[NDG.Stitch]

Originally Posted by onsRevenge

honestly. I don't actually think this will change that much.
For example, you a young pro gamer like MaruPrime.
He'll find a way either using a smurf or borrowing an elder's SSN.
The thing that does change is that kids can't stay in internet cafes overnight, and all day. But I feel like if they game at home, it wouldn't be that different

Ummm it's not that simple. The point isn't at gaming cafe's or whatsoever, its mainly that the parents can force you to not game at home. So in the end it's based on what the parents want and not anybody else.

True you're saying the MaruPrime can get all the things he needs to continue and play, but the issue isn't for the progamers atm, it's for the up and coming players who may be the next generation of StarCraft, if they don't have money and connections, they may just not pursue gaming at all because it won't be easy for them to get their hands on foreign versions of StarCraft.

[Antel0pe]

That's true, but in Korea, your parents work you soo hard. I have a cousin who's 10 years old and comes home at 11pm from tuition on some days. Some houses don't have computers good enough to run Starcraft2.

[NvJazBas]

Originally Posted by Antelope

That's true, but in Korea, your parents work you soo hard. I have a cousin who's 10 years old and comes home at 11pm from tuition on some days. Some houses don't have computers good enough to run Starcraft2.

10years old and comes home at 11pm? damn.. that lucky kid got a really passive Korean parents..

[inFeZa]

Originally Posted by xGKingJazBas

10years old and comes home at 11pm? damn.. that lucky kid got a really passive Korean parents..

If i was 10 and came home at 11pm i'd get my ass smacked.

[Antel0pe]

lolol, 11pm from tuition.. >.<

[Meatex]

Many get back around 12 then still have to do homework

[Antel0pe]

^ yup . my cousin's are like that. Korea had a law that tuition can't carry on after 9pm but all the tuition places bought blackout curtains and the police can't validate a warrant to search everything tuition center.

[Ghosty]

Originally Posted by Antelope

^ yup . my cousin's are like that. Korea had a law that tuition can't carry on after 9pm but all the tuition places bought blackout curtains and the police can't validate a warrant to search everything tuition center.

I think you could argue that it doesn't really make much difference whether they pass laws trying to stop people gaming, they will always find a way around it, or something else in it's place. It reminds me of how some people blame religion for so many wars, hatred etc. (for the record I'm an atheist, lol) but we're human beings at the end of the day and we will always find things to fight over. If gaming disappears I think something else just as addictive will take it's place. It's a problem that isn't solved by 'ripping out the weeds', you need to discover the 'roots' of it.
I'm not sure whether it's a fundamental flaw within society or just within the human condition or whatever, I guess it's many things, but it's certainly not as simple as it seems.

[Antel0pe]

Yeah, I bet the they'll find a way to bypass that. Probs make a foreign B.Net account and register sc2 on to that.

[QEDjuslai]

well that sucks for them they should play outside more often

[NDG.Stitch]

as you guys should see in the patch notes, there is a section that it says "Patch for Korea Online Gaming Law for the Korean Patch only"

So those who used a Korean Identification card of under 18 to register your product, sadly, you will be limited to gaming time hahah (if they ask your parents) :P

[Doghead26]

I think its far that there should be a limit to gaming controlled by the parents.

[aLtShortizz]

Lol i dont think gaming is so much a concern as to studying for them.

Its not uncommon to read articles about Korean children dying /committing suicides from over-studying. Their education system is freaking insane and the children basically studies 14-18 hours a day.

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x5.Revenant:

No.

[x5_Namakaye]

I don't see it making a difference. Will likely just set the times when a child is asleep unless the parents are like super strict and even then it may not stop anyway.

[RuineD]

Leenock nooooo

[Doghead26]

lol maru(