"Teenagers" (16-20) cannot have a romantic relationship nor be attracted to another

[VenomousFiligree]

Whilst I haven't been able to confirm myself yet (or confirm from official sources), a number of sites (search “inZOI life stages”) are reporting that a “teenager” is 16 to 20.

The age of consent is 16 in Korea, the UK and many other places, so I find it very strange that someone of this age cannot have a romantic relationship nor be attracted to another.

Thoughts?

[Neonivek]

I should state that the "Age of Consent" when it is lower than 18 (and sometimes 21)... USUALLY is only to protect 16 year olds who fall inlove with other 16 year olds. OR (as it used to be in Japan) it is a federal minimum and every place has a much higher limit.

Anyhow I don't want pregnant teens in this game.

[Shazbot]

Originally posted by VenomousFiligree:

Whilst I haven't been able to confirm myself yet (or confirm from official sources), a number of sites (search “inZOI life stages”) are reporting that a “teenager” is 16 to 20.

The age of consent is 16 in Korea, the UK and many other places, so I find it very strange that someone of this age cannot have a romantic relationship nor be attracted to another.

Thoughts?

Funny they can't have romantic relations.
But I can live alone as a Teenager and ditch High School and sell paintings on the internet and make 1000s of dollars....

seems legit.

[Adngel]

In Korea is 16?, there other countries where the age is lower, and others where the age is higher. But I guess this may just to avoid polemics or censors in the game distribution.

[Lochar]

As far as I can tell it's in but it's a bit different than YA/A. A YA/A can greet someone romantically and raise romance before even friendship. Teenagers need to be friends first then other options open up.

[Iced Tea Blizzard]

The 'Teen' stage is less about numbers, and more about the period of life they're in. There's a lot of restrictions on teens in the game, such as not having lifetime aspirations and whatnot, because that's just where they're at in life. But romance with adults has always been prohibited for teens (without mods) in games like this. I wouldn't overthink it.

[Theria]

I'm sorry......... but when was 20 years old Teen? Also, if you wanted to date why didn't you just go young adult, which is 18 - 40?

[icelemontea]

Originally posted by Theria:

I'm sorry......... but when was 20 years old Teen? Also, if you wanted to date why didn't you just go young adult, which is 18 - 40?

Aren’t 18-19 year olds also teens though, even if they’re legal? Isn’t it still creepy to date them if you’re in your 30s? You’re being a hypocrite

[Syn[a]]

Originally posted by icelemontea:

Originally posted by Theria:

I'm sorry......... but when was 20 years old Teen? Also, if you wanted to date why didn't you just go young adult, which is 18 - 40?

Aren’t 18-19 year olds also teens though, even if they’re legal? Isn’t it still creepy to date them if you’re in your 30s? You’re being a hypocrite

You're a teen until you're legally considered an adult. This is different in many countries. In country 1, you're an adult at 18, and in country 2, you're not considered an adult until 21.
or you are only an adult from 25+ „Shell-Studie“ There are no uniform legal regulations

Why creepy apart from the fact that most 18-19 year olds have no interest in anyone over 30. As long as it is legal there is always someone who does it, or tries to

[Enorats]

Originally posted by Neonivek:

I should state that the "Age of Consent" when it is lower than 18 (and sometimes 21)... USUALLY is only to protect 16 year olds who fall inlove with other 16 year olds. OR (as it used to be in Japan) it is a federal minimum and every place has a much higher limit.

Anyhow I don't want pregnant teens in this game.

I'm not really sure what you're trying to say here, but the concept of an age of consent isn't generally meant to protect teens from being in relationships with other teens. It's to prevent adults from being in relationships with teens, and there are generally parts of these laws specifically meant to prevent these laws from interfering with teen relationships. Japan is a bit of a weird case because they lack such exceptions, which can lead to strange situations where both teens in a relationship can be prosecuted for statutory rape.. which is, of course, nonsense.

You also seem to think that 18 (or even 21?!) is the norm and it is unusual for it to be lower than that, or at least that's what I'm getting from what you wrote. That really isn't the case. In most of the world, including almost all of Europe and much of the US, 16 is far more common. In fact, outside of the Middle East, most of the world ranges from 14 to 16.

Actually, as I'm writing this I see that South Korea's age of consent is unusually high. At a whopping 20, it's probably the highest in the world and like Japan it also lacks any form of Romeo and Juliet exceptions. As this game is made in South Korea, that would explain the limitation. To them, it would be normal.. but to the rest of the world it's extremely odd.

[mozzarxlla]

idk why ppl arguing over this. it is weird that teens cant date, teens date. They dont need to be "setting the mood" they can have the other romantic features tho

[Master of Pronouns]

Originally posted by Hellsvien:

Originally posted by Master of Pronouns:

Ago of consent is 18 in my country, why do you want to do ped things in a video game?
Hmmm?

Projecting much?

So you wanna see two 16 years romancing each other? And I'm the one projecting? LMAO

[Felice]

Originally posted by Syna:

You're a teen until you're legally considered an adult. This is different in many countries. In country 1, you're an adult at 18, and in country 2, you're not considered an adult until 21.

I don't know if this is just a language barrier thing or what, but people on this thread are conflating the colloquial term, "teen", and other terms with the legal term, "minor", too much, not to mention that neither term is directly tied to the ability to consent, which is the important factor here and has its own age requirements defined contextually by what is being consented to, by and with whom, and in which area of the world.

A "minor" is anyone under the "age of majority", which varies by locale, but is commonly 18, sometimes as low as 16 or even 15, and as high as 20 or 21. I'm sure there are other exceptions as well. Usually this aligns with the term "adult".

A "teen" is just someone who is aged thirteen through nineteen, because their age literally ends in "-teen" in English. Typically one would think of them as an adolescent. This is not a legal status. They may or may not be a minor, and they may or may not be able to consent, based on their age and what they're consenting to and with whom.

A "tween" (not a thing in this game) is a term for people in the age range ten through twelve, typically referred to as pubescent because this is when puberty tends to occur. I think tweens in any reasonably civilized region where you can actually play inZOI should be considered minors who cannot consent. At least I would hope so.

A "young adult" is a slippery term that sometimes means teens and university-age people (+/- a couple years), but can also be limited to just people above the age of majority but not yet settled into their adult life to work on a career and/or a family.

An "adult" in the game is the age range that follows young adult, but in real life it usually includes the young adults who are at least the age of majority, perhaps distinguishing those who are not young adults anymore as something like "mature adults", since the human brain has been seen to continue developing as far as 30 years into life.

Anyway, I'd encourage everyone to try to use the terminology better so you don't argue with each other at cross-purposes where one person is saying something the other person doesn't realize they mean.

[Xan84]

Originally posted by Master of Pronouns:

Ago of consent is 18 in my country, why do you want to do ped things in a video game?
Hmmm?

In Europe you have like 7 countries where the age of consent is 14. That said, when I was young I had a girlfriend I think even at the age of 8. We obviously did nothing sexual but I had one. Now not allowing people to have romance stuff above the age of 16 is absurd. You think teenagers at that age don't play this game? You think teens at that age don't do it in real life? Please.. More so when in REAL LIFE, in EUROPE you can do it from the age of 14 in multiple countries. In my country its like 16.

[Pyro3000]

Originally posted by Xan84:

Originally posted by Master of Pronouns:

Ago of consent is 18 in my country, why do you want to do ped things in a video game?
Hmmm?

In Europe you have like 7 countries where the age of consent is 14. That said, when I was young I had a girlfriend I think even at the age of 8. We obviously did nothing sexual but I had one. Now not allowing people to have romance stuff above the age of 16 is absurd. You think teenagers at that age don't play this game? You think teens at that age don't do it in real life? Please.. More so when in REAL LIFE, in EUROPE you can do it from the age of 14 in multiple countries. In my country its like 16.

I would wager it has to do with how they have affection actions programmed. It's likely they just set it so Adult and up all have access to affection actions both ways. If they turned on Teenagers without changing anything, then Teens would be able to sleep with adults. Beyond that, this game is from Korea. Young people are meant to study.

[Myst Leissa]

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

Originally posted by Xan84:

In Europe you have like 7 countries where the age of consent is 14. That said, when I was young I had a girlfriend I think even at the age of 8. We obviously did nothing sexual but I had one. Now not allowing people to have romance stuff above the age of 16 is absurd. You think teenagers at that age don't play this game? You think teens at that age don't do it in real life? Please.. More so when in REAL LIFE, in EUROPE you can do it from the age of 14 in multiple countries. In my country its like 16.

I would wager it has to do with how they have affection actions programmed. It's likely they just set it so Adult and up all have access to affection actions both ways. If they turned on Teenagers without changing anything, then Teens would be able to sleep with adults. Beyond that, this game is from Korea. Young people are meant to study.

To be perfectly fair, this isn't the only thing that's confusing people. Teen also can't have jobs, which is a very basic "minimal adult" responsibility that society expects; so for all intents and purposes in InZOI teens are still 18- possibly 16- depending on who you ask. The "teenager" age group seems to be added only for the sake of having a chosen stage between adolescent (which is an age group AFTER child that can't be selected on Character Generation, but a child can "Age into" because it's required for (for example) middle school) and Young Adult...That all being said, I am not so naive as to think that real life teens don't have romantic nonsexual relationships (e.g. Dating/Courting), but the general consensus is that teens are still children by the standards of the game because they can't even hold a part time job.