China imposes online gaming curbs...

[Tassadar500]

Originally posted by Paddy the Scot
Surely cheap pc's will hit china soon

If more kids have access to computers, all it does it make China even stricter in-regards to this law.

[Carolus Rex]

Originally posted by Gamecube64

This is already posted in OT, but here I can get a +1.

I checked the first two pages over there before posting here... None of the headlines implied there was a thread about it, but I guess I was sloppy...

Link, please? (Yes, I'm lazy too )

Carolus

[Skanky Burns]

Its easy to find. Bad CR.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Sava
are you being serious UR?

Yes. Remember at least 70% of the Chinese population are peasants, most of whom are poor.

Here's an example to put things in perspective. There were Mainlanders in our landfills picking out stuff for sale back at home. Yes, stuff we threw away was good enough to sale for $$$.

[Blake]

This law is interesting in that it can be enforced to the letter but not the spirit.

Ie... Gamers will play MMORPG #1 for ~3 hours, then MMORPG #2 (or Account #2) for 3 hours, surf the web for a couple of hours, then repeat...

I *do* think the general idea is good and valid, one thing MMORPG's should have is non-unlimited plans, which say give 10 hours a week. The plans don't even have to be much cheaper than flat rate, they simply provide an "enforced" way for users to moderate their playtime. Ofcourse they should be flexible/accommodating also, for example you should be able to "borrow" up to 2 hours from the next weeks playtime and up to 2 unused hours should carry over. (play 12 hours this week, 8 next week type thing)


I'd like to see options like this:
Unlimited. $20/mo
15 hours a week. $15/mo
8 hours a week. $10/mo

Example costs only. But time is about right. 15hours is 2 hours every day, or a marathon weekend session, hell it's enough to run MC 3 times a week in WoW.
8 hours is enough for an hours gaming every day and a lil extra in the weekend, I'm sure parents would like to moderate a child's MMORPG time to about this.

I feel it would also be in the MMORPG companies finanical interests to provide such options. If there was a 7 hour plan for WoW with half (or less) the monthly cost I'd probably still be subscribed rather than quitting WoW altogether (altough I definitely don't regret quitting WoW and selling my account).

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


. So you have these places with kids packed inside, many of which are illegal and unlicensed because of the MMORPG boom.

the kids were illegal and unlicensed, or the net cafes were illegal and unlicensed? Do the net bars serve alcohol? Why exactly does an internet cafe require a license?

[DrSpike]

You can still play for more than 3 hours at home right?

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Yes. Remember at least 70% of the Chinese population are peasants, most of whom are poor.

Here's an example to put things in perspective. There were Mainlanders in our landfills picking out stuff for sale back at home. Yes, stuff we threw away was good enough to sale for $$$.

Yes, he is being serious. So much so that he completely missed was so ridiculous about his first post. I see this often in China among the CCP sycophants. They refuse to see how implausible their arguments are.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by lord of the mark



the kids were illegal and unlicensed, or the net cafes were illegal and unlicensed? Do the net bars serve alcohol? Why exactly does an internet cafe require a license?

Because you need a license to do just about anything in China.

[child of Thor]

Originally posted by DrSpike
You can still play for more than 3 hours at home right?

No Dr.Spike - and i'm currently buying your MP to make it a law in your area too. You RL needs it

C+VG in the 80's ran a cartoon strip inside it called "The Bug Hunters" - in it MMORPG's machines called G.O.D machines were illegal due to their addicitve nature.

[Sava]

why is this dupe thread still open?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Sava
why is this dupe thread still open?

yeah, its been way over 3 hours.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by child of Thor


No Dr.Spike - and i'm currently buying your MP to make it a law in your area too. You RL needs it

I have hired a hitman to take you out. Watch yourself.

[Darkstar]

Internet Cafes have to be licensed in China. They have to do certain things to remain operational. It's one of the many ways the Chinese Gov tries to control the information available to its people, and to control the information its people makes available to each other and the world.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Sava
why is this dupe thread still open?

newb

you don't even know what +1's are?