Guild Wars (Windows)
common sense media says
Free-to-play online fantasy role-playing game.
parents & educators say
- 33% say language is an issue
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that combat is an integral part of this massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), and players will attack and kill computer and human-controlled opponents with swords and other medieval weaponry. There is no blood. Parents also should be aware that costumes can be mildly racy and players can take off their character's clothes down to their underwear. Like all MMOGs, Guild Wars is an online game with online communication can be unpredictable. Parents should take note that, unlike other MMOGs, this game does not charge a monthly subscription fee.
Educational value:
Success in the game depends heavily on planning and strategy.
Violence:
Bloodless fantasy violence. Players kill computer-controlled monsters and fight other players to the death with medieval-style weaponry, i.e. swords, bows, etc.
Sex:
Character costuming can be racy, and clothing can be removed down to underwear.
Language:
Online interactions have potential for unwanted topics. Profanity filters block some language in chat, but not all.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Characters can purchase and consume alcohol, which causes screen to blur and character to behave erratically for a short time, mimicking drunkenness.
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13 guild wars mmo mmorpg
Super Great MMOrpg kids 13 can play this game, my only warning is like any mmo is the ingame chat that takes place, some times it can get down low.
little to no sexuality.
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jfbrown42
parent of 14 year old
parent of 14 year old
lots to do in the game and opportunity to interact online
Guild Wars is a very flexible game. There are a lot of ways to have fun in it, some of which don't involve fighting.
Guild Wars is built to make a lot of the "griefing" (for example,loot stealing) that can happen in older games like Diablo II less likely. It's possible to play the whole game using computer-controlled henchmen, but it's more fun to play with others that you know, and the game supports "Guilds" to let you stay in touch with your friends and help you play together. The online chat is configurable so you can shut off various aspects of it (for example, you can set it up to only show the player "guild chat"). If a parent were to link the child's guild wars account to the parent's email account and got the child into a family friendly guild, the game would be pretty safe as far as Massively Multiplayer Online games go.
Having no monthly fee is a bonus if you think your child may lose interest in the game.
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Alecester
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Iffy for young teens.
Guild Wars requires strategy to complete missions and quests, something that children can enjoy.
However, children can enjoy the online chat as well. Even though you can censor language through the chat settings, inappropriate language can still get past the filters. (Spaces between letters, symbols representing letters, so on.) The chat box can also be disabled if desired, but if children know how to access the settings, they can switch it back. With the online chat comes danger. I myself have encountered players who ask personal questions. Children should know to ignore these players, block them, and report them.
Along with language and privacy in the chat, sexuality is involved too. Almost every single time I've gone online, I'll find an inappropriate comment in chat. I'll go to outposts where other players can gather and find large groups of characters undressed to undergarments and dancing, or in other suggestive poses.
There is a little drinking since characters can purchase egg nog and other consumables from traders. If a considerate amount is eaten, the character's vision will be warped - similar to a person's vision after getting drunk.
Violence is definitely there, but it isn't bloody or too much that a mature thirteen year old can't handle.
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