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#1 Remnant John

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:42 PM

For a while now i've been wondering a few things about the community, like our demographic, and MWO's target demographic

i'm a 14 year old male who has played mechwarrior since mechwarrior 3
who are you and when did you start playing?

#2 TheMightyWashburn

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:44 PM

My guess is mostly people who meet the following:
Like big mechs
Have the internet
Like video games

I would venture to guess the majority are white people under 36 (like all gamers)

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:45 PM

As far as age goes, we have looked at it a few times through polls. Here is a pretty good, long-running one:

http://mwomercs.com/...ou-mechwarrior/

#4 SquareSphere

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:48 PM

30-60 year old male neck beards. Why?

Cause they were the 15-30 young male demo that were initially hooked during the "golden age"

#5 James The Fox Dixon

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:48 PM

The only thing that matters to PGI is if you have a big wallet. Your age doesn't matter at all.

#6 Relic1701

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:49 PM

I'm early forties and been playing Battletech since about '86.

#7 Penance

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:49 PM

humans ages 13 and up.

#8 CeeKay Boques

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:50 PM

View PostTheMightyWashburn, on 13 November 2012 - 01:44 PM, said:


I would venture to guess the majority are white people under 36 (like all gamers)


I would like to introduce you to the giant land mass east of Europe, and its outlying islands.

#9 Raalic

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:52 PM

Yeah, the demographics for this game are pretty broad. Make for a great community. The median age is probably 30, and you'll notice that there are as many between the ages of 51-55 as there are under the age of 15.

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:54 PM

mechwarrior 2 is the video game that got me into video games at age 11. 25 now and loving it.

#11 ROFLwaffle49

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:54 PM

Exclusively awesome people.

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:57 PM

View PostRemnant John, on 13 November 2012 - 01:42 PM, said:

For a while now i've been wondering a few things about the community, like our demographic, and MWO's target demographic

i'm a 14 year old male who has played mechwarrior since mechwarrior 3
who are you and when did you start playing?


I started playing when i was 9 years old and my parents bought me a board game called Battle Droids for my birthday. I played for until high school and didn't pick the game back up until I was in the army where i started collecting and painting pewter mini's. I continued to play well into my 30's introducing my wife to the game, collecting the fiction, playing all the PC games including mega mek and becoming friends with some of the current writers and developers of Battletech. I was canoninzed in 3050 upgrade as a notable mechwarrior for the King Crab mech. I'm currently a 36 year old stay at home dad teaching his 3 year old son about big stompy mechs. ;)

#13 Ockow

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:02 PM

Just say I'm old as dirt, started play computer games on a commadore 64 and been play mechwarrior seen it first released.

#14 Broceratops

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:03 PM

im 68 and to be honest i came here looking for online ******

#15 Reani Che

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:15 PM

24 male
MW4:V, MW4:M (with MekTek and NetMech), MegaMek... and about 20 books, still reading more and more...

#16 MrPenguin

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:15 PM

I like mechs that go dakka dakka and pew pew

Edited by MrPenguin, 13 November 2012 - 02:16 PM.


#17 Rotaugen

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:20 PM

I think it will bring in a large variety, mostly male but not all. I'm a 47 year old guy from the tabletop days. Back in my day, sonny, we had to spend hours hand painting our mechs!

#18 James The Fox Dixon

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:21 PM

View PostRotaugen, on 13 November 2012 - 02:20 PM, said:

I think it will bring in a large variety, mostly male but not all. I'm a 47 year old guy from the tabletop days. Back in my day, sonny, we had to spend hours hand painting our mechs!


I used the stand ups that came colorized. ;)

#19 aspect

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:38 PM

Great idea for a thread...I made it into a poll of sorts:

http://mwomercs.com/...mographic-poll/

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:07 PM

View PostTechnoviking, on 13 November 2012 - 01:50 PM, said:


I would like to introduce you to the giant land mass east of Europe, and its outlying islands.


East of Europe? That's a tad Eurocentric isn't it?

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