Luckily now that I'm back at college, I talk to a couple people who are Final Fantasy geeks in general and FFXI geeks in particular. It's funny to sit at the lunch table and discuss the game with this one guy I know, because my other friend just sits there and gets this look his face, sort of a "What in the fu[b][/b]ck are you guys talking about" look. He'll later bust my balls and go, "So, that stack of lumber sell?" or something of that nature. He's lucky he's a good friend and in the same program as me, or I'd take out my scythe and show him who's boss. ~.^ lmfao.
So, yeah, now I'm back at college and I'm the "cool older dude that plays Final Fantasy (or any video games for that matter)." I think I give hope for all the younger video game dorks on campus. lmfao.
So, no, I'm not in the closet at all. My problem usually is finding someone to talk to about the game. Then the problem is having the discussion come to a close because it's time to go to class.