JimEvolved, on 25 March 2014 - 12:02 PM, said:
As for her own account, which is a separate but important issue . . . that's less of a technical issue because obviously yes it would be nice for her to have her own bays and then I could focus on my own bays and stats, etc., and more of a parenting issue where we're still easing into the idea of still pretty young kids having their own accounts on social, connected games whose player base is mostly adults and where there isn't much of anything by way of parental controls. Which is fine, I don't expect a game like MWO to have tools like that beyond the terms of service, but it does mean I have to be aware that she could be directly exposed to stuff that is not intended for, or even appropriate for, someone who is that young. If she's playing under my account, the risks aren't eliminated but as a parent I have just a little bit more direct visibility and control over her activity. As she gets older, yes, she'll start to get her own accounts.
I feel your pain! I have two boys ages 11 and 7 who would love to play MW and I can't allow it with what happens in chat in most drops. References to things no kid should know about and things best left for 18+ and more. It sucks I have to relegate them to play in the testing grounds and that's it. I would love for the ability to set up accounts with no chat in the client or able to turn it off some way so that they can play. I know my oldest could do better then most newbs as he has years of playing MW4 under his belt (granted against the AI) and I would have even spent a little more money on MWO to have my kids play with their own accounts with enough mechbays. I have to keep telling them no and see the disappointment.
Edited by Werewolf486, 15 April 2014 - 11:51 AM.