Looking for people your own age to game with? Over 30 Clan has been around since 2010 and has grown to over 1,500 members, and for the last 6+ years it’s been my home base. Any given night you’ll find folks jumping into everything from Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders to Overwatch 2 and more.
It’s an active, friendly, pressure-free group with weekly events, game nights, and even a dedicated sim racing crew that’s just wrapping up another iRacing season. If that sounds like your vibe, you can apply through their website and hop in.
I’m just one of many members there, but it honestly took ages to find a community this active and drama‑free. It’s become a real bright spot in my life, and I hope you’ll get as much out of it as I do.
Huge shoutout to the mods here for letting me share this. Had a great response when posting in patientgamers, and hoping some of you will find your new gaming home outside of Lemmy here too. Have a good one!
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Any chance of a Matrix server? I’m trying to get away from discord and other corporate platforms.
I’d think if there was a way to have a matrix sever in addition to the discord it would be a much easier suggestion for them, is that a possibility?
There are discord-matrix bridges the last I checked, but I never got around to actually setting one up so not sure how difficult that would be. Also not sure what limitations there are.
I’ll take a look, thanks!
Thanks for sharing! Definitely nice to find mature corners of the internet. I’m excited to check it out later!
Do you have a rough idea about the demographics? Most places I find are still 90% men. Not saying anything is inherity wrong with that, but the vibes are different. It’s easy to feel “other’d” if you’re not “one of the bros.” I wish more places had an even split with women/nonbinary folks.
We definitely have a mix and our weekly shenanigans organizer is female. As with most gaming communities, it’s probably more men than women overall, but there’s even a ladies-only channel and even a ladies night I believe. Hope you give it a shot!
That’s all great to hear, thanks for the details! It’s hard meeting new people these days, so it’s great this type of post was allowed by the admins.
I’ve left many toxic communities in the past, and over the past 6+ years it’s been a positive outlet for me. I left all forms of social media a while ago, so it’s nice to have a pressure free outlet with people who understand having little free time but still an interest in gaming. Currently I have lots of free time since I’m between gigs, and I know I’ll sadly have to go back to being less active. Other groups in the past I even got booted from because of similar inactivity. It’s just nice to have somewhere to be. Hope you enjoy it!
It’s crazy to hear you’ve been booted for being inactive! It’s not like Discord has a limit on usercount (…do they?). I’ve know people who disappeared for a year+ only to return like normal. Life happens and it’s best to leave the door open for anyone to return someday.
I also don’t use other social media outside the fediverse. Public discords have always been a gamble. Mods can only do so much to filter out children/assholes. Private discords tend end up in a death spiral of inactivity in my experience. This one sounds like there’s a ton of people, so hopefully it continues to thrive!
The first few I came into had weekly attendance requirements, and you’d hit up after a week or so of inactivity which was super stressful considering I wasn’t attending due to work and life stress. This new community I’m a member of definitely understands that. We have parents, working professionals, retires, all sorts of people from all walks of life.
I hate this. Not because it exists, but because it reminds me how old I am, lol.
I used to know people that would all join up for Quake II, CounterStrike 1.5/1.6, and Diablo II LAN events, but it’s getting harder and more expensive to travel these days. Playing online just isn’t the same for me, so I won’t be joining, but I do hope that the community continues to thrive and remain as drama-free as it can.
Thanks!
that’s fucking awesome! rad!
I’ve tried many communities before this that were either toxic, pressured you for lack of attendance or were just pretty much dead. I’ve had the opportunity to be a member for over 6 years and it’s been amazing. Hope you find it to be the same!
I joined last week to check it out, Linux users are welcome!
Thanks for joining us!
I could certainly use some teammates in a few games my friends dont play, thanks for the heads up :) seems like a nice community
It’s a great place. The sim racing league that I’m a part of is even run by a super knowledgeable guy who even uses his own time to coach other sim enthusiasts. One member started in this sim league and now races in real life even. Look forward to seeing you there!
I read the part on the website and I like the setup. I am correct in thinking this is a US based community?
Not entirely. It started in the US but we’ve been fortunate enough to have members join from all around the world!
I need this. Thanks for posting! You’ll soon have a new 38-year old member 🤓
Awesome! It’s really great, I think you’ll enjoy it.
Is it just video gaming or is tabletop gaming included?
We have a channel for that! Plus Tabletop Simulator is popular amongst the group
Neat! I’ve signed up!
Look forward to seeing you there!
