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SC2 has less blood in Germany

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AdunToridas
Profile Joined December 2008
Germany380 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-01 18:48:07
September 01 2009 18:36 GMT
#1
Blizzard: Starcraft 2 with less blood in Germany

It seems like Blizzard wants to adjust Starcraft 2 for the German market this has been revealed in an interview.

Just recently it has been reported that Blizzard will cut Diablo 3 for the German and the Australian markets. Now it has been announced in an interview at the fan website instarcraft2.de that this also applies to Starcraft 2.

Allen Dilling, Lead 3D Artist of Starcraft 2 said that there will be slight adjustments - blood will be removed or changed in color. Cutting enemies in half is one of the discussed things, too. But According to Dilling only few units are affected, because there are a lot of robot units and those wouldn't be changed since they don't bleed.

Blizzard wants to get an USK (German rating board) rating for Starcraft 2 that restricts the game for those below 12 years of age only. The exact modifications have not been decided on yet and the German employees of Activision Blizzard will be consulted first.

[source]

(And for German TLers the original interview in German.)

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Poll: What do you think about censoring SC2?
(Vote): Damn! This makes me angry!!
(Vote): I think it's good..
(Vote): I don't care. (This won't affect me.)
« People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger that my best friend was born in a manger? »
CoL_DarkstaR
Profile Joined January 2009
Germany649 Posts
September 01 2009 18:37 GMT
#2
I don't care. It's good. The less effects, the better you can play.
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
September 01 2009 18:41 GMT
#3
while i do not live in germany, i think this is a positive thing - get em while they're young etc
AdunToridas
Profile Joined December 2008
Germany380 Posts
September 01 2009 18:43 GMT
#4
On September 02 2009 03:41 Cube wrote:
while i do not live in germany, i think this is a positive thing - get em while they're young etc

Well, Canadians can say that .
I'm quite annoyed.
« People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger that my best friend was born in a manger? »
distant_voice
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Germany2521 Posts
September 01 2009 18:48 GMT
#5
I'll get the english version anyway - and I'll be really pissed if I can't get it from the online store because of some silly restriction.
This is my truth, tell me yours!
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8091 Posts
September 01 2009 18:49 GMT
#6
Man media censorship is so horrible. "You can still have shit die but just don't let us think that they bleed!"
Free Palestine
Ingenol
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1328 Posts
September 01 2009 18:51 GMT
#7
Super lame. Another example of the poisonous ideal that the government knows what's best for you, and should be in the business of enforcing it.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
September 01 2009 18:51 GMT
#8
I hate censorship. This shit pisses me off.
XythOs
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
Germany520 Posts
September 01 2009 18:52 GMT
#9
I hope I will be able to either enter my cd code and be able to download a proper version from blizzard or to buy the UK version. I want to play in english anyway.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
September 01 2009 18:54 GMT
#10
It's too bad that they have to do that crap but I understand them doing it to reach a wider audience. My girlfriend's mom wouldn't let her 13 year old son (my girlfriend's little brother) keep Halo because she thought it was too violent... lol
Rojam
Profile Joined September 2007
Germany234 Posts
September 01 2009 18:56 GMT
#11
so much blood on tv, but games have to be like sims to not get censored, it just doesn't make sense... I will purchase the english version anyways, so this doesn't affect me.
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17247 Posts
September 01 2009 19:00 GMT
#12
On September 02 2009 03:51 Mastermind wrote:
I hate censorship. This shit pisses me off.


Nothing new in Germany. Anyone remember the Carmageddon version with green blood and zombies instead of humans? Welcome to Germany!
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Johnranger-123
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United Kingdom341 Posts
September 01 2009 19:00 GMT
#13
But the thing is parents desided (usually) what game to get there kids, even if its a 18/15. I got CoD2 (Which was a 15 if I remember) when I was 9 for my birthday. Parents desided whats best for there children (and should) even if theres a restriction on it.
Bash
Profile Joined August 2007
Finland1533 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-01 19:02:24
September 01 2009 19:01 GMT
#14
Bunch of games have this in Germany, it's no news. The German version of Team Fortress 2 has people exploding in springs, toys, rubber ducks etc. instead of the innards the rest of the world sees.

For some reason Germany takes these things very seriously.

edit: Of course you can bypass any and all censorship methods by, you guessed it, ordering from abroad.
I can't sing and I can't dance, but still I know how to clap my hands.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
September 01 2009 19:04 GMT
#15
So retarded

Not Blizzard's fault at all, but Germany is seriously insane when it comes to this stuff -.-
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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-01 19:08:13
September 01 2009 19:07 GMT
#16
On September 02 2009 04:00 Johnranger-123 wrote:
But the thing is parents desided (usually) what game to get there kids, even if its a 18/15. I got CoD2 (Which was a 15 if I remember) when I was 9 for my birthday. Parents desided whats best for there children (and should) even if theres a restriction on it.


Yea but even though your parents may not have cared about the labeled age guideline (I know my parents didn't) some parents think they're being responsible by putting their foot down if the box say 17+ or something even if they don't know anything about the game.
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
September 01 2009 19:08 GMT
#17
I had forgotten that Germany had the strict rating board. Sucks for you guys.
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15325 Posts
September 01 2009 19:08 GMT
#18
Original Red Alert german version had robots fighting each other! How about that.

Whatever, everyone who cares about the game will buy the English version anyway just to avoid the bad translations and German voice actors. Not to mention the retarded German hotkey layout should they change it for foreign versions again.
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Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
September 01 2009 19:12 GMT
#19
Censorship is Germany's cheap answer to school shootings. Whether this has any effect is highly debatable, but then again I couldn't care less whether the blood is red or green.
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
September 01 2009 19:12 GMT
#20
If you take SC (and SC2 as well) seriously the slightest bit, you shouldn't care about such nonsense at all. SC is a strategy game, not an action movie or whatever. If you waste your time watching death animations you won't get anywhere in SC.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
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