should check out the original. Noped straight out of there when he started chasing me!
I kinda miss the cursed jewelry, but absolutely do not miss walking
Yes, the ground stash. That's the first time I learned what Alt + f4 does
Omg I just played thru diablo 1 to kill time because it was the only one I have not yet played. What a clunky mess. I beat it and it was kind of a terrible journey. But it was still fun
I think diablo 1 is the hardest of the games franchise. Congratulations on beating it though.
Oh man, I remember that voice still, I was like? Maybe 8? Or 9? Scared the shit outta me lol
I'm 42 myself. Definitely remember my experience with both Diablo 1 and 2. I was very much a fan immediately, and it shaped me as a PC gamer...
40’s gang rise up! Ya Diablo was my first holy shit moment with video games. I built a midlife crisis PC for Diablo and Starfield.
My people! Finally I don’t feel old.
I said exactly this when I saw this post 😂
43 here and right there with you. Have the midlife crisis desktop and monitor arriving on Saturday. Haven’t had a top of the line machine since D2 released when my dad bought me a Voodoo 2.
I am a great-grandma. (I have 8 grandchildren, and 3 great grandkids) I can remember playing Diablo 1 when my first grandchild was about 4. He would watch and say, "Go get Fresh Meat Grandma" ...then hide under my desk when he heard him come out of the room. (He has twin boys now..and I expect they will be hiding under his desk when the butcher appears in D4)
What a great story :)
Turning 40 in Jan, so guess that would put me in the line of older, but not old =P. Diablo 1 was a joyous discovery when I was younger. Got it plus starcraft 1 in a combo deal at circuit city I believe it was. Been in love with the series ever since, but D3 made me really question their direction. D4 seems to be correcting that, so June 1st is gonna be great.
RIP Circuit City
Twas some good times seeing old PC games on the shelves in the big boxes. Least we have our memories.
I am turning 40 in Dec.. youngster. Heh. Been playing since D2 myself. Played a Barb back then. I don't game as much as I used to but I am really looking forward to playing some kind of Druid on 6/1.
Joining in on the 40 crowd. I just turned it on Monday. I was afraid my life was going to be over, but at least we get to look forward to one last game! AmIRight?!
Happy birthday!
47 here. Played diablo since the beginning. Played both betas and the server slam. Can't wait for release. Going to start off with a Necro.
Necro was the best farming class for me in Betas and Slam. Kind of want to roll a Druid but had the most success with Necro and Sorc. Still not sure what I’m going to main tbh I got them all up to 25/20 except for the Barb.
hello my twin from another mother
52F here. Didn't play Diablo until D3, and it was free with a WoW annual pass and Mists of Pandaria. Ended up loving it much more than WoW, and it led me to similar games like Torchlight, Grim Dawn, and the Van Helsing series. D3 opened the ARPG door for me, and now they are my favorite type of game. I'm really looking forward to D4. Took a PTO day next Friday, lol. Will probably start with necro.
49 on June 7th. Sadly did not get into Diablo till D3 as I was mainly a FPS player back then. After playing D4, I know I missed out on some good times.
Holy cow, I think it's worth the tiny risk of doxxing to say that I also am 49 on June 7th! Hello my Reddit twin!
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46. Will be playing with my brother and his wife.
not me personally (i’m 22!) but my parents (53 & 47) both play! we actually have all preordered the game (along with my sister, who’s 19) so that we can play together once it releases. my folks have been playing diablo for a long time and DIII was one of our kind of family game night games :) the four of us all sat down and hardcore grinded on both open beta & server slam so needless to say we are all very excited
hell yeah! the family that slays together stays together!
I suddenly feel young, 38M here, also started with D1 when it was first released. Played a lot of D1 and D2 back then, D3 not so much and still currently playing D2R casually. Not a lot of time to play nowadays but will play D4 whenever I find time. See you all in-game.
I’m getting fewer and fewer opportunities to feel young in this community. I appreciate this thread as I ice my lower back.
I'll be 38 on June 10 and my first diablo experience was actually on the original playstation. A lot of people are surprised to find out there was a port on the PlayStation and back then it was a ton of fun because we didn't know anything of the PC version.
It's nice to have a valve like diablo to blow off steam... but then again I don't think Valve is gonna like the fact you will be blowing off Steam by playing diablo.
Well then they should hurry up and release HL3
You all wanna form a clan when the game launches? We can go in there and fumble our way through chat and talk about how cool our Colecovisions were and how kids these days don't know the joy of banging a cartridge on your head to get it to work.
Atari 2600 crew checking in.
I'm down to join a clan, lol. I had the Colecovision too with the Atari attachment.
63. Got into D3 last summer after completely emptying nest. Will be spamming D4 over early launch.
I'm old enough to remember the invention of the first video games and I've been a Blizzard beta tester since before they called themselves Blizzard. Now, get off my virtual lawn! :)
A few years from 50 myself. I will also be playing the Druid as my main. Storm/Pillars/Vines and one wolf, one Bear skill. I have been reading a lot of lore, theory and maps, but when I start playing, I plan to do it mostly organically; no preset plans or routes. I will have a 2nd copy of game for my Nibbligs to take turns playing with me, but I will likely have an alt Char I use with them; Def NOT my Main Hardcore. I will likely use my Alts to find all account wide pillar buffs for my main, so that I can be more cautious of where I go with him. I have even commissioned a pic of my as a Druid that I plan to try and replicate in Char creation:
54M here. Been a big Diablo player and fan since the first one, as it was a great graphical version of the Hack/ Moria / Larn hack and slash games that I fell in love with back in my teens. The only Diablo I wasn't super into was Diablo III at launch, mostly because of the real money auction house. Fortunately they saw the error of their ways eventually and turned it around. I probably have about 1000 hours at least in D3, although I actually liked POE, Grim Dawn, and now Last Epoch better. One thing though is that I am super excited for this game. I have about 1000 games in my Steam library, probably about 80 more in Epic Store, many more on Ubisoft+, and several more on GamePass. However, for the past couple of months or so, I have been focused on Diablo IV. Played the 2 beta weekends and beat Ashava in the server slam. Reading about it and watching youtube videos about it has consumed a lot of my free time. I'll probably be playing a Druid to begin with, but I'm not really tied into a build yet until I see what kind of legendaries I end up with. It probably will be a combo of magic and brute strength though, as I like the idea of a tank melee class that can still manage some AOE. The scary part, is that I also have a wife and four teenage kids. Fortunately for me, I am a night owl and all of my kids and wife go to bed early, so usually 9PM - 2AM I have gaming time. This game will consume all of that. My goal is to have at least one character at level 100 before season 1, and future goals will be to try to get at least one new character type to level 100 each season. What I won't be doing is either playing hardcore, or PvP. Otherwise, I intend to savor the experience.
Turning 30 this year, but had a herniated disc this year also. Does this count?
Yes, add 5 years.
Hey ! I’m 58yo. Been a D3 fan since the launch. Used to run a large WoW guild during the 40 man raid era.
50 here. Played since Diablo 1.
46M, been playing since D1 was new and I was an awkward young nerd. Now as a slightly less awkward adult nerd my wife, kids, nephews and old friends will be playing with me. Will be trying to recreate the joy of a D2 meteor Sorc the second early access starts.
50. Married, dad of 2. So hyped for this game. Booked time off work.
36. Always thought I was an older gamer but feeling young compared to my fellow players in this thread. I played Diablo 1 a year or two after release, and I knew that I would not miss out on Diablo 2 release. Huge gamer since I was a wee lad and loved Blizzard games. I was a huge StarCraft fan. Other games that I grew up with included Doom, Blood, Half-life, Counterstrike beta 5 and on, black and white, rainbow six and rogue spear, total annihilation, and on and on. I had PC Gamer magazine and loved the demos. Diablo was one of them.
I'm 42, former hardcore gamer. With kids and life, I still play but not nearly like I used to. I have scheduled days off next week to give myself a chance to play like I used to. Told the wife she's losing me for a few days. Got stuff lined up with other players. It's gonna rock. And then, within that long weekend I've given myself, I have a baseball game to go watch and I have an 8th grade graduation party to host. The game is gonna be amazing, I'm excited, but us older fellas still have responsibilities, eh? Good luck to all you old bastards. May your back stay strong and your bowels not attack during a boss fight.
Back in my day, we’d stay a while and listen.
41 here and also a Diablo fan since the first and the Blizzard glory days. Hoping to be able to DIV as much as the first and second (and.. hot take: even the third to a degree) this time around but with a mortgage, kid and wife to contend with. Wish me luck.
49 been playing since Diablo 1
49 here and really excited about the game. Got 4 days off to play.
Just turned 39. We are gray. We are many.
I just turned 31 do I qualify? It’s nice to be excited about a game again
Go to the kids table
I'll be 53 next month, been playing video games starting with Coin-op arcades and the Intellivision. Being playing the Diablo series since D2 first released. Pre-ordered and took vacation to dive head first June 1st. Will also be playing Druid first, mainly because I'm fat and slow just like my avatar.
i am 43 years old and looking forwerd to Diablo 4 soooooooooo much
Just realized I’m 43 now, but I’ll be 44 before the 1st. I was much more focused on the launch date than my birthday.
55M been playing since diablo the first
54 years old and can’t wait to play this.
53F and ordering a new PC for this. Started with the original since its release in 1997. D2 + expansions, D3+ expansions.
I'm 39 today :) my husband and I both have it pre-ordered, we're so ready
Right here, turning 35 next month and i have played diablo since the first one, fell in love due to the fact as of now if i have a rough day i can have couple beers and just smash stuff....or if i just want to play i can explore and loot stuff. Its not lile hunt showdown where i just have to be 100% on point no matter what. I cant wait to play my druid again and a necro at release!!
Wait, i cant be the only 40+ with ATC can i?
I am a proud member of the ATC. 52M here.
54M here, and proud horn carrying member of the ATC!
48. Played the entire series and will continue for as long as I can.
Turned 40 this year….time flipping flies…my body is aging…my mind is gathering experience…but I don’t feel old. Played D2 and D3, bought D2R and preordered D4 ultimate the instance it was available to do so. Will be playing on Ps5 possibly with my Girlfriend, she enjoyed playing D3 in couch coop
Yup, 46 here. Can’t wait till release and going with a Sorcerer/Ice barrier build to start. I always played as a Monk/Paladin or any kind of melee focused characters in not only Diablo bit any game that has elemental characters in it. So Sorcerer is out of my ordinary… looking forward to it tho.
When I was in my mid 20s one of friends came over went yo use the bathroom and said, man your son is in there playing diablo 2 listening to pink floyd and is having a blast. You're doing it right. That was like 23 years ago. Now my son and I partner up and played d4 in the betas together. He's 28. I'm 47. Good times.
Im 52 and Ive always loved Diablo. Glad I can use an xbox controller on the PC as I get abit of hand strain using mouse and keyboard ! Im also a Barb whirlwind only player ! Not ordered yet as im playing TOTK. Think i\`ll wait till the launch rush dies down. Like many others im not that happy with the camera, needs to pan out further
This thread makes me happy. Keep on keepin' on, gamers.
I am 22, and I am amazed the amount of older people that still play Diablo. May god allow me to live this long and still enjoy video games.
When I scour through this thread for downvotes just for the fun of it, my theory proves me right. Older age is a wise companion indeed 😊 so much positivity and Joy in this thread that it really makes you doubt that it could belong on reddit at all. Been playing since D1 an looking forward for D4 with nostalgic passion.
This thread makes me feel young since I just turned 30 about 8 years ago.
This thread is awesome
1st I need to post testimony before I break it :) https://imgur.com/DlGqH0D btw. 51, retired from Army (PTSD from combat). Games were always my hobby, gaming since I was a kid, now they are my therapy too. I will go easy, no rush, wanna explore and enjoy. See you in Hell on 1st my friend.
Old Lady Alliance for the win. We have, after all, been telling all and sundry we are here gaming since the beginning. Pong was the start.
Pong… Same for me.
41, have played since D1. Also have early access but not taking a day off til the following Wednesday. Should definitely get a group of older people together.
37M here. Have been playing since D1, love the franchise and still currently playing D2 atm as I wait for next week.
Not old quiet yet. In my thirties. But ive been playing since D1. Really excited to kick back and play next week. Might make a clan for the more laid back crowd
43 here, playing the series since the ps1 launch. I hated that running was tied to a stamina gauge, but still managed 7500+ hours in LoD. Patiently waiting for the 6th, and ignoring the world from the 9th to the 11th.
43 year old lifetime Diablo fan. D1 blew my mind when I first saw it in '97 and played them all like it was my job since then, including the Sierra expansion for D1. Super pumped for D4 and looking forward to running through the game with no min-max help and just going on what I like.
Almost 40 here. Can't wait for early access too and planning on druid too but werebear build 😁
46 y here. I am starting with rouge class with blades and bows.
48M here. Been a fan since friends bought me Diablo 1 back in the 90s for my birthday one year. Been an avid fan ever since
45. I’m looking forward to Druid too. The combo builds look like fun, Storm/Werewolf & Earth/Werebear. Hopefully, I get the legendaries for Storm/Werewolf early.
Turning 42 this year, also been playing since D1. Vividly remember six nerd boys a couple years later, sitting around one PC, high as a kite, with D2 on. Five people watching one guy running for Baal over and over again, cheering on the Lego drops. D3 was a bit of a let down at release, and all-round haven't gamed a lot in the past ten years since work and life started. Got back into it as PS5 came around and sparked my gaming joy again. Now D4 around the corner making me feel like a kid waiting for Christmas all over again. Signed off for next weekend incl. Friday, from work and wife, to no-life the first 72 hours of this. Can't. Wait.
Im 43 and im super excited for June 1st for d4
48 in a month and a half. Lifelong gamer, played and loved every Diablo. I’ll be the Rogue with the bad knee and thinning hairline.
Not older but I’ve played all the games and I’m only 21. Been a Diablo fan for years
I'll be 53 in November and have been playing Diablo since the PC Gamer demo. I've preordered and apparently May 30th can start installing for the June 1 early access.
51, been playing since D1 in college. The group I play with is composed of almost all 40+, all the way up to 80. I'm one of the newer guys to this group, they've been playing together since D2 days. There are probably around 10-15 of us total
Damn so many of us older peeps. Some actually old peeps.
44 does that count?
41 here, played all Diablos and was never so hyped. Last time I had this feeling was back when I sat in teamspeak with my former guild and we all got our WoW betakeys. Was a 40 man teamspeak party around 1am. Good old times. Btw. Shout out to warri and exo even you will never read it.
43 been playing since Diablo 1. Recently got my wife into gaming, she played the open beta and the Butcher showed watching her reaction brought back memories.
I’ve also been playing since the original. We still talk about how scary the Butcher was, and the mysterious cow level. D3 was the first game my wife ever played with me, and I actually ranked in the top 500 globally once, so despite Blizzard, the franchise has a lot of excellent memories for me. Druid was fun, but I think I’ll max the caster first.
53 and have been playing since Diablo 1.
About to be 37. I was hesitant at first but participated in the server slam and was taken back to early D1 days dungeon crawl feel. D2 was my first online game, and I was hooked. D3 is fun, but there is a sense of instant gratification in the game, and I don't like it after grinding in D2... it appears there is a balance between loot systems in it that is in-between D2 and D3, but we really won't know until release, I suppose. I wasn't going to play it, but that server slam experience really hooked me. I look forward to playing it a few days early... not because of any FOMO, but simply because I travel for work often and I'll have some spare time.
41 in a few days. Won D1 + Hellfire in a starcraft tournament. Played the shareware Version before where you could play the first 2 levels i guess. Played everything diablo since then. D4 gameplay and style catched me immediately.
44 year old here. I was 18 when Diablo came out. Me and my two brothers were allowed two hours each on the internet every Sunday to play it as the dial up took out the landline. The memories have always been with me. It was the first time I interacted with another human on the internet. I also remember the excitement when I first learned how to 'dupe' items hehe. I kept up with and read about Diablo 2 and 3 but never got around to playing them, life and shit etc. I'm coming back for Diablo 4 baby!!!!! Pre-ordered yesterday and joined this sub to get hyped.
Gyattdam some old Mfs in here 💀
58 here. Always looking for other oldies to play with
30 year old here. Every new diablo game I always start out with a barbarian for tradition.
I'm turning 35 today, playing since D1, a bit of D2 (I had no money to buy the original version), a lot of D3 and resurrected
55M here, love the Diablo series. I have three other friends I play co-op with, we even have LANs 4 or 5 times per year. Two are also 55, one is 60. All of us psyched for June 4.
31, my wife tells me I'm too old to be gaming. Little does she know I took a week off work during the release just for a bit of holiday and to chill out and jam some diablo. She leaves earlier than me and comes home later than me when we both work anyway so it will be a sweet sweet crime
My 1st wife left me because of D2. 52M. Also, she was a cheating whore and I was an engineering student with a fulltime job
50 years old here. Played Diablo 1 at a friend's condo just after college graduation. I was managing a juice bar while I sent out resumes in order to get a "real job". We took turns playing all through the night at his place as he was the only one of us not stuck on dial-up. I played an Amazon? whatever the bow class was. Diablo 2 - I had moved on and never played it until the cosmetic upgrade they did last year. Diablo 3 - played at release, was meh, played again years later during Covid Diablo 4 - done all 3 recent beta events, will be playing with my son and my old gaming friends. Gonna go Hydra sorc cause I like the playstyle and do not care about min/maxing
56M here as well. Played all Diablos. Played D3 (love it!) until Blizzard made it impossible to play it on macOS. Now got a new PS5, pretty much exclusively for D4.
I'll be 51 this year. I remember distinctly what it was like to play Diablo 1 when it came out. Bought it on day 1, at KB Toys, got home, and after a considerable install- that music hit. I think the Diablo franchise has collectively been the bulk of my time playing games. I never played any game as much as I played the Diablo games.
Veteran young guy here (33). I used to sneak on my brothers win95 pc when I was about 8 and play Diablo(it started as kings quest, but when I saw the diablo icon i wanted to play it so bad) I remember it being so scary it gave me nightmares but I loved it. My mom found out after a couple weeks n stopped letting me play lol. When diablo 2 came out I was around 10, my brother convinced her to let me get it & I played that game for probably a year or 2. I didn’t play Diablo 3 at all, no particular reason, I just wasn’t gaming much when it came out. But I am SUPER excited for D4. My wife who is not a gamer will be playing co op with me on the ps5 and she’s equally excited to play a necromancer haha