Am I the only person who thinks that Silat's and NikorA's responses are pretty funny?
Now then. When I was a kid, (and by that, I mean, under 10 years old) I was a gifted athlete. I played both soccer and baseball with adults in an adult "fun league" on the weekends, with my parents blessings.
My parents were told that if I acted like a child, I wouldn't be invited any more, and then that's what they told me.
My parents also told me that I'd probably hear a lot of swearing and that I'd see people drinking beer after games, but that swearing was inappropriate for a child so if I was caught swearing myself they'd stop me from playing. No beer either; same rules.
I played in that league for 3 or 4 years, so I guess I acted OK as far as other players and my parents were concerned.
So with that all said, I'm going to to out on a limb and say that Aces High really is an adult game, much like those fun leagues I used to play in, regardless of how HiTech markets the game. (However: Aces High is advertised on The History Channel, not Cartoon Network or Fox Kids -- think about it.)
Certainly, kids are welcome to play, but no one wants to deal with childish behavior. In the absence of parents to complain to, childish kids (and childish adults, for that matter) are going to take the brunt of other people's frustration themselves because we can't call their parents and tell them to make their child behave.
Similarly, parents who let children play Aces High should be aware that their kids will be exposed to adult discussions and jokes. I'm pretty sure you'd tell your kid that if they were playing sports with other adults.
Finally, in my experience with this game and other online games, kids only get subjected to truly nasty adult behavior when they start acting childish - and usually they have to act VERY childish over a period of time. When kids don't act childish, they normally fit in just fine.
Now I don't know what was said that led to the responses Silat and NikorA said, but based on past history, I'd be willing to bet $10 that the kid in question was acting childish, and probably got what he had coming.
If true, as a parent, it is *your* responsibility to see to it that your kid doesn't act in such a way to incur the wrath of others.
If not true, and you kid was truly spoken to this way out of the blue and for no reason, then I'm sorry. Really. No sarcasm intended.
So, what happened that led up to this screenshot?
-Llama
