Oh. Pfffft.

Mods are always play at your own risk. Rating the vanilla based on user content is a bit dumb.

but thats what the ESRB did. Look it up.

Seriously, if they looked at every mod for every game... almost all games would rate AO.

I need to get that mod. Or a similar mod. I just want it so that i can completely simulate domestic abuse / etc. With my wife while my kids watch. I already get her to make me meals, i beat her up 24/7 (she doesn't die lulz) and I stole all her stuff and force her to clean everything.

That said, i am a good parent in the game. In fallout terms, I'm neutral.

*laughs a little* ACK! My tea! it's spilled! Thanks Genghis. Thanks a lot.

Depends on the child, I don't want a child who does nothing but swear, rage, and insult on my game of GTA or Gears of War. On the other hand if the child is well mannered and can keep his/her cool I'm perfectly fine with having a chainsaw duel with them.

It does really depend upon the child. Some can and eill handle it well, ithers will not. I have a friend who is not evrn sllowed T games at 15, but is still very perverted....
However, another friend played M games at 9, snd he is quite perverted as well. So, in thd end, the games don't affect the mind like some whackos play them up to. Its only the weak we willed that vould fall victim to their influence.

No.

Those games are labeled M for a reason.

If the parent does allow, it could show small children (5 or 6 year olds), things that are well, too mature for that age group.
Violence in video games, as long as you understand it as a game, is fine. But having small children play and admire characters with mature traits (drug addictions, sexual themes, etc.) they either won't understand, or see it as a basis for characters and people in the real world.

If the child is younger than M, and clearly has a knowledge of the difference between the game and the real world, and is ready for such material, you can let them play it.
Children in M-rated games also clogs up things like Garry's Mod and GTA with 6 year old boys who either spit into their microphone or scream.

Would you let a 6 year old watch Game of Thrones? Breaking Bad? other shows/movies with very adult content? If the child understands these actions are wrong, they can watch it. And the same can apply for video games