Is ED played by mostly "Old Ducks" like me?

Someone posted the following in another thread of mine (abbreviated):
I've been playing on PS4.[...] I don't understand what all the fuss is about with the compaints about graphics, speed etc... Yes there are slow downs, but from starting on the original Elite on a Commodore 64, then Atari STE, the PS4 verson is light years ahead, but still has the original appeal.
This, along with various other threads and photos from the meet-ups make me wonder if we are all "Old Ducks" playing this game. Ironically I'm actually relatively young compared to many in this forum. My "Old Duck" PSN name was in relation to the average demographic on the Playstation - so when I'm playing Overwatch or Fortnite, the "Old Duck" is very fitting (and earns me some good laughs), whereas I'm beginning to think that I'm a "Young Rooster" when it comes to Elite Dangerous.

I do find the "ED on PS4 is better than Elite on Commodore 64, so what's all the fuss about bugs and graphics?" mentality to be a bit frustrating. If ED is played mostly by a bunch of old guys happy it's better than the C64, then it probably will never rise to the expectations of this "Young Rooster". After all, the original Elite had flickering graphics, so why complain about the terrible flickering shadows on PS4?

And if you are young, young enough not to have played the original Elite games, I'm curious - what draws you to Elite Dangerous? This is a sincere question, as I think many of us older folk (I am old enough to have played Elite on C64 as a kid) play at least partially out of nostalgia.
 
Whats old? Is it trendy old (50+) or mid untrendy oldster (30 - 49)?

I never played the originals at all. I liked the buzz about Kisckstarter with all the new games promised on it (SC and ED) and asked my wife nicely if I could 'buy' one.
 
Whats old?
That's a very good question! I thought myself as old (40s) due to the majority of players I interact with on my platform, but then I came to this forum and slowly realized that I'm probably "young" by comparison. If I were a PC gamer still, I probably never would have used "Old Duck" as a name, since I kinda expect PC gamers to be old (sorry), whereas console gamers are often the younger millennials and Gen-Z, at least that's been my experience.

So I guess from my frame-of-reference, "old" is 50+ and young is 30s and below... Anyone in their 40s is "just right", unless they use C64 to say that EBL is acceptable :p
 
In meme mood:
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I am just coming up to 54 years young. I bought my PS4 for Christmas 2017 so I could play the newer doom, wolfensteins, etc. I used to play wing commander and privateer and loved those games but I never encountered Elite back then. To be honest, I don't really notice too many bugs in ED apart from the server errors post release and more recently FSS freezes and some blue screen crashes too. Mostly I get to play unhindered by those bugs, just temporary blips that are rare. When I stand back and look at everything ED has, those glitches just pale into insignificance.
 
I do find the "ED on PS4 is better than Elite on Commodore 64, so what's all the fuss about bugs and graphics?"
I´ve played Flight Simulator at 20 fps for 15 years. I was really excited when I started woking and I could afford a pc able to run 30 fps stable.
First time I played Duke Nukem 3D it was on an intel 486 (25 Mhz).. 5fps maybe? Ok that was definitely unplayable...
Nowadays I smile when I see players complaining that they are ashamed because the game doesn't keep 60fps stable 😂

(37 here)
 
Just hit 49 today, so yeah, one of the oldish ducks. Never played '84, I grew up in the Chris Roberts Space Game franchise but switched to ED because it was closer to what I envisioned as a proper spaceship game.
 
I am 50 this year but since my Amiga 4000 died (taking FE2 with it), I was exclusively a console player (PS1 onwards). However, I play ED only on PC. Originally it was for the availability of decent control options (HOTAS, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs, etc.) and now because I play exclusively to VR.
 
I turned 50 earlier this month. Now I do feel old!

I played back in '84 on my friend's BBC, in B&W. Then I got an Amstrad and played in colour. Skipped a few generations, spotted the Kickstarter (2013?) and threw some money at it, for nostalgia and it was akin to a charity donation, never expecting to actually play the thing. Got repeated emails to join the Premium Beta testing in 2014, did so, and absolutely flipping loved it!!

Finally made Elite (triple Elite!!) end of 2018, after four years in this game and 34 overall (never made Elite back in the '80s).

It's escapism, shoot-em-up, strategy, and some excellent wow factors (I'm still amazed that it's not just a static painted backdrop of stars and gas clouds, but a dynamic moving, shifting, landscape. I found this early on, HS jumping 'out' to the Coalsack (~400Ly) and seeing the dark splodge get bigger with each jump. That's some science, coding and game design, right there.

As my signature says, I'm a kid who grew up with Star Wars, the Space Shuttle and Elite. I'll never get to fly in space, but ED might be the very next best thing. Once we finish house renovations I'm going to ask Mrs C very nicely if we can convert the old dining room into a... ahem... games room. I'm thinking three big screens, commander's chair, the whole works. Or maybe some top notch VR.
 
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