In The Elder Scrolls Online, the law system seems to be a bit too brutal for the PEGI. The age rating has now been raised from 16 to 18.
We didn’t notice it, but the community manager for the German-speaking TESO fans, Kai Schober, speaks in the official forum about PEGI (Pan European Game Information) deciding to re-evaluate TESO. The reason is probably the law system. It allows attacking and murdering innocent citizens as well. The Elder Scrolls Online even advertises this somewhat in the trailer for the update.
And indeed: In the trailer, the new age rating with the red “18” is displayed for the first time; previously, it always showed a yellow “16.”
The PEGI assessment is relevant for players in Switzerland and Austria. There will be no change in the assessment by the USK responsible for Germany.
According to Schober, no online game has been re-evaluated due to a patch before. This seems to be a premiere, which Zenimax would probably have preferred to avoid. Let’s see if there will be any official statement regarding this.
What do you think? Does the law system now turn Tamriel into Vice City? Should Zenimax fully embrace the new image of The Elder Scrolls Online as a gangster game and go all-in on sex, murder, skooma, and subversive soundplay with offensive texts?
