Although this is an old, already discussed problem, I believe that we can still change. I feel that the majority of players that play Destiny are under the appropriate age for shooters. I think this age should be 18 and over. I'll give you a few reasons.
1)It causes traumatic situations. I for one do not want my child flinching and screaming away every time they see somebody holding a sword.
2) It causes anti-social instincts to grow. When you think about it, the average session a child will play in Destiny is three to four hours. That's three to four hours where the only communication the are getting is with people they have met over the Internet. I don't want children growing older and being scared of every person they see.
3) It teaches them bad words. Every lobby I go into, there is always that person (usually a child) screaming curse words for no good reason. Where did they find out these words? From older players. If there was a minimum age, you would not have this problem. Children are getting angrier because of this game.
4) My final reason is that it causes violence. No 10 year old should be able to make another creatures head explode, or shoot other players virtually. What happens when that transfers to the real world? That anger and frustration would lead to much property being desecrated including
Mailbox Baseball
Laser Tag
TPing Houses
Egging Cars
Multiple holes in the wall from being punched.
ANY PERSON who do not follow these rules should be arrested with a minimum 2 year sentence.
Thank you all for the support you give me. I believe that a change to only 18 year olds and over would make the worlds youth safer and more intelligent than currently.
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Edited by Hames: 7/2/2015 4:30:57 PMI don't have a problem with the rating for the game or the age of the players playing, and an age limit wouldn't change anything because age can be falsified or younger players could have mom/dad/older sibling, etc., set the account for them. The only thing I would have a problem with in this regard is the parents who don't know what they're getting for their child. You better believe that before I buy video games for my kids, I will know exactly what content is in those games and exactly what the online community is like before they'll be able to play them. My parents always did that for me. Not to mention the fact that my dad always played the games with us (Still does for that matter, plays Destiny at age 60! Look up [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Profile/254/1581918]The Old Guy[/url] and see it for yourself lol) and I'm already playing video games with my kids too. My kids are 6, 5, and 4. They play Disney Infinity and stuff like that, but they enjoy watching me play Destiny or Halo. The very first thing I did from the moment they were around me while I was playing is have a conversation with them about what's real and what's not, what's allowed in real life and what's not, etc. My kids understand explicitly that Destiny is just a game and the stuff that you do in the game you are NEVER allowed to do in real life. And I repeat those lessons to them on a regular basis. Honestly, half the social issues we have in America would be fixed if all parents made a DELIBERATE and CONSISTENT effort to communicate with and educate their own kids. It's the absentee parents that result in the litte kids on Destiny you're describing.