guild earch

[Geoni]

I know you're 9 and all...but you'll need to work on your grammar, if you don't want to, go on the Ezpcusa server instead of the main server, which is a roleplay server.

Perfect English is not a requirement to play on the roleplay server.

I just told him to work on it a bit. Perfect English isn't a requirement, and most people on the RP server don't use perfect English. It's things like "soam" that need to be spelled out to "so I am" or "so I'm" in prevention of confusion.

I told him to work on his English skills and I get called a RP nazi. It's constructive criticism. He's going to need English and keyboarding skills later in his life anyways, so why not work to proficiency by playing a roleplaying game? It's a fun way to practice those skills.

[Sillamon]

Planeshift is running out of players. They need your help badly.   

That was random...   

If you get like 50 friends 2 join and u make a guild and get them       
2 join it then u will be the most powerful guild that ever existing
in this game.

If you get like 10 friends 2 join then u will be bigger than any guild that     
currently plays.

You just need time to mine and train so that you can beat up everyone. The more you
mine and train, they more powerful you get. Look for players who are wearing metal armor
and helmets. They can show u how 2 train fast.

Hot Tip!

Stay away from peole that call themselves role players. They talk too much and thats a waste of   
time. You cant train and talk at the same time.

[Vakachehk]

I am an Enkidukai!I used to be a Khajiit when I was playing Oblivion.

Awesome! You can find me online around 4:00am-10:00am GMT, lol sorry I actually thought you were Cobrashizzle not Catlemur lol
you can find our forums at http://www.koreirka.proboards.com/

[Knightspark9]

It warms my heart to have some new players getting involved in RP...

@ Sillamon: Why not give him some of your awsome tips on how to RP?

P.S. I'm not being sarcastic or mocking in any way.

[Sillamon]

9 is much too young. I would not let my kids play a game like this and I would not be happy if they were interacting with adults and near-adults.
Some of the stuff that's said in this game is really not suitable. Children interpret things differently than adults do.

* I don't mean to come off as mean or anything, but someone should speak to this nice fellow about this site being open to those 13 and over.
 

[novacadian]

I would not be happy if they were interacting with adults and near-adults.

Just out of interest do you have children Sillamon?

My daughter was playing muds with me when she was seven. She went on to run her own mud by the age of the OP. She learned typing, spelling, vocabulary, administrative and programming skills. We were home schooling at the time and she had the supervision of my being in the game with her; as well as other friends that would watch her back,

We would be in agreement, perhaps, if a child was to have no supervision; yet any parent would be missing a wonderful bonding experience by not becoming involved in their child's play time.

You may be interested to know that my daughter now plays PS and we still share quality game time even with her, now, a young adult in university. By all account she has been well received in her guild and is considered a respectable RPer.

Sure we would want to drive this young hopeful away?

- Nova

[Dracaeon]

Aww, what a cute story.

Anyway Mr. Shizzle, I think that this game is just fine to play so long as you keep your eye out and stay away from creepy people.  You might also want to play with a parent looking over your shoulder or in-game with you, to help steer your clear of any potentially unfit situations.  Also, you might want to make sure that most people who you will RP with know your age, so they can make sure they don't cause trouble.

Yours Sincerely,
Drac the Protector of the Innocent.

[Illysia]

I'm with Draceon and Sillamon on this one. If you play this game, have your parent sit with you. Due to the over relaxed standards the game has, it is not suitable for children. Shame too, the community used to self regulate this stuff.

*shakes her head and sighs*

[Knightspark9]

Well, you got me on that one. But I doubt his parents will supervise him.

[Sillamon]

Nova, I agree with your points about it being a good educational experience, however without supervision, one might get a misleading education that their parents might not consent to.
The two things that stick out in my mind are cybering and violent rp. I don't think a 9 year old should be subjected to either, but there is a chance that they will be. As players we
have no clue how old the next person is. Mr shizzel could be older than all of us.. Or a second grader o_O

This brings up another point.. If you know that there are under age kids playing the game, then does that mean that one must change the content of their rp to endure that its suitable?

Should the restrictiond on language be kicked down from pg-13 to G so that its suitable for everyone?
 

[novacadian]

Nova, I agree with your points about it being a good educational experience, however without supervision, one might get a misleading education that their parents might not consent to.

Both you and Illysia seemed to miss my point that, "We would be in agreement, perhaps, if a child was to have no supervision..."

My suggestions was that the parent should share the full experience with the child. My point was that just because they are a child they should not be sent away. The sad fact is that any child with unattended computer access can end in cyber haunts which are far worse than PS. Even if there are some players which may take things too far on PS, it is my belief that good people far out weigh the bad. If your child was not attended (which is not my recommendation) then would you not want to know that they were at least among PS players than goodness knows where?

- Nova

[ Edit - P.S. A downgrading of the PG is not recommended. However such ratings are not etched in stone to me. A parent should know what is best for their child in my estimation rather than some generic government decree.]

[Illysia]

It's not missing the point, it a matter of it not having the same weight in our eyes.

No, I wouldn't rather my child was with PS players. These days it's 6 in one hand half a dozen in the other. I'm way older than 9; I'm aware of *ahem* the stuff adults do among themselves but I still think current stuff in PS is going too far for a non sexual fantasy setting and relatively peaceful setting. Bad is not mitigated that much by the existence of worse. PS would really need to clean up before I would trust it to be suitable for children again.

I sense that there is a much more relaxed atmosphere regarding sex and violence in game. However, holy moly morals aside, children really shouldn't be exposed to some of the stuff I've heard of happening in RPs these days, especially young children. And I worry that people might be so quick to get to the sex that they don't even bother to check if the other player is at least at the age of consent. Never mind all the complex problems that come with that one issue.

Simply put: Parents and children should share experiences. But, some RPs present unsuitable experiences that should not shared. That far out weighs, in my opinion, any good that can be gained from playing PS with a child. And the fact that there are worse places is immaterial, as I'd be horrified enough to find my child was involved in a rape and torture RP on PS.

I think Sillamon is using ratings as a common reference point, not as what it actually details. We all know what is meant by G rating and I believe that is the more important rating to understand. It's all about what is suitable for even young audiences.

Should the restrictions on language be kicked down from pg-13 to G so that its suitable for everyone?

I think so and . But, this is not just a matter of being too sensitive. However, if the Devs don't mind the possibility of fielding a lawsuit then fine. Keep in mind though, that yes the player takes on responsibility for their experiences in playing the game but, lack of more attempts at regulation, words alone are not enough, could present problems down the road. If they don't put out more prominent warnings that this kind of content isn't regulated (and no, not everywhere connected to the internet is lawless on this matter) they could be hurting later. Especially as this project isn't generating revenue. Keep in mind there is a reason other games have more stringent chat filters.


Darn, here I go starting to care about the game again... Never mind, if the game goes down behind a lawsuit then whatever...
*goes back to lurking*

[novacadian]

With a parent accompanying the child in game your points make about as much sense, to me, as deciding not to take your child to the playground in fear that a rapist may be lurking there. With parental supervision and GM petitions it appears to me that your points are mountains being made of mole hills.

Even as an adult the RP that came close to a rape; yet was not an actual rape; repulsed me. It was my choice to simply go no further than to send the offender to Dakkru. Got to admit that it felt good doing so; both IC and OOC.  

If there was an under age child playing with me in game then of course those we chose to RP with would be selective. Some common sense would be used. Maybe common sense is not so common. It can only be assumed; as it was never answers; that none of you have children of your own.

- Nova

[ Edit:

*goes back to lurking*

Must have missed that phase.

]

[bloodedIrishman]

With a parent accompanying the child in game your points make about as much sense, to me, as deciding not to take your child to the playground in fear that a rapist may be lurking there. With parental supervision and GM petitions it appears to me that your points are mountains being made of mole hills.

Do you know how to read? This is what Illysia wrote.

Parents and children should share experiences. But, some RPs present unsuitable experiences that should not shared. That far out weighs, in my opinion, any good that can be gained from playing PS with a child.

She is saying that it would not matter if the child were supervised because sometimes experiences occur which cannot be controlled.


Rapists lurked in Central Park, and female runners would bring husbands or brothers as protection. With this protection it was extremely unlikely a rapist would attack. Should and did the public stop at keeping the park safe because of this "security" option? No. Because its supposed to safe for everyone. Just like PS should be safe for children to play in without being exposed to the ugliness that seems rampant nowadays.

If there was an under age child playing with me in game then of course those we chose to RP with would be selective. Some common sense would be used. Maybe common sense is not so common. It can only be assumed; as it was never answers; that none of you have children of your own.

No, you're right, Common Sense is not common. And it can definitely be proven - not assumed - that even people who have children don't know what is best.

[Marathal]

With a parent accompanying the child in game your points make about as much sense, to me, as deciding not to take your child to the playground in fear that a rapist may be lurking there. With parental supervision and GM petitions it appears to me that your points are mountains being made of mole hills.

Even as an adult the RP that came close to a rape; yet was not an actual rape; repulsed me. It was my choice to simply go no further than to send the offender to Dakkru. Got to admit that it felt good doing so; both IC and OOC.  

If there was an under age child playing with me in game then of course those we chose to RP with would be selective. Some common sense would be used. Maybe common sense is not so common. It can only be assumed; as it was never answers; that none of you have children of your own.

- Nova

I'm sorry, but I so disagree with this.  In my job as a GM, I've seen things that would make the most liberal person's skin crawl.  I'm no prude, but as the parent of a tweener I would NEVER allow my child to play this game.   PS is PG-13 for a reason, and from what I've seen lately that rating could probably be raised to at least an R.   It's our job as parents to protect our children until they're old enough to understand the facts of life and make their own appropriate decisions.