Im 43 years old
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Part of maturing as a gamer is coming to the realization that you're not as good as you used to be and accepting it. Quitting the game is kind of a [censored] move. Its basically saying "Boo hoo im not gonna win every time i play so im just never gonna play again".
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@RD-Cash-Pesos82_PSN said in Im 43 years old:
if the person like my self over 40 years old
I'm 61, at the 500-600 level in RS. I like playing Events and BR online. They're All-Star difficulty (Events are sometimes HOF). My reflexes certainly aren't what they used to be, but I still enjoy online play and the rewards that go along with it. These old eyes can still play at AS level online.
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I’m in a similar boat. I’ve been playing the show since the beginning back in 06. I love the game and the collecting and grinding aspects. Ranked and Weekend league are a lot of fun. I am in my early 40s and tore a retina this year and had to play one-eyed for most of the year. I cannot compete above a certain level and I’m okay with that. I still pitch with the best of them and keep my games close and pray I can make them pay when they screw up. It’s still fun to me. I abhor losing in almost anything, but I just have accepted my mortality and find enjoyment where I can.
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Another option for us old folks that don’t want to play on legend is custom leagues. Find one that plays on all star. I played in one last year and the competition was pretty casual.
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I never needed to play online.
I still get my baseball and hockey fix playing their Ultimate Team modes offline.
I started playing sports games way before online came along in '99, fwiw.
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Im 48 and my vision is definitely not what it used to be 2-3 years ago. I had to adjust my perspective. I rarely play online, last time I played was in October. I'm having more fun now doing mini seasons with my new perspective. I play all star, I quit playing legend my eyes can't keep up. All star gameplay is still pretty decent not good but decent and the cpu still tries to win. 100+ fastballs I take unless it's down the pike and I'll take a hack at it and if I foul it off I consider that a victory, but I sit offspeed with the flamethrowers. Someone said on this forum in one of these threads if you get 3 hits every 10 at bats then you are doing job that's what changed my perspective and get less frustrated at the game. I realized my limitations and tI am trying to adjust to my limitations instead of the game.
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@DrBear100_PSN Do you play on a monitor or a TV?
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TV, I have customized to where I have pretty low latency. I thought about a monitor but the problem is the closer I get the blurry everything gets. Farsightedness has really set in. I have also adjusted to fact there better times to play this game. For instance between 9 and midnight on Sunday evenings are unplayable not so much the game because the internet in the area of county I live is extremely congested. Mid week evenings and mornings through the afternoons are good so I play those times and avoid times that are congested.
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@DrBear100_PSN said in Im 43 years old:
the closer I get the blurry everything gets.
I play with a monitor and wear reading glasses...
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I hit 100% better with a monitor. But I really only set that up around weekend classics now. Otherwise, it’s the tv.
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That's a pretty good idea, I'll probably try it with a relatively good inexpensive monitor first to see how I like it.
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My favorite thing is when I’m playing in ranked and lose 2-1 or 3-1. Something like that and the opponent was a cheese ball bunt dancing, holding r2, running in circles under f8 cans of corn, and constantly going to the dugout on the pre-intentional walk screen, replaying their home run and they send me an unsolicited message saying I suck. I have started messaging them back saying Father Time is undefeated. They don’t get it. But one day they will.
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@DrBear100_PSN said in Im 43 years old:
That's a pretty good idea, I'll probably try it with a relatively good inexpensive monitor first to see how I like it.
It made a huge difference for me. Plus, it keeps me out of the main living room so I'm not bothering my wife. I only have 1.25 readers, so my vision's not terrible yet, but it's so much clearer with them.
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43? Lol men used to go to war ahh comment
