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TKMaster
02.28.2012 , 02:21 AM | #101
Quote: Originally Posted by Darth_Grissom View Post
Which is YOUR OPINION.

I fully intend to let my twin boys play SWTOR at age 7 and have their own computers by age 12 so they can play with mommy and daddy.

Furthermore, I started playing MMORPG's when I was 12. I learned teamwork, social skills that I didnt learn on the school yard, as well as a lot of math. I was adding/ multiplying and deviding huge numbers back then without a calculator because in Ultima Online, I ran multiple businesses.

MORPG's do nothing but teach, it all relys heavily on the parents to what the MMORPG teaches their children.

My parents did not play however, my dad was very interested in what my businesses were and helped them grow until I was known throughout the whole server.
Every MMO i've played has taught me alot, youre right, my catalouge of curse words grew 10 fold, i know the name of every depraved sexual postion on earth, i know how to say full words with abbreviations, i know that being cool on the internet > being cool in real life, i know that when i get killed in pvp it's ok to tell the killer that youre going to track thier IP, travel to thier house and anal **** thier kids with a knife. I also know that being a cyber bully is cool and that being an e-thug is the way to go because online i can talk about anyone and they cant touch me...i bet that'll carry over well into real life.

Man, now that i think of it.....

No MMO's arent for kids and the ones for kids are full of pedos posing as children.
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Akirator
02.28.2012 , 02:23 AM | #102
Quote: Originally Posted by TKMaster View Post
Every MMO i've played has taught me alot, youre right, my catalouge of curse words grew 10 fold, i know the name of every depraved sexual postion on earth, i know how to say full words with abbreviations, i know that being cool on the internet > being cool in real life, i know that when i get killed in pvp it's ok to tell the killer that youre going to track thier IP, travel to thier house and anal **** thier kids with a knife. I also know that being a cyber bully is cool and that being an e-thug is the way to go because online i can talk about anyone and they cant touch me...i bet that'll carry over well into real life.

Man, now that i think of it.....

No MMO's arent for kids and the ones for kids are full of pedos posing as children.
....Wow. I have no idea who you've been playing MMOs with, but I don't think I've EVER seen anything that bad in an MMO.
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Bluejam
02.28.2012 , 02:24 AM | #103
95% of player can use force jump /quote

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TKMaster
02.28.2012 , 02:24 AM | #104
Quote: Originally Posted by Akirator View Post
....Wow. I have no idea who you've been playing MMOs with, but I don't think I've EVER seen anything that bad in an MMO.
You must be new...stick around, the genre has alot to teach you.
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kuey
02.28.2012 , 02:26 AM | #105
Looks like the keyboard warriors just got a new recruit, and the bullies just got a new punching bag.

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Akirator
02.28.2012 , 02:27 AM | #106
Quote: Originally Posted by TKMaster View Post
You must be new...stick around, the genre has alot to teach you.
I've been playing MMOs for like 15 years now. Maybe I just know how surround myself with decent human beings.
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Tootzi_
02.28.2012 , 02:27 AM | #107
Having your 7 year old son playing MMO/SWTOR is just wrong. Im a parent myself, and shocked.

Funny though like someone pointed out. That it took a number of posts before someone even commented on the age.

Nothing suprises me anymore...
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SDFX
02.28.2012 , 02:43 AM | #108
I dunno OP. Little kids make good points sometimes. I mean it's like when I was passing through Walmart and overheard a little girl ask her parent: "But Mommie! If Barbie is so popular then why do we have to buy her friends!?"

It is what it is.

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Goretzu
02.28.2012 , 05:41 AM | #109
Quote: Originally Posted by princey View Post
balance, that's why


Aye, it still feels a bit "meh" though.

Playing a Jedi in any other game makes you feel like one, in SWTOR you have moments, but often you just feel very average (compared to other classes).... which is fair enough for balance reasons..... but still it's not likely to convince a 7 year old that just wants to be a cool Jedi.


Probably a no win situation.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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MustrumRidcully
02.28.2012 , 06:06 AM | #110
Quote: Originally Posted by Koalachan View Post
Yes, they NEED to make ceilings twice as high because we can force jump.....

If they had started with the intentions of "People could have force jump" then they could of designed the maps from there. When you're indoors, it doesn't matter if you jump and hit the roof. Most of the ceilings are high enough to accommodate it, and those that aren't, oh well, you hit the roof and come back down. COH was designed with flying/jumping in mind, and so that's how they designed the maps. BW could of done the same from day 1. To say "it isn't in the game because they would need to redesign the maps" is a fallacy that could of been avoided. And even then, guess what, Blizz redid all their maps to accommodate flying mounts, so it is possible.
Actually, it might, because suddenly certain tactical options would be restricted in indoor environments. You can bet you'll see people complain about it, even if it's realistic and to be expected.