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> Also less than a year ago age of consent in Japan was 13 years, talk about priorities.

If you read past the clickbait title, however, you’ll find that the individual prefectures have had stricter age of consent laws for many years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Asia

Did you know that the United States still has NO age of consent law at all? It’s true, there is no federal law that addresses the subject. (Each state has its own law.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_Unite...

> Also less than a year ago age of consent in Japan was 13 years, talk about priorities.

That's a lot like saying the united states has no age of consent. It was higher in every prefecture, with some variations.

You still have to buy the game, but other people may choose not to if they become aware that the player base is infested with cheaters. If it was a single-player game this would likely never have been an issue.