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All parent reviews for Marapets

Age
9
Average rating based on 6 parent reviews:
  • 50% say sexual content is an issue
  • 50% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 33% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say language is an issue
Adult
April 5, 2010
 
Mara vs. Neo?
I looked at other reviews about marapets before eventually joning.As for forum trolling you'll find idiots that will knock you down because of the things you like or the things you do basically everywhere on internet unless you go to a pet site where trolling is banned like petRPG (RPG IS GREAT!!).I personally stoped going on the neopet forums because I was called a few names and harassed here and there.But are the two realy the same? Well,both have fairys exept not even neo's Darkest Fairy or Jhudora go to the point of drunkeness (trash fairy), promoting obesity (obese fairy), or literally killing your pets (decapitation fairy and light fairy).I agree with the person who said you have to accept dark humor to love the site.Maybe even warpy humor.I have both so I find mara enjoyable except the fact you must keep your pet from "dying".And both neo and mara have annoying (VERY ANNOYING!) ads exept mara's can be more "disturbing".And "gold members" are the only ones who can create the "limited edition" pets I believe,maybe I'm wrong. But that doesen't bother me.Too much.I love both neo and mara but both need to say "Vomvoyage" to thier ads.My conclusion is mara is a great site, but only for some.

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Parent of 5, 14, and 15 year old
July 20, 2009
 
Great for adults, ok for teens, not good for kids.
I have been in Marapets since August 2007. Like I mentioned in my rating, I suggest Marapets for individuals over 13 years of age. The gameplay and activities in the site are a lot of fun. And it is easier to play than Neopets. Marapets has a lot of cutesy stuff (true) but the fairies are either all evil, gruesome or lazy, so they don't set good examples for children. I honestly think you need to like dark humor to love this site. With headless pets and mummy pets due to being sacrificed by fairies this is definitely not for kids. It is extremely addictive, specially to adults.

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Adult
June 5, 2009
 
Marapets is not 1 star! It is 5 stars!
This review is inaccurate. Obviosly, you just looked at the site for a nanosecond and said, "Let's write the review now!" If you really made a user and played mara it is terrific! The best! Awesome! It says that forums are sometimes inappropriate. WRONG. If a topic is bad, it is taken off immediately. Very fast. It is very entertaining and good, not inappropriate at all. Marapets is great! The staff is nice and the people are friendly! Other pet sites are terrible compared to mara! And it's free, unlike club penguin.

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Adult
June 5, 2009
 
This is such a biased report
You've obviously haven't given the site time, or explored it. There is plenty of stuff to do, and plenty of goals to achieve. The forums are a great place to kill time and make new friends. There are staff and Moderators watching the site to ensure there is no crude or inappropriate comments posted. You get the chance to personalise your profile and character, PLUS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. They have the Account Upgrade system there for anyone who would like to donate. Its a great site for all ages. I have siblings that are 8 and 10 on there, and they may not be old enough to use the forums or mail other users, but they have plenty of things to do. I also have friends that are 20 on there. Everyone is there to enjoy themselves.

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Parent of 14 year old
May 7, 2011
 
Okay, this is 2011. Marapets is a virtual website kinda of like Neopets. You can play games, care for pets, join or make clubs, buy (with real money) Account Upgrades, chat on message boards, restock, trade & auction items, and a lot more things. The only thing you have to watch on there is the message boards, cussing is frequent - I mean frequent. You will see conversations about sex, alcohol, drugs, rape, gays, politics and there is usually a lot of arguments and bashing. Staff and users frequently use cuss words and innuendos. Some words are not permitted, of course, the site is just a little more laid back on rules. A good site, overall.

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Adult
August 18, 2010
 
I can't really say its any good.
Its alright if you don't go on forums. If you say one thing wrong in forums that someone doesn't agree with. The whole forum goes absolutely nuts at you. They will cuss you and call you names. When you are new people all the time call you "Newbie" basically implying you know nothing about the site. For a pet site you get a load of tough asses on it. I don't like it really.

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