and I'm still sleeping outside with my donkey because I can't find a place I like for my permanent house because it needs to be a "good" spot for my planned farm.
I have one word for you - "terraform".
If it's not a good spot for your needs, make it a good spot.
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I'm 16 and I have played Minecraft for the past 2 years. According to the day count of one of my worlds, 2 047 Minecraft days have elapsed in the time I was building a great build on creative.
Another forties (42) gamer here. I play on Xbox and PC looking forward to the X1 release. Really digging the Halo mash-up on X360 ATM. Been playing for a couple of years. There was a while when Wife and I and all the kids were all playing PC version on a server I built. Those were fun times. Now it is mostly just myself and my youngest (13) that still play regularly. Also been playing the Blizzard Hearthstone card game as of late for a change of pace. It truly is a good time to be a gamer!
I should have read this post before I posted to MCX360: Quick Sessions / Minigames. I'm 57 ( I think any way, lets see, 2014-1957=57, yep, I'm 57) and most of the requests request I saw for people wanting to play online were in their 20's or younger. Since I don't have any real life friends I don't really have anyone to play the game with or talk to about it with.
I've only been playing a couple of months (first part of March 2014 I think) but I've been playing a lot. As I said in my other post, I have a disability that causes me problems with "fine motor control", which means I don't fight very well in any game. That doesn't mean I don't LIKE the game, just means I'm not very good at it. I've always liked RPG games, started with D&D (when I was 20 I think), and my first game on a PC was a text based RPG played on my Commodore 128 personal computer back in 1984 or 85. So I've been gaming off and on since 1979 with various different platforms and I guess the Xbox 360 is about as good as any on the marked when I bought it a couple of years ago.
Sorry to be so long winded; anyway, I'm 57 and been playing Minecraft on the Xbox 360 for a few months now and just bought the PC version last week (or was it the week before, can't seem to remember these things very well anymore) . Some things I like more in the PC version but mostly I like the Xbox 360 version better (has to do with keyboard/mouse controls vs. game controller). I even went out and bought a cordless keyboard/mouse for my laptop (my desktop is so old Minecraft lags a LOT when I play on it) so I could hook it up to my big TV to play longer at a time. I think if the PC version supported a game controller w/programmable controls I think I would like it a better than the Xbox version. As it is now though, I like the Xbox 360 version better.
Going to have to get used to typing XB360 since Xbox One is out now, can no longer just say "Xbox".
Oh darn, I did it again, just started rambling on and on. Going this time for sure ( I sure do miss my MSN chat rooms).
I should have read this post before I posted to MCX360: Quick Sessions / Minigames. I'm 57 ( I think any way, lets see, 2014-1957=57, yep, I'm 57) and most of the requests request I saw for people wanting to play online were in their 20's or younger. Since I don't have any real life friends I don't really have anyone to play the game with or talk to about it with.
I've only been playing a couple of months (first part of March 2014 I think) but I've been playing a lot. As I said in my other post, I have a disability that causes me problems with "fine motor control", which means I don't fight very well in any game. That doesn't mean I don't LIKE the game, just means I'm not very good at it. I've always liked RPG games, started with D&D (when I was 20 I think), and my first game on a PC was a text based RPG played on my Commodore 128 personal computer back in 1984 or 85. So I've been gaming off and on since 1979 with various different platforms and I guess the Xbox 360 is about as good as any on the marked when I bought it a couple of years ago.
Sorry to be so long winded; anyway, I'm 57 and been playing Minecraft on the Xbox 360 for a few months now and just bought the PC version last week (or was it the week before, can't seem to remember these things very well anymore) . Some things I like more in the PC version but mostly I like the Xbox 360 version better (has to do with keyboard/mouse controls vs. game controller). I even went out and bought a cordless keyboard/mouse for my laptop (my desktop is so old Minecraft lags a LOT when I play on it) so I could hook it up to my big TV to play longer at a time. I think if the PC version supported a game controller w/programmable controls I think I would like it a better than the Xbox version. As it is now though, I like the Xbox 360 version better.
Going to have to get used to typing XB360 since Xbox One is out now, can no longer just say "Xbox".
Oh darn, I did it again, just started rambling on and on. Going this time for sure ( I sure do miss my MSN chat rooms).
DoubleRK
Hi Double RK. I understand what you're saying about having a disability. I have Aspergers, and part of it is I have fine motor skill issues. Some days are better than others, so I prefer video games that aren't heavily skill-based so if I'm having a bad day fine motor skills-wise and my fingers just won't do what I ask them to do I don't frustrate myself over not being able to do anything in the game. I'm a musician too, and I'd had to learn ways to work with this disabiity,. Part of it is just not forcing myself to do certain things on "bad" days. It's just pointless frustration.
I play MC on both Xbox nd PC, although I too wish I could use a controller for the PC. I think there's software that lets you use a controller ith MC, but you have to pay for it, and I have no idea how well it works. So I just customized the controls on the PC to make them easier for me to use, and to keep me from making dumb mistakes when my fingers are failing me.
BTW I got my first PC in 1986. I loved those text based games and early 3D games like The Bard's Tale (still one of my all-time favs--playing Skyrim brought back a lot of memoires). And before then I was into D&D, even though it was hard for me to find kids my age who played it--must kids back then who played it were teens and didn't want a little tween like me around. I later made my high school friends play it with me, although they never were quite as keen on it as I was.
Anyhow, welcome to the forums and hope you have fun with MC.
Hi Double RK. I understand what you're saying about having a disability. I have Aspergers, and part of it is I have fine motor skill issues. Some days are better than others, so I prefer video games that aren't heavily skill-based so if I'm having a bad day fine motor skills-wise and my fingers just won't do what I ask them to do I don't frustrate myself over not being able to do anything in the game. I'm a musician too, and I'd had to learn ways to work with this disabiity,. Part of it is just not forcing myself to do certain things on "bad" days. It's just pointless frustration.
I play MC on both Xbox nd PC, although I too wish I could use a controller for the PC. I think there's software that lets you use a controller ith MC, but you have to pay for it, and I have no idea how well it works. So I just customized the controls on the PC to make them easier for me to use, and to keep me from making dumb mistakes when my fingers are failing me.
BTW I got my first PC in 1986. I loved those text based games and early 3D games like The Bard's Tale (still one of my all-time favs--playing Skyrim brought back a lot of memoires). And before then I was into D&D, even though it was hard for me to find kids my age who played it--must kids back then who played it were teens and didn't want a little tween like me around. I later made my high school friends play it with me, although they never were quite as keen on it as I was.
Anyhow, welcome to the forums and hope you have fun with MC.
Hey ORabbit,
I had a reply all typed out but when I re-read it I decided it was too long; I mean, I just rambled on and on, more like an e-mail than a reply to a post. I'll try to keep this one short. I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to be very good with either version of MC. The longer I play in one setting, the worse I get controlling things (either the controller on the 360 or mouse & keyboard on the PC). I think I take games too seriously and get frustrated. That's a problem for me because the more stressed I get, the less control I have over my hands. I bought a track ball to use instead of a mouse today to see if that helped me, and it seems to work ok once I slowed the pointer down. Still think I'll use the mouse when I'm playing MC on my desktop, but use the track ball when playing on my laptop.
There is a mod to use a game controller in MC (1.7.6 I think) and it works with a wired 360 controller, but I didn't feel comfortable with the lag time when using the LS to move. At least it seemed to lag to me, it could have just been my computer though now that I think about it.
For me, I think I'll just stay with a mod free version of the PC game since I may never really be very good at it anyway.
Well, it was nice talking to you, and thanks for the reply.
I don't think age is relevant when it comes to gaming, the average Australian game is 30 years old. - Source
The average age of all gamers is around 30 years old. At least that's what the last research thing I saw said. It's also approaching the point where it's almost 50/50 on male and female gamers.
The average age of all gamers is around 30 years old. At least that's what the last research thing I saw said. It's also approaching the point where it's almost 50/50 on male and female gamers.
I didn't realize that it was the world average as well, thanks.
The last article I saw stated that around 42% of gamers are girls however this also took into consideration using Smart Phone games.
I'd like to see the statistics of gamers for console games only.
I didn't realize that it was the world average as well, thanks.
The last article I saw stated that around 42% of gamers are girls however this also took into consideration using Smart Phone games.
I'd like to see the statistics of gamers for console games only.
For consoles only my guess is probably more around 75/25 for guys and gals respectively. Still, girls being a quarter of all console gamers would be a lot of female gamers.
I'm 30.
Been playing on xb360 for about a year and a half.
Got the demo one afternoon, waited for the monsters to come but they never did, so iI HAD to get the full version. Downloaded it that minute and have enjoyed it ever since.
My workmates think I'm nuts, but my niece and nephews love that I enjoy MC. We often facetime call each other and discuss what we are building etc.
I just got home from ordering the construction and combat books from the book store so I could send them over as gifts, after I have read them of course!
I am 24 and I love this game.. its something I think about while I am away from my console.. like what I should build next, what I didn't build/finish with my projects.. wondering what I last did/didn't do with my items I collected
stuff like that haha
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I have one word for you - "terraform".
If it's not a good spot for your needs, make it a good spot.
Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
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been playing since it went Gold!
Will purchase when it goes Diamond!
Luv it!
I've only been playing a couple of months (first part of March 2014 I think) but I've been playing a lot. As I said in my other post, I have a disability that causes me problems with "fine motor control", which means I don't fight very well in any game. That doesn't mean I don't LIKE the game, just means I'm not very good at it. I've always liked RPG games, started with D&D (when I was 20 I think), and my first game on a PC was a text based RPG played on my Commodore 128 personal computer back in 1984 or 85. So I've been gaming off and on since 1979 with various different platforms and I guess the Xbox 360 is about as good as any on the marked when I bought it a couple of years ago.
Sorry to be so long winded; anyway, I'm 57 and been playing Minecraft on the Xbox 360 for a few months now and just bought the PC version last week (or was it the week before, can't seem to remember these things very well anymore) . Some things I like more in the PC version but mostly I like the Xbox 360 version better (has to do with keyboard/mouse controls vs. game controller). I even went out and bought a cordless keyboard/mouse for my laptop (my desktop is so old Minecraft lags a LOT when I play on it) so I could hook it up to my big TV to play longer at a time. I think if the PC version supported a game controller w/programmable controls I think I would like it a better than the Xbox version. As it is now though, I like the Xbox 360 version better.
Going to have to get used to typing XB360 since Xbox One is out now, can no longer just say "Xbox".
Oh darn, I did it again, just started rambling on and on. Going this time for sure ( I sure do miss my MSN chat rooms).
DoubleRK
Hi Double RK. I understand what you're saying about having a disability. I have Aspergers, and part of it is I have fine motor skill issues. Some days are better than others, so I prefer video games that aren't heavily skill-based so if I'm having a bad day fine motor skills-wise and my fingers just won't do what I ask them to do I don't frustrate myself over not being able to do anything in the game. I'm a musician too, and I'd had to learn ways to work with this disabiity,. Part of it is just not forcing myself to do certain things on "bad" days. It's just pointless frustration.
I play MC on both Xbox nd PC, although I too wish I could use a controller for the PC. I think there's software that lets you use a controller ith MC, but you have to pay for it, and I have no idea how well it works. So I just customized the controls on the PC to make them easier for me to use, and to keep me from making dumb mistakes when my fingers are failing me.
BTW I got my first PC in 1986. I loved those text based games and early 3D games like The Bard's Tale (still one of my all-time favs--playing Skyrim brought back a lot of memoires). And before then I was into D&D, even though it was hard for me to find kids my age who played it--must kids back then who played it were teens and didn't want a little tween like me around. I later made my high school friends play it with me, although they never were quite as keen on it as I was.
Anyhow, welcome to the forums and hope you have fun with MC.
Formerly known as ORabbit around these parts.
Hey ORabbit,
I had a reply all typed out but when I re-read it I decided it was too long; I mean, I just rambled on and on, more like an e-mail than a reply to a post. I'll try to keep this one short. I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to be very good with either version of MC. The longer I play in one setting, the worse I get controlling things (either the controller on the 360 or mouse & keyboard on the PC). I think I take games too seriously and get frustrated. That's a problem for me because the more stressed I get, the less control I have over my hands. I bought a track ball to use instead of a mouse today to see if that helped me, and it seems to work ok once I slowed the pointer down. Still think I'll use the mouse when I'm playing MC on my desktop, but use the track ball when playing on my laptop.
There is a mod to use a game controller in MC (1.7.6 I think) and it works with a wired 360 controller, but I didn't feel comfortable with the lag time when using the LS to move. At least it seemed to lag to me, it could have just been my computer though now that I think about it.
For me, I think I'll just stay with a mod free version of the PC game since I may never really be very good at it anyway.
Well, it was nice talking to you, and thanks for the reply.
DoubleRK
I'll be 23 in June.
I don't think age is relevant when it comes to gaming, the average Australian game is 30 years old. - Source
I didn't realize that it was the world average as well, thanks.
The last article I saw stated that around 42% of gamers are girls however this also took into consideration using Smart Phone games.
I'd like to see the statistics of gamers for console games only.
Been playing on xb360 for about a year and a half.
Got the demo one afternoon, waited for the monsters to come but they never did, so iI HAD to get the full version. Downloaded it that minute and have enjoyed it ever since.
My workmates think I'm nuts, but my niece and nephews love that I enjoy MC. We often facetime call each other and discuss what we are building etc.
I just got home from ordering the construction and combat books from the book store so I could send them over as gifts, after I have read them of course!
stuff like that haha
gt- Jmoses1323
youtube.com/23trixx23