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You may remember the rating fiasco for Diablo 3 in Korea where Blizzard got the
game approved by the rating board with the RMAH removed. The latest news from
Korea is that the government will be banning the trade for commercial game
items and the new law will be revealed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism next month
Using bots to farm will also be illegal in Korea under the new law, and if the
law is broken, perpetrators could face a 50 million won fine or even a maximum
of five years in jail. Kim Kap-soo, head of the ministry’s content policy
division added:
“The main purpose of the games is for entertainment and should be used for
academic and other good purposes”
The new law will be a blow to Blizzard if they had any plans of trying to get
the RMAH up and running in Korea, but based on all the problems they had with
the rating board, they probably threw in the towel a long time ago.
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news...29_112964.html
http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/15/kore...ng-next-month/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...g-and-farming/
Seem like it something new, that just came out...
Might just affect Korean citizen, no idea if they are going to go after
international citizen playing Korean hosted game...
Additionally, the new law bans gold farming bots by blocking gamers from
using programs that "allow in-game characters to hunt and collect items
without the need of a player controlling them".
The law would prohibit any programs where characters can gather items
automatically, without the player present – which by itself is a positive step.
Break this law and you'll face a 50 million won (around £27,677) fine and a
maximum of five years in jail.
Plans to halt all virtual item trades, as defined in the new law, will be
implemented next month when the law is defined in full next month.
Silkroad Online being an international game...
Would we be affected by that new law?
Quelle: Rev6
