Quote Originally Posted by Ferth View Post
WoW and Lotro have alcohol but they don't make you more powerful when you use them (as far as I know.) Characters can become inebriated but then the visual effects change to reflect drunkeness... If the characters got beneficial buffs from alcohol it would potentially change the rating.

That being said the disclaimer about online content not being rated by esrb just covers interaction with other people. Basically saying you might run into some foul mouthed players online, and we can't rate for that.

The content in the game itself is still subject to rating.
The only buffs should be beer goggle eyes, and a feeling of self grandeur (I loved how wow made enemy levels go down the more you drink, sadly it's also the game's best feature imho)