Adults in Habbo

[wixard]

i was 11/12 when i signed up

[Absently]

it's a weird situation, because habbo hasn't been up long enough to have a previous adult fanbase, if you were 16+ 10 years ago it seems unlikely you'd want to sign up to (or atleast use regularly) the site. now that we've all been on this site for so long and signed up as a youngster there is a bit of a stigma because adults "shouldn't" use the site, regardless of how long they've used it.

i'm interested what age most of you were when you signed up, because i imagine no-one would be interested if they were over 16.

i was 10 when i signed up

[Brawl]

i'm interested what age most of you were when you signed up, because i imagine no-one would be interested if they were over 16.

I was 15 when I registered. However, back then there was no real community or conciousness about age. All you really did was hang out in simple little rooms and have conversation, mostly with friends you actually knew in real life.

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I used to hang out in Quarterback's HPD mainly...and then made my way to newsbox owned by Karn.

Oh man, you're really taking me back now. Newsbox was the hip place to be.

[Joshirin]

started when I was 9, now 17, 18 in a few months; how scary.

[Storking]

I'm 22 soon and I still play, although I've slowly stopped interacting with people and have become a loner lol I do nothing on there now and only speak if spoken too

I don't imagine I'll be around much longer..

Oh no come to the habbox help desk and everyone will chat to you

[Kotu]

When I joined Habbo as a teenager there was a room owned by Joe_Computer where adults would hangout so for as long as I played adults were welcome and it was normal to find adult players being active in the community. I haven't used Habbo properly for a long time now so I'm glad recent events and changes on the site/within the community hasn't affected this and adult members are still valued. My problem when I do log-in, and I'm sure it's the same for a lot of adults who use to play as children, is I have no idea where to hangout, lol. It seems role playing, trading, quests and room building are the focus of the site right now which never appealed to me and actual conversation/community isn't as easy to come by as it once was.

[Okeanos]

there are a lot of adults on habbo (i know a habbo who is in her 80s lol). i sometimes wonder if there are more adults than there used to be, or just that i never noticed them before. i was 13 when i joined... 10 years ago... scary thought.

there are some adults on habbo who are more immature than the teens playing.

this is very true.

When I joined Habbo as a teenager there was a room owned by Joe_Computer where adults would hangout so for as long as I played adults were welcome and it was normal to find adult players being active in the community.

he still logs on, older habbos still do tend to gravitate towards him.

[ryan678cool]

im just turned 21 may 20th and ive been playing habbo for a number of years i have met loads of friends on there all of them i
have on skype and on my facebook and im no pedo or anything but it nice to meet new people.and since working at a number of
fansites i think ive made even more friends. so i dont think it matters what age your are if you enjoy it and are doing nothing wrong then carry on that my advise guys.

[October]

I started when I was 10.

I'm 21 now.

[2bonic]

Hi, I don't know if this has ever been covered before - my searches couldn't find anything - but I wanted to have a discussion about how adults (anyone aged 18+) are seen within the Habbo community, especially after Habbo's history with the more unsavory characters of our species and the ensuing storm that followed (check out Wikipedia if you don't understand).

I'll preface by saying that, yes, I am what one would consider an adult. I won't disclose my age but I will say that I am not a teenager anymore nor am I a creepy old guy. Let me also preface that preface by saying that I did not join Habbo as an adult.

I first joined Habbo UK in early 2002 at the behest of a school friend. My Habbo was RemyZero. Feel free to look him up. I used Habbo heavily for a few years under varying personas (MST3k and Schoba, mostly). I spent a lot of time in the various public rooms, especially the Lido. I was also amongst the first users of Habbo US, which was exciting. I was a regular in many "police" rooms and help desks and was also an early Habbo Guide (I missed the eXpert program). I created fan sites, I made fun graphics, I wrote to the newsletter, and I entered competitions. However, some bad luck in the not-getting-phished department led to my Habbo getting bled dry of coins and furni. Not good times. I pretty much packed it in after that and didn't touch Habbo for a long time, other than to make sure my accounts were active or to see the progress of the technology. It's amazing how things have evolved, by the way.

Leading me to the point of this thread. I started Habbo as a teen - the intended customer, if you will. However, I'm now older. I'm a full-fledged adult. This isn't something I advertise on Habbo. In fact, I don't give my age at all (I'm nice about it). I'm back on Habbo and I enjoy the game and its atmosphere. I really enjoy being a Habbo Helper, answering calls for help and guiding along new players. I especially love seeing the creativity and ingenuity that's going into rooms these days. I don't go to "the clubs" or hang out in places I feel uncomfortable (typically where I can tell I can't relate), and I have to shoot down most friend requests.

Yes, I go to work to make money like an adult. Yes, I have my own home where I live with my wonderfully geeky girlfriend. That's kind of like an adult. My main hobbies are video games, Reddit, collecting all the cool stuff I always wanted as a kid, and just generally being a geek who never grew up. And I like visiting Habbo and interacting with the community.

How does the new Habbo generation feel about that?

I am about to leave my teen years in october time and i have learned so much. The age required for the game is 13+ my brother would bully me saying im too old i was 15 when he said that lol. The thing is though no one can say you should stop playing. IF YOU LIKE IT GO PLAY! If people think your a bit old just design rooms or maybe become a helper

At 19, I do stupid stunts to gain confidence outside of habbo. i try to climb trees I dye my hair green because having bright colours really does brighten up my mood .