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Post by
DJC75
I'm sure I'm not the first person to suggest this, but would it not be a good move for Blizzard to set up some servers strictly for over/under 21s/25s/whatever?
Now, I'm not saying that all teenagers are Nerdraging morons, nor am I suggesting that everyone over a certain age is a pleasure to group with, but if someone's acting like a $%^& in a battleground or an instance, chances are they're the low side of 21.
But even leaving that aside, as a 35 year old man, there are lots of reasons why I'd like to see age specific servers:
1. Kids kick my ass. Yeah, I said it. I'm not ashamed - i have a job, a wife, a house and a life. I can't compete with someone who spends 8 hours a day online, not in terms of gear and (usually) not in terms of playing skill either. It would be nice to compete on a level playing field with the similarly browbeaten.
2. Kids are w**nkers. Okay I should qualify that generalisation by repeating my opening point - there are plenty of mature, pleasant players out there of all ages, but the one tosspot you end up having to /ignore is - 9 times out of 10 - a child of some description.
3. Raid and Battleground schedules on adult time. You raid four nights a week? And you'll kick me for not showing up? Sorry 'Lolcatz' I quit...
4. They probably don't want me around either. I'm sure most kids would prefer to play with other kids, just as most adults would prefer to play with other adults.
It should be a simple enough matter to set this up, with subscriptions via credit cards or bankers drafts or whatever, and I'm sure it would be popular. So why not?
I'm sure someone will tell me...
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Adamsm
3. Raid and Battleground schedules on adult time. You raid four nights a week? And you'll kick me for not showing up? Sorry 'Lolcatz' I quit... Try getting into a different time zone guild; mine raids 3 nights a week after 10pm.
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Post by
abcdefg
1. No matter what you are going to get to deal with other people being better than you. It isn't just the kids that beat you now; nothing prevents an adult from doing the same.
2. Kids tend to be immature, so I can understand not wanting to have to deal with that. However, age restrictions aren't going to prevent kids from getting on the servers. I know if I were younger (and maybe even now), I would be tempted to try out a server that's restricted about my age...and yes I am older than 21. If someone can only use a credit card as payment to get on these servers, what is stopping a teenager who uses his/her parents' CC from entering?
3. There are guilds that understand if you cannot make all raid times. Try to find one of those. What would make adult time raid schedules different from how they are now? Just less of them? If that is all you want, find a group that only raids twice a week.
4. I prefer to play with people who are willing to try. I don't care if you have a messed up rotation or are not very good at PvP. I will help you learn those things, but if you aren't willing to try, then you are a lost cause. I don't care if someone is a kid, a middle-aged adult, or a senior citizen. I understand, though, that there would maybe be a more mature (as in grown up, not x-rated) setting with only adults, but you may be surprised.
Just some thoughts...
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Post by
Gnub
Like several have already said:
Mental age does not equal physical age. Trust me on this one :)
Post by
MischievousLoki
Not everyone in the same age bracket is the same maturity. I've met some 35 y/o players that are more childish than some 14 y/o players.
So in my opinion: You can't escape the whiny brats, they're whiny at every age. Adding age restricted servers would be pointless.
Oh and i bet next you will want race restricted servers too?I'm not for this, but I am for restricting all those pseudo/faux-'gangsta' guys to their own server. That crap is annoying.
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abcdefg
Oh man my 1st ever raiding guild back in TBC: out of our 25 man group 14 of them didn't hit puberty, probably another 5 that were under age of 18.
srsly I sometimes disabled guild chat because of so much immaturity and other stupid #$%^. They kicked me after 3 weeks because "I wasn't funny enough" ... putting "lol" in every sentence is apprently being funny. Whenever I madea joke half of them didn't get it, when ever I tried making conversation about weather/politics/girls/sports etc. everybody said "cool" and continued talking about Pokemon or some $%^&
UGHHH what an effin night mare
^lol That doesn't surprise me.
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Post by
OscarDivine
Yes yes yes, we all know that kid who acts like an adult, and I don't agree with the OP, but how about we just make the distinction and say let's make separate servers for AHoles and NicePpl?
Clearly, that's a much easier task.
Before you choose your realm, you have to take a questionnaire. It should include questions like:
1) You stunlock your opponent in PVP. Do you:
a - Click on your macro that says, "LAWL i pOkEd u In Ur ArSe wiD MaH DagGer n u GoT SKurd!"
b - Finish them off, then /bow
c - Beat them to within 10 HP, then disappear until after they have had a chance to recover their HP so you can do it to them again and again, 'cause your wife emasculates you at home and you need to take your aggressions out somewhere since it's illegal to hit her. You Also ignore run-on sentences.
oh, and yes I'm in the 30+ age range, and I have no problem playing with anybody. It's a game, after all.
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Post by
Eccentrica
you sound like a kid yourself. this game is rated t for teen, and i doubt you're an adult, atleast not a mature one. if you were a mature adult, you wouldnt care about having to play with kids or teens, etc.
they'll never do what you ask, because people like you are fools and are the real immature ones. please go play another game, this is a t for teen game, not an m for mature game.
On the contrary, junior, sometimes the adults like to enjoy their relaxation time in the company of other adults (go figure). Also, the 35-45 year olds are the original gamers (Zork or D&D anyone?), go find your own passtime or behave while you enjoy ours.
Oh and i bet next you will want race restricted servers too?
This is just a stupid comment, given the OPs well thought out post. Grow up.
To the other posters who made ignorant comments, the OP acknowledged that there are exceptions, of course. Try reading the whole post before you jump in with your righteous indignation.
To the OP, I hear you. While stupid and annoying behaviour would not disappear entirely, it would reduce it. The next best solution is to find a guild with little tolerance for immaturity.
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