Heatman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, Family sedan said: The world has already lost enough freedom, why do we need to make anything stricter? Seriously, that's begs the question and I do get that because as far as I'm concerned, there isn't any need to fuss about the rating system at least for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 And I like the point about why make it stricter if some parents will ignore the rating system anyway? Shagger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Family sedan said: And I like the point about why make it stricter if some parents will ignore the rating system anyway? Basically, it's down to what the parents choose to do or not do when it comes helping or not helping the rating system be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Parents could probably do more, but here in the U.S. parents are pretty overworked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Family sedan said: Parents could probably do more, but here in the U.S. parents are pretty overworked. Overworked or that they don't really care about such stuffs in most cases because I believe the latter is the case with most American parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 My mom was nothing like that. I remember she wouldn't let me get the first Boston album because she thought the guitar spaceship on the cover was weird. I guess she just didn't get the science genius of Tom Sholz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, Family sedan said: My mom was nothing like that. I remember she wouldn't let me get the first Boston album because she thought the guitar spaceship on the cover was weird. I guess she just didn't get the science genius of Tom Sholz. It's not surprising to me that you know your mom very well because you got to be very close to her. You could have appealed to her to let you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I got it years later though. As a former New Englander I feel so much pride in almost every Boston album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Family sedan said: Parents could probably do more, but here in the U.S. parents are pretty overworked. With all due respect to parents everywhere, I don't think reading the labels on a video game's box before you buy it is asking for much out of even the busiest parent. Heatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I know right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Shagger said: With all due respect to parents everywhere, I don't think reading the labels on a video game's box before you buy it is asking for much out of even the busiest parent. Seriously, that's exactly my thoughts as well because there's no way what's required of them to do would take so much time that's more than 1 to 2 minutes in most cases. It's pure negligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor1911 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 7/25/2021 at 11:30 PM, Family sedan said: The world has already lost enough freedom, why do we need to make anything stricter? That sounds more kinda philosophical lines. But with all these rules in place, we are living a peaceful life, though I'm not talking about the unnecessary ones. But gaming rules must be strict as it targets mainly the kids and the teenagers. It really has a lasting effect on their mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, Razor1911 said: That sounds more kinda philosophical lines. But with all these rules in place, we are living a peaceful life, though I'm not talking about the unnecessary ones. But gaming rules must be strict as it targets mainly the kids and the teenagers. It really has a lasting effect on their mind. Yeah, it's a fact that the rules are very important but what's the essence of having rules that the parents aren't helping to enforce? Where does that leave those rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 They do, don't they, just that they by pass it 😞 Whilst that makes sense, wouldn't it also be more beneficial to dispel the myth about video game violence and actually solve the problem, rather than have publishers "covering up" and having higher than necessary age ratings? Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 1:27 AM, Patrik said: yes lol, that's why they even ban games in some countries, because rating wasn't enough to prevent people from playing games they aren't supposed to Most times, those bans don't even successfully stop gamers from playing it. They still find a way to play it nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
