I don't know if this is known but there will be parental controls added to Runescape to control how long their kids can play and some other little things. Supposedly revealed at E3, here's the article.

 

 

 

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/37/feature/2065

Meh somewhat useful I suppose, and I still don't think its just a kids game.

id bet that it will only apply to the accounts which also fall into the range where they can only use quick chat.

this can probably be avoided by any kid smart enough to set their birth date to reflect their age as 18+

it said that one of the features would be giving the parents control over their children's friend's list although this seems kinda foolish. how would you like to have to convince your parents that the person is not a predator every time you want to go with a team to fight somthing.

Well if you think about it, there will probably only be like three kind of parents..

 

 

 

1. The parent who doesn't know/care about what their kids do online. (No parental control)

 

 

 

2. The parent who is cool and plays the game also, or is more computer savvy then most. (No parental control)

 

 

 

3. The parent who pays attention to what their kid does because they are too protective on stuff like that. (Parental control)

 

 

 

I think most will fit into category one, the remainder will be mainly the second option, and maybe a few on the third.

 

 

 

Luckily I'm in the first category...

I wouldn't trust the article. There's already the 6 hour limit in place. I'm going to wait until JaGEx posts this on the front page.

Yah, i doubt any parents will know whats going on in RS, unless they play.

Oh, so there's going to be Parental Control now? I doubt kids that used to claim they were 13+ when creating new accounts will hesitate to mark their age as 18+ now.

 

If kids are spending too much time on the game it's the parents' fault to have allowed that to happen in the first place. Parental Control necessity indicates that the parents aren't around to supervise their kids. Your child is doing something they aren't supposed to be doing, where are you?

First of all, good find SirDavidm. :thumbsup: It doesn't seem like the Parental Control feature will have any effect on anyone above age 13. Parental Control will most likely prove to make the parents feel safer (As Quick Chat did) when their children are playing Runescape, and may even come with the bonus of boosting their registration numbers another 40%. That sounds good to me, as long as my game play isn't affected. :XD: Hopefully, I am right about Parental Control affecting only those under age 13.

 

 

 

If so, good luck all of those below the age of 13,

 

Skiittles11

Heh, to be honest I'd probably use the time limit feature on myself. Just so I get out and go do other things when I want to play.

Did anybody else notice the 'chat controls' it mentions? Possibly, at one point, 'parents' will be able to remove/lessen chat restrictions if they see fit?

 

 

 

Maybe I'm just getting my hopes up.

Well if you think about it, there will probably only be like three kind of parents..

 

 

 

1. The parent who doesn't know/care about what their kids do online. (No parental control)

 

 

 

2. The parent who is cool and plays the game also, or is more computer savvy then most. (No parental control)

 

 

 

3. The parent who pays attention to what their kid does because they are too protective on stuff like that. (Parental control)

 

 

 

I think most will fit into category one, the remainder will be mainly the second option, and maybe a few on the third.

 

 

 

Luckily I'm in the first category...

 

 

 

I'm unfortunatly number 3. My dad banned me from playing it, on the basis of a bad grade I got. I doubt my parents would have used them though, they didnt really care what I did in game.

 

 

 

I think it is good for the -13 population, but anyone else it is just going to get in the way.

As an adult the parental control do not affect me.

Lol, one step for mankind, one step for jagex towards lollypop land and the evil bunny :shock:

 

 

 

Oh dear.. #-o

I don't know if this is known but there will be parental controls added to Runescape to control how long their kids can play and some other little things. Supposedly revealed at E3, here's the article.

 

 

 

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/37/feature/2065

 

 

 

was little more than a 2-D interface for a MUD (Multi-User Dungeons) game. Remember those text based MUD games?

 

your actions in game can tilt the scale towards any of them.

 

because content is added every two weeks.

 

There are a total of 21 skills

 

A good example is Cold Wars which yields armor of the Penguins

 

Since the launch of the under 13 game, Jagex has seen a 40% increase in Runescape registrations.

 

Just as MUDs were the precursors to MMORPGs, Henrique described Runscape as a Junior MMORPG

 

 

 

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, armour of penguins?, influx of children, and junior MMORPG? Runescape's skill system is more indepth than 90% of the mainstream MMO's on the market, just the combat is less exciting.

How is it going to get in the way of +13 players? Don't put it on lol.

 

 

 

And you can't say with Parental Controls RS is getting kiddier. World of Warcraft has Parental Control and I'm sure no one calls that game a kid's game. :lol:

 

 

 

Although I am disapointed with Jagex...they're making a bunch of kid's safety updates: parental controls and now this limited chat feautre? Get back to the quests and skills lol. \

"In the Quarter 2 or 3 of 2009, the Parental Controls dashboard will be launched. This provides parents with the means to set how often and how long their children can play Runescape, set various chat settings and have various controls over their children's Friends List such as the ability to add friends with or without parental approval."

 

sorry but that is just wrong, you decide yourself what kind of friends you have, if i decide to play with a 65 year old grandma, do i care?

I wouldn't trust the article. There's already the 6 hour limit in place. I'm going to wait until JaGEx posts this on the front page.

 

Then you will have to wait till quarter 2 or 3 of 2009, and I don't understand what 6 hour limit are you talking about, I play rs every day more then 6 hours.

I think it's a good idea, protecting the young, having no effect on the older people, so it's win-win really. Also, Jagex get more subscriptions, so more money, so more and better updates for all \ !

 

 

 

~Boo

Before QuickChat being mandatory for accounts registered to under 13's I would welcome parental control. Now I don't see any point. Under 13's don't have freedom of speech anymore, or allowed to be near anyone else who has freedom of speech. So therefore any conversations they can have our already limited, so why add parental control. To stop them adding people who like them can only say select words?? To me it just seems a bit pointless and I think Jagex's time could be better spent.

So can under-agers only go on guick chat worlds then?

So can under-agers only go on guick chat worlds then?

 

No but in normal worlds they're still limited to quick chat.

Im amazed it takes till Q 2 or 3 of 2009 for them to 'possibly' implement it. Did they just put that on the drawing board that morning. =S

 

 

 

If I was a kid I would just create a new account.. use my own card to pay for members. Solved. Most banks give out cards to children I think. Easilly ask someone who does have one either way to pay for me and give them the cash.

 

 

 

Dont young people have imaginations.. I could get most things I wanted at whatever age. Parents are just something you bypass altogether...

I'm already controlled on how much I play so it won't affect me any more than it does now. :|