Korea Challenges Blizzard with Adults-Only StarCraft II Rating
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If thier Non-Adults Only ratings are like the ones in the U.S. then it's only a suggestion on what the prefered age is since licenses or I.D.s are normally made for people younger than 16 here meaning it'd be hard to identify who's 14 or 15 and etc.crazypsyko666 said:
You know, sometimes people get killed in car accidents, maybe we should get rid of cars.lacktheknack said:
Listen, if that person was stupid enough to die playing Starcraft constantly, he was an idiot, and no government should take censorship steps in order to prevent fully aware idiots from killing themselves. The only way you're going to stop someone stupid enough to kill himself that way is by killing him first and that kind of defeats the purpose.
I don't want a government that takes away all of my freedom in choice just in case I might be ridiculously stupid, otherwise we'd have all sorts of crazy laws, like: "scissors are illegal because stupid people may run with them" they are a government, not babysitters, and if that kid played till he starved, that's not the games fault, it's the kids, and it would be stupid to take steps that bother the whole population of Korea in the pursuit of stopping stupid people from doing stupid things, it's a futile battle.
EDIT: The government could lock us all in individual padded rooms because "video games, and hard walls and floors can be dangerous" and certainly less people would die, would that be in the best interest of South Korea?
Wow, blizzard got proverbially cock blocked on this one.
What happens when video game stores around Korea just start selling the game anyways, even to minors, because let's get real - the money would be just too damn good. I realize Korea has integrated citizen IDs though, so that could stop children from playing.
What happens when video game stores around Korea just start selling the game anyways, even to minors, because let's get real - the money would be just too damn good. I realize Korea has integrated citizen IDs though, so that could stop children from playing.
Edit: No I was talking about the age 15 being reasonable part I knew the Adult Only means illegal to sell to minors but the other person thought a 15 rating one would be fair though if it's like in the U.S. any oen could buy it'd only be a suggestion and not stop younger kids to an extent that AO would.666Chaos said:
A ratings board decision which takes into account a social climate and measurable impacts is better than what Australia has had, decisions based on one person's less-than-stunning opinion flying in the face of all reason.
They haven't banned it, they've just said "Some nasty stuff happened last time we gave something like this a free ticket. We'll let it through again, but this time we gotta be more careful."
They haven't banned it, they've just said "Some nasty stuff happened last time we gave something like this a free ticket. We'll let it through again, but this time we gotta be more careful."
this is what happens when you have a ratings board thats controlled bt the government, at least with a private ratings board you can keep a lot of the politics out ratings process and give a more objective rating.13lackfriday said:
that's like saying that it was the alcohols fault that a drunk driver killed 4 people. while its true that the without the booze he wouldn't have killed them it takes the blame completely off of where it squarely belongs, on the idiot that got bombed and then got behind the wheel of a car. and its the same here, while it may be true to say that he wouldn't have died if it weren't for starcraft if he really spent 50 hours playing a game without eating or sleeping then there's something seriously wrong with him, and that's a FACT that you seem very eager to ignore.Akalabeth said:
Wow, they seem to be worried that Starcraft 2 will have the same effect as... most other Blizzard games in South Korea.
It really can't be content, I mean, from what I have played in the beta, everything has been toned down a notch from the first game.
It really can't be content, I mean, from what I have played in the beta, everything has been toned down a notch from the first game.
I know this not because of comparing their criteria to an outside source, but from comparing their own criteria to their own criteria, that is to say, their own past precedent. For the level and category of mature content in the game, there has never been an 18+ rating in South Korea.Akalabeth said:
And they can't just do whatever they want, the thought that any government can wield any power for any reason on a whim is absolutely ridiculous, South Korea isn't a monarchy. if an arm of the government oversteps its authority, IE uses its powers for some other goal then the purpose it's powers were granted for, than the people who abused those powers are corrupt, and in this case, the complete violation of all South Korean past precedent in video game ratings with no viable explanation whatsoever forces the conclusion that this was done to curb the massive popularity of this game in Korea. And since the ratings board was not created with the authority to ban games from age groups based on popularity instead of content, the people who made that decision in my opinion are corrupt.
So basically you're saying the game needs to be rated 18 and up because it's TOO GOOD?Nalesnik said:
Wow, what a load of crap on South Korea's part, the board is there to rate games based on level of mature content, not how popular it is
Blizzard's reaction is more along the lines of "We don't know if we're going to do anything about it because we haven't decided yet if any alterations will have any effect on the game's rating". Basically, the rating is clearly not based on the game's content, so it's debatable if there's even anything that Blizzard can do to change the rating. If it's decided that they can make some change to the content, then odds are that they'll change the Korean version of the game.mechanixis said:
As for people paranoid that Blizzard will change all versions, you're just being paranoid. There are many documented cases of games where one country received a censored version while other countries got the full deal. Such cases:
Indigo Prophecy: Uncensored in Europe, has removed scenes in the US version.
Team Fortress 2: In Germany the gore is changed to imply that the characters are all robots (including black blood to imply oil).
Left 4 Dead 2: Australia got a censored version of this game that didn't effect other countries.
Metal Gear: I forget the subtitle off-hand (Peace Walker?), but just recently it was reported that the Japanese version of the game will have removed scenes that will remain within the US version.
And heck, poor souls living in Germany have just about every game they play censored down because apparently their government has a thing about violence in media. So yeah... while it's possible that Korea's version of the game might get censored, evidence is on the side of it not effecting anyone else.
Blizzard headquarters: "Buh" I am not worried! Tell the team to speed up the Flying hydra epic mount project, as I intend to sell it for $30 each. Even if they give up on the +18 rate, speed up the flying hydra project anyway!"
