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Mar 20, 2007, 04:42 PM // 16:42	#21
brokenmonkey Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CA Guild: [UC] Uber Crue Profession: W/	... .... .... ya ya!!! Cus since im 16, when I grow up, I am going to drink 5 hunters ales, and then 1 every minute from then on!!!!! OMG!!!! This is gonna be so fun!!!!!!!!! Dumbest thread ever award.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44	#22
fgarvin Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005	Yes they do, without a doubt. They also promote exploring, opening strang boxes found in the wilderness, identifying the objects found in those boxes as well as discovered on dead bodies and eating sweets. Damn them and their subversive ways.

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44

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tripplesix

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Originally Posted by morimoto

numerous children and people under the age of 21 play this game and see that it is OK to abuse alcohol.

they also see that hitting others with axes can be rewarding.

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Originally Posted by morimoto

the government currently regulates the sale, consumption, and advertising of controlled substances.

which government?

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Originally Posted by morimoto

look...i understand this is just a game, but actions like this can and will influence people. i believe that ultimately it is up to parents to monitor the actions of their children, but does Anet not share in this responsibility?

i myself hope that this game does influences people, imagine people on that street trying to cast spells and uses stances, would be freakin sweet.

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i know i will get flamed for this so let me say a few more words.....

oh you will, not by me though.

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do you agree with my statement?

no, jack thompson probably does.

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should anything be done about this?

you tell me.

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is Anet at fault for anything?

they are the fault for EVERYTHING.

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does the ESRB rating go far enough to protect children?

from what?!

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i believe that Anet can do more to protect our children from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. will i stop playing the game because of it? no....i just choose not to engage in the binge drinking.

not anets responsability, its the parents that gives the kids money to "buy stuff" including games like guild wars with sublimal smoking measseges.

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Originally Posted by morimoto

plz state your age when you reply. i believe that this will be a major factor in your viewpoint.

22, and why do you think its a major factor?

i hope gaile doesnt post in this thread.....

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:45 PM // 16:45

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NeHoMaR

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Originally Posted by morimoto

Does Anet promote alcohol abuse?

Yes. And only a stupid, idiot and fool will abuse alcohol in real life.

/start sarcasm
My friend, please stop seeing violent movies, because you can start killing people on the streets!!
/end sarcasm

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46

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Scrimbul

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Your character died of liver disease, didn't he. And this is the result.

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Originally Posted by morimoto

i think they do. here is my argument

in every event they hold (halloween, new years, st patricks day, etc) alcohol is a major part of that event. it drops and/or you can trade or buy it.

they have not 1 but 2 titles that requires your character stay drunk for hours on end (technically minutes but you can do the math).

how many people have you come across wanting to buy or sell alcohol so their characters can get drunk?

numerous children and people under the age of 21 play this game and see that it is OK to abuse alcohol.

the government currently regulates the sale, consumption, and advertising of controlled substances.

look...i understand this is just a game, but actions like this can and will influence people. i believe that ultimately it is up to parents to monitor the actions of their children, but does Anet not share in this responsibility?

i know i will get flamed for this so let me say a few more words.....

1. would you have any problem if monsters dropped packs of cigarettes and/or a smoking title was created?

2. no Anet does not condone killing people or monsters or whatever for loot. yes, most people are able to distinguish between real life and fantasy, but the abuse of alcohol blurrs that line.

now...this is what i want to know....

do you agree with my statement?
should anything be done about this?
is Anet at fault for anything? does the ESRB rating go far enough to protect children?

i believe that Anet can do more to protect our children from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. will i stop playing the game because of it? no....i just choose not to engage in the binge drinking.

plz state your age when you reply. i believe that this will be a major factor in your viewpoint.

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46	#26
SlippyJack Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: W/R	I think this is a thread just to ignite a flaming war. Plus it's minutes drunk not necessarily how much you drink. I mean, people try to do the zoning trick to get minutes not drunker... I think anet is trying to get kids addicted to minutes.... Pretty soon, you will see teenagers with four watches on each wrist... How about the sugar track? Probably Anet knows a dentist who needed a few more patients.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:47 PM // 16:47	#27
qazwersder Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: I'll be looking soon Profession: E/	Better that they drink virtual alcohol than real alochol.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#28
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Close this thread please. And I'll drink to that.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:51 PM // 16:51	#29
Ouchie Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2007 Guild: [Leet] Profession: R/	And what about those sweets - ahahaha - they are making us fat and have cavities

Mar 20, 2007, 04:52 PM // 16:52	#30
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	I used to play the Grand Theft Auto series in which I stole cars, planes, boats, helicopters, and so on. I also picked up hookers, killed thousands of people, used all sorts of lethal weaponry from katanas to grenades to rocket launchers. I went on speeding sprees with a tank and squashed streets of people and jumped of buildings (which I accessed via a stoled jumbo jet) and I robbed banks. Call me dull or boring but I haven't actually did any of the above in real life. My point is that computer games aren't all that influential and drinking virtual spiked eggnog has never made me attracted to alcoholism in any way.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:52 PM // 16:52	#31
Sir Skullcrasher Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: 15 over 50 [Rare] Profession: W/Mo	Drinking is fun, enough said!

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:56 PM // 16:56

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raven214

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Originally Posted by Inde

Okay, I can't resist. I'm sorry, but when I saw this original discussion on Guild-Hall.net I came up with a great idea. Let's have prohibition in Guild Wars. Serious. Then let's make bootleggers. You have a quest you have to do to gather the parts to create your own still. That would be awesome.

What game are you playing!? Guild Wars: ME (Moonshine Edition)..? j/k

Stick Out Tongue

Back on topic, I see no real connection between making your screen blurry and actually drinking -- certainly no more than between PvP and chasing someone around with a real sword. Also, the ESRB rating thing is there for a reason. Parents should know what their kids are doing, and "drinking" in a game should be one of the least of their concerns IMHO.

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Mar 20, 2007, 04:56 PM // 16:56	#33
darktyco Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2006	I vote to immediately remove ALL alcohol from the game and replace all of these drinking activities with smoking hash.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:57 PM // 16:57	#34
Vinraith Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2006	Yup, it also promotes: -Violence against Asians, since you're always killing Jade Knights and Am Fah -Eating disorders, with the sugar rush title -Animal abuse, training attack pets and killing all manner of wild life for no good reason -Child labor, since you can force Gwen to follow you around and heal you This is fun, anyone got any more?

Mar 20, 2007, 04:58 PM // 16:58	#35
mikkel Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2005	Won't someone please think of the children?!

Mar 20, 2007, 04:59 PM // 16:59	#36
Inde Site Contributor Join Date: Dec 2004	I know, I'm not helping but... Pfft, you are all missing the potentional. VOTE FOR PROHIBITION IN GUILD WARS! Who wouldn't want a Bootlegger title?! Create your own Stills! Find the best ingredients for your alcohol! Make beer, spirits and more!

Mar 20, 2007, 05:01 PM // 17:01	#37
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	-Female assassins are pro-ana... encouraging girls to be stick thin. -Pyromancers encourage pyromania. All I can think of now. Edit: 'Crippled' is politically incorrect. It might cause us to offend those with mobility issues and disabilities. Last edited by makosi; Mar 20, 2007 at 05:06 PM // 17:06..

Mar 20, 2007, 05:01 PM // 17:01	#38
Jebus Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belgium Guild: Legion of Sacred Light [LSL] Profession: W/	I hate people who comment games like this.

Mar 20, 2007, 05:01 PM // 17:01	#39
blastm Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2006	No real brain cell, kidney, or Panda Bears were killed in the making of Guild Wars. ©

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Mar 20, 2007, 05:04 PM // 17:04

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raven214

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Originally Posted by Vinraith

Yup, it also promotes:

-Violence against Asians, since you're always killing Jade Knights and Am Fah
-Eating disorders, with the sugar rush title
-Animal abuse, training attack pets and killing all manner of wild life for no good reason
-Child labor, since you can force Gwen to follow you around and heal you

This is fun, anyone got any more?

You forgot the entire profession of necromancy. Exploding corpses, drinking blood, making offerings, raising corpses, cursing people/animals/other creatures... it's just not good at all!

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