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Im 16 and i want to buy Far Cry 2 at my local game store.
I would buy it off the internet but the delivery is very slow becuase of the time of year.
I know some people will say it's rated 18 for a reason but i was playing GTA1 at the age of 6!! And to be honest i am not even a violent person.
So if i go into the store and pick up the game will the guy at the counter ask me for ID and everything, or do they not acutally care?
I bought an 18 rated game on my 18th birthday (or the day after or something ridiculous like that), and the dude asked me for my ID. :roll: I was like, man, get a life.
Just give your money to an older friend and have him/her buy it for you.
Just try and buy it. You can't get in trouble, all they can do is say no. If it doesn't work just have a friend buy it.
Oh and 9 times out of 10 they don't care.
They are going to ask for your I.D. the vast majority of places are starting to do this and I don't even know why. I saw a guy at Gamestop today who looked 40+ had a beard with gray hairs in it and everything and the chick at the register asked him for his I.D.
I remember the good old days when I was 11 and bought my first Rated M game with my own money the man said something like. "You sure you need to be playing this kind of game?" I told him I already have played the rest of the series and he laughed.
The world is a changing you now need your I.D. to confirm your age or else you will be considered under 18-21 whatever it is. It's gay so yeah get someone older to buy the game for you. Had to have my friend buy Resident Evil 4 for me today, since I lost my I.D.
You could try shopping around. Mabye try to buy it at a bunch of places, and see who is willing to sell it to you. Or, hell, download it.
Dreamhope11, there was no need for you to justify getting a mature game when you're a minor...nobody here cares about that, lol.
screw it, just go to your local mall or whatever and hit up every store that would have Far Cry 2. Take the game to the cash register with a sense of authority (but not too much, cuz then they'd question you). and if the employee is a girl, you have an advantage. you can flirt with her, perhaps distract her with a compliment (I usually do this for fun - I say to myself "find something to comment on, now!" ~ it usually makes for a fun transaction :P)
basically, you're bound to find an employee who's nice enough to do you a favor, or just plain doesn't care about his job, lol
Just bring a friend who's 17, and then if they're a douche and like "let me see some ID" be like, "FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCKUF FYOFU OIDJFDISOPJFD PId"
They'll ask for ID. Just buy it online.
Yeah, like asking for ID prevents even 0.000001% of people playing games above their age level, and like it's a fucking crime to play a game that ESRB, whoever the fuck they are, says is too mature.
Gawd.
^^ I know, right? Maybe it's more a formality than anything else.
Rofl :lol: Good plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grod
Buy it over the internet, it'll be 1 or 2 days before it arrives.
They don't ask for ID in Denmark, because there's no law against minors playing/buying games above their age limit. As far as I know, a store cannot withhold a videogame either, even if it's their "policy".
Legally, they can, just because they can withhold any product. Since the buyer doesn't owe the store money until he walks out with the game, the store can refuse service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvo
I've bought games rated 17+ and all when I was like 14. I've never been ID'd for a game, but if your parent or someone 18+ is with you, you can buy the game and not worry about being ID'd. You could try to buy the game yourself, if they ask for your ID tell them you left it at home or something, if they won't give it to you get someone 18, or older to buy it for you.
Word of advice to those under 18 wanting to buy M rated games:
Don't go to gamestop, because they will inevitably ask for your id. They always do. Sometimes you get some real douchebags at gamestop. Try another store.
I go to EB, which I think is owned by the same people. They have one cool dude there, who I remember one time, a guy was trying to buy Halo 3 in front of me, and he went up to the counter, and the dude was like "Yo man, so you're 18 right?", and the kid was like "Uh, no.", and the guy just laughed and was like "Well, then I can't let you buy this... Bad move dude". I was laughing, and then I go up to the counter and he's like "You're 18 right?", I'm like "Yeah man", and he's like "Smart man, here you go". Twas bomb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Eagle
It completely depends on the person working, it's worth a try.
Some people take their job too seriously lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayside
My dad came with me to buy it, i was standing next to him at the counter and the women looked at me and said "do you want the collectors edition for £5 more" She obviously knew it was for me, but she didn't ask for ID, i guess it was because my dad was there.
In Germany it would be virtually impossible to buy a game that you're not supposed to buy. The stores have to check for IDs and if they don't they're in deep shit (they get tested).
Sounds like the Nazis weren't defeated after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Serkat
Godwin's Law!
Any business has the right to refuse their services. It's once both parties have agreed to the transaction that various rights come in to play.Quote:
As far as I know, a store cannot withhold a videogame either, even if it's their "policy".
You can just download it off of Direct2Drive or Steam, one of those sites must have it available.
In Brazil, the only law there is is about going to films you're not supposed to watch - you can only do it with someone 18+ who takes responsibility over you. Try to talk an older friend into doing it for you - it's a failproof plan, and I doubt anyone would refuse to do it. If you do appear older, it's high time you got yourself a false ID, not only to buy the game, but for everything else.
Believe me, false IDs are extremely handy, if you do appear older - unlike me, I'm about to turn 18 and barely look 14. I always rely on my buds to buy me drinks.
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Originally Posted by Dreamhope11
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I missed the age limit id'ing stage when I was younger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamhope11
hold on are you buying it for xbox or pc?
o and I beat far cry 2... HUGE DISSAPOINTMENT
if ur buying it for pc you can get it off steam
bring someone with you to buy it? like an older dude..
btw
80 POSTS FTW!
I feel retail clerks are underrepresented in this thread. So...
To hell with you little kids who think I'm an uptight asshole for refusing to sell you a game. I could not care less if you choose to warp your mind, however, I am not about to risk bringing down some ridiculously large fine upon my employer or myself so that you can play a fucking video game.
I am thinking about printing out a sign with the above paragraph and putting it up at work.
Before video games were blamed for all Violence anyone could buy anything.
How long will it take for people to realize violence comes from a violent and deficient raising, and not videogames. Whoa, look, I just killed 18 people in Counter Strike, might as well leave through the front door and start killing everyone alike!Quote:
Originally Posted by DeathCell
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Parents need to stop threatening and hitting their children in order to educate make them stop bothering them. When a parents does that, the child learns that is it ok to use violence to solve matters.
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And Ward, try to be more agreeable god damnit, it's not your fault, but it's not the children's fault either. Don't tell me you have never been a kid wanting to play videogame before. Explaining what you did calmly and mindedly would bring much better results, believe me.
Or try:
"Do you think my dad will like this game for Christmas? Is 47 too old to enjoy it?"
I've been watching violent movies and playing Diablo I, Diablo II, Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, etc.. etc.. since I was 5 years old.. Though the games I had when I was 5 was Regular Nintendo.. Less violent I guess.. But around ten I deft had a ton of bloody games..Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromoh
That's not my point. My point is saying people don't become violent because of playing violent videogames. They become violent because of poor raising. You can't blame the games and censor them thinking they promote violence.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeathCell
I didn't blame anyone for anything. If you read this thread you will see that my post was written in defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromoh
I do not want to lose my job and be forced to personally pay a $1,000+ fine over a video game. Wait, make that somebody else's video game. Apparently this makes me a "douchebag" who needs to "get a life".
Walk into the store. Pick up game. Appraoch store clerk. Give him twenty extra bucks and wink. Proceed to checkout, leave store.
Hah, a good a attack is the best defence, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ward
Again, what I mean is that it's not the child's fault, and they probably don't even know you don't sell them the game because of those circumstances, they probably think you are a meanie, or the way you put it, "douchebag". That's why I recommended calmly explaining what you did up there. Don't say "I won't sell it to you", say "I'm not allowed to sell it to you" - see, quick and painless eureka. That way you don't lose your job, the children don't blame you, and nobody gets angry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ward
I keep reading my original post but I can not figure out why you think I am attacking anybody.
I posted in response to other people in this thread. In fact I had pulled the word "douchebag" from Black_Eagle's post and the phrase "get a life" from Mes Tarrant's post, both referring to people who had asked them for ID when buying a game.
I understand I was abrasive but come on, this is the internet. I would not talk like that to a customer for the same reason I would not sell an M rated game to a minor: I need my job. The fact is that I do explain myself when I am forced to deny somebody service but people just do not give a shit about me or my job; they just want their video game.
Edit: I am not as butthurt as it probably seems.
I know what your point was. I very much understand that parents are to blaim for everything. I was showing you that you were right, I never shot up any schools or was overly violent because I was raised correctly...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromoh
Haha I get you now :PQuote:
Originally Posted by DeathCell
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and @ Ward
As you said it yourself - those people give a shit about you or your job. Try to take it less personally. I bet you would also get upset if you went to buy a game when you were a teen and couldn't because of some damn restrictions someone came up with. Take it like this - they aren't upset against you, they are upset against the restrictions and the shop policy which doesn't allow them to buy the game.
You know, the restrictions are even more stupid since, as someone said before, an older stranger can just go and buy it for a 7yo to play. I believe a recommendation would be MUCH more effective. I don't see why on earth a game should be rated 18. Most people can already think for themselves at the age of 14. It's just a game, not hardcore animal-sex porn, damn it.
Checking I.D's is a must at most major retailers, because it ensures the job of the employee.
Say little timmy, 10 years old, bought GTA IV. He brings it home, plays it, the next day he smacks his little sister in a fight or something. The mom finds out he has played this game, so she sues the company for selling a matured rated game to a minor (Which is illegal). Yeah, it saves the company.
Some shop assistants are just self important pricks, I get asked for id all the time because im short, the shop on my street wont sell eggs to under 18s because they have had kids buy em before and then chuck em at local houses, the guy who works in there was in my year at school infact was in my social circle, he knows my age but still ids me for eggs lol, makes him feel like a big man or something, if i dont show it he wont sell me them. its just a big power trip to many shop workers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamhope11