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FSX: Acceleration gets Mild Violence Rating
Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 08:58
by airboatr
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Ga ... ation.aspx
why would violence be brought into flightsimming
this is a bad idea in my opinion , why oh why
for crying out loud
:doho:
also I noticed it's direct X10 but the hardware requirements are Direct X 9 ?
i tthought I read somewhere that direct x 9 hardware cannot run the direct x10 update........
maybe thats where the mild violence comes in ...... from computer crashes.... :brick:
Re: FSX: Acceleration gets Mild Violence Rating
Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 12:06
by Quixoticish
I'd imagine it's because of the Hornet carrying weapons. Even though you can't use them it still needs a mild violence rating to appease certain people.
Regarding your comment about violence being brought into flight simming; given that the vast majority of simulators are combat based and combat is inherently violent (just because you aren't playing a first person shooter where you can see the guts and gore doesn't mean you aren't simulating killing people) I support a rating on these games.
Whilst the rating on the FSX Acceleration pack seems a bit ludicrous I suppose if you're a hardcore pacifist you may object to the addition of military hardware being included in the Acceleration package for instance. At the end of the day it's simply an advisory, I don't know anyone that actually pays attention to them.
Re: FSX: Acceleration gets Mild Violence Rating
Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 13:28
by basys
Hi Folks
ESRB 10+ is really low,
even The Simpsons get a higher rating.
The use of the 'mild violence' tag
may be marketing led
to 'stuff' the slot
ensuring one of the other tags are not applied.
ESRB Rating -
EVERYONE 10+
Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes.
May contain crashing, explosions, people & :lazy: dying.
Can instill a desire to throttle the competitor who just cut you up. :flying:
As for the sling & hoist ops.
:@
you might wish to ensure the kids are |-) or

.
ATB
Paul
Re: FSX: Acceleration gets Mild Violence Rating
Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 13:44
by basys
Hi Folks
airboatr wrote:also I noticed it's direct X10 but the hardware requirements are Direct X 9 ?
i tthought I read somewhere that direct x 9 hardware cannot run the direct x10 update.......
Acceleration contains SP2.
SP2 provides fixes for both DX9 & DX10 systems.
See -
Acceleration and SP2
HTH
ATB
Paul