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Okay, so. I know that FeralHeart is designed for a 13+ age range, but there are many users that are 12, 11, or even younger. How old do you think a person should be to play?
I joined when I was younger than 13, and don't think it's - bad - if someone does. However, I believe that if they aren't familiar with chatting online etc. etc., they should have parent supervision/approval. There are plenty of younger individuals that are just as mature or even more than someone years older than them...I suppose it's all on the situation.
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I think 12 is probably a good age to start playing FH. Truthfully that's when I started playing it, though I will admit I was horribly immature, emotional and just a general wreck. I'm 19 now and will likely be playing FH for years to come, which might sound strange to people... Y'know, older players on FH, but that'll be me. Anyways... Nice topic to bring up! Looking forward to seeing responses. :)
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Honestly I see no issue at all with players younger than 13. FeralHeart is well looked after so really children playing the game aren't seeing anything they shouldn't be seeing.
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I agree! Sure, some people swear here and there but there's less of that here than in most places, which is good.
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Personally, I think Feralheart should be open for most ages (I mean, I guess letting a 2 year old play FH might not work out lol). I think the most important thing is just to realize that Feralheart IS targeted at a 13+ audience and that the game is not supposed to be aimed at a younger crowd like other games are (y'know, childhood favorites like Club Penguin [rip], Webkinz, etc.). I think as long as a parent understands that things that could be deemed as inappropriate and that the chat has no filter and that ANYTHING could be said or done... then it's fine in my book. Then again, I could be a bit biased, considering I was younger than 13 when I originally joined aha
Interesting topic!
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I believe it really depends on your maturity level.
I think a player should be around 13 or older, because I believe that's when you start learning important things such as following rules in other communities or respect. But I'd say the game isn't geared to a younger aged amount of people, as there is sometimes sexual or curse word slip ups VIA chat. Either way, it is up to the parent but I think 13+ is fine.
Thanks for creating this topic.<3
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i believe it should stay as 13+
the drama that can occur in the game can really change a kid's mind into a negative format and that's a no-no, bad reputation for the game and bad behaviours for parents to deal with
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Interesting topic. When I think about it, I wouldn't want anyone under 10 or 11 playing this game and that's kind of pushing it. The rules state that we are a PG-13 game but there are a lot of people that ignore those rules and that doesn't make for a good environment for younger children. Some of the discussions I see in local are above and beyond the PG-13 level and I extremely hate seeing it. It's vile and it has to be stopped. But in the meantime, i'd say 10 or 11 years old should be the youngest.
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Even though I'm 9 I agree that i recommend kids about 12 to play so some problems wont happen. Cause I know sometimes kids will get upset easily, spread rumors everywhere. I don't want that to happen. But it's okay to be like 9 to play its just that you might go through ALOT
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I believe that, considering that the game does well in having a controlled environment and keeping the immaturity at a limit and profanity/rule-breaking is little to nothing when it comes to publicly chatting in-game; 13+ is a decent age for people to begin joining. However, rule-breaking and profanity isn't quite as controlled sometimes when group chats are active or people are in whisper/party, but that's not something to discourage members from joining the community at a young age and participating in the events during the year. FeralHeart will always be a good place to improve your roleplaying range and it's incredible to see how quickly people who are "illiterate" can quickly learn from others and become part of the "literate club". Not only this, but making friends on FeralHeart is the quickest process I've witnessed amongst my days in different gaming communities.
What I don't understand is why people are quite so "woah" if someone over 25 plays the game; it's a family/kids game indeed but just because FeralHeart is 13+ doesn't mean those older and more mature aren't welcomed. Having adults around to supervise the behaviour of our younger generations make the game much safer, and I don't believe the age requirements should go up or down. Children beneath 13? Well, their parents should be consulted nevertheless or should be limiting the access the younger children have across the internet; FeralHeart potentially being involved. Children accessing everything in the internet isn't entirely their fault, as it is the job of a parent to hold responsibility over what their kids see and hear online to prevent them from harassment or worse; so if they pick up some vile behaviour from the occasional mischief of Local in FeralHeart, that is neither our or the children's fault, but the parents for not taking more responsibility over their online safety.
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I think that FeralHeart should stay 13+, being 13 myself I act way more mature than anyone who is younger than me or at the same age. I do see some people older than me act immature in the game and sometimes there is cussing but there's not much we can do about that. As other people have said, if you do let a 5-10 year old play FH it could put them in a negative format.
As Shurtle said, I don't see why it's suprising to see someone over the age of 20-25 play FH, Having adults in FH will actually increase the chances of the community becoming more friendly as we would have more mature people with experience and make the game seem more welcome for younger people.
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Honestly, I started playing this game when I was about 11. & I will tell you right now, I was not ready for it, hahahaha. While the majority of the community here is great & understanding & kind, there are, as in any place, a few bad eggs that kind of ruin it for some people. I feel as though 13+ would be a good age range for Feralheart, honestly. I think that we can have children younger than 13 playing on here, but they might be exposed to rude people or excessive bullying. Plus, like it or not, some members of Feralheart find it necessary to curse left-&-right or make certain types of jokes that are probably not suitable to be told in front of, say, an 11 year-old. But, there's likely always to be those types of people around, no matter what age you are, so I'dunno. I just think that 13 is kind of the age where most of those 'topics' are already addressed by their parents, or someone else, so it's not quite as foreign or scary to them.
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I too joined when I was 12. And let me tell you, I wasn't the most mature 12 year old. Considering I'm about 15 now, and feeling right at home, I believe early teen years and onwards would be the optimal age group. Although it's great that a younger user's first online game may happen to be Feralheart, as it is one of the better communities for games like these, there's still bound to be some hooligans that are going to be harsh with them or expose them to too much early on. At 12, I was still in my "derpy" phase, but still had my own personal thoughts and cautions for the most part, but I'd been an internet user for a couple of years by then between Minecraft and the good 'ol Webkinz and Club Penguin days.
So to get to the point, finally, I believe it boils down to maturity. I happen to know some 11 year olds who handle situations better than some 17 year olds I know, so I think that it's completely situational.
However, though I am pretty comfortable with the fact that a 20+ age group exists (I mean, someone has to keep all us youngsters in line), it can be off-putting to have some older (40/50/etc.) non-staffers. There's nothing wrong about an older demographic enjoying games like these, but it could be hard to filter out anyone with more malicious intents, as is the unfortunate truth with the internet. But I suppose I'm a tad skeptical on the issue due to my own observations of these issues.
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I think Feral Heart should keep it strictly 13+. For that being said, I find FH to be more mature than WolfQuest.
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(EXCUSE THIS BUMP)
I believe they should be 12. I joined FH at 9 (I'm 14 now) and sadly, due to my immaturity and the AJ roleplayers being a bad influence on me, I ended up getting blocked a lot...
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I personally think it should stay as a strict 13+ rule. I have been seeing a lot of profanity lately which seems to have suddenly sprouted out of no where, no kids should see some of the things people say. I also find younger people hard to role play with seeing as some NOT all have very poor punctuation and spelling which is to be expected.
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Oh my. I honestly expected older players since the rules stated you should be 13+ and I'm 20 years old myself... My bad. I'll keep it in mind from now on.
Anyways.
I'd say this game should be 12+, but then I'm thinking in European age ratings (PEGI) (http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/33/). If I have to think in American age ratings, I'd say 13+. Though users younger than that are welcome in my opinion, some things that are going on in-game (like various RPs and the local chat) can be rated 13+ easily.
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I'll post my two cents here, it's gonna get serious!
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Personally speaking I believe the game should stay 13+ even if I enjoy playing mature games*looks at Team Fortress 2 with a cheeky grin because I love it!*. Now correct me if I'm wrong if Feral Heart is operated somewhere in Europe or some other part of the world but I live in the United States and find the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA") law very important, I have played games that say you must be 13 or over and I find that important seeing how we do not want minors to see something they shouldn't.
Okay here's where my two cents gets a little too personal, I have seen minors under the age 13 run around on this game like soda cans on Prop Hunt on Garry's Mod, if I can recall the youngest was I think 8, too young for this personally speaking. Since we have mature Roleplay groups that are sky rocketing where some require you to be 16 or over I think Feral Heart should stay 13+, nothing more nothing less. Simply if a child is too young to dive into Feral Heart they should stay on games like, errrgh, Animal Jam, until they feel like they are too old for those kind of games and should play games like World of Warcraft or Feral Heart.
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I'm pretty new to FH, but I admit, I knew things I shouldn't at 10-11. (I'm now 15). I was pretty mature, but read some pretty disgusting stuff, and said some pretty disgusting stuff at 11. I believe that FH should be around 10+, but my 8 year old sister wants to stay up to get an account and I'm not sure if that's a good idea. My maturity and knowledge skyrocketed from 9-11 because of me spending more time on the internet. But, I believe that it depends on the maturity level. There's a difference between an immature 11 year old and a strangely mature one (kinda like I was). That's just my opinion, and I respect yours <3
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I would agree with maturity level along if parents are fine with their child playing. I had a friend on FH who was 11 years old whom was a fantastic role-player and spoke in a mature, respectful manner. I say if you feel like you're ready to play this game, then by all means do so! It's fun but there are players whom tend to speak disrespectfully or vulgarly on here just like every other game so keep that in mind. If I were a parent, I'd probably watch over my child if they were at a young age being on this game because bad habits can be gained or people can start bullying. But, if I had to choose what age, I'd keep it 13+.
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Regarding age, I feel there shouldn't be a limit.
There's some kids out there, today that are far from mature, and there's some kids that could win you over with their maturity.
I've met a 9 year old on this game who I would of guessed to be at least 15.
I've also met a 21 year old that act about 10.
Therefore it's strictly down to their maturity, making it hard to stick a sign on FH that would state the age limit.
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While I believe that all age groups should be allowed, I would recommend it as 13+, mostly because there is no chat filter (nor is there any need to).
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I'd say 13+ would be a recommended age to play this game, if it were to have age restrictions.
Even though it's against the rules, I have seen people using mature/adult language in front of small kids who are approximately 8-10 years old. Like swearing, sexual talk, etc., and I reported those problems immediately to the staff members.
But on the other hand, they removed the buttdance animation and replaced it with the moonwalk that has become popular these days. That is good :)
Because tons of people tended to use that buttdance action to show "rape" and sexual harassment on people in the game, it seemed extremely unacceptable for the young ones.
That's all I have to say.
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Old enough to understand how to behave in a social setting.
Not complaining when things do not go your way.
Having common sense and courtesy towards others.
We can all have fun within reason, and not make it a problem.
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I was about 11 when I joined the game originally, but, because the game is targeted for a 13+ audience, I'd say younger users should join at their own discretion. If their parents prefer to monitor their online experiences, then I'd suggest they take a look over the rules, but take it with a grain of salt, because not everything will be caught (considering the moderators are humans, and this is not some huge corporate run game with a team of 50+ mods). Especially because with certain groups, there is swearing and more "mature" themes involved. So again, at their own discretion.
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If the user is mature enough, they should be able to join whatever forum, game, etc they want.
But of course that's my opinion. I too joined FH when I was 11, kek.