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Dilan Rona Steel Worker

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Personally though when I have children that I need to take care of for the day, and they are not old enough for VS, i just put the other block game on for them, or if I happen to play vintage story, I let them watch, seeing they like to see what I am doing.

Once they hit age 12-15 though, I try to introduce them to VS, and see if they like it. Generally though its been a hit and a miss... But they are at that point aware of the game, and may return to it at a later stage.

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Mikrosh Wolf Bait

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VS Multiplayer will most likely be target as well. Any online community can be targeted.

However, that doesn't mean that they will allow anyone to manage age verification. It will simply not work, the risk for data leaks will be enormous. Especially for games targeted at kids. Forcing a random kids server to store pictures and personal data about kids will just beg for huge scandals.

So, the age verification will be done by third party companies. All that Games/Servers/Communities will need to do is to integrate with the age verification services.

Basically, before you allow someone on your server, you need to get a response from the third party.

Games like VS that have no gore, no violence/nudity etc could provide the integration themselves with the third party. Basically, get the user's age from the third party service, and based on that, show/hide servers marked as 18+.

As a server owner, you will have the legal obligation to mark your server as appropriate for children or not, and eventually also integrate with a third party.

 

But no, server owners will never be forced to do the age verification themselves. That will go in conflict with other laws regarding personal data handling.

I know that most politicians are not the brightest, but, there still are a few among them that can generally make the others see reason. 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Mikrosh said:

As a server owner, you will have the legal obligation to mark your server as appropriate for children or not, and eventually also integrate with a third party.

 

This is not the end goal. The end goal is to have everyone registered on a database, and for whatever reason in the future, with the system you described, be denied service for wrong think, and not allowed to have any interaction with any online community.

 

4 hours ago, Mikrosh said:

But no, server owners will never be forced to do the age verification themselves. That will go in conflict with other laws regarding personal data handling.

 

You are probably right regarding that. The government will be using a centralised database, that they own and control. And expect everyone else to refer to that database.

Voldemort Steel Worker

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19 hours ago, Dilan Rona said:

Ok, this is seriously getting out of hand now. I used to be a huge NVidia supporter. Not anymore.

 

ngl it makes my blood boil 

Dilan Rona Steel Worker

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A lot of people swear by AMD. But for me, my perfect setup has always been Intel (anything but celeron), GForce graphics card, and a Logitech mouse.

Brand loyalty these days looks dead in the water now.

Krougal Steel Worker

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1 hour ago, Dilan Rona said:

A lot of people swear by AMD. But for me, my perfect setup has always been Intel (anything but celeron), GForce graphics card, and a Logitech mouse.

Brand loyalty these days looks dead in the water now.

I know the feeling. It's just Intel and GeForce for me always.

I know AMD has come a long way, but I was so soured on them in my early career, they were very cheap and unreliable. They over heated constantly, especially in the single case fan setups so typical of the 90s.

I had the original Logitech MX518 and I kept repairing it for years and years until the plastic was just too worn out to work with. The GX502 just isn't quite it, but I see they remade the 518 again, I may have to get one, even with the ridiculous price. If only I could find a newer keyboard I am happy with. Logitech's quality has dropped badly over the years, but then so has everyone else. Too much focus on flashing lights and other useless features instead of on performance and reliability.

 

Krougal Steel Worker

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1 hour ago, Dilan Rona said:

My mouse is a G700s. Goes through batteries like a landrover chows petrol tbh. But I love it.

Wireless? Never! Not responsive enough for me, especially as the battery dies.

 

Thorfinn Historian

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Yep. Been building for quite a while and on meth after 10/7. (I'm not making a statement here, just noticing...)

Anonymous are occasionally on the correct side, whenever the left is not in power. Doubt me? Search for Anonymous posts during BFG.

 

 

Krougal Steel Worker

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46 minutes ago, Thorfinn said:

Yep. Been building for quite a while and on meth after 10/7. (I'm not making a statement here, just noticing...)

Anonymous are occasionally on the correct side, whenever the left is not in power. Doubt me? Search for Anonymous posts during BFG.

 

 

I didn't even watch, Anonymous are not what I would consider a reliable source for anything.

I know I am gonna regret asking, but what is BFG?

Krougal Steel Worker

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29 minutes ago, Adnyeus said:

In future i might move in to other country live more combinated off grid life. 

this is getting wild every year.

I'm seriously looking at former WP countries, because they know how bad it was under the USSR and they don't want any of this shit again, meanwhile the West is racing fearlessly into totalitarianism.

Such a crazy world we live in.

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Voldemort Steel Worker

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19 hours ago, Krougal said:

I'm seriously looking at former WP countries, because they know how bad it was under the USSR and they don't want any of this shit again, meanwhile the West is racing fearlessly into totalitarianism.

Such a crazy world we live in.

yep

cosmobeau Bronze Caster

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I don't think videogame devs even ones from the UK are going to be able to help you figure out this one it's going to just have to play out and you're going to have to see what happens.

No need to @ the devs on this one. They're not, like basically anyone else outside of law, proficient enough or even have enough inside knowledge on UK politics to be expected to answer this one, I think.

I'm sincerely sorry that's happening there, though. I mean, people get to decide their own age verification right now. Like, 18+ only servers may just go off good faith that you're an adult, require an interview or proof, whatever... But to make that legally required? Damn, as a server host I'd be losing my mind right now.

Never mind losing it over those laws. Like... What???

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Yakkob Stone Age Settler

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On 8/3/2025 at 8:49 PM, Krougal said:

But yes, I can't see them going after some little game server, other than maybe telling you to shut it down, because it would be like squeezing blood from a stone trying to prosecute them. They will just go after the hosting provider, who put at risk of financial loss is likely going to cave without a fight.

as someone who has spent the better part of my adult life studying history, no. whenever you think the government won't do X, they for sure WILL do exactly that and probably already have at some point, do NOT EVER trust ANY government EVER. that has literally never once in all of recorded history gone well!

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Yakkob Stone Age Settler

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On 8/14/2025 at 12:59 PM, Dilan Rona said:

You hit the nail squarely on the head with that statement.

yeah there ain't many idiots in the libertarian party, its predominately average-well above average with quite a few actual geniuses... 

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Voldemort Steel Worker

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6 hours ago, Yakkob said:

yeah there ain't many idiots in the libertarian party, its predominately average-well above average with quite a few actual geniuses... 

true

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