I don't understand . . .

Ludichris1

If you go to www.esrb.org, it says that World of Warcraft has:

Blood and Gore 

Suggestive Themes 

Use of Alcohol 

Violence 

 

If World of Warcraft has all this, then why do so many people play it, even like 8 and 9 yr. olds?

DeathTripp

Well, i haven't seen any blood and gore

Ludichris1

 gore was just added in the new expansion.

Kaelaan21

The esrb.org is a joke.

Yes, the game does have all of these items even before the expansion. Zombies and how they fell apart could be considered "gore".

Then again, so was Tom and Jerry and the Loonie Toons.

Blood and Gore.... umm.. yeah .. how many times did I see Tom's tail get cut up in little hot dog like segments.

Suggestive themes.... Hellllloooooo nurse!

Use of Alcohol, several episodes...

Violence... duh.!

 

No wonder why they pulled Loonie Toons and Tom & Jerry off of public TV.

Ludichris1

Ok then. but WHY do 8 and 9 year-olds play it? They definetely shouldn't be able to play. What is your view on this subject?

elocke

Not that anyone should tell anyone how to raise their kids, or what ages a child should be exposed to..."adult" themes, but what part of all that you listed isn't in everyday life anyway? I sometimes wonder why the big fuss over keeping people blind to the natural things in life.

Granted, I'm not talking about letting them watch someone get murdered and such, but accidents happen in life at any age, blood is seen, sometimes even worse things. You get my point? Warcraft is so cartoonish that I think anyone playing should realize the difference between that and reality.

Same goes with the issue of violence. I can turn on the nature channel, and watch the natural world at work, and it is far more violent than most things in World of Warcraft.

coffee

Originally posted by Ludichris1


If you go to www.esrb.org, it says that World of Warcraft has:
Blood and Gore 
They have been blood sprays in WoW since day 1, they are not AoC style, very subtle and often lost in the animation and partical effects.  but they are there.
Suggestive Themes 
Gnome on Ork action
Use of Alcohol 
I get drunk in game very often
Violence 
 of course.
If World of Warcraft has all this, then why do so many people play it, even like 8 and 9 yr. olds?

 

Kaelaan21

Originally posted by Ludichris1


Ok then. but WHY do 8 and 9 year-olds play it? They definetely shouldn't be able to play. What is your view on this subject?

 

Well, there is no correct choice. It is always going to be the opinion of the parenty. Soo...

A) You live in the mindset of yesterday's parental guidance and take an active role in your child's development. Children are made to take responsibility for their actions and realize there are consequences for there actions. Knowing that you cannot shield them from everything, you raise them the best you can and hope they make the correct decisions. This also goes for playing video games and watching movies. Although, limiting their playtime is an obvious solution here.

You live in the mindset of today's parental lazyness and let the school and the internet dictate your child's development. Children are exempt from all mistakes and it is the responsibility of the parents or those in charge to remove any posible situation that allows the child to learn a lesson that can be taken into adulthood. Any game that is not intended for your child's age group is not allowed.

Silly ... but.. what it comes down to is this. I feel that the rating system promotes bad or lazy parenting. Any of the games my son or my two girls pick out ... I make sure that I play along with them atleast for a little while. I am not concerned with a cameo sugestive theme such as the coffee cup add on in Grand Theft Auto. Instead, I was more concerned with my son playing a game at the age of 12 with the dialog of F-- this and F-- that. So, I said no to GTA.

Hell... I ended up opening up a WebKinz account just to play the game with my girls until I made sure that I was able to properly secure their chat options.

I don't feel that there is anything wrong with a "normal" 8+ year old playing WoW. I do, however, feel that there is something wrong with any child under 12 playing by themselves without a parent simply because of the chatroom environment. Honestly, I would be more interested in seeing the esrb rating including a code for "chat room enabled". To me, this is the most non-child friendly feature. This would simply let me know to only let them play the game with Dad is around.

astrob0y

Originally posted by Kaelaan21



Hell... I ended up opening up a WebKinz account just to play the game with my girls until I made sure that I was able to properly secure their chat options.
I don't feel that there is anything wrong with a "normal" 8+ year old playing WoW. I do, however, feel that there is something wrong with any child under 12 playing by themselves without a parent simply because of the chatroom environment. Honestly, I would be more interested in seeing the esrb rating including a code for "chat room enabled". To me, this is the most non-child friendly feature. This would simply let me know to only let them play the game with Dad is around.

 

Thank you for your post. You made me gain some hope for my future childrens playmates