So, how old do you think someone should be to play this game?

Ah but nerdiness like that transcends age. You can be 18 and need to get out more or 'get a life' But that's all relative. Some people are unable to.

I'm all for the idea of taking an IQ test before you're allowed to install the game. That would be absolutely brilliant, in fact I don't think I'd play the game at all then, I'd just sit around reading the forums laughing at all the complaints from the people who couldn't pass.

12+ is okay they will understand the game. Just make sure filters are on lol

ok let's not attack the 30+ people who play that are not married....marriage does not equal 'un nerdiness' (I have a brother who is the biggest nerd in the world, he is married --she is a nerd as well, and have 2 grown sons--both of whom are older than you!)
I am married, my husband and I play this game together, his brother (Not married) also plays and we are all waaaay past 30.
so let's not get into why people get married and being nerds.

on the original idea...maturity is what counts, as has been mentioned there are MANY people who well into middle-age are still very immature, and the converse is also true, many younger adults are also more mature for their age now as well.

There is an age limit on the game for a reason, those under that age should not be playing (laws etc)...I have no problems with 13 year olds playing the game (and have most likely pugged with many of them), as long as they work as a group and act appropriately I couldnt care less how many years they have been on the planet.

The usual cautions against pedos apply. They're probably not as common in GW as in games with more social interaction and aimed more obviously at kids like, say, Habbo or Neopets, but they're guaranteed to be around.

My personal feeling is that a kid of 12 or so should be mentally and hand-eye-coordination-motorically grown enough to play GW alone, at least with a bit of stern warnings about things like giving out real name, address, or telephone. I'd probably prefer the kid didn't use voicecomm, especially not if it's a girl.

I really don't want to attract flamers/trolls and arguments. So can we read on what I Edited on the first post.

Age and maturity have a rather weak correlation. When I was in middle school my friends were all a few years older than me because I had trouble getting along with kids my age due to me being more mature than them. You can easily turn that around. I know people in my adult life who act like they're about 10. Guild Wars is a game that requires patience so I would think that the majority of the less mature are actually already weeded out due to the steep learning curve.

I was a Latch-key Kid, what's wrong with that?

I don't think anyone's flaming you (yet ) but you didn't really expect to get away with that one surely.

Anyway, Numa's point is a good one, and has a lot to do with why all the cybering and sex chat in starter areas bothers me. Apart from anything else it gives a lousy impression of the game and it's community for people just starting the game - young or old.

as long as there old enough to not be offended easily

Age doesn't matter as long as they are mature enough.
Anyways, the T states an age as a rule and rules are meant to be followed without exceptions.

Its more probable having 13...40 aged players that are not civilized enough to play with other people that children under 13 that do.

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Ive met too many immature people to tell the difference in age

i know more immature people over 30 than under 30...

The only reason i play with older players is they tend to me more mature, nothing against younger players at all - i know some great ones but when you spend years officer-ing younger players (as for the most part they seem to be,sex obsessed and sexist, in my unfortunate past experience) and having to keep them in line kinda makes you wanna stick with older players!

There is a 15 year old on this year's GomTV Star Invitational, enough said.

Exact opposite for me.

The only difference between a 15 year old tool, a 26 year old tool, and a 45 year old tool is age.

Nuff said. This thread is pointless.

You guys want to bring intelligence tests into a game? You're the ones who need to grow up.It's a bloody game, so deal with it.

Doesn't matter, as long as I can put them on ignore.