EPTStarcraft II Gets Adult-only Rating in Korea - Page 16
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guitarizt
United States1492 Posts
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SilentCrono
United States1420 Posts
SkyGrinder: Replace stim packs with orange juice in the korean version. LMAO | ||
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AmstAff
Germany949 Posts
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
On April 18 2010 10:24 scintilliaSD wrote: I'm amused at everyone raging at KeSPA when it isn't even confirmed that they had anything to do with the decision. It will never be 'comfimed' that kespa was behind the decision, but it doesn't take too much deductive reasoning to see they are likely pulling the strings behind the scenes to try and get leverage over Blizzard. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 18 2010 10:24 scintilliaSD wrote: I'm amused at everyone raging at KeSPA when it isn't even confirmed that they had anything to do with the decision. Do you have another suggestion for an organization that would be pushing toward such an unprecedented and unwarranted decision? | ||
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soudo
603 Posts
On April 18 2010 12:48 TheYango wrote: Do you have another suggestion for an organization that would be pushing toward such an unprecedented and unwarranted decision? I have one. How about, the Game Ratings Board? And the Ministry of Culture? You know, the people who are in charge of these things, and NOT Kespa. I mean, what exactly does Kespa gain from making this move? Are you telling me that Kespa's dream is that SC2 is never released in Korea as long as they don't get full rights from Blizzard? How does that make any business sense? Just because Kespa isn't Blizzard's biggest fan doesn't mean they're behind every single move that undermines a successful release of SC2 in Korea. On April 18 2010 12:37 Myles wrote: It will never be 'comfimed' that kespa was behind the decision, but it doesn't take too much deductive reasoning to see they are likely pulling the strings behind the scenes to try and get leverage over Blizzard. Oh. So Kespa's master plan is that they'll put at AO rating on SC2, which will scare Blizzard into giving Kespa full rights over SC2. Then Kespa removes the AO rating from SC2 without having Blizzard change anything from the game because they got full rights to broadcast/profit from SC2. Man, what a foolproof plan. Fucking genius. And all it took was a little bit of deductive reasoning. | ||
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ComradeDover
Bulgaria758 Posts
On April 18 2010 15:09 soudo wrote: I have one. How about, the Game Ratings Board? And the Ministry of Culture? You know, the people who are in charge of these things, and NOT Kespa. Motive? On April 18 2010 15:09 soudo wrote: I mean, what exactly does Kespa gain from making this move? Are you telling me that Kespa's dream is that SC2 is never released in Korea as long as they don't get full rights from Blizzard? How does that make any business sense? Every day that SC2, the game they don't have rights to, isn't released in Korea is a day that SC1, the game they do have rights to, will continue to run unopposed. They have every reason to do by defering and delaying the coming of something that's going to cut into their power. | ||
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soudo
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On April 18 2010 15:15 ComradeDover wrote: Motive? Every day that SC2, the game they don't have rights to, isn't released in Korea is a day that SC1, the game they do have rights to, will continue to run unopposed. They have every reason to do by defering and delaying the coming of something that's going to cut into their power. I'm not going to get into why running away from problems is a bad business model, but even assuming that Kespa's goal is to squeeze out every single last drop of SC1, how does that prove that they're behind this move? All this conspiracy shit is so annoying. | ||
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RandomAccount#49059
United States2140 Posts
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ComradeDover
Bulgaria758 Posts
On April 18 2010 15:26 soudo wrote: I'm not going to get into why running away from problems is a bad business model, but even assuming that Kespa's goal is to squeeze out every single last drop of SC1, how does that prove that they're behind this move? What they're doing isn't running away from a problem as much as using the tools at their disposal to deal with it as well as they can. And of course KeSPA is trying to squeeze out every single last drop out of SC1. It's by far their biggest draw, and since they aren't getting a slice out of the the SC2 pie, it would be irresponsible business practice not to. | ||
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Trozz
Canada3454 Posts
Now kids will be criminals if they sneak some games. | ||
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ohN
United States1075 Posts
For sc2 that seems a little biased or unfair. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 18 2010 15:26 soudo wrote: I'm not going to get into why running away from problems is a bad business model, but even assuming that Kespa's goal is to squeeze out every single last drop of SC1, how does that prove that they're behind this move? It doesn't. But it does make them the only known organization with a reasonable motive. A government-associated organization like a Games Rating Board or Ministry of Culture are unlikely to break the status quo unless they have pressure from either the relevant constituency or some outside organization. There might be a couple self-righteous idiots who really think there's something wrong with SC2, but for them to reach a decision like this, there have to be enough self-righteous idiots to outnumber the guys who just don't care. If there was some public opposition to SC2, we'd probably have heard about it through the relevant Korean news sources. It's possible that some unknown yet financially and politically powerful organization is opposed to Starcraft 2 in Korea, but I question how that could go unnoticed. | ||
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MuuMuuKnight
Thailand107 Posts
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
Kids aren't going to be able to play in the new Bnet because it is law that you have to register your Korean Social Security Number for all online services. Bnet is a online service so kids will have to be blocked. If Blizzard doesn't comply, Korea could just ban SC2. So Blizzard should just negotiate with Kespa. | ||
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ComradeDover
Bulgaria758 Posts
On April 18 2010 17:02 T.O.P. wrote: It really doesn't matter whether Kespa is involved or not. I'd say Kespa was most likely involved. Even If they weren't, the committee would be aware of this issue and will choose the side that favors Koreans. If Blizzard wants the Adults only tag taken off, they'll have to negotiate with Kespa. Kids aren't going to be able to play in the new Bnet because it is law that you have to register your Korean Social Security Number for all online services. Bnet is a online service so kids will have to be blocked. If Blizzard doesn't comply, Korea could just ban SC2. So Blizzard should just negotiate with Kespa. Or, they could delay the Korean release, giving KeSPA a few more months to milk SC1 which makes them happy, and in the meantime rework the localized Korean version to satisfy the ministry of game rating or whatever. | ||
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IndecisivePenguin
United States771 Posts
On April 18 2010 11:47 hp.Methos wrote: i'm going to have to quote someone from gosugamers.net here: SkyGrinder: Replace stim packs with orange juice in the korean version. LMAO Heck, OJ gets me pumped in the morning.  | ||
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FusionCutter
Canada974 Posts
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