Isn't the ratings system supposed to prevent kids from getting violent games? I know that it doesn't work
It does work. I've said this time and time again. I've witnessed young kids trying to buy violent games at EB and the EB employee would not sell them it. I've seen mothers ask the EB employees, "is this game violent?" and the EB employees would answer with honesty.
I was buying Mortal Kombat V, and a little kid and his mother were buying a WWF (WWE) game. She asked "Is this game too violent?" And the EB employee said "It has some violence, but its not very graphic. There is fighting of course but there is no death, blood or bad language" And then the EB employee looks over to me standing next to the mother and points at Mortal Kombat V and says "Now the game he is buying, is very violent":) We grinned at each other haha
IT HAPPENS. The EB employees do their job... ESPECIALLY when the parents do their job and ask the right questions.
This is key. The rating systems work. The parents that use it, succeed at chosing games they find appropriate, and when in doubt, if they ask an EB employee, they will tell them in more detail!
The System works!!!!
The politicans are using this angle to win votes. They're trying to erode freedoms based on a non issue. We've solved this issue years ago with the rating systems. We solved this issue years ago in the 60s with music, with movies... we've been here time and time again...
ASK before buying... Use the rating system... USE your V-chip....
People need to stop blaiming the world for their lack of parenting... AND they need to stop letting politicians throw issues infront of us like peices of meat. These are non issues that have been solved time and time again.
I'm just affraid that this time we'll go the other way and completely ruin our free country.
Damn those meddling Republicans, intruding into our personal lives!
Those meddling Republicans not only intruded, but also bankrupt our country, lied to us, stole money, and got rich.
The democraps are just as evil, but atleast our country was better under clinton. BILL CLINTON. His wife's a dumb cunt who should learn to such a dick.:) Actually I'm glad she was poor at giving head. Bill was probably a better president for it, not being tied to his dumb wife's womanly games of sex or no sex if you dont take out the trash or pass that anti gaming law.;)
Its time for a revolution. Dont look up for leaders... look next to you for them.
I'm not sure why there is such resistance here on/. (other than the fact that most/.'ers are possibly adolecent gamers)
I think its quite the opposite.
Most of us, myself included are in our late 20s, early 30s and we have grown up playing violent games, watching horror films, action movies, and listening to music that has "explicit lyrics" for quite some time.
Many of us are hard working, well rounded, nice people... that love to rant.:)
The point is... I think we're the proof that games do not screw with your brain. Being sexually abused screws with your brain, having bad skin screws with your brain, being picked on in school for being different screws with your brain...
Playing violent videogames? Thats really not a factor in our lives.
I think it would be better to just acknowledge the problems in our country that force our parents to both work, and have little time to raise children properly.
You'll see cosplayers dressing up as videogame heros all over the world (especially japan) but they're all for the most part, kind, caring people that are passionate about their interests, as gun enthusiasts, or car guys are...
Its not the hobby, its the person getting into the hobby. You can use science to aid the world, or destroy it. It starts with the person before he approaches the lab desk.
Same thing with games. If you're pissed off at the world, you're going to find music, games, movies and friends that fullfill your needs.
Games, movies, music etc are works of art, created by artists that have a vision. Some artists are angry at the world. Some want to tell romatic tails of love, some want to make us laugh...
Whos to say they can no longer tell their stories?
The viewer finds art that he or she needs to feel something. The artist creates art, because thye need to tell something.
Each finds each other.
Its apart of expression and freedom. If you want to change the world, start with parenting, start with good schools and working salaries, and hours that allow parents to be with their children more. Start by treating each other better...
Dont attack the words, or the mediums they choose to communicate with...
Bingo. And they gave Crash the fucking oscar... Sir... you deserve to be president.
Power and money have warped their minds so much, that they will do anything for a vote. That includes ripping apart the entire idea of "freedom of choice" and or freedom entirely.
When a product is even a few dollars more expensive than average, Slashdotters are more than willing to scream and yell about it.
Thats because their wages have decreased, and their jobs have been outsourced. So yeah... a cheaper laptop helps when you no longer have the same salary.
Japanese cars are built in factories in the US now.
Thats mainly because we purchase more Japanese cars than most people do.
We're a major automotive market. It saves on the shipping of cars and we have more land than Japan for factories and storage.
Sure, its cheaper to build the car in Japan, but the volume of cars purchased makes it worth producing here.
The second we lose our purchasing power, will they still make them here? Japan tends to be a little more loyal to its workers than US companies... so anythings possible.
Japanese CEO's make far less than US CEOs and their labor costs are a much kinder ratio.
If you're okay with children starving in China, then it's fine to oppose this leveling. But if you actually want the world to be a better place, outsourcing is a good thing.
When did "wanting the world to be a better place" become an idea of capitalism? Cause its not. Capitalism is about profit at all costs (clearly as we can see)
It has nothing to do with wanting to give indian's or teh chinese a better life...
It has everything to do with "they're cheaper and we can exploit that for our profit"
NONE of the global free trade market idea folks give a dam about "wanting the world to be a better place"
Now you just have to work 1 job for 2 years, change to another, then another, then another... then oops you dont find one... then you find one, then you get outsourced, then you find another, you're fired, you change jobs... change.. change change.
But it used to be... 1 stable job that you could depend on, for your entire life, that would raise a family, afford a house, your retirement...
Yeah, its so much better now, now that we're no longer protecting labor.
A P2P Tv and movie network should be free to its viewers, as over the air television is. The reason being, that we all end up paying for the bandwidth. So i dont want just a one dollar discount on movies in exchange for my bandwidth, I instead want the product for free.
If you want me to watch your television, your commericials, while you profit in the millions of dollars AND use my bandwidth?!.... You're giving it to me free!
Game on, you DRM motherfuckers:) Citizens need to play hardball.
Look at it this way. Its a chance to lose weight, get outside, be physically active, resulting in a nice lean attractive figure... Then go pick up a really attractive member of the opposite sex... and bang the hell of him or her.
Far better than the crap hollywood sells.
Ah.. where's my skateboard........ A-team the movie part 60 just doesnt interest me anymore.
Michael Dell isnt a software manufacturer. Dell is doing quite well for himself. So i dont see your point.
I'm not saying Jobs is a worthless man in the big picture... All management deserves credit for good leadership qualities, especially those who stand by their workers.
But its the workers who have the talent. Again, Jobs did not invent the IPOD.
Jobs had the balls to go through with the IPOD and invest his companies money in it... (certainly a great credit to him) but he did not invent it, code it, etc....
If we do not recognize the talent behind the man, we've done a huge diservice to all of the hardworking talent that make him.
Jobs did not invent the IPOD Jobs did not create Pixar Jobs didnt program NeXT
Pixar is succesfull because of the team at Pixar. Their talents far exceed Jobs.
I give Jobs the credit for having a great vision, but the execution is not his, never will be, and hes simply not capable of doing any of it without the real visionaries.... like Woz, Lassetter, Catmull, Otsbey, Alvy Smith etc.....
Jobs is Jobs... and hes very good at being that. He can see openings and make moves... Ultimately he rides on the shoulders of the talent around him. We all need guidence sometimes... Even Steve Jobs. And i'm pretty sure he got a lot of it from his engineers.
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The America, and Americans you speak of, no longer exist. We're slaves to the system now.
Do you really want to live in a world where you cant hate things by law?
... Which is why you dl the pirated version and run it. Fuck the companies and their copy protection schemes that make life a pain in the ass.
Even if you buy the app, run the pirated one.
These cards cost too dam much and dont offer that much value for the high costs.
Keep it up RIAA. You're going to lose this one :)
Here's to hoping someone takes care of that ;)
And you know what i mean!
Isn't the ratings system supposed to prevent kids from getting violent games? I know that it doesn't work
:) We grinned at each other haha
It does work. I've said this time and time again. I've witnessed young kids trying to buy violent games at EB and the EB employee would not sell them it. I've seen mothers ask the EB employees, "is this game violent?" and the EB employees would answer with honesty.
I was buying Mortal Kombat V, and a little kid and his mother were buying a WWF (WWE) game. She asked "Is this game too violent?" And the EB employee said "It has some violence, but its not very graphic. There is fighting of course but there is no death, blood or bad language" And then the EB employee looks over to me standing next to the mother and points at Mortal Kombat V and says "Now the game he is buying, is very violent"
IT HAPPENS. The EB employees do their job... ESPECIALLY when the parents do their job and ask the right questions.
This is key. The rating systems work. The parents that use it, succeed at chosing games they find appropriate, and when in doubt, if they ask an EB employee, they will tell them in more detail!
The System works!!!!
The politicans are using this angle to win votes. They're trying to erode freedoms based on a non issue. We've solved this issue years ago with the rating systems. We solved this issue years ago in the 60s with music, with movies... we've been here time and time again...
ASK before buying... Use the rating system... USE your V-chip....
People need to stop blaiming the world for their lack of parenting... AND they need to stop letting politicians throw issues infront of us like peices of meat. These are non issues that have been solved time and time again.
I'm just affraid that this time we'll go the other way and completely ruin our free country.
Damn those meddling Republicans, intruding into our personal lives!
:) Actually I'm glad she was poor at giving head. Bill was probably a better president for it, not being tied to his dumb wife's womanly games of sex or no sex if you dont take out the trash or pass that anti gaming law. ;)
Those meddling Republicans not only intruded, but also bankrupt our country, lied to us, stole money, and got rich.
The democraps are just as evil, but atleast our country was better under clinton. BILL CLINTON. His wife's a dumb cunt who should learn to such a dick.
Its time for a revolution. Dont look up for leaders... look next to you for them.
I'm not sure why there is such resistance here on /. (other than the fact that most /.'ers are possibly adolecent gamers)
:)
I think its quite the opposite.
Most of us, myself included are in our late 20s, early 30s and we have grown up playing violent games, watching horror films, action movies, and listening to music that has "explicit lyrics" for quite some time.
Many of us are hard working, well rounded, nice people... that love to rant.
The point is... I think we're the proof that games do not screw with your brain. Being sexually abused screws with your brain, having bad skin screws with your brain, being picked on in school for being different screws with your brain...
Playing violent videogames? Thats really not a factor in our lives.
I think it would be better to just acknowledge the problems in our country that force our parents to both work, and have little time to raise children properly.
You'll see cosplayers dressing up as videogame heros all over the world (especially japan) but they're all for the most part, kind, caring people that are passionate about their interests, as gun enthusiasts, or car guys are...
Its not the hobby, its the person getting into the hobby. You can use science to aid the world, or destroy it. It starts with the person before he approaches the lab desk.
Same thing with games. If you're pissed off at the world, you're going to find music, games, movies and friends that fullfill your needs.
Games, movies, music etc are works of art, created by artists that have a vision. Some artists are angry at the world. Some want to tell romatic tails of love, some want to make us laugh...
Whos to say they can no longer tell their stories?
The viewer finds art that he or she needs to feel something. The artist creates art, because thye need to tell something.
Each finds each other.
Its apart of expression and freedom. If you want to change the world, start with parenting, start with good schools and working salaries, and hours that allow parents to be with their children more. Start by treating each other better...
Dont attack the words, or the mediums they choose to communicate with...
Bingo. And they gave Crash the fucking oscar... Sir... you deserve to be president.
Power and money have warped their minds so much, that they will do anything for a vote. That includes ripping apart the entire idea of "freedom of choice" and or freedom entirely.
Videogames dont make people violent...
Politicians fucking with our freedoms.... make people violent.
Remember the wars, you cunt, you lieberdick.... 4th of july anyone?
Remember...? Does anyone fucking remember what this country is about anymore?
Its scary when our leaders are hell bent on eroding our freedoms, just to win votes.
THINK ABOUT IT.
You gotta love their efforts. Keep it up.
yeah!... just accept the death of our country!
When a product is even a few dollars more expensive than average, Slashdotters are more than willing to scream and yell about it.
Thats because their wages have decreased, and their jobs have been outsourced. So yeah... a cheaper laptop helps when you no longer have the same salary.
Your average middle class worker now can afford more food, more housing, more automobile, and certainly more consumer electronics than he ever could.
:) More housing? Housing is expensive, more than ever.
I dont see that as the case. More food? Have you been to a supermarket?
Automobiles cost more than ever.
How about health care? Factor that into your statement.
Japanese cars are built in factories in the US now.
Thats mainly because we purchase more Japanese cars than most people do.
We're a major automotive market. It saves on the shipping of cars and we have more land than Japan for factories and storage.
Sure, its cheaper to build the car in Japan, but the volume of cars purchased makes it worth producing here.
The second we lose our purchasing power, will they still make them here? Japan tends to be a little more loyal to its workers than US companies... so anythings possible.
Japanese CEO's make far less than US CEOs and their labor costs are a much kinder ratio.
If you're okay with children starving in China, then it's fine to oppose this leveling. But if you actually want the world to be a better place, outsourcing is a good thing.
When did "wanting the world to be a better place" become an idea of capitalism? Cause its not. Capitalism is about profit at all costs (clearly as we can see)
It has nothing to do with wanting to give indian's or teh chinese a better life...
It has everything to do with "they're cheaper and we can exploit that for our profit"
NONE of the global free trade market idea folks give a dam about "wanting the world to be a better place"
sure...
Now you just have to work 1 job for 2 years, change to another, then another, then another... then oops you dont find one... then you find one, then you get outsourced, then you find another, you're fired, you change jobs... change.. change change.
But it used to be... 1 stable job that you could depend on, for your entire life, that would raise a family, afford a house, your retirement...
Yeah, its so much better now, now that we're no longer protecting labor.
Harry Reid says one thing to the public while he does the opposite.
Harry Reid wanted to pass the Patriot Act. Everything that he says should be considered pandering bullshit.
He's clearly not capable of representing people, if he speaks one way publically and votes the other way.
Harry supporst the Patriot Act. Dont forget it.
A P2P Tv and movie network should be free to its viewers, as over the air television is. The reason being, that we all end up paying for the bandwidth. So i dont want just a one dollar discount on movies in exchange for my bandwidth, I instead want the product for free.
:) Citizens need to play hardball.
If you want me to watch your television, your commericials, while you profit in the millions of dollars AND use my bandwidth?!.... You're giving it to me free!
Game on, you DRM motherfuckers
It's really Chinese technology. We just write the software :)
Look at it this way. Its a chance to lose weight, get outside, be physically active, resulting in a nice lean attractive figure... Then go pick up a really attractive member of the opposite sex... and bang the hell of him or her.
Far better than the crap hollywood sells.
Ah.. where's my skateboard........ A-team the movie part 60 just doesnt interest me anymore.
Ah, you're obviously upper management material.
Michael Dell isnt a software manufacturer. Dell is doing quite well for himself. So i dont see your point.
I'm not saying Jobs is a worthless man in the big picture... All management deserves credit for good leadership qualities, especially those who stand by their workers.
But its the workers who have the talent. Again, Jobs did not invent the IPOD.
Jobs had the balls to go through with the IPOD and invest his companies money in it... (certainly a great credit to him) but he did not invent it, code it, etc....
If we do not recognize the talent behind the man, we've done a huge diservice to all of the hardworking talent that make him.
bullshit...
Jobs did not invent the IPOD
Jobs did not create Pixar
Jobs didnt program NeXT
Pixar is succesfull because of the team at Pixar. Their talents far exceed Jobs.
I give Jobs the credit for having a great vision, but the execution is not his, never will be, and hes simply not capable of doing any of it without the real visionaries.... like Woz, Lassetter, Catmull, Otsbey, Alvy Smith etc.....
Jobs is Jobs... and hes very good at being that. He can see openings and make moves... Ultimately he rides on the shoulders of the talent around him. We all need guidence sometimes... Even Steve Jobs. And i'm pretty sure he got a lot of it from his engineers.
I would probably agree with this. Although i think China and Iran have a good chance before we do in the US.
China seems more experimental and Iran seems like they're just going to mess up anyways.
Big question is, will we let Iran get to that point?
Hmm