Comments on: Wizard 101

By: cosmin

cosmin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:40:45 +0000

tare

By: tyloomsew

tyloomsew — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:19:08 +0000

i played it once but i didnt like it i play world of warcraft instead its way funner

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:24 +0000

I still have it installed but haven’t played in a long time. Lots of Fallen Earth and reviews for work instead!

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:19:19 +0000

Do you still play? I met a (fairly cute) guy when I was eating outside today and he works for the company that makes this game. Now I’m thinking about checking it out.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:14:42 +0000

Oh, I like using the password as a way to prevent impulse shopping!

I don’t think adding a parental password will prevent theft like the story waresmith wrote… if your kids haven’t been taught not to take other people’s things, and they’re going to steal your credit card, couldn’t they just steal your password, too?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:47:38 +0000

There is now the option of setting a parental password that must be entered every time crowns are purchased. If you have kids in the house who might well use your credit card without permission, this is a good precaution.

I don’t have kids, and my cat doesn’t play Wizard 101, but I have the password set as an added security layer against hackers. Also, it adds an extra step I have to perform in order to buy crowns, which reduces impulse buying.

By: Gamer Dad

Gamer Dad — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:12:05 +0000

Leaving a credit card lying around isn’t a parenting sin, I feel completely confident that I could leave my wallet around and my daughters would never open it up and take things.

But if they did, the girls would be punished. I would make sure they took responsibility for their actions, perhaps with $240 worth of household chores, not wonder why King’s Isle doesn’t have a “my kid stole” money-back guarantee!

By: KatanO

KatanO — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:30:55 +0000

Oh, Meg, I can’t believe you gave that a reasonable answer. This is just blaming games for bad parenting. Someone

1) leaves their credit card lying around
2) has not taught their children NOT TO STEAL
3) leaves the kid unsupervised on the internet

and then wants the company from which the child made a purchase to take responsibility? HAHAHA If your kid stole from the mall, would you blame the mall? Teach your kid not to steal things.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:21:31 +0000

I don’t think any online game has any responsibility for a child using a parent’s credit card without permission. If a kid hasn’t been taught not to take things that don’t belong to them, I don’t think the game is responsible for teaching them that.

I’m a big believer in keeping the family computer in the family room so that an adult can keep an eye on the children’s online activities. I usually suggest that because that way parents can teach kids about stranger safety as it comes up but I guess it could also apply to seeing if your kids are shopping online.

By: waresmith

waresmith — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:49:48 +0000

This company has no parental controls. Without my permission, my 10 year old took my credit card and charged $80 (the annual fee) three times in a row, buying tokens of some sort. He some how pretended to be me, and set up his own parent confirmation. The company emailed me saying that “Currently there’s no known method to validate a “real” parent vs. a child impersonating a parent” The company refuses to give my money back or to acknowledge their responsibility. BEWARE — not a very good company. The game is now banned in my home