18+ guilds why?
Posted 12-12-2008 at 10:55 AM by insanespoon
This is my blog I wanted to share with you that i orignally posted on mmorpg.com. i thought it was very well written and it got a lot of comments so enjoy 
Hello all, I am a MMORPG addicted kid who wants to share with you the mature side of children. I want to bring forth a topic that has made me question how other kids in my age group act. I want to talk about all of the 18+ guilds/clans out there.
Before I get flamed to death, I will be presenting both sides of the coin. Why guilds want to exclude, and why they shouldn't exclude ALL of them. My points are very thought out and I have even talked to one of my friends who runs an 18+ guild. I think that gives me a good enough background information to give you a detailed blog post about this topic.
Now on to the good stuff:
Good reasons why to exclude the "under 18" age group:
In general, kids around the 8 to 15 year age group tend to be very immature. Excessive swearing, use of fart jokes, and general idiocy prevent the more mature among the age group to be a part of a mature MMORPG community.Use WoW as an example. Many times during my (very short) playtime of World of Warcraft, I have ran into very immature individuals. One such example is a character on the Horde side.I was having a great time with people in the starting zone, when a level 30 Horde character came in.He proceeded to challenge everyone to a duel. if someone declined, he would tell them they had no balls and should give up playing video games. If someone accepted and lost, he would yell "YOU SUCK SO MUCH LOL I AM THE MASTER!" I then asked him his age and he said he was 15.
When I questioned my friend about why he had an 18+ only guild, he said that he didn't think that kids should hear some thing that they discuss. In my personal opinion, I think that I've HEARD IT ALL. You wouldn't believe some of this bullshit kids talk about in my class! Even though I think that I would be able to take it, maybe more delicate (and innocent) minds would be offended.No body wants a screaming parent wondering where their child learned what a "blow job" was from his "Friends in "Insert MMORPG here."Trust me, I've heard it before, it's not pretty.
On to the next topic:
Reasons why they should allow some, not all, kids into their guilds.
If your a kid like me, and you've wanted to join a hardcore guild for a certain MMORPG, then you search for one. Once you find one, you've found that you meet every single requirement. Your extremely excited that you've found your perfect guild, but then you see those dreaded words: Over 18 only! For me, it just breaks my heart that my perfect guild won't let me in just because I wasn't born around the same time they were, or before they were.Just because so many of my peers show such child-like behaviour doesn't mean I act the same way! If I were to meet some of these clan leaders I would give them a valid reason to let me in. But just because I'm under 18, some people won't even give me a chance!
Well I hope I gave you all some valid points to think about in this post. Just think that if you were in my shoes, would you want some person to deny you access to something just because your too young? The least you could do is give us kids a chance! We all aren't a bunch of hoodlums you know, we might actually surprise you once in a while...
EDIT: Feel free in the comments to add your comments on why or why not kids should be allowed access.
Hello all, I am a MMORPG addicted kid who wants to share with you the mature side of children. I want to bring forth a topic that has made me question how other kids in my age group act. I want to talk about all of the 18+ guilds/clans out there.
Before I get flamed to death, I will be presenting both sides of the coin. Why guilds want to exclude, and why they shouldn't exclude ALL of them. My points are very thought out and I have even talked to one of my friends who runs an 18+ guild. I think that gives me a good enough background information to give you a detailed blog post about this topic.
Now on to the good stuff:
Good reasons why to exclude the "under 18" age group:
In general, kids around the 8 to 15 year age group tend to be very immature. Excessive swearing, use of fart jokes, and general idiocy prevent the more mature among the age group to be a part of a mature MMORPG community.Use WoW as an example. Many times during my (very short) playtime of World of Warcraft, I have ran into very immature individuals. One such example is a character on the Horde side.I was having a great time with people in the starting zone, when a level 30 Horde character came in.He proceeded to challenge everyone to a duel. if someone declined, he would tell them they had no balls and should give up playing video games. If someone accepted and lost, he would yell "YOU SUCK SO MUCH LOL I AM THE MASTER!" I then asked him his age and he said he was 15.
When I questioned my friend about why he had an 18+ only guild, he said that he didn't think that kids should hear some thing that they discuss. In my personal opinion, I think that I've HEARD IT ALL. You wouldn't believe some of this bullshit kids talk about in my class! Even though I think that I would be able to take it, maybe more delicate (and innocent) minds would be offended.No body wants a screaming parent wondering where their child learned what a "blow job" was from his "Friends in "Insert MMORPG here."Trust me, I've heard it before, it's not pretty.
On to the next topic:
Reasons why they should allow some, not all, kids into their guilds.
If your a kid like me, and you've wanted to join a hardcore guild for a certain MMORPG, then you search for one. Once you find one, you've found that you meet every single requirement. Your extremely excited that you've found your perfect guild, but then you see those dreaded words: Over 18 only! For me, it just breaks my heart that my perfect guild won't let me in just because I wasn't born around the same time they were, or before they were.Just because so many of my peers show such child-like behaviour doesn't mean I act the same way! If I were to meet some of these clan leaders I would give them a valid reason to let me in. But just because I'm under 18, some people won't even give me a chance!
Well I hope I gave you all some valid points to think about in this post. Just think that if you were in my shoes, would you want some person to deny you access to something just because your too young? The least you could do is give us kids a chance! We all aren't a bunch of hoodlums you know, we might actually surprise you once in a while...
EDIT: Feel free in the comments to add your comments on why or why not kids should be allowed access.
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Right on with you. I'm 15 myself, but with an IQ of 120 and most people think I'm 20+ because of my maturity. I hate 18+ guilds, and usually there's tons of immature people in them. I want to see someone make an 18- guild in a game where no one can join unless they are 18 or under.Posted 12-12-2008 at 03:14 PM by eXoZmM
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I hate the guilds too, I am 13 myself and with an untested Iq idk how smart i actually am. For the 18- guild that might not be a good idea look at runescape and WoW and kinda off topic looking forward to DarkfallPosted 12-13-2008 at 05:21 AM by insanespoon
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Well, if you get the right people in the 18- guild, that's all you need to prove that some people should be given a chance. In BF2142, the requirement of every clan were 1. Be good and usually 2. 18+
I was already better than most clans in my prime(I actually got banned a lot by leaders because I beat them xD) but I couldn't join the clan because without even getting to know me, they assumed I was immature.Posted 12-13-2008 at 12:15 PM by eXoZmM
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Although i've never been hardcore guild hunting, i have managed to find myself in guilds with an 18+ age requirement, despite my real age of 16. Your first guess is probably that I lied about my age, however i honestly just didn't act immature or out of line, and because of that they never assumed that i was a minor.
I might have just gotten lucky, but from my experiences as long as you just act mature and give no reason for them to doubt you, they will see no need to ask your age.Posted 12-13-2008 at 12:26 PM by Shizen656
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I agree with you. I think they should give us kids a chance (I am 14 ) and if we act immature then kick us out. But if we can handle it then let us play in the guilds.Posted 12-16-2008 at 09:45 PM by redone
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to exo:
I know how it feels to get banned when your better then someone lol. I almost never lie to people and I still don't get a chance. I am not immature at all even random people on xbox live and PSN say you are very mature for 13 years old.Posted 12-17-2008 at 07:07 AM by insanespoon
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to shizen:
For some people, it is easy to get into these guilds. But since your almost 16 I guess people can't tell the difference in your voice. Not saying I have a high voice, just not as low as an adult males voice gets.Posted 12-17-2008 at 07:09 AM by insanespoon
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to redone:
that is the perfect plan right there but most people who lead these guilds don't listen to reason, they automatically assume we are immature.Posted 12-17-2008 at 07:10 AM by insanespoon
