   Oblivion rating changed to M
  A game full of dead bodies with torn off limbs hanging from the walls and on sacrificial altars.  And yet, it took a bewbiez mod to make the ESRB do something.I thought it was M rated up until last week, and when I discovered it was T I was pissed, because what we don't need is anything that will give the politicians and NIMF more credibility in saying our ratings system is inaccurate.  However, the violence is the problem, yet the tits are what drew their attention.  Losing more faith in humanity by the minute...Story at GamePolitics.com
  The violence is the problem? I think they figured that Violence in games lead to people commiting less violence OUTSIDE of games. Considering its an RPG, you have more Intellectually stimulated people than Agressive people (or at least more loners, like myself). As for Boobies - these are known to be a dangerous addition to ANY game. They incite perversion and staring amongst younger teens, and can lead to name-calling and expressions of "Ewww! Girls Germs! Now you're gonna grow boobies too!". This clearly needs to be stated on the label. In fact, they should rate it R.   ;  I once bought the PC version of Final Fantasy VII around '98.  The ESRB label on the back said that it was rated T for "Realistic Violence".Yes, if the politicians ever say that the ratings are inaccurate then they'd have a valid point.   ;  So you guys are actually taking those ratings seriously?   ;  [lol] Dwarfsoft could not have said it any better.I don't really see how this could affect the politicians or what-not. You would think Oblivion would be at the bottom of their list compared to the more aggressive "shoot them Mutha F#$%#@" type games. I can understand how the topless character mods can comprimise the rating of the game, but then again every PC gamer should already be aware of stuff like this.   ;Quote:Original post by LodeSo you guys are actually taking those ratings seriously?The ratings are stupid, that's one point.  The main point, though, is that some are willing to take legal action about these things, and these may be lawmakers or consumers.  It's the same story that gets brought up every once in a while.   ;Quote:Original post by dwarfsoftThe violence is the problem? I think they figured that Violence in games lead to people commiting less violence OUTSIDE of games. Considering its an RPG, you have more Intellectually stimulated people than Agressive people (or at least more loners, like myself). As for Boobies - these are known to be a dangerous addition to ANY game. They incite perversion and staring amongst younger teens, and can lead to name-calling and expressions of "Ewww! Girls Germs! Now you're gonna grow boobies too!". This clearly needs to be stated on the label. In fact, they should rate it R.Edit: Yes, I am so dense that I didn't catch the sarcasm.  Why?  Because I've actually HEARD THAT ARGUMENT MADE on the internet before.  Quote:I once bought the PC version of Final Fantasy VII around '98. The ESRB label on the back said that it was rated T for "Realistic Violence".I remember that... for a while I didn't get it, until I realized that they were referring to the beginning when Sephiroth first escapes from the Mako lab, and the bloody trails he left behind.  Still, realistic isn't exactly the word...[Edited by - JBourrie on May 3, 2006 8:00:05 PM];  I was going to go outside today and shoot an arrow at this girl I knew, than take off all her cloths and throw her in a fireplace, but I did this on Oblivion instead, and doing it in RL doesn't seem so interesting anymore.   ;  Just be glad there are no children in the game.  The topless mod would suddenly be the pedo mod.   ;  On a technical level - it seems they've edited the model so that it does not make use of the "bra" texture that hides the nipples.Uh - Isn't this what the majority of women do in the real world? Ever been to a beach?And then there's the usual stuff that was all brought up with Hot Coffee - Since when does the ESRB rate things that 3rd-party mods do? (since some politicians bitched). And since when were boobs such a big deal anyway? (since you didn't live in Europe).   