Quote: "maybe Bond1 should sell his models on a different website..i bet he will make a lot of money..just a thought..."
Yeah, a good thought.
Quote: "A note to Bond1...Please never stop making models like the ones that have been removed from TGC store."
Ditto
Quote: "Bond1, I Will always be your #1 Fan! "
WhaWhaWhaWha WHAAAAAAT? [/kylesmomsvoice]
I thought I was his #1 fan!
Quote: "It's a parent's right to decide what their child is allowed to play/not play. Not the right of the retailer or whoever. Retailers use ratings enforcement to avoid lawsuits."
It is also the parent's responsibility to monitor what their children buy and play, not the retailers.
If they do not want their children in charge of spending decisions then do not give them money to spend and make the purchase for them.
These rescrictions in game ratings drive up the cost of the product for all consumers, which is not just for the people who it does not apply to, like adults with no children.
The bottom line here is cost and not whether or not children should be protected from adult content.
It is obvious they need the protection, but what is puzzling is the need for a costly outside expense.
The developers should rate their own content at no outside cost as a service to the customers with children.
It is the responsibility of the parents to evaluate products before exposing their children to it if they are that concerned about it.
So, if they disagreed with a developers/retailers rating system, then they could simply make future purchases from a different developer/retailer.
ESRB is a scam and everyone knows it.
TIGRS is better.
Haven't these parents ever heard of "BUYER BEWARE" ?
And if not, then is the sheltered life that much better?
The need for the ESRB only confirms the lack of participation on the parent's part of the role which is their responisibilty not a rating system.
Each individual will have different views on what is acceptable for a rating or age level, and what is not. (like the age differences in the countries mentioned earlier)
So, what is the point for a bona fide rating system that will still be questioned no matter how efficient it is, because of those different parental perceptions?
Let each parent be responsible for their own child, so own up and rate the games you buy for your children yourself.
Wouldn't you feel better taking the time to play the game rather than trust the ESRB which is only out to make a buck?
Brand name corporations (like Disney) have gained the respect and trust of the consumer, so the need for rating systems designed for adult products is pointless.
Parents know which companies have family values and which ones do not.
And for the companies who sell to all audiences, then their customer relations with their customer should be left up to them, and not the ESRB.
The ESRB doesn't even play the whole game when they rate one, so why trust their rating over playing it for yourself?
The developer knows best what is in their game and the consumer will quickly know which developers have accurate self rating systems for future purchase decisions.
Quote: "I knew there was something dodgy about him."
lol
Quote: "If possible, capture and crate him up carefully. Please return him to me cause he gets all "bitey" when he's loose on his own. Man, TGC was supposed to keep him safe in the store and now who the heck knows where he is."
I have him as a disco slave. ("Disco of the Dead")
Just kidding about the disco, but I do have him and many others.
(ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin alive, stayin alive....)
@BOND
I'm sending you an email, so look for it.
Quote: "Bond1, the zombie's creator told TGC news that they will be brought back, dead or alive, but probably still dead. It's believed that the zombies left TGC to avoid being "toned down" after complaints about their age appropriateness from the ESRB."
If the ESRB does not realize that Zombies are fictitious, then I have to wonder about how well they rate things.
Bond's zombies need to be toned down when the ESRB rates games like
Destroy All Humans (think about that title alone) as a Teen rating?
Give me a break.
"The horror, the horror..." ...Colonel Kurtz
Quote: "The original rating for FPSC is;
MATURE 17+
Blood
Intense Violence
Partial Nudity
So ALL media in the store must come under that classification."
Destroy All Humans is rated T for Teen, and it has...
Alcohol Reference
Tobacco Reference
Crude Humor
Language
Sexual Themes
Violence
Animated Blood
Drug Reference
Wow, that seems to be a lot worse than Bond's Zombies, who do not use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Bond's Zombies do not have any sexual preferences or themes either.
So, lets break this down into what his zombies do have on that list, which is ...
Violence
Animated Blood
Crude Humor (once I re-texture)
That is only 3 of the 8 items found in a Teen rated game.
ESRB is not very consistent are they?
Wouldn't
Destroying All Humans be considered as intense violence, and if not then how is killing zombies worse than killing humans?
I didn't know we shouldn't use language for better ratings/ would sign language be rated family friendly or as gang related gestures?
So if you use Language you are not family friendly??? Is it better the chilrden learn to grunt like cavemen instead of speaking?
Trust The ESRB.
They love you, and the check is in the mail, and they promise not to...
Pay the outrageous ESRB's fees for their Bogus rating only if you want to sell your stuff off the shelf in stores like Wal-Mart who require their ratings on the products they sell.
Otherwise, you don't need them.
