Great topic by the way. I am 52, and I feel you. In this game I change my tactics by wearing heavy armor, and going with Axe and bow. Hit the mob hard in the head with the bow, then finish with Axe.
If you get jumped, Axe for the win with a potion if needed, followed by some food. Just with the bow I can have the mob almost dead by the time it reaches me. Love the bow, don’t think it’s op at all. It’s just being used correctly. (head shots for the win)
We are all on different servers probably so this will be more of a share & support group I guess 
I made a Discord server for anyone that just wants to chat, and maybe play games together too…
Here is the link if anyone is interested.
It’s new, so there are not a whole lot of people there yet… but join and become the elders there… lol
Hello Oldies
Same as most to hard to pvp see these young buckeroos hoping jumping spinning Pew It is to much . So off i go and craft quest and try to have fun being 66y young having a few hours of game time is great keeps the brain active…
If you and older player and seek a place to catch up try TOG THE OLDERGAMERS AUST…
LOTS INTERESTING STUFF THERE
Is there a link?
I ask because when I google it, I am not sure if it is an Australian site. Or is there only one?
See… Im old.
Dont bother with this game. Its dying hard (already lost 40% of playerbase in less than a month) and the focus on it is entirely click-spam reflex zerg of the DPS.
If you want to stay then the only non-spammy role you can do is hunt beasts for resources, harvest, mine, fish, etc. PVP is out of the question (healers get focused on first and you either wear light armor which relies on reflex clicking to dodge or wear heavy armor and heal poorly in comparison).
Thank you…
I will see you there sometime.
Once i get past all the things I need to do to join… lol
Welcome! I’m 47 and on EU Central as well. Currently on Niflheim. I started a new character there because my previous server (Glitnir) is as good as dead, but I didn’t want to use up my server transfer token yet… Plus I really enjoy the levelling and exploring/gathering part of the game. Slowly working towards owning a house again.
Anyway, I’m still searching for a nice laid back company as well. 30+ would be freaking awesome. Haven’t found it yet. Have thought of making my own company, but not sure if I’d like to deal with the hassle of running it… I am more of a follower than a leader, heh.
Maybe it’s the PvP side of things, but I seem to meet mostly impatient younger peeps on my travels. I often don’t even dare tell them my age… they’ll probably think they’re playing with grandma. I won’t give up the search however! If you’d like to hook up and travel Aeternum at a somewhat slower pace, shoot me a PM! Anyone else, too. I have found Niflheim to be a decent server so far. It has a good sized population, plenty of wars going on with territories going back and forth, but hardly ever a queue, and it’s not TOO toxic. It still feels alive most of the time - more alive than Glitnir at least!
Right, now off to read the rest of this thread!
Tips hat
Fair play to you sir or madam
I want to be just like you when i grow up!
(young 55 now)
It’s like telling a 16 year old sir or madam! 
Just an eccentric Brit is all 
This post is so dam whokesome.
I love all you guys so dam much.
I hear ya Rumble. I’m 55 and cannot keep up with the twitchy 15 year olds either, anymore. But pvp healer is probably a step in the wrong direction.
In all the MMOs I’ve played over the years, that’s the hardest role and requires the most skill and reflexes to play well. Not only is the entire enemy team trying desperately to kill you first, but you’ve got to keep track of everyone else’s health and positioning and try to heal them - whilst constantly kiting axe murderers.
I think maybe a very tanky dps is the easiest. It’s more forgiving if you eat a few shots. And if you suck, you can always tell yourself it’s the healer’s fault. It’s always the healer’s fault! 
I’m 47 and I wear Life staff + Void Gauntlet. Light armor.
Yes, I’m not tanky or agile enough to dodge everything (or anything), mostly lying on ground, but I don’t cate. I can gather, quest, solo most of content. Why to cate too much, I am enjoing game. Maybe mine reflexes were never great during my game career co I did not find any issue playing this game. Just enyoi it, you will get better playing it. Definitely. That’s my advice.
Because one day you wake up and you’re old. That’s the only way to explain it.
Check this thread out if you’re an European player and would like to get into an “oldie company”:
For me, that realization didn’t happen until I was well into my 50’s… Maybe I was just dumb or fooling myself… lol lol lol
Didn’t play FPS on computers before the 90’s but there were other ways to get similar eye-hand coordination in games: consoles like the Atari 2600 and many many many quarters lost to arcade machines.
Note: Before those, we had pinball too. No screens, but a lot of conditioning for fast twitch responses.
play SWTOR in a guild that ya have to be over 40… “Elders of the Republic”. It’s great and the folks are a blast to raid, PvP or w/e with. I’d love to join up with a ‘gang’ like that in this game as well. US East here. Still have my second slot. enjoy and be safe.
Tigz.