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2018/04/22 14:38:33
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Found an old poll on this ( https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/338698.page), but as this was in 2011, I wanted to check if the results had changed at all or if it was any different now.
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2018/04/22 14:46:46
Subject: Re:Age of the average 40K player.
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Lord of the Fleet
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 Mordian Iron Guard - Major Overhaul in Progress 
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2018/04/22 15:02:51
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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I voted, but locally? Easily 20-30 is about 75% of what I see.
I should clarify, if you go to shops, you'll see 20-30 almost exclusively. I think the older crowd has houses, and has wisened up and is playing with a couple of friends at home, and not going out seeking random pick-up games at FLGS, etc.
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2018/04/22 15:11:24
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I just turned 26 last month. And I'm being lumped in with the rest up to 30. You made me feel old.
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CaptainStabby wrote:If Tyberos falls and needs to catch himself it's because the ground needed killing.
 jy2 wrote:BTW, I can't wait to run Double-D-thirsters! Man, just thinking about it gets me Khorney.
 vipoid wrote:Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?
 MarsNZ wrote:ITT: SoB players upset that they're receiving the same condescending treatment that they've doled out in every CSM thread ever.
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2018/04/22 15:14:03
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Battlefortress Driver with Krusha Wheel
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It might surprise many people here to hear I'm 25.
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2018/04/22 15:32:00
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Stubborn White Lion
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Why do these whippersnappers get so many options, like there's any real difference between a 16 and 21 year old!
34 by the way. :(
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2018/04/22 15:38:24
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Nasty Nob
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40 next month.
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2018/04/22 15:40:44
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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33, but been playing since I was 12.
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2018/04/22 15:42:41
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Humming Great Unclean One of Nurgle
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Something to remember-this won't give you a good spread of ages of those who play 40k. It'll only give you a good spread of those who frequent this forum.
Older folk might be more in the hobby, but just not use the internet as much as us young whippersnappers.
21, by the by.
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Clocks for the clockmaker! Cogs for the cog throne! |
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2018/04/22 15:45:12
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 JNAProductions wrote:Something to remember-this won't give you a good spread of ages of those who play 40k. It'll only give you a good spread of those who frequent this forum.
Older folk might be more in the hobby, but just not use the internet as much as us young whippersnappers.
21, by the by.
These days its more likely older folk are the only ones left on forums whilst he younger are all facebooking
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2018/04/22 15:50:18
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Battlefortress Driver with Krusha Wheel
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 Overread wrote: JNAProductions wrote:Something to remember-this won't give you a good spread of ages of those who play 40k. It'll only give you a good spread of those who frequent this forum.
Older folk might be more in the hobby, but just not use the internet as much as us young whippersnappers.
21, by the by.
These days its more likely older folk are the only ones left on forums whilst he younger are all facebooking
20+ years olds remember how old 40k was like or how bad GW used to treat people so it's understandable they're the people who stay here to complain all the time. XD
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2018/04/22 15:51:31
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Nurgle Veteran Marine with the Flu
Southern California
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I’m 32. Been playing since I was 16.
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2018/04/22 15:51:40
Subject: Re:Age of the average 40K player.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Your categories overlap, so I chose the lower one 
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2018/04/22 15:56:46
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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Overread wrote: JNAProductions wrote:Something to remember-this won't give you a good spread of ages of those who play 40k. It'll only give you a good spread of those who frequent this forum.
Older folk might be more in the hobby, but just not use the internet as much as us young whippersnappers.
21, by the by.
These days its more likely older folk are the only ones left on forums whilst he younger are all facebooking
Actually most young people avoid facebook right now. Reddit and 4chan is where you'll find the young people this days.
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 Crimson Devil wrote:
Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.
ERJAK wrote:Forcing a 40k player to keep playing 7th is basically a hate crime.
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2018/04/22 16:31:15
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Lord of the Fleet
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Total poll fail with category overlap on four categories. OP knew that was a thing, clearly, but failed anyway.
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2018/04/22 17:07:40
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Twisting Tzeentch Horror
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I'm only 14 but really like this forum. A lot of sensible people on here.
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 insaniak wrote:
You can choose to focus on the parts of a hobby that make you unhappy, or you can choose to focus on the parts that you enjoy.
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2018/04/22 17:09:53
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Humming Great Unclean One of Nurgle
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Are... Are we on the same forum?
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Clocks for the clockmaker! Cogs for the cog throne! |
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2018/04/22 17:35:17
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2018/04/22 22:57:08
Subject: Re:Age of the average 40K player.
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Bounding Assault Marine
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44 myself. At our club we the majority are 30-45 I would guess.
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40k:  Space Marines (Rift Wardens) - 8050pts.
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2018/04/22 23:20:37
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Norn Queen
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Poll is malformed, has overlapping brackets.
Secondly, the average age of Dakka users is not the average age of 40k players. The average age would be around 13 since GW's entire marketing strategy revolves around getting kids to spend mummy's credit card on £200 of models then quit after 3 weeks, rather than targeting the adults who've been playing for 20+ years with income to spend.
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2018/04/22 23:25:06
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Sister Vastly Superior
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 BaconCatBug wrote:Poll is malformed, has overlapping brackets.
Secondly, the average age of Dakka users is not the average age of 40k players. The average age would be around 13 since GW's entire marketing strategy revolves around getting kids to spend mummy's credit card on £200 of models then quit after 3 weeks, rather than targeting the adults who've been playing for 20+ years with income to spend.
Any proof for that, statistics, sources or anything? Or are you just making that up  ?
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Dark it was, and dire of form
the beast that laid them low
Hrothgar's sharpened frost-forged blade
to deal a fatal blow
he stalked and hunted day and night
and came upon it's lair
With sword and shield Hrothgar fought
and earned the name of slayer
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2018/04/23 00:06:39
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Nasty Nob
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I think this thread could help GW.
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I am the kinda ork that takes his own washing machine apart, puts new bearings in it, then puts it back together, and it still works. |
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2018/04/23 00:12:56
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Norn Queen
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 Ragnar Blackmane wrote: BaconCatBug wrote:Poll is malformed, has overlapping brackets.
Secondly, the average age of Dakka users is not the average age of 40k players. The average age would be around 13 since GW's entire marketing strategy revolves around getting kids to spend mummy's credit card on £200 of models then quit after 3 weeks, rather than targeting the adults who've been playing for 20+ years with income to spend.
Any proof for that, statistics, sources or anything? Or are you just making that up ?
Making logical inferences based off marketing behaviour.
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2018/04/23 00:18:31
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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33. And I have sons ages 11 & 13 that play a bit at home
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2018/04/23 00:34:23
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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here we have all the way from 18 to 56, lovely people
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2018/04/23 00:53:16
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2018/04/23 01:36:46
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Daemonic Dreadnought
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My father is in assisted living. I met someone the first day there who was an avid, 72 year old 40k player.
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2018/04/23 09:36:17
Subject: Re:Age of the average 40K player.
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Just realised the overlapping age ranges, and after I specifically thought about if for the younger ranges 
I'm aware that this only shows the average age of a 40K player in this forum, but I imagine this should still provide a rough idea of the spread of users. Thanks to all those who have taken the poll so far! Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, can anybody point me towards a semi-recent poll post about the main armies of players, as I would be interested to compare that with these old results again https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/435468.page
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2018/04/23 10:13:07
Subject: Age of the average 40K player.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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It is possible the young folk today don't use forums much and prefer to communicate on more modern social media platforms... (I am told even Facebook is old fashioned now and not popular with young people...)
Also, I keep getting older...
Mark.
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2018/04/23 10:49:45
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker
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Agreed it is malformed, but not for overlap. The problem is with 14-16 and 17-19. If you are 16 years and 35 days, you are between the categories. With 20-25 and 25-30, if you are 24 years and 364 days, you are in 20-25. As soon as the first second of your 25th birthday hits, you will be in the 25-30 group.
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