Swearing...

[Kralizec]

That's the age people will be able to buy the game by themselves. I honestly have no idea how well most shops enforce this age limit (if at all), but otherwise kids could and do still get the game from their parents.

Besides, other TW games are rated differently. Both my MTW and STW copy are rated 12+. If fans of these games venture in the MTW2 boards, they'd encounter language that's not appropriate for their age.

Besides, I'm sure most people here like the fact that patrons are expected to express themselves without using foul language.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

really its rated "T" meaning 13+ (in America)

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

No thanks.

I am already hurt when I see some leet speech, I don't want swearing on top...

Louis,

[econ21]

It's naive to think only 16+ will play M2TW. We had a salient example of that recently, with Tibilicus winning the M2TW preview event competition and then being denied access because he was under age.

And my Euro MTW (the original) is 11+.

My 10 year old occasionally reads these forums over my shoulders and I don't particularly like telling him what a particular lewd initialisation means, for example. It's not a big deal, but it is rather ugly.

But I agree with Kralizec, the swearing band is not just to "protect the kids" but also to create a pleasant, courteous atmosphere. Swearing is fine between friends who know each other and are happy with such language. But the Org is a very different setting - a world community, in which complete strangers meet, sometimes lock horns and ideally become friends. I think the swearing ban makes that ideal outcome more likely.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

It's naive to think only 16+ will play M2TW. We had a salient example of that recently, with Tibilicus winning the M2TW preview event competition and then being denied access because he was under age.

And my Euro MTW (the original) is 11+.

My 10 year old occasionally reads these forums over my shoulders and I don't particularly like telling him what a particular lewd initialisation means, for example. It's not a big deal, but it is rather ugly.

But I agree with Kralizec, the swearing band is not just to "protect the kids" but also to create a pleasant, courteous atmosphere. Swearing is fine between friends who know each other and are happy with such language. But the Org is a very different setting - a world community, in which complete strangers meet, sometimes lock horns and ideally become friends. I think the swearing ban makes that ideal outcome more likely.

well said.