Quote from: Omega;895124So you bought those dice made from dinosaur bones?

Whoa.  Were some actually on sale?  And I was impressed enough the first time one of my players showed up with casino dice.

Quote from: Ravenswing;895156Whoa.  Were some actually on sale?  And I was impressed enough the first time one of my players showed up with casino dice.

Crystal Caste had them and ones made from Meteors too. Absurdly expensive.

Quote from: Omega;894878Personally I prefer "I've been doing this since BEFORE YOU WERE BORN..."

A friend of mine told his manager that he had "socks that are older than you", which is the same thing, I suppose.

Quote from: soltakss;895210A friend of mine told his manager that he had "socks that are older than you", which is the same thing, I suppose.

One hopes they were well laundered old socks.

If someone feels the need to start telling me how long they've been doing something, as a measure of knowledge/experience, one of us is probably being an asshole.
If they're just telling me a story from 'the old days', that's different.

I am generally impressed with experience though, if there is obvious capability on display.

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;892544When someone says they've been playing or GMing RPGs for 30+ years, what does that really say to you? You see how they play now, and you're not impressed. Do three decades make any difference in their play-style quality?

I think I view it like anything where someone was alive and present at relevant historical period, event, etc. I think a certain level of 'respect your elders' kicks in for me, where I am interested in hearing their take on how things were back in the day (doesn't matter if it is a gamer, boxer, veteran, musician, activist, etc...it is just always interesting to get a first hand accounts from someone who was there). That doesn't mean the person's opinions and tastes will all be right, but I do think it means they are worth listening to.

I don't think it is a matter of being impressed or not due to the time they put in. When you meet guitarists who have been doing it since the mid-60s, there is often a huge disparity of style. So an old timer who plays a bunch of blues riffs isn't necessarily doing stuff that is going to impress someone with my pallette, but they did pay their dues and they do know things about the history that I don't. Just because I my preferences are a little newer doesn't mean I should dismiss their experience. And like anything else, you can have bad guitar players/GMS/etc who have been at it for a really long time. Time spent doing something doesn't necessarily translate into skill and talent (though I do think there is usually a connection).

That said, I think I may just technically have hit the 'gaming for thirty years mark' myself, but I tend to think of 30+ years of gaming referring to people who really started in the 70s when the hobby was in its infancy (I started young in about 86 I believe).

If someone tells you that you are doing it wrong, they aren't impressed, and generally you suck, a reply of "FU I've been doing this for 30+ years" isn't unexpected or unreasonable.

Quote from: soltakss;895210A friend of mine told his manager that he had "socks that are older than you", which is the same thing, I suppose.

I've got shirts older than me. (circa 1912)

Quote from: Omega;895329I've got shirts older than me. (circa 1912)

Wow. That's older than my coat (circa 1943).

I'm of the opinion the average 6 year old inherently knows how to roleplay better than most thirty-somethings I've met.

Quote from: Omega;895329I've got shirts older than me. (circa 1912)

Huh, trumped me; I've got a cashmere topcoat of my grandfather's, but that's late 40s at the earliest.

Quote from: Omega;895329I've got shirts older than me. (circa 1912)

I don't own any clothing that old but I do have fully functioning mauser rifle manufactured in 1898.

Quote from: Exploderwizard;895463I don't own any clothing that old but I do have fully functioning mauser rifle manufactured in 1898.

While that is undoubtedly nice, wood and metal last far longer than cloth. You're going to have to do better if you want to be admitted to the club.

Quote from: Bren;895465While that is undoubtedly nice, wood and metal last far longer than cloth. You're going to have to do better if you want to be admitted to the club.

Hmm. I have to see if I still have that napkin I used at that fancy dinner party I attended in 1706.

Quote from: Exploderwizard;895476Hmm. I have to see if I still have that napkin I used at that fancy dinner party I attended in 1706.

Napkin...one of the funny differences between British and American English.