Posted by PoeticFolly

But in my opinion: I really don't think that kids are going to become addicted to stoges because of iEra. They aren't going to go and be like "Wow, a game has this so it must be cool, right?!" I mean, yeah, stoges do come off as being the "cool" thing. However, just because their pixelated character is doing it, i doubt they'll do it.

For starters, it's actually kind of hard to get your hands on cigs. You have to know someone who is 19 to buy them for you. And I doubt that a 19 year old is going to buy a 10 year old cigs, but that's just me. Plus, the first cig that someone has often turns them off from it. It did for me. I became really sick and light headed, a "smoker's high" you can say.

People are more likely to start smoking because they see their friends doing it than they are in a game. If a bunch of your friends are doing it, then you might fall into it. Peer pressure in a way. At least that's how I got started in doing things like this: my friends. Not from graal. If anything, we should be protecting kids from smoking in real life than in a game.

All in all: I really really doubt era is going to influence smoking.

yeah, really, since when did using a cartoonishly drawn character to depict smoking as alright ever work anyway?

*cough* camel *cough*  

Posted by Torankusu

yeah, really, since when did using a cartoonishly drawn character to depict smoking as alright ever work anyway?

*cough* camel *cough*

I see what you're saying, but the whole entire point of camel is to advertise cigarettes. But that's not the whole entire point of era.  

This is stupid and OP is stupid. I smoke weed now because I played Era.  

. And its not our game its apearently TOONSLAB who owns graal now id like to know what happened to Eurocenter......  

Posted by Drag Queen

Hello everyone! I was on era today and um well I went into Astros for the first time in ages and I saw some disturbing things. First I saw people pretending to smoke and others were begging for the code like it was cool. Then when I told them that smoking wasn't cool at all and how it negatively effects people they decided to try to fight me. They literally call themselves going off and the nerve for them to call me a "kid" when they are probably much younger than me honestly pissed me off, that is not the point though. I think we should have a campaign to teach these impressionable young children that it is not good to smoke or bully. I know era can't change the world but we can change the young minds who play our game. I feel like if we had events and items dedicated to not smoking and non-violence we might be able to save a few lives from the pressure of "looking cool." I'm a Senior SWAT (students working against tobacco) member at my school (or I was... today was the last day for seniors) I am very serious, so don't shoot me down tell me what you think we can do. Every little thing can change the world.

Anti-drug, yeah sure. Although things like this are definitely NOT Graal related so it's possible that Stefan wouldn't approve of it. Anti-bullying on the other hand? If it's electronic and not in person, then just block the damn person and you've solved your problem. Physical bullying on the otherhand is something that's actually a cause for concern.

Posted by BL_SHIFT

. And its not our game its apearently TOONSLAB who owns graal now id like to know what happened to Eurocenter......

Cyberjouers AKA Eurocenter AKA Toonslab

They changed their name a fair bit appearently  

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Cyberjouers AKA Eurocenter AKA Toonslab

They changed their name a fair bit appearently[/QUOTE]

How u know?  

People PK a lot in game, but I doubt the number of serial killers on the globe will rise from it.

You obviously mean well, but you can't tell others what to do on this game, you're much better off ignoring them. If anything, you'd rather they smoke in game then real life. :p  

Posted by PoeticFolly

But in my opinion: I really don't think that kids are going to become addicted to stoges because of iEra. They aren't going to go and be like "Wow, a game has this so it must be cool, right?!" I mean, yeah, stoges do come off as being the "cool" thing. However, just because their pixelated character is doing it, i doubt they'll do it.

For starters, it's actually kind of hard to get your hands on cigs. You have to know someone who is 19 to buy them for you. And I doubt that a 19 year old is going to buy a 10 year old cigs, but that's just me. Plus, the first cig that someone has often turns them off from it. It did for me. I became really sick and light headed, a "smoker's high" you can say.

People are more likely to start smoking because they see their friends doing it than they are in a game. If a bunch of your friends are doing it, then you might fall into it. Peer pressure in a way. At least that's how I got started in doing things like this: my friends. Not from graal. If anything, we should be protecting kids from smoking in real life than in a game.

All in all: I really really doubt era is going to influence smoking.

This is true but maybe not for everyone. We have to take all variables into consideration... there are some people who are more easily influenced than others. What you said here can be applied to movies too. In the 50s almost all movies had people smoking in them. The result was a nation wide mindset that smoking was cool, safe, and normal. iEra has players younger than 8 years old and since the staff are so worried about them picking up 'bad words' from other players (swear filter), it doesnt really make sense to promote drugs and viollence at the same time. Also the difficulty of getting a smoke, whether its tobacco or weed, depends on where you live and who you live with/hang around. For me I can easily get a hold of any drug because I live in Los Angeles and I know who and where to go to.

Posted by Era News

This is stupid and OP is stupid. I smoke weed now because I played Era.

No but if youre an 8 year old kid and you spend a 1/4 of your time playing graal, its possible that you will get the idea that smoking isnt bad.  

I'm one of those jerks on Era  

Honestly, I feel people like the OP honestly need to mind their own business. If people want to kill themselves let them. Honestly, this thread also seems like a joke @OP, sorry to say but graal is just a crappy 2d game. You really should be campaigning against things like GTA or people like this http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuq6HgKgEFQ&feature=kp.  

Posted by kush king

or people like this http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuq6HgKgEFQ&feature=kp.

that damn slim shady, he ruined a whole generation of dorky white kids  

Aside from the lag caused by the large amount of players onscreen, this is why I avoid astros as much as possible.  

Well, Graal is this thing called Role Playing  

Posted by Draco

Well, Graal is this thing called Role Playing

Oh yeah, I forgot, 12 year olds are okay saying vulgar things as long as it's role playing  

Posted by Lazerlatte

Oh yeah, I forgot, 12 year olds are okay saying vulgar things as long as it's role playing

They're role playing vulgar people. Simple.

Or at least that's what they want you to think.

Really this game is just a sad allegory of the real world as is everything else.