Should gamers be seperated by age?

[SomecallmeBerto]

It's not age restriction but seperating young adults from real adults.

I have no idea what that even means? What in the world is a "real adult?

 

[Deleted User]

I have no idea what that even means? What in the world is a "real adult?

Exactly. It's all up to perspective. Adults can act immature and kids can act mature.

 

[Chary]

I don't see how it would change anything. If you're playing with some kiddy spam meme brat, then you mute them, then trash them in whatever match you're playing, and move on.

 

[Yil]

Exactly. It's all up to perspective. Adults can act immature and kids can act mature.

Someone with mental maturity and not acting like a hyperactive asshole.

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I don't see how it would change anything. If you're playing with some kiddy spam meme brat, then you mute them, then trash them in whatever match you're playing, and move on.

The problem is kids should not aspire to some hyperactive crowd, but they worship them instead and thinking playing these m rated games will make them cooler.

 

[Deleted User]

Someone with mental maturity and not acting like a hyperactive asshole.

Just what I thought. And how will we divide these people? Will everybody have to take a test before they can play multiplayer in every game? Couldn't people just fake this test or whatever?

Everything I said in my first post exists. Don't like a person, mute them. We shouldn't divide a gaming community in half based on age.

 

[Yil]

Just what I thought. And how will we divide these people? Will everybody have to take a test before they can play multiplayer in every game? Couldn't people just fake this test or whatever?

Everything I said in my first post exists. Don't like a person, mute them. We shouldn't divide a gaming community in half based on age.

The real problem is how its poisoning this generation. Kids running around swearing and trying to be 'cool' is not desriable.

 

[Chary]

Someone with mental maturity and not acting like a hyperactive asshole.

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The problem is kids should not aspire to some hyperactive crowd, but they worship them instead and thinking playing these m rated games will make them cooler.

It's been like that for a while, at least the "M-rated games make me cool!" idea has. Mortal Kombat was the coolest thing in the 90s because you could viciously tear apart your opponents. Games had wild box arts of muscled men with swords attacking demon creatures to make the game look much more edgey and violent than it really was, just to sell more copies because "ooh cool factor!" That's how it's always been, and how it probably always will be.

The whole HURR HURR I YELL AT GAMES AND AM FUNNY generation is a completely separate thing, and as annoying as it is, I don't see it stopping until the next YouTube fad comes around. Kids see being loud and obnoxious as the "right" way to act, because why shouldn't they? All they see is fame and fortune for these loud people on the Internet, and want to imitate it.

 

[Deleted User]

The real problem is how its poisoning this generation. Kids running around swearing and trying to be 'cool' is not desirable.

What's poisoning this generation? Video games? People in general? Well, you can't just blame this on multi-player and video games. There are a lot more factors to why a kid acts edgy. A multi-player game like Sm4sh will not exsert the same reaction while player as a multi-player COD game.

So, kids can be little shits. Still doesn't mean we should divide people. Also, *desirable

 

[_Chaz_]

No, of course not.

If a game is considered child friendly, it already has chat moderation. "Mature" communities that play the game either play by those rules or have their own method of communication between one another.
In the case of mature video games, filtering and parental controls are standard today. If an underage player is subjected to mature language or discussion, that's the fault the parent and the rest of the player-base shouldn't have to suffer because of it.

 

[SomecallmeBerto]

What's poisoning this generation? Video games? People in general? Well, you can't just blame this on multi-player and video games. There are a lot more factors to why a kid acts edgy. A multi-player game like Sm4sh will not exsert the same reaction while player as a multi-player COD game.

So, kids can be little shits. Still doesn't mean we should divide people. Also, *desirable

 

[Hanafuda]

Absolutely. I don't want to play with a 13 year old moron.

Actually I wish the player's age was always included with their username when playing online. Then they'd know it was a 49 year old codger (me) that just kicked their ass.