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Does Fortnite turn your kid into an arsehole too?

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SkaTastic · 17/05/2018 21:42

Just banned DS12 off it for life and put the Xbox in the bottom of my wardrobe. He is generally a lovely kid but holy fuck does this game turn him into a monster. And no matter how many times I shout (yes I know) STOP SHOUTING he still continues to bellow at his mates about twatting Spooky Towers or whatever the fuck it is called.

Fucking hell fire.

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KappaKappa · 17/05/2018 22:17

Slightly sanctimonious posts appearing!! We have very strict limits and this game is the only one that’s caused an issue. I also don’t allow any age inappropriate gaming.
I am certainly not blaming myself or my screen rules!
I think the issue could be that it’s such a big thing at school and they play in groups and so it’s heightened in intensity somehow. They all do those sodding dances and it’s talked about frequently.

KappaKappa · 17/05/2018 22:18

colditz
I’ve never banned a game up until now but I’m certainly heading in that direction!

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SkaTastic · 17/05/2018 22:20

Haha love the judging as if we would let him spend hours doing only that in a darkened room. We go for family walks and he has lots of lovely hobbies including drawing and a passion for reading. He is a fab boy and has been fine with gaming before it's just this game that turns him into a dickhead.

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Shannaratiger · 17/05/2018 22:20

Ds11 loves it but won't get headphones for playing the XBox, his decision, which I'm very glad about. No set time limit on any screen time but he will just switch them off if asked - usually give a 10 minute warning.

PeppermintPasty · 17/05/2018 22:21

Yes, what IS this weird thing of watching you tubers gaming?? YAWN! Oh, wait, I'm not 11 I'm 49 Grin

My ds always tries the 'can I finish this round?' when I shout say he has to come off. NO YOU CANNOT YOU P-TAKING BEAST!!

Actually, I think it's ok, he gets so much pleasure from it, and is pretty ok about the limits I give him.

MrsJBaptiste · 17/05/2018 22:24

The problem we have here is that we tell the kids they've had their hour after school (im not that strict, they then have far too much plenty of time on it after tea) so need to get outside and meet their friends. But there's nobody out to meet at the park or go out on their bikes with as they're all at home playing bloody Fortnite!

CadyHeron · 17/05/2018 22:25

Shannaratiger- mine is constantly nagging me for a headphone, I don't like the idea though. Which makes me even more unreasonable and "tight" apparently Hmm
What so I have no idea who you're talking to (drummed into them to never play with anyone that's not a school friend!) but not so easy to monitor if it's all done over headset so I can't hear... how do you know who's joined a so called party and who's saying what in there with one of those things?!

idril · 17/05/2018 22:25

No and I am very grateful that fortnite exists at a time when my son has had a really hard time at school ending up with him having to move schools. Playing fortnite with his friends has most definitely enabled friendships to form much quicker than they normally would.

Yes, we do have battles when he is supposed to come and eat but we've experimented with rules and he is now generally very good at getting off when he needs to. In any case fortnite is no worse than other games that he's played.

He is limited to 2 hours weekdays with a bit more at the weekend depending on what we are doing.

croprotationinthe13thcentury · 17/05/2018 22:26

Lot of parents saying their kids aren’t allowed to play Fortnite, even when all their mates are, which seems spectacularly mean and petty. Mine plays as much as he likes - it’s class!

Notcontent · 17/05/2018 22:28

Sorry - are some of you saying your kids are playing this for 2 hours every evening???

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 17/05/2018 22:30

No fortnite doesn’t, but my DS10 is obsessed with roblox, and him and his friends do video chats whilst playing so resulting in a lot of shouting.

CadyHeron · 17/05/2018 22:32

No, not every evening, certainly not. When they are on though it's usually 1 - 2 hours (more likely two hours.) No longer though. Are you familiar with this game? Any less than an hour you'd barely even have got a go or started on it! bloody thing

SeaToSki · 17/05/2018 22:32

Fortnite was developed with neuropsycholoists help to increase the addictive nature of the game. Its banned in my house and we are a family of gamers.

Curlyshabtree · 17/05/2018 22:32

One positive, my DS has been able to chat to a boy from his school whilst playing it and become a friend to him. Poor kid has a pretty rough home life and I think my DS has really helped him.
That is the only positive though!

kelper · 17/05/2018 22:32

DS loves Ali-A...... And flosses everywhere, and also tried to download the bloody game on my MacBook the other day!
No way buddy! You go crazy when you die on the Xbox, if you flipped my computer in the air I would not be impressed!
I played it once. Did really well, got to 23rd, then found people and died instantly!!

colditz · 17/05/2018 22:33

Sorry - are some of you saying your kids are playing this for 2 hours every evening???

Yes, if not longer, and if they refuse or try to practice the oboe, I hit them on the nose with a rolled up issue of Take a Break

MrsRyanGosling15 · 17/05/2018 22:34

Here are my people!! So it's not just me shouting stop shouting Grin I just don't get why they can't just talk? I do feel bad as mine is only allowed on usually when the younger ones are going to bed so it always seem like he is even louder than he is. Thankfully he is also obsessed with card games at the min so once all bedtimes are done he will revert to a normal human and come and spend the evening with us.

Curlyshabtree · 17/05/2018 22:36

colditz Grin

cakedup · 17/05/2018 22:38

Fortnite is great fun and I'm not a gamer! I don't play it myself but actually end up watching DS (13) play it quite a lot! It inspired DS to buy a playstation which lives in the living room, so I am often in the background shouting at DS to build a fort or watch out behind him.

Before Fortnite it was Minecraft which would bore me shitless, every time DS wanted to show me something that he'd built on MInecraft I felt like chewing my own arm off.

I let DS play Fortnite for hours, he is a gamer. I like that he is interacting with friends whilst playing it. I'd rather he do that than spend hours in his bedroom by himself.

FoofFighter · 17/05/2018 22:38

Two hours a day gaming IS a lot though Confused

by the way not being sanctimonious about gaming I play fortnite myself

underneaththeash · 17/05/2018 22:41

Just need to have strict iPad times. Mine only have between 7.30 and 8.30 in the evening and it saves nagging at other times.

CadyHeron · 17/05/2018 22:41

Mrs Ryan lol, glad it's not just me who shouts STOP SHOUTING Grin

underneaththeash · 17/05/2018 22:41

Mine are 12.10 (also have a 7 yo who prefers talking to me

ny20005 · 17/05/2018 22:42

This game has turned my kids into wee shits ! I have to take remotes so they don't sneak on it during the night !

CadyHeron · 17/05/2018 22:43

Fooffighter you're telling me. I'd far rather throw the bastard thing out of the window but I doubt that would go down too well Grin

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