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Anonymous
9 years ago

PvZGW2 not for kids, but it's rated Everyone 10+? And it's only online?

My son requested that he could purchase this game, and he did, using his own money for $20.

Now, he cannot play it, because according to the extremely rude chat person Rashad, who was on Chat at 10:30pm on Sunday the 28th of May (PST), apparently he said this game is online only, and that children are not allowed to play it.


I DON"T GET IT.

This game is completely aimed at children.  It's cartoony and comical, and much like Skylanders, and it is rated for 10+ (Everyone!).


No where on the plastic game case does it say that it is online only, but apparently Rashad the Rude Chat Person says that it is, and that I should have researched the game fully before purchasing it from WalMart.

Can someone clarify this for me?

I know the game says it has 2 player co-op/split screen capability, I assumed this would be like MineCraft where you can run around and together, which I thought would be great.  Doesn't even need to be online.

Am I to believe that my son cannot play this game?

I suggested to Rashad the Rude that he play under my account, or I create an adult account for him, and he said sure, if you want your account suspended.

I would like some feedback on this, if possible.  I'm just not sure where to get it from.

Thanks,

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Who is rashad

  • realitysquared's avatar
    realitysquared
    9 years ago

    @pandareno1999

    COPPA is the acronym for the Children's Online privacy Protection Act of 1998.

    The United States Congress passed it in order to enable regulations to protect children under the age of 13 n regards to their online privacy in the dynamic environment of the Internet where the Service being used by the child collects some sort of personally identifiable information and it covers "Services" very broadly, including online games like GW2 where children might volunteer personal information in some way.

    The easiest way to comply with COPPA, unfortunately, is to deny access to the service by anyone under the age of 13 as implementing the workarounds in order to be compliant is complicated and probably not worth the development time for most Services.

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