Too old for Habbo(x)?

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Hi everyone, I've posted a similar thread on this before but have now officially made it into an article - which you can see HERE - and now as a debate.

Basically, I wonder whether or not there is an appropriate time to 'leave' Habbo(x)? For example, should someone my age (23!!) with 'responsibilities' still be here? What about the fact there are a few people with children on this website? Does the answer depend on whether you're still using Habbo, or only using the forum?

What do you all think? WHY are we all still here? Why are YOU still here?

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[Meanies]

I think for many people Habbo(x) is just a phase of their life and then they move on and forget all about it. I started playing when my brother did and then gave up not long after. Then when I went into year 7 a few people started playing so I found my old account and started using it again, and since then never really stopped except a few long breaks, which would make it about 12 years I've been using Habbo now, half my life I don't think there should really be any cut off point. Okay it's aimed at a younger audience but those of us that have grown up using it have maybe made it a bit of a habit?

There's been times where I haven't even logged on for over a year but then eventually end up coming back. Even with Habbox I signed up back in 2005 mainly for trading, it wasn't until recent years (turns out it was actually 2008 that I seriously became staff) that I finally became staff here after HabboMeadow where I used to do contenty stuff closed. Anyway back to the topic. When people develop friendships and such I think it encourages them to keep coming back, even if they fade away a lot of people still pop on periodically just to have a little catch up and see what is going on and who is doing what.

I think personally the main reason I still use the two sites is because myself and Kelly owe a lot to it. If it wasn't for Habbo(x) then we wouldn't be together, we wouldn't be living together and we wouldn't be engaged right now. Even if I weren't staff, I'd probably still pop on every now and then just see what is going on and stay involved. Even so, I don't really know what else I would do on an evening other than slob on the sofa and watch TV, might as well be doing something to entertain others at the same time!

I got completely sidetracked writing this so forgot where I was meaning to go with all this... all in all, I don't think there is really a certain cut off point for using Habbo(x) at all! At the moment there a quite a few users in their twenties that use both sites and it is perfectly acceptable, however I'm not so sure how acceptable it would be when we all hit 30, is that maybe the limit?

[FlyingJesus]

Once a Habbo, always a Habbo

[Conor]

There are loads of Habbo(x) users being an adult over 20 (I'll be an adult in April cri) but if you're enjoying the game and our websites then why not stay? You might get people who go "ohhh so and so it 28 years old and s/he's still on Habbo(x), much be such a creep" but to be honest, the people who are still here must enjoy playing (and working) for Habbo(x) otherwise they wouldn't be here! So why not just leave them do it! Habbo has an age to start playing but I'm yet to see an age to stop playing... The Habbo staff are probably in their 20s and 30s and they still play Habbo (I know it's because they're staff but you get what I mean.)

My point is NO, there shouldn't be an age to stop playing, people can come to the conclusion themselves as when to stop playing and I respect them playing in their 30s if thats what they want to do!

[Cerys]

I think like if you've been on habbo/x for a good few years and have a friend base, who cares if you're 30 and still come on? You're just coming on cos you have a set of friends who you wanna keep talking to and so on.

I think it only starts getting a tad weird when you're 30, never been on the game before and have no friends on it..then I guess you've gotta start thinking there's an ulterior motive cos it does look a tad odd.
But if you've been playing for a while/have friends on here then who cares?

[Expling]

i don't see a problem with age really, like I see Habbo just as any other game lmao
like you honestly get 30 year olds playing their xbox and wii's or whatever, it's the exact same except we're doing it online - just leave whenever you're ready

[Zh]

When you have kids.

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I got completely sidetracked writing this so forgot where I was meaning to go with all this... all in all, I don't think there is really a certain cut off point for using Habbo(x) at all! At the moment there a quite a few users in their twenties that use both sites and it is perfectly acceptable, however I'm not so sure how acceptable it would be when we all hit 30, is that maybe the limit?

what if Habbox closed and someone created a non-Habbo fansites to go to - would it be acceptable then? id love to know what you all are up to in your 30's (and would hope you're all living in your own house w/ a career and family...)

Once a Habbo, always a Habbo

if you liked it then u shudda put a ring on it

There are loads of Habbo(x) users being an adult over 20 (I'll be an adult in April cri) but if you're enjoying the game and our websites then why not stay? You might get people who go "ohhh so and so it 28 years old and s/he's still on Habbo(x), much be such a creep" but to be honest, the people who are still here must enjoy playing (and working) for Habbo(x) otherwise they wouldn't be here! So why not just leave them do it! Habbo has an age to start playing but I'm yet to see an age to stop playing... The Habbo staff are probably in their 20s and 30s and they still play Habbo (I know it's because they're staff but you get what I mean.)

My point is NO, there shouldn't be an age to stop playing, people can come to the conclusion themselves as when to stop playing and I respect them playing in their 30s if thats what they want to do!

what about if people are using the website as a coping mechanism or because they're lonely etc? is it acceptable then? i know in the past i used the site excessively because i was lonely and it sabotaged my real life.

[Abracadavre]

I always figured you're never too old. its basically just a social network with moveable avatars, you're never too old for that much like facebook, but id feel awkward being on habbo one day and having my children on it the same time

[Empired]

I think one of the big things for Habbo users on Habbox is that we only use it because our friends are there. I don't know about anyone else but I know that I wouldn't use Habbo anymore if I woke up tomorrow and Habbox had closed because I am only ever in HxHD or the events room; I don't go on because it's habbo, I go on to see my friends. Big difference imo.

So in that light I don't think anyone is too old to carry on chatting with their friends.

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