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Starcraft II Gets Adult-only Rating in Korea - Page 9

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Mallard
Profile Joined January 2010
United States129 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 03:02:11
April 17 2010 03:01 GMT
#161
What is with all the KESPA bashing? They are not even mentioned in the article. It says the decision was made by Korea's Game Rating Board. I'm fairly certain the two are not connected at all.

You honestly think KESPA would make a decision like this?
It looks wholly like a political move.
SpiDaH
Profile Joined March 2010
France198 Posts
April 17 2010 03:06 GMT
#162
On April 17 2010 12:01 Mallard wrote:
What is with all the KESPA bashing? They are not even mentioned in the article. It says the decision was made by Korea's Game Rating Board. I'm fairly certain the two are not connected at all.

You honestly think KESPA would make a decision like this?
It looks wholly like a political move.


kespa is the devil for a lot of people, that's why there is the possibility that they are involved in this somehow. Anyway what ever.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
April 17 2010 03:10 GMT
#163
No stimpack in korea imo
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Feefee
Profile Joined November 2009
Canada556 Posts
April 17 2010 03:23 GMT
#164
On April 17 2010 12:01 Mallard wrote:
What is with all the KESPA bashing? They are not even mentioned in the article. It says the decision was made by Korea's Game Rating Board. I'm fairly certain the two are not connected at all.

You honestly think KESPA would make a decision like this?
It looks wholly like a political move.


Can't say I'm well informed either but when KESPA and Blizzard's negotiations over the SC2 rights broke down people were really worried that they would use their connections with the game rating board to slap it with an adult-only rating, thereby dooming any form of televised SC2 matches. The fact that it's actually happened now doesn't immediately scream KESPA but it's pretty neat to see the speculation back then turn out to actually happen. KESPA or not though, it's clearly a shady ruling seeing as how there is no more gore in SC2 than there was in SC1.
G3nXsiS
Profile Joined July 2009
United States656 Posts
April 17 2010 03:34 GMT
#165
Just make a modified Korean Version. Not that hard blizzard.
Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment
NeVeR
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1352 Posts
April 17 2010 03:36 GMT
#166
I'd like to hear Korea's reaction to this. Hope someone will translate an article or something.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
April 17 2010 03:43 GMT
#167
what a kick ass decision... thanks Kespa ^_^


+ Show Spoiler +
seriously, this is like SK is turning into NK when it comes to eSports.
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
April 17 2010 03:53 GMT
#168
anyone know if the korean players care or how they're reacting?
GenoZStriker
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2914 Posts
April 17 2010 03:55 GMT
#169
On April 17 2010 12:34 G3nXsiS wrote:
Just make a modified Korean Version. Not that hard blizzard.

Took them over 10 years to make the game. Modifying it will take more time and gamers aren't necessarily happy about paying for a dumbed down version of the original game. Also if Kespa is involved they would be doing what Kespa wants which Blizzard doesn't want to.
eSports Prodigy & Illuminati member.
MercerX
Profile Joined December 2009
United States32 Posts
April 17 2010 03:59 GMT
#170
this has to be political, from what i've seen the starcraft 2 multiplayer isn't much gorier than starcraft 1, if anything it is less gorier. Unless it has to do with the story mode, which i haven't seen.
E-Harmony : We make ugly babies
alexanderzero
Profile Joined June 2008
United States659 Posts
April 17 2010 04:01 GMT
#171
I would imagine that Korean gamers are pissed as hell about this ruling, hopefully there will be a big opposition to this there.
I am a tournament organizazer.
juet
Profile Joined May 2009
10 Posts
April 17 2010 04:12 GMT
#172
Just don't let Korean players research stim problem solved
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 04:28:21
April 17 2010 04:28 GMT
#173
korean evil sports association
Mallard
Profile Joined January 2010
United States129 Posts
April 17 2010 04:37 GMT
#174
On April 17 2010 12:34 G3nXsiS wrote:
Just make a modified Korean Version. Not that hard blizzard.



The article says that if Blizzard does this it would delay the game another year.
MonkE
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada23 Posts
April 17 2010 04:39 GMT
#175
So I would imagine that this rating would cover everything from skirmish to the campaign/story mode, meaning the game is certainly finished at this point. Can anyone confirm this?
Ome
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada157 Posts
April 17 2010 04:59 GMT
#176
I would expect Blizzard to modify the game like they did WoW for China, and like Valve did for TF2 in Germany, and L4D2 in Australia. That is if they cannot get the decision changed.

It would definitely delay the game in Korea, a year is probably a gross overestimate though.

They should do what Valve did for TF2, change stimpacks into a cheeseburger. XD
ComradeDover
Profile Joined November 2009
Bulgaria758 Posts
April 17 2010 05:02 GMT
#177
Lol, KeSPA.
Bring back 2v2s!
Deleted User 62283
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
385 Posts
April 17 2010 05:06 GMT
#178
Head hit keyboard.

Why all the censorship. This is south Korea, right?
tyCe
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2542 Posts
April 17 2010 05:07 GMT
#179
I doubt Blizzard will budge from this type of pressure from KesPA. Although this type of curruption/collusion in business is widespread in Asia, the Western world hates it, especially when it is done in such an arrogant, "you can't touch me" way.

KesPA dropped the nuke but I don't think that the kids in Korea will care in the slightest. They will get their older friends and family to buy the game for them. Blizzard could even consider a digital download service.
Betrayed by EG.BuK
d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
April 17 2010 05:43 GMT
#180
On April 17 2010 12:01 Mallard wrote:
What is with all the KESPA bashing? They are not even mentioned in the article. It says the decision was made by Korea's Game Rating Board. I'm fairly certain the two are not connected at all.

You honestly think KESPA would make a decision like this?
It looks wholly like a political move.


I have a feeling this wouldn't have happened if blizzard had given kespa all the rights they wanted with SC2.
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