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Chinese Gamers Circumvent Anti-Obsession Measures

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-autocratic-china-the-hand-wrings-you dept.

Turtlewind writes "A survey by iResearch China shows that the Chinese Government's "anti obsession" measures, reported on Slashdot last year, are being bypassed by MMORPG gamers. While the controls - which force operators of popular games such as World of Warcraft to impose penalties on players who play for more than three to five hours a day - were welcomed by almost half of Chinese gamers, a core of around 14% of players admitted to registering multiple accounts to get around the restrictions. Meanwhile, the government seems to be taking a different approach to the problem of gaming addiction, planning a campaign over the upcoming summer vacation to increase enforcement of laws banning minors from internet cafes."

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  1. Rebelion by Lucan+Varo · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this won't start an uprising in China, nothing will.

  2. News at 11! by PixelPirate · · Score: 4, Funny

    Addicts find ways to break rules to get fix... Holy Hell my world is collapsing...

  3. Ouch. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know how the gold farmers among those affected must feel.. I once had a full-time job cut me down to part-time hours.

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  4. Another Technique by aymanh · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have another suggestion for the Chinese government, why don't they create a squad of Orcs that patrols WoW looking for lazy unproductive Chinese players and executes them in game?

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  5. Re:Worst possible solution? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny
    Man... are they really trying to solve the addiction problem by forbidding the youngers from playing the games?
    Hell, it may sound a little pessimistic, but this "solution" may even aggravate the problem if these kids/teenagers start developing even worst habits like drugs or alcohol because they have nothing else to fill their lives with.
    But didn't you hear? They made it against the rules for kids to use drugs or alcohol, and that's why it never ever happens anymore.
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  6. Bring it on! by Brix+Braxton · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a teen aged punk ass that locks himself in his room with his gaming machine flanked by two laptop's playing Lineage all day -the damn lawn is getting tall and I could sure use a dose of this in my household.

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    1. Re:Bring it on! by Alexandra+Erenhart · · Score: 5, Funny

      Place yourself near the garden door with a yellow exclamation point over your head. He might get interested in the quest of "saving the house from the never-ending growth of the evil lawn". Who knows, it might actually work :P

  7. Re:two words by Khaed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always figured that's why it was called "work."