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So how come to reveiw levels you have to be over 18?
Anyone got a clue?
Anyone got a clue?
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That is it exactly, because someone out there is going to make the Kirk love simulator (or worse) and its doing to be offensive, deeply offensive.
Its the reviewers job to catch the bad and get it dumped before it can get out there for all to see, If your under 18 and get access to such a thing, then its Cryptic that's now in trouble for allowing underage players access to bad stuff.
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that is exactly the reason
This. The purpose of reviewing is to catch any offensive content, such as profanity or someone trying to live out their Vulcan Love Slave fantasies. Probably to catch any copywrite violations, too, but age doesn't matter so much for that.
If you're interested in rating the stuff that makes it past the censors, you should still be able to do that regardless of your age.
also cryptic could get in trouble if they allowed people under 18 to see questionable content. Asking if they are 18 is enough to cover Cryptic from any problems
Exactly. And since I myself am currently under 18, I plan to wait until I'm old enough to review.
Cryptic is based in the US and therefore must abide by US laws
If it were Canada, it would be 18. Thats the age of becoming an adult here and that stuff is considered adult material
Also, you'll note that the United States and Canada aren't the only countries where the age of majority is 18. See how the UK (except Scotland) is on that list, too? Just be glad this isn't a Singaporan game, seeing how their age of majority is 21.
gah! bad manifest destiny
Um, no. It has little to do with "free" and everything to do with people's personal thresholds. Some people would scream bloody murder and call up the nearest attorney or bored reporter if their child was subjected to a word like the old school term for a donkey (now more commonly used to refer to a part of the human body). Cryptic and Atari don't want to have to deal with that drama, so they use a very simple method to protect themselves from those morons.
Remember, the way you're using the word, "free" means you CAN do something. It doesn't mean you should. I'm guessing (and it's just a guess, I'm not casting aspersions on you) the reason you even asked the question in the original post is because you're well under the age specified and you're somewhat peeved that you can't participate in this particular reindeer game (didn't see Sonaos complain about it, for example). Don't sweat it, it's not nearly as important as you think.
I was going for "Vulcan Love Slave" myself.
Yes, companies typically have the follow the laws of the countries they are based in. You can argue how backwards the US is and I could argue back in a similar fashion if I wanted to, but it wouldn't change the fact that you would still have to be over 18 to review UGC.