The Most Controversial Events of Korea Game Industry in 2011
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It seems that Koreans are serious to games. During 2011, many controversial events happen in Korea game industry. Some reflect a sence of progress while some are incomprehensible
"Nighttime Shutdown" Policy
November 20th, the
controversial policy
"nighttime shutdown" policy came into operation in Korea. Teenagers under 16
are not allowed to log in games.
This proposal aroused strong repercussions,
many gamers indicate that this law invaded their private rights while the
Women's Federation believe the law promise enough sleep for teenagers.
Operation of online games
The ability of operate of
online games is another controversial topic. and acquisition happened frequently
in 2011 that the managers change frequently. Since the different companies have
different belief in game operating, the turmoil management made a game have to
operate under different mode, which brings many inconvenient to players.
Does ELO RANK work?
In case of unequal contest Korea
Aos games, LOL for example, developed ELO Rank system which matches the rivalry
automatically according to the average rank of the team. However, many players
do not buy it. They are afraid of dragged by their companions.
Ahri of LOL is a defining role of Korea?
Before the open beta of LOL released in Korea, Riot Games made an announce that they developed a new hero AHRI which has the Korea feature.
However, Korea players think the white nine tailed fox would not represent of Korea. And they point out that Ahri is too sexy while they Korea girls are demure.
Did dating MMOreally bring true love?
In 2011 “love” theme MMO became popular among Korea teenagers. And many
other MMO added marry systems. Some even have porn content which
caused a storm of controversy. Some players view it as a symbol of open while
others worry the about the negative impact towards juveniles
Korea GRB Finally Gave Way to Autonomous Organization
Korea officer passed an act setting the Game Level Committee among citizens after a year long controversy.A member of National Assembly JiHo Shin, however, complained that the transfer is as good as setting the fox to keep the geese, blaming that the side effects of the games pertain to recent suicide of a middle school student in Daegu, Korea.
