Father of elementary aged kids that want to play, questions

[Lostfaction]

Current server staff look the other way at blatant racism and hate speech in game and in unofficial but GM monitored discussion channels. This game is not the best place for kids with the current server staff refusing to acknowledge and make an example of repeated server policy breakers. I may be quieted for sharing this strong opinion, though I recommend anyone with kids to stick to blue server if able as green seems to harbor much more toxicity in chat than blue does currently which is much more laid back. Unfortunately this probably resembles many outside environments so in that case it could be a learning experience at least.

[branamil]

"My kid will probably appear to be violating boxing rules, how do I get around that?"

Hmmm suspicious. Methinks he doth protest too much

[Gustoo]

mavic beacon teaches typing 12 standard.

I killed at drag race game. but I was already shredding thanx to 1999 eq but all the chat room training on AOL and others from times past.

I am not giving my children video games for a while, and at the very least not making them part of my home life. Occasionally we go to the garage and I pull out the NES and we play some games until he is tired of them. I choose NES because it is so much harsher than SNES and N64 which my big boy doesn't yet know exist.

[gherron]

Originally Posted by Gustoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I choose NES because it is so much harsher than SNES and N64 which my big boy doesn't yet know exist.

So what do you mean? There are kids out there that think Nintendo consoles went from NES to....Switch (or maybe Wii)?

[mcoy]

Originally Posted by gherron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So what do you mean? There are kids out there that think Nintendo consoles went from NES to....Switch (or maybe Wii)?

https://youtu.be/qt7HLA69dsI

-Mcoy

[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by mcoy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

https://youtu.be/qt7HLA69dsI

-Mcoy

My little niece did the same thing, she tried touching the monitor. I guess she thought the screen was a big Ipad. She is 5 years old now and can use the mouse and type simple requests into Youtube.

Touch screen cellphones are so ubiquitous that a 3-5 yr olds first instinct is to touch the screen. Mobile games companies have already won the long game.

[branamil]

Always funny are people like, my 8 year old son definitely doesn't want play fortnite or minecraft with his friends... he wants to press complete heal over and over again while his dad plays a 45 year old kobold simulator.

[Kayso2]

Originally Posted by legoblocke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I thought I'd start here.

I've been an EQ fan since 1999. I started playing P1999 off and on a few years ago. Recently with everything going on IRL I found myself playing a lot more recently. I have young kids that watch me play and are interested in playing with me.

I'd told them that they can perhaps play when they are older, but I feel kinda bad when they play their MineCraft while I play EQ next to them and they want to play.

A few concerns I have:

1. I know boxing is not allowed, and I can petition for these accounts to bypass the IP restriction, but I'm sort of paranoid that since my kids are young elementary and not proficient w/ reading and writing that someone might think I'm boxing them
2. Since the children are young, I'm also worried about them not necessarily following the P99 rules and possibly getting banned. And would they ban my account as well if they are linked?
3. If I did create accounts for them, would it make sense to have them linked to my forum account or create a forum account for each? I'd prefer linking them to mine (over-protective dad worried about stranger danger)

What do you all think? I'm sure they'd enjoy the game.

I did the same thing years ago. Mine are 13 and 16 now. I also had the same concerns re: the perception of boxing.

I applied for the exemptions and noted my concern and their ages in the application. I also mentioned that they would have no chat enabled, but that I would always be playing with them when they played.

The response was, essentially, that their level progress should match their abilities and that I should circle back with staff if they ever got past the mid-20s. I think they made level 14 or so before they got bored and quit.

[Mblake81]

Not enough John Wick and pink bunny skins.

Last I checked Ninja has never called anyone up from P99. Its a shame too, I had my white tracksuit ready.