Chinese Gamers Circumvent Anti-Obsession Measures

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."

Comments

Re:A female? 8-10 hours of gaming?

[scumbaguk]

Blotchy skin thick rimmed specs and spots aint' a good look. But the real question is how can someone manage to have any money and play games for 10 hrs a day.

Re:So.

[tomstdenis]

Because it's anti-social? Unproductive? etc...

I don't think society values "oh drop out of school and be a brick layer" either. Your 8 hour work day should in theory be something that contributes to society [which may include brick laying but ideally not as a last resort].

Oh wow, you have a lvl 60 character. Big deal. How does that better society in any which way? How does that better yourself?

If you want to live your entire life with the thinking process of an eight year old then that's how you're going to get treated. With time outs and government handholding.

That and grow the fuck up. 8 hours a day of gaming is just obsessive.

Tom