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On October 25 2011 21:43 dtz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 21:00 GhostOwl wrote: I think this is also a strategy move from them so that people play on battle 2.0 -> starcraft 2 / WoW
Since they want Korea to play more of those games to make more profit. BW is not profiting them Show nested quote +The "Shutdown Regulation" is a new regulation that was proposed by the Family Women's Council Care to elaborate how the Family Women's Council will profit from battle net 2.0?
FWC proposed it, and Blizzard complied with it. Blizzard approving it is a strategy move itself.
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On October 25 2011 16:49 robopork wrote: Those female families need to get off there high horses >.>
If this doesn't affect iccup, does it even matter?
Blows for d2 fans I guess. And it blows that psychotic mothers can hold that much political sway. Does it surprise anyone else that Flash can make what he makes playing bw and there's still enough political power in the hands of people who hate video games to pass laws like that?
I believe fish have a D2 server
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On October 24 2011 14:14 OpticalShot wrote:Due to the new "Shutdown Regulation," not even adults will be able to use Battle.net during night time in Korea----- Clarification: this does NOT affect Battle.net 2.0 (for WoW and SC2) if the user is 16 years or older. In other words, if you're 16 years or older (and verified so), you will not be affected by this new regulation. However, if you are less than 16 years old, you may not be able to log into WoW or SC2 from Korea from 12:00AM to 6:00AM (local time) starting November 20th, 2011. - for now, all games that can be installed from CDs are exempted from the Shutdown Regulation - some notable titles included and to be under effect: MapleStory, DFO, Lineage 1 and 2, Aion, Dragon Nest, DBZ Online, Atlantica, Aika Online, Hellgate London, Mabinogi, Legend of Mir 2. GG NEXON LOL - netizens sneering at how government is too scared to mess with foreign companies MT Article- Companies preparing for this by updating their systems/servers - Users under 16 years old will be given a warning message before midnight and forcibly disconnected at midnight (and blocked from re-logging until 6:00AM) - Still unclear how to deal with pay-to-play systems, as some users have already paid for fees without time limitations wait, Im super confused. The bold message says that even adults wont even be able to login. But the bottom messages say that it just affects <16 year olds. Also, are only Korean games affected? If so, all of Blizzard's games should be fine. Another thing, this is in Korean Time right?
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On October 26 2011 09:00 TheMob wrote: wait, Im super confused. The bold message says that even adults wont even be able to login. But the bottom messages say that it just affects <16 year olds. Also, are only Korean games affected? If so, all of Blizzard's games should be fine. Another thing, this is in Korean Time right?
Normal Korean MMO Games = require Korean registery number to make an account = government know with complete certainty the age of every user.
Brood War = to register account you just enter e-mail = government have no idea whether user 'Iamanadulthonest' is <16 yr old or not = So since you cannot ban selectively ban everyone (guilty until proven innocent :p) = fuck collateral damage
Korean Time. It would be kinda pointless if some country declared curfew during midday because its midnight on other side of the globe :D
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Oh boy, they really want to cut down on people's gaming time and get rid of gaming related deaths don't they? Heh.
They're rare occurrences already and your health comes down to you. No one else. :/
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Holy shit... And I thought Australia was becoming a nanny state. This is ridiculous.
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On October 24 2011 14:20 Dante08 wrote: Hmm I don't see it as that big of a deal if its from 12-6, these are hours you should be sleeping anyway. Any I don't see how it would affect PC cafes as the games stated have lan anyway? I'm confused :X
oh right, Who decided between 12 and 6 was the hours someone SHOULD be sleeping ?
I think this change is CRAZY mabye its needed because of the problem with online gaming, but your statement is a bit of a farce sir.
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oh i see. and holy cow, you need a "korean" ssn just to register for games? wow. im surprised that there wasnt more opposition to this law. usually there are alot of lobbyists involved
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I see BW taking a huge hit and more people playing SC2 during those hours
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Please update this thread as they have officially decided to make exceptions
Edit : They are NOT shutting down Starcraft in Korea.
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yep, news today from the fwc that they plan to exclude bw from the shutdown law as
1. it is a cd based game
2. the bnet system is too old to determine player information
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Good, glad they came to their senses.
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I guess that’s good news for Broodwar. But its still a very bad decision to let this balls get anywhere near passing in the first place. There are plenty of games out there that are still going to be needlessly affected by this. Perhaps a better solution would be the banning of kids below a certain age in PC Bangs after a certain time. What kids do in their own homes should surely be controlled by their parents.
On October 25 2011 22:36 yeint wrote: So I guess Korea is strictly against the idea that it's the job of parents to tell their children to go to bed at a reasonable hour?
This is a wave of idiocy that’s been sweeping over the Western world recently. I've had a lot of conversations with a lot of different American teachers over here talking about how in Amercia (a sweeping generalisation I should probably apologise for) parents are way quicker to blame teachers for their kids behaving badly than to actually blame their own kids who of course can't do anything wrong.
It does surprise me that this stupidness is catching on over here though .In Korea if you tell a parent their kid did something wrong the most likely consequence is a very bad telling off or possibly a beating. I had to really apologise to this poor kid who came in to my lesson late and I forgot to mark her down on the register and apparently the school phoned to ask why she wasn't there and her dad beat her. Christ I felt bad. Can just imagine the kid saying “but I was there” and her dad hitting her more for lying.
Anyway I guess it’s just easier for some parents to blame someone else than except responsibly some times.
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not much of an issue with scbw but... d2 and wc3 is taking a huge hit. I'd hate to be a d2 player in Korea... sucks to have to use proxies (laggg) just to play on bnet.
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On October 28 2011 18:25 nitdkim wrote: not much of an issue with scbw but... d2 and wc3 is taking a huge hit. I'd hate to be a d2 player in Korea... sucks to have to use proxies (laggg) just to play on bnet.
If bw is excluded so should d2 and w3. Both are also cd based games
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Implying some people are putting their real birth date when they register
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On October 28 2011 19:24 Marradron wrote:Show nested quote +On October 28 2011 18:25 nitdkim wrote: not much of an issue with scbw but... d2 and wc3 is taking a huge hit. I'd hate to be a d2 player in Korea... sucks to have to use proxies (laggg) just to play on bnet. If bw is excluded so should d2 and w3. Both are also cd based games
he's talking about people still being able to play BW on non battle.net servers such as fish and iccup
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It's unfortunate how widespread the protectionist nanny state ideals are.
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looks like iccup isnt going to get that korean revival
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