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pikey26
Profile Joined September 2010
United States23 Posts
September 03 2010 18:00 GMT
#21
On September 04 2010 02:59 broz0rs wrote:
Korean regulators must have said to themselves "this Valve company have not treated us to kalbi and soju!!"



hahahaha, sadly not too far from the truth.
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
September 03 2010 18:01 GMT
#22
On September 04 2010 02:58 T0fuuu wrote:
umm i thought even with the draconian censorship of australia that companies dont pay to get their stuff rated by the classification board.


Yeah, does the rating system in the US and Europe require payment?
Yargh
Teddyman
Profile Joined October 2008
Finland362 Posts
September 03 2010 18:06 GMT
#23
On September 04 2010 02:19 gaggar wrote:
Korean communities, especially all FPS related websites are enraged with their keyboards, typing in massive amounts of exclamation marks, but are unlikely to amount to any meaningful action.

"Donate to buy a bomb to CellaWeRRa."
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supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3047 Posts
September 03 2010 18:14 GMT
#24
When I lived in Korea, ratings were the biggest issue when it came down to video games.

You have no idea how paranoid some of these Korean parents are:

"OMG ITS A FUCKING GUN, NOW YOU'LL USE THAT BB GUN IN YOUR HOUSE TO SHOOT OTHERS. STOP PLAYING NOW"

^generic response to games like Sudden Attack

Never knew that rating games required payment, but hey. Look on the bright side. Boxer's on the committee afaik =3
ppp
SilentCrono
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1420 Posts
September 03 2010 18:58 GMT
#25
no more counterstrike in korea?
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bobbingmatt
Profile Joined June 2010
Australia224 Posts
September 03 2010 19:09 GMT
#26
WOW that's big, apart from Blizzard games Steam is 98% of PC games.
Also i don't see why they can't make everything unrated 18+.
no
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
September 03 2010 19:11 GMT
#27
On September 04 2010 03:58 SilentCrono wrote:
no more counterstrike in korea?


Counter-Strike's popularity in Korea died when Valve wanted to put a fee that PC bangs had to pay in order to run their games. That is why Korean FPS games like Sudden Attack, Special Force, A.V.A., Black Shot, etc are more popular. In my opinion, they are also clones of Counter-Strike too with the same gameplay/game mode. Besides Counter-Strike, Korean developers have made their own version of Portal and Team Fortress 2, which has been debated on some gaming sites.
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
September 03 2010 19:31 GMT
#28
Just another gross oversight and abuse of power by a government organization. It's really fucking disgusting how this kinda shit goes on in EVERY 'modern' country.
i-bonjwa
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
September 03 2010 19:45 GMT
#29
Things like this are why I wouldn't want to raise children in Korea...
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haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
September 03 2010 19:48 GMT
#30
Hmm Hmm, Valve needs to hire MightyAtom to take care of the problem.
Rillanon.au
rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5464 Posts
September 03 2010 19:54 GMT
#31
On September 04 2010 02:59 pikey26 wrote:
It has nothing to do with the general rule of governments fucking shit up anywhere you go.

Korea has had a long-standing problem corruption and greed in all branches of their governments. Throw in the fact that this regulation committee is probably more private than public would amplify the issue.

<= Korean, spent 7 years of childhood there.
what do you know about korea? you only spent 7 years there.

<= Korean, spent 8 years of childhood there.
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supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3047 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-03 21:32:38
September 03 2010 21:31 GMT
#32
On September 04 2010 04:54 redtooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2010 02:59 pikey26 wrote:
It has nothing to do with the general rule of governments fucking shit up anywhere you go.

Korea has had a long-standing problem corruption and greed in all branches of their governments. Throw in the fact that this regulation committee is probably more private than public would amplify the issue.

<= Korean, spent 7 years of childhood there.
what do you know about korea? you only spent 7 years there.

<= Korean, spent 8 years of childhood there.

Don't argue with the fact that you've lived in Korea one more year than the other poster. 5~6 years is good enough for some people to understand the country's views.

But if you really want to argue using numbers,

+ Show Spoiler +
Hi, 9 years here, you 8 years have no experience at all.
ppp
HaGuN
Profile Joined April 2010
United States154 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-03 21:45:46
September 03 2010 21:44 GMT
#33
On September 04 2010 03:01 JinDesu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2010 02:58 T0fuuu wrote:
umm i thought even with the draconian censorship of australia that companies dont pay to get their stuff rated by the classification board.


Yeah, does the rating system in the US and Europe require payment?


US rating system:

About the ESRB

What is the ESRB?

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a non-profit, self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), formerly known as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA). ESRB assigns computer and video game content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines and helps ensure responsible online privacy practices for the interactive entertainment software industry.- Source: ESRB.org FAQ
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Romantic
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1844 Posts
September 03 2010 22:42 GMT
#34
On September 04 2010 06:44 HaGuN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2010 03:01 JinDesu wrote:
On September 04 2010 02:58 T0fuuu wrote:
umm i thought even with the draconian censorship of australia that companies dont pay to get their stuff rated by the classification board.


Yeah, does the rating system in the US and Europe require payment?


US rating system:

About the ESRB

What is the ESRB?

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a non-profit, self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), formerly known as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA). ESRB assigns computer and video game content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines and helps ensure responsible online privacy practices for the interactive entertainment software industry.- Source: ESRB.org FAQ

I'm glad we've got a freer market solution for ratings instead of the government screwing with it.

800$ for development costs under 250,000$ and 4,000$ for costs over 250,000$ isn't bad, and the ratings are voluntary.

Markets are capable of their own censorship, but much less so than big brother in this case.
Deleted User 62283
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
385 Posts
September 03 2010 22:50 GMT
#35
Good-bye Korean counter strike, TF2, L4D, etc.

This kinda sounds like that other Korea I know about.
kwlpp
Profile Joined January 2010
United States41 Posts
September 03 2010 22:54 GMT
#36
CSO doesn't use steam...so it's not going to kill off the CS community in korea. but i do not see many korean servers for steam games i do play, i doubt there'd be that big of a complaint overall in korea. just sucks for those who are working in korea from overseas.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-03 22:57:37
September 03 2010 22:54 GMT
#37
So they're gonna ban games they can't play anyway? Excellent move Korea, you show Valve!

edit: Oh I think I get it; they can play them, but they just aren't rated so parents and such are getting upset. Read the OP wrong. I think both parties are being pretty immature, but it's more so Valve just being unreasonable.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Laerties
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States361 Posts
September 03 2010 22:57 GMT
#38
I don't understand why valve wouldn't do it. Isn't the fee well worth the access to the unusually large amount of gamers in the country?
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
BumsenDK
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark137 Posts
September 03 2010 23:05 GMT
#39
ratings... in denmark... thats like... if you want we can rate it, but its not required for sale... but we can do it if you like? huh? want a stamp?
Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
September 03 2010 23:05 GMT
#40
On September 04 2010 07:57 Laerties wrote:
I don't understand why valve wouldn't do it. Isn't the fee well worth the access to the unusually large amount of gamers in the country?


No, because they have to pay a fee for EVERY game available on Steam, and that's a shitload if you've seen it. Plus with new games coming out every so often.....
They might not even make a profit.

Greed, this is. Thousands of dollars just for some fucking rating, jesus. Didn't expect even Korea would subscribe to Activision greed.
No dough, no go. And no mercy.
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