Does Fortnite turn your kid into an arsehole too?

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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.

I am with motherforkingshirtballs:

DS (year 4) isn't allowed to play it. He hates that we won't let him because all his friends play it but he gets up a height playing Minecraft so no way is he getting Fortnite.

ds is the same. not a chance mate.

Yet again that’s parents not monitoring/understanding how to safeguard on technology same as with the App Store/google store

A little bit patronising but thankyou for explaining something that I already know about how they get VBucks.

DS just likes to get VBucks. He always asks and it's controlled - but he does like to spend them.

He brought a dance move recently. Just why.......

I though you where the same poster saying it was a scam. Sorry.

We have brought the battle pass, £7.99? I think it was but with that you can earn enough Vbucks to never have to buy one again and earn more each time you tier up. Keeps the boy happy, although dh is currently sat there playing... well getting sniped after announcing his the Xbox god

Yep I've took my 13 yr olds ps lead as I've had it with that fucking game! He's gone to stop at his mates tonight so will be on it there no doubt.
It's ridiculous.

DH is worried about unsolicited chat from randoms. I’m going to have a chat with 12 yr old ds about safety, etc - he currently plays with friends from high school. Is there anything else I need to know?

I can't wait to show dp this thread, and say ' see told ya, we're not the only ones'
I limit DS on it. But I get fed up with the shouting and stuff too.. Or getting in and rushing to get on there, scoffing tea thinking that he can leave the table to get on it.. Umm no son, family meal time, help clear a bit, shower THEN a bit of time on it

Tonights convo.
DS, mum can I go on x box.?
Me, not, just yet we need to pop out see family, maybe later
DS, ill stay here
Me, no we havent seen them in ages and you need to come, it won't be for long ( I let him stay here if popping to shops etc)
DS. Ohh fgs, I told my friends I'd be on it.
Me, well maybe, next time don't tell them u less u know u can, text them to tell them won't be till about 7pm
DS. Mum, tomorrow can I do the 24 hr challenge, where we play for a whole 24 hours continuous
ME, no. That's not going to happen you're 12.
DS . Muuuuum, but all my friends are, you're so unfair.
Me Good for your friends, but you won't be, but I'd imagine their parents won't let them do it either ( I know a few of them since yr r, and we have a WhatsApp group chat)
DS.. I hate you sometimes, I wish you wernt my mum and I hate you're friends with them
Me.. Goes to his room, removes the controllers!

I hate the bloody game. DS1 can have 30 mins per day (although some days is too busy with football so doesn't get time to go on). But if behaviour is not up to scratch he gets a 24hr ban. I hate that it seems to have infiltrated everything!

The school have sent out a general letter about children with access to inappropriate games and crappy school engagement.
Fortnite was on the list. Awful game.

And by school engagement they mean social interaction with adults and peers as the worst THEN slipping targets. A lot of these children are worse than clock watching until their next "fix".

Fortnite is great fun! I remember the first time I got hit by a boogie bomb, I was shouting, why am I dancing?! My kids got fed up pretty quick of it though mostly because they want to win and can't!

Behaviour among boys in the older years at DS's school has deteriorated sharply in the last few months (things like fighting, bad language, talking very rudely to other children and to teachers). It wouldn't surprise me at all if Fortnite was part of the cause.

Oh my gosh, such enormous overreactions on this thread, it's hilarious

Yes, that's what parents at school tend to say when we ask them to think about their kids playing these games and the impact it has. Trust me, it's not so hilarious when you're dealing with a class of 30 kids who have turned into gobby little shites, talk to you with astonishing rudeness and spend lessons pretending to shoot each other or constantly talking about Fortnite. And yes, this is a significant and recent change.

I can hear DSS10 on it now.
He did have unrestricted access but he was getting addicted. He wouldn't have come off it to eat if he hadn't been told to take the headset off whilst eating. He was getting grumpy and was playing the game instead of doing stuff he was supposed to do.
You could tell he was getting antsy when he had to leave the house, he even said "but I'll be offline for 2 hours"
His dad now lets him have a set number of games, then he has to come off and do something else.
I'll be glad when they get bored of it, but it does keep him quiet and not nagging to watch his favourite programmes for the gazillionth time lol.

Oh my gosh, such enormous overreactions on this thread, it's hilarious

That’s a rather subjective statement. What may seem like an overreaction in your context may well be appropriate for another.

Er, Voici. I'm a teacher of 33 children, most of who play Fortnite. I also play Fortnite. This thread is hilarious.

Fair enough. I don't play Fortnite but I do play lots of other games. Our school experiences of Fortnite have clearly been very different.

I tried playing fortnights but I didn’t think it was that good. Maybe its because I don’t have any Friends to play it with? (As in friends that want to play the PS4)

My step daughter wants the one you have to pay for though for her birthday so we will be buying it.

That's a shame, Voici. I've used it for lessons and PE but I have a rule that unless I'm talking about it, or it's free time, discussing it is banned in the classroom.

ICantCope
I’m sure I’ve read you teach little children - surely most of them shouldn’t be playing fortnite?!

I teach Year 2 and Year 6.

They both play Fortnite. Unfortunately, some of my Year 2s also have experience of playing Call of Duty and GTA which is awful - I'd rather them play Fortnite!

It has a 12 rating - using it in primary school lessons is irresponsible.

Well I've won awards for my teaching and I used it in an inspected lesson, they didn't have a problem with it. Neither does my head, SLT or the parents of the children in my class. I think they're happy that their children are engaged and learning.

Also, it's a 12 due to online chat capabilities, not content, so I'll make my own judgements. My class are doing dance moves, not mowing each other down with AK47s.

Awards, plural? Wow. You must be amazing. Certainly far too brilliant take any notice of silly things like game certificate classification systems.

Have you any idea just how idiotic that sounds?

Yep, plural. I am amazing, that's why I've won them.

They aren't playing the game at school, Feenie. You do understand that, surely?

Are simple dance moves aimed at children age rated now then? Are pictures of wooden towers age rated? I had no idea that these things wouldn't be suitable for children.

Are you one of those parents?