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Originally Posted by DesR85  I was aware of that. What I'm wondering is, why did Morrowind get the 'T' rating even though content like what JFSOCC had mentioned was present (I'm not referring to Oblivion)?  It doesn't make sense. |
Because after the "hot coffee mod" scare from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the moral right began to really put pressure on developers and publishers, threatening costly and lengthy litigation if studios and the ESRB did not rate games more 'appropriately'. Morrowind came out before this debacle occurred, hence the lower rating.
Also, let us all be honest here, the ESRB ratings are a joke. While I support them in intent, a majority of them are misrated, often gaining a higher rating than they deserve, or being rated for something which does not exist within the game.