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Blood won't make the game play any different.
Not to mention that the ESRB is already on a rampage about ratings as it is.
Bring back the BLOOD~
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Tarun
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hmmm, one of the only games that has an m-rating that i can think of right now is ninja gaiden (kickass game yo). sure, u hack things to bits, but the amt of blood is sweet imo. ots incredibly realistic, cuz when u hit sumthin it bleeds, when sumthin hits u, u bleed. i like realism, annd imo, thas wut rpgs nowadays seem to be all about. optional is a good idea tho, that may be the thing that keeps the rationg down.
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I don't see why ppl DON'T see the OPTION part... "blood causes lag" surely it does, but it's optional.
another thing too, since when did ratings stop kids in the age of 12 to buy and/or play a game rated M? Generaly if the salesman /woman doesn't sell it to a kid, then the kid just goes to a friend that can buy the game or the parents.
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another thing too, since when did ratings stop kids in the age of 12 to buy and/or play a game rated M? Generaly if the salesman /woman doesn't sell it to a kid, then the kid just goes to a friend that can buy the game or the parents.
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A couple things to consider here. First of all, there is Germany. Germany is absolutely hardcore against violence in video games. Since this is an international game, they will want to appeal to that.
Of course, they could just make the German version not even have the option, as so many other games do.
But secondly there is the issue with Jack Thompson. If you don't know who he is, he's a lawyer in the US who is really anti-video game. And the thing is, he's sort of making headway. Some politicians (like Hilary Clinton) are set on making the ratings more enforced. I'm not sure I neccessarily disagree with them, but we really need to see what's going to happen with that first. The very definitions of the ratings may actually change in the future in the states (which I wouldn't agree with, but then, I'm not in the states). In summery, ratings are a hot issue right now and ANet may want to stay on the side of caution.
Thirdly, making a change like this means they would have to have the ESRB re-rate the game. Actually, I kind of wonder if they can make this change. Can they do something that changes the rating to a game that has already been sold to people? A parent buys it for their child with one rating, and then a patch makes a change that raises the rating after the fact. I don't know if they can do that.
Having said all that, I don't think a little bit of blood neccessarily changes the rating. It's almost moot anyway since this game is online and they need the qualifier "gaming experience may change online."
A little blood wouldn't hurt, but it's not neccessary. And given the potential complications, I doubt they would put it in. If I believed it was as easy as just putting it in, I would sign this.
Of course, they could just make the German version not even have the option, as so many other games do.
But secondly there is the issue with Jack Thompson. If you don't know who he is, he's a lawyer in the US who is really anti-video game. And the thing is, he's sort of making headway. Some politicians (like Hilary Clinton) are set on making the ratings more enforced. I'm not sure I neccessarily disagree with them, but we really need to see what's going to happen with that first. The very definitions of the ratings may actually change in the future in the states (which I wouldn't agree with, but then, I'm not in the states). In summery, ratings are a hot issue right now and ANet may want to stay on the side of caution.
Thirdly, making a change like this means they would have to have the ESRB re-rate the game. Actually, I kind of wonder if they can make this change. Can they do something that changes the rating to a game that has already been sold to people? A parent buys it for their child with one rating, and then a patch makes a change that raises the rating after the fact. I don't know if they can do that.
Having said all that, I don't think a little bit of blood neccessarily changes the rating. It's almost moot anyway since this game is online and they need the qualifier "gaming experience may change online."
A little blood wouldn't hurt, but it's not neccessary. And given the potential complications, I doubt they would put it in. If I believed it was as easy as just putting it in, I would sign this.
Tarun
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A couple things to consider here. First of all, there is Germany. Germany is absolutely hardcore against violence in video games. Since this is an international game, they will want to appeal to that.
Of course, they could just make the German version not even have the option, as so many other games do. But secondly there is the issue with Jack Thompson. If you don't know who he is, he's a lawyer in the US who is really anti-video game. And the thing is, he's sort of making headway. Some politicians (like Hilary Clinton) are set on making the ratings more enforced. I'm not sure I neccessarily disagree with them, but we really need to see what's going to happen with that first. The very definitions of the ratings may actually change in the future in the states (which I wouldn't agree with, but then, I'm not in the states). In summery, ratings are a hot issue right now and ANet may want to stay on the side of caution. Thirdly, making a change like this means they would have to have the ESRB re-rate the game. Actually, I kind of wonder if they can make this change. Can they do something that changes the rating to a game that has already been sold to people? A parent buys it for their child with one rating, and then a patch makes a change that raises the rating after the fact. I don't know if they can do that. Having said all that, I don't think a little bit of blood neccessarily changes the rating. It's almost moot anyway since this game is online and they need the qualifier "gaming experience may change online." A little blood wouldn't hurt, but it's not neccessary. And given the potential complications, I doubt they would put it in. If I believed it was as easy as just putting it in, I would sign this. |
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Did you completely overlook the fact that she bolded the word OPTION; seems so.
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Though I don't think putting in blood would neccessarily change the rating, it's just not a sensible thing to do for ArenaNet. You can scream "screw the governement!" all you like, but that doesn't change the facts. Putting in blood could be headache for them and in the end it's inconsequential to the game anyway.