How to ask my parents to allow me to play shooter games

[discotheque]

my parents wont allow me to play any fps games help me!

[OmegaInfinityX]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GLO BOY GOAT:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von OmegaInfinityX:

I'm talking about older shooters. I dislike most modern shooters with some exceptions.

yup agree 100% my comment was more directed towards newer shooters as i assumed thats what he was getting himself into

I prefer pre-2008 shooters, with the exceptions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat, Just Cause 2 and Red Faction: Guerilla, because they actually tried to something new and don't rely heavily on cutscenes or scripted events and are fun to play. (I haven't tried Arma 3 though).
Mods are a different story altogether.

[discotheque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von zoomdude111:

Try to tell your parents that you are mature enough to tell the difference between fantasy and reality. Explain to them that violence on v shows and movies(Even pg-13 ones) is far more graphic most of the time. Not all shooters have an equal level of violence, show them the one you intend to play(Show them a parent guide on commonsensemedia, it has everything a parent would object to in it) and see if there is options to disable blood or swearing.

You also will need a reason you want to play them. Is it becuase you want to play with your friends? Is it becuase you want to play the same games all the other kids are playing? Or is it becuase you think the game looks intresting and challenging?

Another tactic is bargaining, perhaps you can take on additional responsibilitys such as mowing the lawn to show that you are more mature. I can understand your frustration, my parents where always very protective over what they allowed me to play or watch. Eventually i got old enough i did not have to ask anymore and just played whatever. Good luck OP.

how to talk to parents 101

[CrapAttackah]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von OmegaInfinityX:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GLO BOY GOAT:

yup agree 100% my comment was more directed towards newer shooters as i assumed thats what he was getting himself into

I prefer pre-2008 shooters, with the exceptions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat, Just Cause 2 and Red Faction: Guerilla, because they actually tried to something new and don't rely heavily on cutscenes or scripted events and are fun to play. (I haven't tried Arma 3 though).

you should try R6: Siege
It's a lot of fun especially with friends

[OmegaInfinityX]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Rango:

Why would you willingly play shooting games
"Oh look how fast I can move my mouse to align the cursor towards a specific point on the screen, so fun!"

You haven't played much shooting games, have you or are to accustomed to the mainstream modern shooters.

[discotheque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von zoomdude111:

Try to tell your parents that you are mature enough to tell the difference between fantasy and reality. Explain to them that violence on v shows and movies(Even pg-13 ones) is far more graphic most of the time. Not all shooters have an equal level of violence, show them the one you intend to play(Show them a parent guide on commonsensemedia, it has everything a parent would object to in it) and see if there is options to disable blood or swearing.

You also will need a reason you want to play them. Is it becuase you want to play with your friends? Is it becuase you want to play the same games all the other kids are playing? Or is it becuase you think the game looks intresting and challenging?

Another tactic is bargaining, perhaps you can take on additional responsibilitys such as mowing the lawn to show that you are more mature. I can understand your frustration, my parents where always very protective over what they allowed me to play or watch. Eventually i got old enough i did not have to ask anymore and just played whatever. Good luck OP.

how to talk to parents 101

i tryed something similar to this tactic to try to get tf2 but the second me mum heard shooter she said nope

[OmegaInfinityX]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von OmegaInfinityX:

I prefer pre-2008 shooters, with the exceptions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat, Just Cause 2 and Red Faction: Guerilla, because they actually tried to something new and don't rely heavily on cutscenes or scripted events and are fun to play. (I haven't tried Arma 3 though).

you should try R6: Siege
It's a lot of fun especially with friends

Eh I'm not into multiplayer shooters. If I included them into the list, the list itself would be alot larger.

[CrapAttackah]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

how to talk to parents 101

i tryed something similar to this tactic to try to get tf2 but the second me mum heard shooter she said nope

read the whole wall of text that zoomdude111 posted

[CrapAttackah]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von OmegaInfinityX:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

you should try R6: Siege
It's a lot of fun especially with friends

Eh I'm not into multiplayer shooters. If I included them into the list, the list itself would be alot larger.

oh, and did I notice that Fallout: New Vegas isn't in your list of exceptions?

I think we're gonna have a problem here sir

[discotheque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

i tryed something similar to this tactic to try to get tf2 but the second me mum heard shooter she said nope

read the whole wall of text that zoomdude111 posted

i did and the funny thing is that my mom lets me watch rated r movies but i cant play shooter games

[Dodece]

Honestly you should probably accept, and abide by your parents wishes. While parents are by no means exempt from human fallibility. The fact of the matter is they probably know you better then you know yourself. If they say you aren't ready they are probably correct in their assessment. At the end of the day games have ratings for a reason.

[discotheque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Dodece:

Honestly you should probably accept, and abide by your parents wishes. While parents are by no means exempt from human fallibility. The fact of the matter is they probably know you better then you know yourself. If they say you aren't ready they are probably correct in their assessment. At the end of the day games have ratings for a reason.

but they let me watch r rated movies

[CrapAttackah]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

read the whole wall of text that zoomdude111 posted

i did and the funny thing is that my mom lets me watch rated r movies but i cant play shooter games

well do other kids in your school or your area play shooter games that you want to play? Tell your parents that you don't care about the violence, you just want to play and have fun with your friends.

[discotheque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

i did and the funny thing is that my mom lets me watch rated r movies but i cant play shooter games

well do other kids in your school or your area play shooter games that you want to play? Tell your parents that you don't care about the violence, you just want to play and have fun with your friends.

most of my friends play tf2

[Radical Left Lunatic]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

how to talk to parents 101

i tryed something similar to this tactic to try to get tf2 but the second me mum heard shooter she said nope

The main issue with this is "shooter" is a buzz word, the mainstream media likes to resort to fear mongering to get views. NBC, CNN, FOX news always talk about shooters causing violence(Basicly your parents believe that people who play shooters turn into anti social sociopaths just waiting for the right time to shoot up thier school). Try asking them why they dont want you to play shooters, if its for the above reason then ask them if the honestly believe that you playing a shooter will make you want to actually kill people in real life. It may shock them out of there irrationality. Tell them that to you its just a game and that kids have always played pretend gun/sword fight where they pretend to kill another person. Games are no different.

[Radical Left Lunatic]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coolkingbob:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Honey, I nosc0ped the kids!:

read the whole wall of text that zoomdude111 posted

i did and the funny thing is that my mom lets me watch rated r movies but i cant play shooter games

Thats pretty cringy then, sorry man.