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M keeps the kids away
sukochie
Member Posts: 49
Age of Conan is set to have a M rating at release, do you really think this will keep the kids at bay. I don't believe a M rating is going to stop kids from playing this game and ruining it for the rest of us. Some parents could care less on what there kids are playing. My uncle let his 8 year old play all of the gta games,he even new how to get the hooker in the car. Now i know not all parents are as neglectful as my uncle, so not all parents will be buying this for there kids. I'm just saying i expect to see the ever so immature player ruining my AOC experience. What are your guys thoughts?
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this wont stop kids at all.. look at all the rated M games kids are playing cursing out people on xbox live. trust me.. the kids will come!
I wish aoc could put in a system too weed out the kids..
There will be immature people that play any game & seemingly mature people that act immature when behind a keyboard.
It's going to happen.. it doesn't matter that AoC has a M rating, it could have a E rating and the same amount of immature people would be playing it.
This topic has been discussed many times before. Here's a thread just a few days old about the same thing: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/153353
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Yes, if you rate it, they will come. In droves. Whether we want them to or not. Even if it wasn't rated M, they will come. In droves. Whether we want them to or not. Such is the state of the MMO fanbase these days. When the whiteheads lament about 'the good ol days', now i know how they feel . . .
Well let's see...porn is x rated and the x rating doesn't keep children from looking at porn, so no, I don't think an M rating will be effective at keeping children from playing the game. Ratings do not keep kids away from inappropriate material, but good parenting might.
But really, cartoon boobies are the least concern of young children today. Many children in america are living in poverty, are subjected to a poor quality educational system, are living in single parent families, are dealing with alchohol and drug addiction or a parent with alchohol or drug addiction, are dealing with the ever increasing violence, etc.
Why people single out boobies as a corrupting force of youth today instead of focusing on the real issues is puzzling. Maybe it's just easier.
No, the "M" rating won't keep the kids away.
What it does do is protect Funcom from lawsuits from Mommy Dipshit who doesn't keep track of what her little hellspawn does, and then gets upset whan she walks in to find him ogling naked pixels in AoC.
It also allows the adults to report any obnoxious little brat who is stupid enough to say how old he/she is so they can automatically be banned for being underage without having to give any money back because Mommy Dipshit or Daddy Ignorant paid for it.
So, it works for me.
Geez, I think this must be the 16th thread about the topic in the last 3 months.
sorry to say.
Discussed to DEATH.
No, the M rating will not keep the kids out, i dont even think it is supposed to.
But even if it did, what would keep out all the incredibly immature "Adults" out. Not everyone acting like an ass in game is a kid, i knew plenty of kids back in early EQ that played very mature, and plenty of adults that did not.
I fail to see how having an M rating automatically means that "kids" will log in and act like total goofballs.
That Guild Wars 2 login screen knocked up my wife. Must be the second coming!
Is it possible for people to stop making threads like this?
And no, the M rating probably won't keep the 'kids' at bay. But neither will a 'T' rating. Or an 'E' rating. Look at the maturity of the WoW community.
If you're worried about the kids, find a good guild, turn off general chat, make liberal use of the 'Block/Ignore' feature, and stop whining. Please.
That what I'm going to be doing
Or just play on the FFA server and kill everyone acting like a fool.
Or just play on the FFA server and kill everyone acting like a fool.
On an FFA server, EVERYONE acts like a fool.
Yet the irony is that it are most often it are not the kids acting childish. Most of the immature poeple in game are actualy over 18....or even adults. Hell I know a couple of immature poeple who had actualy kids. I
perfect.
also speculating how they are going to handle it is useless, personally i hope VERIFIED credit cards are required, and theres bloody anal sex with a freshly decapitated body on the cover of the game box.
also: IF YOU HYPE IT THEY WILL COME (so just stfu about it already, discuss it on the GAME forums not here)
who the hell is anyone here to judge what is childish, you ALL Play the fkn games so just stfu on that front.
Last I knew this is an Age of Conan game forum. Would you enlighten us as to what it is if not that please?
perfect.
also speculating how they are going to handle it is useless, personally i hope VERIFIED credit cards are required, and theres bloody anal sex with a freshly decapitated body on the cover of the game box.
also: IF YOU HYPE IT THEY WILL COME (so just stfu about it already, discuss it on the GAME forums not here)
who the hell is anyone here to judge what is childish, you ALL Play the fkn games so just stfu on that front.
Uh ya
1. This is the game forum
2. Your response is what makes people worried about immaturity.
He wants you to be specific.
I think most parents dont look at the ratings of games their kids hand them while at the store, if they dont see body parts, nudity, or bad language on the cover/back then I really don't think the average parent is going to realize whats actually in the game or consider it to be inappropriate for their children
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