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CTF Age Demographic

Discussion in 'Capture the Flag' started by Xelasi, Apr 12, 2018.

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What's your current age?

Poll closed May 12, 2018.

  1. Under 13

    1 vote(s)
    0.6%

  2. 14-15

    19 vote(s)
    12.0%

  3. 16-17

    50 vote(s)
    31.6%

  4. 18-20

    61 vote(s)
    38.6%

  5. 21+

    21 vote(s)
    13.3%

  6. I've never played CTF, I'm just lurking.

    6 vote(s)
    3.8%
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  1. AriesRam10

    AriesRam10 Old MCPVP'er

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    This thread is too real wth
     
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    #41 AriesRam10, Apr 15, 2018
  2. Andrwe

    Andrwe Well-Known Member

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    Wow this feels deep, I also bet we have one of the most mature minecraft demographics hahah
     
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    #42 Andrwe, Apr 16, 2018
  3. DeadRhos

    DeadRhos Minimum Brain Size

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    :thinking:
     
    #43 DeadRhos, Apr 16, 2018
  4. ArcticGalaxy

    ArcticGalaxy Leader and Representative of The Crusaders

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    Remember when I joined CTF and was a baby.... im still a baby :c
     
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    #44 ArcticGalaxy, Apr 16, 2018
  5. Shawn_

    Shawn_ Playing CTF and making maps since 2012

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    Only 0.8% of everyone here is under 13 which means that barely any of the popular demographic of Minecraft (kids) even plays CTF.
     
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    #45 Shawn_, Apr 16, 2018
  6. Xelasi

    Xelasi Well-Known Member

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    To be fair, it's pretty hard for an entry level player to have a lot of success against the levels of people who have played for years and with the "fun entry classes" super nerfed.

    That, and Minecraft in general isn't pulling in people from 12-15 like it used to. That age group rides with trending games.

    The ones under 12 that are showing up tend to prefer creative, vanilla survival, and gamemodes for shorter attention spans. 20 mins feels like an eternity these days.
     
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    #46 Xelasi, Apr 16, 2018
  7. TheZombieKat

    TheZombieKat CTFer since May 2012

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    CTF players? Mature? Ha
     
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    #47 TheZombieKat, Apr 16, 2018
  8. Andrwe

    Andrwe Well-Known Member

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    I meant oldest! Minecraft has a young demographic.

    EDIT: actually Xelasi said something smarter right above this post
     
    #48 Andrwe, Apr 17, 2018
  9. 5ive_Head

    5ive_Head Well-Known Member

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    Silly non-tree mortals think 21+ is old...
     
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    #49 5ive_Head, Apr 23, 2018
  10. Spades_

    Spades_ Former CTF Mod

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    When most people are over 18, and the most popular insult is "kid" thinking
     
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    #50 Spades_, Apr 25, 2018
  11. Thiagx

    Thiagx New Member

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    I was 9 or 10 when I played CTF for the first time. I'm 14 now. I'm an official member of the CTF Teenager Club
     
    #51 Thiagx, May 4, 2018
  12. SirLeo

    SirLeo Professional Wall Spammer

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    It's bittersweet looking at the demographics considering most of the 18-20 year olds now (including myself) are probably people who were 13-15 or so when they first joined at the height of MCPVP. On one hand, you look at this and say "wow we have a group that's extremely loyal to this crazy game even after all these years", but on the other hand this data screams stagnation. You only get about >40 players on at any given time, and most of which are veterans who are far better than your average player. While that certainly makes for a more challenging and competitive game for the older players, newer players get dominated without "randy servers" (for lack of a better word) to play and get better on. It's like teaching your kid to swim by throwing them into a giant lake because all the kiddy pools dried up. I've been on hiatus for a while now so I'd assume this isn't anything new at this point.

    Even as a veteran, I mostly come on every now and then to see who's still around (or because my friend (irl) who first showed me ctf wants to play at 2 in the morning lmao) because half the time there isn't enough players for me to fully enjoy the game in itself. The nostalgia within all the calls, matches and shenanigans in the ~1300 hours I played was a piece of my time in high school so I guess that's why I haven't forgotten.
     
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    #52 SirLeo, May 13, 2018
  13. 5ive_Head

    5ive_Head Well-Known Member

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    a club of 1? jk
     
    #53 5ive_Head, May 13, 2018
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