Look, sorry younglings, but the reason people don’t want to hang out with you is because they don’t want to be called pedophiles. The only solution to fix this is by becoming old and bitter and not hanging around with younglings.
Sorry, that’s just how THE WORLD works.
With adult regards
-James Fuchs
This is why I added an ‘underage child’ role to my Discord, and then I kick everyone that role applies to. They usually join Pandemic Horde afterward.
Flew with a boy who had the irresistable urge to shoot Zaera.
Zaera then got the irresistable urge to POD the little jerk.
bullsh|t
last time I checked, the numbers 13 to 19 all end in teen.
Kids under 12 can buy the M for mature online now without seeing a clerk and showing ID.
I don’t wan’t to appear condescending, but if you form a corp for people in your age bracket, I would strongly suggest you involve an adult, ideally one of your parents, and ideally a parent that actually knows something about the psychology of the game, with the screening part.
I agree, it will keep your unit tight, also be observant of possible adult infiltration. However I am sure you are fully aware there are those corps “only girls allowed” BS. yeah right.
Keep you head on a swivel!
13-year-olds aren’t going to voluntarily involve their parents for oversight. That’s wishful thinking. It’s the responsibility of the parents to keep an eye on the online doings of their kids. They needed the parental consent to create an EVE Online account in the first place (although I have no idea how that works, I’m pretty sure there are ways to get around that anyway).
Parents these days have it hard. It’s not easy to police the activities of your kid on a computer where it’s pretty easy to hide your more questionable content. Depending on how well a parent knows computers themselves (I’m sure most don’t know it that well) they’re not gonna be very efficient at it. The only truly effective solution is limiting screen time. But that’s entirely off topic for this thread.
Per CCP Policy:
If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you must have the permission of your parent or guardian to before providing the personal information required to create an EVE Online game or website account
theres… actually a form to fill out on the website.
An interesting thd. Especially in today’s world. Is this a actual 13 yr old or a chatbot test? And with parental controls on, would said player even be able to find any content on the game since only the forums is rated PG13! 
While not graphic, it is violent in nature.
Hello there, respect for putting this out there.
EVE isn’t exactly a “young crowd” game — most of the players are older and have been around for decades, so I get why it feels like you’re the only younger one around. The problem isn’t you or your friends, it’s that a lot of corps are paranoid about spies, trolls, or people who might not handle the adult side of comms. That paranoia can make them act like jerks, even when someone is just trying to play.
Here’s the truth though: you can find good groups — just not by joining every random corp that invites you. Look for ones focused on learning (E-Uni, Brave, KarmaFleet, Horde’s training groups, etc.) or chill small corps that recruit through Discord instead of in-game spam. They’ll usually talk to you first and see what you’re about before judging you.
Don’t pretend to be older — that’s what makes people nervous. Just be upfront: say you’re here to learn, fly smart, and not be a drama magnet. That alone will set you apart from the noise.
If people can’t handle your age but you’re putting in effort, that’s on them, not you. Keep flying, find the few who get it, and you’ll have way more fun than 90% of bittervets sitting in Jita complaining about balance changes.
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I started playing Eve online when I was 13. It completely changed my world as a person and I am lucky for it. The Corp I am in now has a father and son and the son is about your age bracket as well. I don’t know what Corp is out there or what your friends or family situation is like but I do know that it is possible. Online games, there is no defined lines or pathways, I only offer you luck in your endeavor as I somehow got lucky with mine.
I had the opportunity to talk to a ww2 vet in my very first corp, something I didnt have growing up with my family. Some of the players from then still play. Some are sadly no longer able to pilot with us. I want to reach out but it was my first old character that I made the mistake of selling because of the name.
