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Edited by CommManagerABYZ: 6/27/2015 12:43:44 AM
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Playing Destiny Under Age

Although this is an old, already discussed problem, I believe that we can still change. I feel that the majority of players that play Destiny are under the appropriate age for shooters. I think this age should be 18 and over. I'll give you a few reasons. 1)It causes traumatic situations. I for one do not want my child flinching and screaming away every time they see somebody holding a sword. 2) It causes anti-social instincts to grow. When you think about it, the average session a child will play in Destiny is three to four hours. That's three to four hours where the only communication the are getting is with people they have met over the Internet. I don't want children growing older and being scared of every person they see. 3) It teaches them bad words. Every lobby I go into, there is always that person (usually a child) screaming curse words for no good reason. Where did they find out these words? From older players. If there was a minimum age, you would not have this problem. Children are getting angrier because of this game. 4) My final reason is that it causes violence. No 10 year old should be able to make another creatures head explode, or shoot other players virtually. What happens when that transfers to the real world? That anger and frustration would lead to much property being desecrated including Mailbox Baseball Laser Tag TPing Houses Egging Cars Multiple holes in the wall from being punched. ANY PERSON who do not follow these rules should be arrested with a minimum 2 year sentence. Thank you all for the support you give me. I believe that a change to only 18 year olds and over would make the worlds youth safer and more intelligent than currently.

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  • I will say this i personally cant play with many squeakers because they just annoy the hell out of me. However i have no problem with them playing. Ultimately it is up to the parents and unfortunately we have no say in that. Is it right for kids to play an fps? Maybe, maybe not. Some are mature enough to handle it and others go crazy because they are not. Parents now seem to be less restrictive of their kids and how they act online. I know i could never get away with cussing someone out whether virtually or in real life. But this is not exclusive to kids. Adults also act like they have no tact online. Smoking, eating, cussing, racial slurs and anger comes from adults and teens who should definitely know better. Also remember that some parents may not know what is going on. The kid may have grabbed an older siblings copy or acted out when the parents were not around so it may not be a result of carefree parenting. Ultimately i say let them play. It is going to be up to the parents and it is going to happen anyway. I mean i cant tell you how many times i have seen babies/toddlers at R rated movies, usually horror. But it is not my place to go above and beyond to tell them how to parent or have them removed from the theater. It is up to the parents and we really have little say in it other than suggestions and advice, we cant force them to parent differently.

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