Should I ban fortnite in my household?

Rifte · 12 Dec 2018 at 10:46

FoxEye said:
LOL, that was real addiction.

Setting your alarm for 11pm, 1am, 3am, 5am, 7am so you could keep getting up and killing a PH...

Oh boy. Fortunately nothing could ever, ever have such a deep hold on me as ~2001 EQ did. Ah, Velious.

My personal 'camp' records.

1)Ancient Cyclops in the Ocean of Tears. 22 hours

2)Venril Sathir in Karnors . 18 hours

3)Trakanon in Sebilis. 15 hours

Brutal.

You had to be unemployed to be able to keep up with the new virtual loot.

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 10:49

Syla5 said:
But the OP isn't 13 years old, and is the one who monitors the standards....

ok, i'll pretend too that 13 year old kids haven't been trying and oft-times successfully hoodwinking their parents for generations.....

Syla5 · 12 Dec 2018 at 10:55

Thekwango said:
ok, i'll pretend too that 13 year old kids haven't been trying and oft-times successfully hoodwinking their parents for generations.....

I merely left it out of my post because the OP seems to have covered the fact that he already is able to maintain his sons standards, and has already mentioned that he does this. Sometimes things just don't need to be said which is why I didn't. Not that it isn't a valid point, but it has already been covered hence no need to repeat imo.

iamtheoneneo · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:10

Gtiracer said:
Tonight I'm trying to keep a diary of what he does so he can visually see where he is wasting time, may seem OTT, but I'm fed up of having the same argument every night week after week and being told it's my fault

I thought you were the parent of the house? Why does this sound like your child is running rings around you.

Tough love.....

Hagar · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:15

We were always told that when we started paying the bills, we could have a say in the running of the household. Until then obey them.

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:16

Syla5 said:
I merely left it out of my post because the OP seems to have covered the fact that he already is able to maintain his sons standards, and has already mentioned that he does this. Sometimes things just don't need to be said which is why I didn't. Not that it isn't a valid point, but it has already been covered hence no need to repeat imo.

dear god man, lighten up. i wasn't trying to 'debunk' your post. i was simply poking a little fun.

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:17

nkata said:
We were always told that when we started paying the bills, we could have a say in the running of the household. Until then obey them.

get back up that chimney it's still not clean enough

Hagar · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:19

Thekwango said:
get back up that chimney it's still not clean enough

No, I have been up it twice this morning already.

Syla5 · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:24

Thekwango said:
dear god man, lighten up. i wasn't trying to 'debunk' your post. i was simply poking a little fun.

I know you were, but I just wanted it to be clear to the OP that I had acknowledge he already had standards covered.

God stop trolling........

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:28

Syla5 said:
God stop trolling........

That hurts....

Syla5 · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:36

Thekwango said:
That hurts....

LMAO X-D

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 11:47

Syla5 said:
LMAO X-D

Bravo. Well played.

Roar87 · 12 Dec 2018 at 12:07

[FnG]MUGnolia said:
So instead of resenting your parents like a normal teenager, you played video games whilst being up late and then becoming the person you now are?

C'mon dude, you're writing these hot takes for me!

I've done fine since leaving school, I passed my exams and went on to do A levels. I would've done better had i not stayed up till the early hours playing Counter strike though. It's a shame there's no excuse for your personality

AndyT · 12 Dec 2018 at 12:18

Roar87 said:
I've done fine since leaving school, I passed my exams and went on to do A levels. I would've done better had i not stayed up till the early hours playing Counter strike though. It's a shame there's no excuse for your personality

Oooooofffff

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 12:25

Roar87 said:
I've done fine since leaving school, I passed my exams and went on to do A levels. I would've done better had i not stayed up till the early hours playing Counter strike though. It's a shame there's no excuse for your personality

i hope you wear gloves as those claws really are a scratch hazard!

Thekwango · 12 Dec 2018 at 12:55

rubberduck said:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...est-police-sydney-australia-a8675876.html?amp

Anyone thinking of letting their kids or indeed themselves play this game should watch this video!!! The game is a social experiment designed to bring out the worst in ppl.

Don’t be so stupid. That tit in the video would have reacted like that irrespective of the game he was playing. He’s obviously a grade A ****stain who needs jailing and a good ******* kicking. Not necessarily in that order.

Luckystrike123 · 12 Dec 2018 at 18:53

My son is two years old so it's not an issue currently but we are planning on limiting games when he is older. I feel quite strongly about this as when I was a teen I was a loser who was only interested in gaming; so much time/life wasted I wish I could go back and give myself a shake.

I also don't think kids should have smart phones but that's another thread.

Malevolence · 12 Dec 2018 at 19:29

Gtiracer said:
Really tempted to ban this game, it's causing so many arguments at the mo with my teenager it's absurd.

I hate the fact that there is so much peer pressure over this game between him and his mates with v bucks and in game purchases, I cannot stand games like this, it's like the ea loot crate problem but ten times worse.

Has anybody else stopped their child from playing this game?. He is 13 by the way.

Simple solution, just move to China. Apparently they've just banned Fortnite for being to bloody and full of gore (despite it having none) along with a slew of other titles including PUBG, RoE, WoW and Diablo.

MookJong · 13 Dec 2018 at 09:06

Malevolence said:
Simple solution, just move to China. Apparently they've just banned Fortnite for being to bloody and full of gore (despite it having none) along with a slew of other titles including PUBG, RoE, WoW and Diablo.

This is a nation thinking ahead about it's youth and it's productivity.

hawko_44 · 13 Dec 2018 at 09:21

could make him do chores around the house and things like that to earn money to get v bucks so that he learns that he has to earn things in life