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Dumbest thread ever award.
Does Anet promote alcohol abuse?
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numerous children and people under the age of 21 play this game and see that it is OK to abuse alcohol.
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the government currently regulates the sale, consumption, and advertising of controlled substances.
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look...i understand this is just a game, but actions like this can and will influence people. i believe that ultimately it is up to parents to monitor the actions of their children, but does Anet not share in this responsibility?
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i know i will get flamed for this so let me say a few more words.....
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do you agree with my statement?
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should anything be done about this?
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is Anet at fault for anything?
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does the ESRB rating go far enough to protect children?
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i believe that Anet can do more to protect our children from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. will i stop playing the game because of it? no....i just choose not to engage in the binge drinking.
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plz state your age when you reply. i believe that this will be a major factor in your viewpoint.
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i hope gaile doesnt post in this thread.....
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Your character died of liver disease, didn't he. And this is the result.
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i think they do. here is my argument
in every event they hold (halloween, new years, st patricks day, etc) alcohol is a major part of that event. it drops and/or you can trade or buy it. they have not 1 but 2 titles that requires your character stay drunk for hours on end (technically minutes but you can do the math). how many people have you come across wanting to buy or sell alcohol so their characters can get drunk? numerous children and people under the age of 21 play this game and see that it is OK to abuse alcohol. the government currently regulates the sale, consumption, and advertising of controlled substances. look...i understand this is just a game, but actions like this can and will influence people. i believe that ultimately it is up to parents to monitor the actions of their children, but does Anet not share in this responsibility? i know i will get flamed for this so let me say a few more words..... 1. would you have any problem if monsters dropped packs of cigarettes and/or a smoking title was created? 2. no Anet does not condone killing people or monsters or whatever for loot. yes, most people are able to distinguish between real life and fantasy, but the abuse of alcohol blurrs that line. now...this is what i want to know.... do you agree with my statement? should anything be done about this? is Anet at fault for anything? does the ESRB rating go far enough to protect children? i believe that Anet can do more to protect our children from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. will i stop playing the game because of it? no....i just choose not to engage in the binge drinking. plz state your age when you reply. i believe that this will be a major factor in your viewpoint. |
I think this is a thread just to ignite a flaming war.
Plus it's minutes drunk not necessarily how much you drink. I mean, people try to do the zoning trick to get minutes not drunker... I think anet is trying to get kids addicted to minutes.... Pretty soon, you will see teenagers with four watches on each wrist...
How about the sugar track? Probably Anet knows a dentist who needed a few more patients.
Plus it's minutes drunk not necessarily how much you drink. I mean, people try to do the zoning trick to get minutes not drunker... I think anet is trying to get kids addicted to minutes.... Pretty soon, you will see teenagers with four watches on each wrist...
How about the sugar track? Probably Anet knows a dentist who needed a few more patients.
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I used to play the Grand Theft Auto series in which I stole cars, planes, boats, helicopters, and so on. I also picked up hookers, killed thousands of people, used all sorts of lethal weaponry from katanas to grenades to rocket launchers. I went on speeding sprees with a tank and squashed streets of people and jumped of buildings (which I accessed via a stoled jumbo jet) and I robbed banks.
Call me dull or boring but I haven't actually did any of the above in real life. My point is that computer games aren't all that influential and drinking virtual spiked eggnog has never made me attracted to alcoholism in any way.
Call me dull or boring but I haven't actually did any of the above in real life. My point is that computer games aren't all that influential and drinking virtual spiked eggnog has never made me attracted to alcoholism in any way.
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Okay, I can't resist. I'm sorry, but when I saw this original discussion on Guild-Hall.net I came up with a great idea. Let's have prohibition in Guild Wars. Serious. Then let's make bootleggers. You have a quest you have to do to gather the parts to create your own still. That would be awesome.
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Back on topic, I see no real connection between making your screen blurry and actually drinking -- certainly no more than between PvP and chasing someone around with a real sword. Also, the ESRB rating thing is there for a reason. Parents should know what their kids are doing, and "drinking" in a game should be one of the least of their concerns IMHO.
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Yup, it also promotes:
-Violence against Asians, since you're always killing Jade Knights and Am Fah
-Eating disorders, with the sugar rush title
-Animal abuse, training attack pets and killing all manner of wild life for no good reason
-Child labor, since you can force Gwen to follow you around and heal you
This is fun, anyone got any more?
-Violence against Asians, since you're always killing Jade Knights and Am Fah
-Eating disorders, with the sugar rush title
-Animal abuse, training attack pets and killing all manner of wild life for no good reason
-Child labor, since you can force Gwen to follow you around and heal you
This is fun, anyone got any more?
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Yup, it also promotes:
-Violence against Asians, since you're always killing Jade Knights and Am Fah -Eating disorders, with the sugar rush title -Animal abuse, training attack pets and killing all manner of wild life for no good reason -Child labor, since you can force Gwen to follow you around and heal you This is fun, anyone got any more? |
