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Raise the age restrictions to EVE to 18+
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Valei Khurelem
#1 - 2012-01-14 08:31:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Valei Khurelem
I am honestly not just saying this because I want minmatar slave girls :P but let me give you an example of what happens to companies who desperately try to appease stupid parents.

There was once a really popular T.V show, I'm sure some of you will remember it, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It ran into problems with a stupid parent who let their kid run around assaulting someone with a nun-chuck because of seeing michael angelo do it. There was a media **** storm apparently that I missed because of how young I was and I just liked watching the show I was and they censored any scene with michael angelo wielding nun-chuck's was deleted and the show was named Teenage Mutant HERO turtles.

Several years on and these stupid parents who blame everything but themselves being too incompetent to keep an eye on their kids are still bitching on about media and their effects on children because they can't be bothered teaching them that it isn't real and they shouldn't be doing that kind of thing to other people.

CCP, you can't win from them as long as you keep censoring, they'll still claim you're not doing enough, if EVE was more popular some kid would invent a high powered laser and use it on their sister who keeps annoying them and then you'd be forced to take out laser beams from your game. World of Warcraft was censored in germany to the point that that characters didn't even bleed when they were hit .

Don't even get me started on the other crap that's happened to other shows that are crazy popular, if you just raise it to 18 then you can just basically say "It's you're own fault for not reading the age restrictions", the parents who complain will look as stupid as they are, the kids will just buy it anyway using their parents' details and with their parents' knowledge and EVE players can get a more interesting and graphical game.

Everybody wins, well, except the stupid parents who want to sue you for lots of money on an imaginary crime.

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
Asuka Solo
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#2 - 2012-01-14 08:39:07 UTC
If this means we get bouncing boobies and force field bras, I support this product and or service with 100 internets!

Eve is about Capital ships, WiS, Boobs, PI and Isk!
Nestara Aldent
Citimatics
#3 - 2012-01-14 08:48:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Nestara Aldent
@Asuka

I'm an adult and so it wouldn't bother me, but it would be pointless, and I'm against it.

If you want to see nudity there are pornography sites on the internet. We don't need it in the game.

@Valei

Seriously that's a job of CCP legal department. And TBH nothing will prevent people from being plainly stupid.
Valei Khurelem
#4 - 2012-01-14 08:50:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Valei Khurelem
But I never talked about nudity, CCP would just be free to develop whatever they damn well pleased without scrutiny, how would that be pointless?

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#5 - 2012-01-14 09:51:46 UTC
Can we have the minimum age perhaps even raise to 25 or higher?
All those kids in puperty.

Eve Minions is recruiting.

This is the law of ship progression!

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Asuka Solo
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#6 - 2012-01-14 10:07:32 UTC
Nestara Aldent wrote:
@Asuka

I'm an adult and so it wouldn't bother me, but it would be pointless, and I'm against it.

If you want to see nudity there are pornography sites on the internet. We don't need it in the game.


CSB.

We are not advocating full on nudity or sex emotes.

But some sexy underwear and more raunchy looking outfits would go miles. It could be pushed to the limits of revealing digital flesh without crossing over into the porno industry.

Where is my star wars slave girl outfit....

You know, like this screenshot released by CCP ages ago.

Eve is about Capital ships, WiS, Boobs, PI and Isk!
LeHarfang
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-01-14 10:20:38 UTC
Well, we would have had them like Asuka showed with the screenshot, but some players revolted and canceled their subscriptions, leading to CCP changing its working focus.

So, changes like that are going to be post-poned to something like 2013, since CCP said they're going to primarily work on balancing and upgrading Flying-in-Space, rather than Walking-in-Stations.

Unforeseen events always leads to sudden changes.
Mag's
Azn Empire
#8 - 2012-01-14 10:22:41 UTC
Ahh now I see why it changed to hero turtles. I was too old to care, although I did wonder at the time.

If parents have issues with with Eve, then I believe it's their problem to deal with at their end. I'm not sure it would be helpful to CCP to change and do they even rate their own game, age wise?

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
Crunchy Crunchy
#9 - 2012-01-14 10:37:13 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles

Reading threw the "controversy" section it seems like most of the above notes are now invalid.

If CCP endorsed adult orientated features that reduce there perspective subscribers they are mad.
Valei Khurelem
#10 - 2012-01-14 10:39:22 UTC
It wouldn't reduce it, in fact I'm willing to bet that it will absolutely change nothing, what kills gaming is introducing crappy features and lots of technical problems.

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
Mag's
Azn Empire
#11 - 2012-01-14 10:40:19 UTC
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles

Reading threw the "controversy" section it seems like most of the above notes are now invalid.
Made things clearer still, thanks.

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#12 - 2012-01-14 15:33:37 UTC
Age restrictions on games are meaningless anyway, some parents will always buy them for their kids anyway.
Valei Khurelem
#13 - 2012-01-14 15:45:52 UTC
Danika Princip wrote:
Age restrictions on games are meaningless anyway, some parents will always buy them for their kids anyway.


That's my point, why not just put it up to 18+ and not bother with all the restrictions on content that come with keeping it lower anyway?

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
Torin Corax
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-01-14 15:52:49 UTC
Is it the producer of a product that applies an age rating, or an independent body? I can't see any production company deliberately adding a higher age limit than that required by officialdom in case it damages sales.
If later they add content that requires a re-evaluation/ re-classification, then surely it's at that point they decide whether to keep the content and accept the classification, or remove it to keep whatever they had before?

Either way, if it's not hurting sales I doubt CCP are going to worry that much about it.
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#15 - 2012-01-14 16:35:49 UTC
Valei Khurelem wrote:
Danika Princip wrote:
Age restrictions on games are meaningless anyway, some parents will always buy them for their kids anyway.


That's my point, why not just put it up to 18+ and not bother with all the restrictions on content that come with keeping it lower anyway?


What restrictions? Do we really want CCP spending time coding space ****?
Valei Khurelem
#16 - 2012-01-14 16:40:32 UTC
The stars on your sentence explain exactly what I'm on about.

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
Goose99
#17 - 2012-01-14 16:44:26 UTC
Think of the children!Sad

Grievers and goons should be censored from Eve.Big smile
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#18 - 2012-01-14 16:49:05 UTC
Valei Khurelem wrote:
The stars on your sentence explain exactly what I'm on about.


That's easily explained away as keeping the forum worksafe.
Valei Khurelem
#19 - 2012-01-14 16:50:14 UTC
You shouldn't be looking at a game forum while at work frankly so it'd be your own fault anyway.

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
Simi Kusoni
HelloKittyFanclub
#20 - 2012-01-14 23:34:19 UTC
Valei Khurelem wrote:
You shouldn't be looking at a game forum while at work frankly so it'd be your own fault anyway.

Some places aren't that strict on what is viewed whilst at work, in fact some encourage a laid back atmosphere. But they still enforce block lists and sites containing heavy profanity will pop up red flags, not to mention the fact that censorship on the forums keeps things (somewhat) polite.

Anyway, seeing as there is zero censorship in game this is a non issue. There is also little/no incentive for CCP to introduce adult content, when a large part of their player base are probably under 18.

Perhaps if you could tell us what you envision CCP introducing that would justify an 18+ rating we would be a little more amenable in terms of supporting this proposal. And as much as I love Amarrian Minmatar slave girls, I don't count it as something I'd sacrifice thousands of noob easy targets younger subscribers for.

[center]"I don't troll, I just give overly blunt responses that annoy people who are wrong but don't want to admit it. It's not my fault that people have sensitive feelings"  -MXZF[/center]
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