So What do you think will be the rating for Skyrim, Why so? Explain

R16, because i will be so when this game is released.

What're these here fancy rating K thingybobs you got goin' here? I choose M, or 17+.

What the heck does this K18 crap mean? Keep it simple for mentally challenged peeps like me :biggrin:

16, because I think it will allow them to add in the more mature content without alienating a lot of their consumer base, which includes younger people.

I'd vote for M or 17+ (eq. K16-18).

I hate it when mature content games are toned down for the masses. It's not like 12-16 year olds don't play R/18/M games anyway! :toughninja:

Of course some do, but some genuinely aren't allowed. I think there has been plenty of mature content in the past games anyway, without getting the highest rating. Either way, I'm old enough so it won't bother me I'd just feel bad for people who enjoyed the past games but might not get the chance to play the new one for a couple of years.

As long as their plenty of dark humor, violence, gore, and vague/not so vague sixual references.

Rated aRghh for nord pirates.

Probably MA15+ here in Australia. And may I just add that if Australia STILL doesnt have an R18+ rating when Skyrim comes out and if the game is rated RC (refused classification) I will personally burn down the ACB's headquarters and fly overseas to get one. :toughninja:

I think it should be Rated T for teens lol... good ol ESRB Rating there... lol.... elder scrolls is not a gore fest or a six fest. its all about the fantasy.

There's already topics on this [by me, in fact] use the search function.

I'd rather some 15 year old jump of a bridge because he can't play TESV as long as we get mature content.

I would like a little gore, which would probably make it a mature title.

Oblivion is a 15 so Skyrim will be about the same.

I'm thinking of 16+

In the US it will definitely be Mature. that's what almost all decent quality games with a little blood are rated these days. I don't know about you European peeps and your game ratings... does it even matter that much? what exactly is the breakdown, and why is it so fine-grain?

I think it will be 16+, though I'd love it to be 18+. I'd like it to be more mature and darker than the past ES games.

*Points at Oblivion*

Because of a mod, it was a 15.

*/facepalm*

I might suggest explaining what each of the ratings mean, or their equivalents in a different rating system, because not all of us live in... whichever country uses the ratings the poll options are in.

But I'd say the rating will probably be either M or T, not sure which. Oblivion got rated T upon release, but the rating was later changed to M, whereas Morrowind got rated T and remained so. So honestly, I could see it going either way, I'm not sure what those ratings would trranslate to into other rating systems, especially since each rating board might have their own standards to determine ratings, so the same game could end up being considered appropriate for one demographic in Europe while in North America it's given a different rating. Although it would not seem unlikely that the game will be rated M, since I don't expect Bethesda to tone down on the violence compared to Oblivion, if anything, I wouldn't be surprised if they go up a bit, since the trend as of late in the industry seems to be that if you want your game to be taken seriously, you need to make it "dark" and "edgy", for an added bonus, add in a healthy dose of brown or gray and you have yourself an award winning title. But I doubt it's going to get rated AO. I can't see the game being any darker or gorier than Fallout 3 or New Vegas, at the most.

As for what rating it should get, I'd say Bethesda should not worry about the rating and just do whatever they think will make the best game, though if it turns out to be the game I hope it will be, it'll probably be rated M in the US.

K-18 most likely. But who cares, kids are gonna play it anyways :shrug:

3+ ftw

18+
it will not prevent children from buying it

If i knew that rating system id vote lol. Id say id prefer it rated for 16-18 years onwards. 16 (or rather M15+ here in Australia) seems the most appropriate. It can have advlt themes but its still available to a strong percentage of gamers.

That is of course true, and any rating isn't going to stop me from playing the game. I'm not directly concerned for the rating at all, but the rating will be effected by the game's content, which I DO care about. If the game gets rated M, it means it has certain content or themes that ESRB felt warranted such a rating, this doesn't say whether it's a good game or not, of course, but it does give a small indication of what sort of experience the game might offer.

Hopefully its rated MA as thats what Oblivion should have been when it was originally released.