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adi_baaahhh
13 years ago
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Battlefield 3 Age Restrictions

I recently got Battlefield 3 and it says my account is too young too play the multiplayer. I am 12 but the age rating is 16, my parents allow me to play the game. Is there anyway I am able to fix thi...
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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Unfortunatly BF3 has an age restriction because they are required to by law. IF the ESRB gives it M then it's 17+ period. IF battlefield allows an online code to be redeemed by an underage user they are violating the ESRB. Just like if your 12 year old child went into a movie by himself that was rated R, the movie theater would be violating the law. The easiest work around would be to create a new gamertag to play online that is "old" enought. As far I know microsoft will not allow you to change the age of any user for the lifetime of the gamertag. and please Remember to accept the solution if it's correct and press the XP button if somebody helped. 

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WORKSOP
12 years ago
@DeathWatchPaul wrote:

Unfortunatly BF3 has an age restriction because they are required to by law. IF the ESRB gives it M then it's 17+ period. IF battlefield allows an online code to be redeemed by an underage user they are violating the ESRB. Just like if your 12 year old child went into a movie by himself that was rated R, the movie theater would be violating the law. The easiest work around would be to create a new gamertag to play online that is "old" enought. As far I know microsoft will not allow you to change the age of any user for the lifetime of the gamertag. and please Remember to accept the solution if it's correct and press the XP button if somebody helped. 

LOL Unreal an EA employee telling the guy to break the Law thats good advice

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ragnarok013
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12 years ago
@WORKSOP wrote:
@DeathWatchPaul wrote:

Unfortunatly BF3 has an age restriction because they are required to by law. IF the ESRB gives it M then it's 17+ period. IF battlefield allows an online code to be redeemed by an underage user they are violating the ESRB. Just like if your 12 year old child went into a movie by himself that was rated R, the movie theater would be violating the law. The easiest work around would be to create a new gamertag to play online that is "old" enought. As far I know microsoft will not allow you to change the age of any user for the lifetime of the gamertag. and please Remember to accept the solution if it's correct and press the XP button if somebody helped. 

LOL Unreal an EA employee telling the guy to break the Law thats good advice

workshop he is not an EA employee but a knowledgable fellow gamer since the Answer HQ is a community run self help forum.  EA employees have "EA" in front of their user names.

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