Unrated MMO's banned from sale in Australia
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Doesn't this completely block all games that only have multiplayer?
Why does Austrailia seem more and more like a dictatorship everyday?
Why does Austrailia seem more and more like a dictatorship everyday?
YOU VILL NOT QUESTION US IMPERIAL PIG DOG!!Bluntknife said:
We know, our government hates fun, sunshine, rainbows, videogames, movies and kittens.
So far they are in favor of lime and the moon, but some people have complained that it could secretly be a terrorist weapons facility and as such should be banned. /attempt at hating govt.
To NSW
From QLD
Just buy your online games from us! It says that purchasing "Unrated Online Games" is illegal in NSW. But it does not say "Unrated Online Gaming Cards". So just get your game up here and just buy the gaming cards back where you live. I belive that would be a loophole in on itself.
From QLD
Just buy your online games from us! It says that purchasing "Unrated Online Games" is illegal in NSW. But it does not say "Unrated Online Gaming Cards". So just get your game up here and just buy the gaming cards back where you live. I belive that would be a loophole in on itself.
So, from what I've read, shops in New South Wales can't sell unrated MMO's yes? Would mail order from outside NSW be fine? Hell, Amazon's much cheaper anyways (at least here in the UK, with our prices you could probably order it from the UK and get it air mailed and it'd still be pretty cheap).
I did read the main article but it wasn't very informative, it said something about the servers, being in Oz or international but not if that had any relevence to the law. It all looks pretty confusing.
I think you all need to bust out your .303's and go on a bloody rampage. It's the only language they understand.
I did read the main article but it wasn't very informative, it said something about the servers, being in Oz or international but not if that had any relevence to the law. It all looks pretty confusing.
I think you all need to bust out your .303's and go on a bloody rampage. It's the only language they understand.
Yeah, because this has everything to do with communism...zen5887 said:
Gheghe, I'm kind of curious to see if Yathzee is going to mention this.
All I can think of is typical hypocritical BS!
This is a guy who exploits a loophole in the classification board to ban games he doesn't personally like, via not giving them a rating to begin with. Now, as online play has never required classification, he wants to 'fix a loophole?' Yeah right! He just wants more power to ban online games as well, by leaving them unclassified as well.
This is a guy who exploits a loophole in the classification board to ban games he doesn't personally like, via not giving them a rating to begin with. Now, as online play has never required classification, he wants to 'fix a loophole?' Yeah right! He just wants more power to ban online games as well, by leaving them unclassified as well.
Banning something adds a 'forbidden fruit' element. A whole underground culture forms around those things deemed illegal for our consumption. Peer pressure also is added at this point, as it suddenly becomes 'cool' and 'everyone is doing it' becomes a factor.Peach_hat said:
That's just plain untrue.Jinx_Dragon said:
I don't feel compelled to play Postal or Manhunt just because I'm not supposed to be allowed.
They are just going to have to go through a screening process, they aren't badass, just unclassified.
Also peer pressure just plainly doesn't apply here.
All my big tough MMORPG friends made me do it!
I never knew that your mentality controlled the mentality of the teenagers around the world!Peach_hat said:
Ok I will stop picking on you here but what I am trying to say is just because you never felt the urge to go out and try these games, or drugs, or anything else that is illegal doesn't mean others out there will resist as well as you do. Particularly teenagers which can so easily be gloated into doing anything by their friends, as evident by the rate of drug use in young teens.
That is the forbidden fruit factor, as banning something pushes to underground where it suddenly becomes 'cool to do.'
I'm tempted to get a copy of man hunt and do an experiment. Taking it to a high school and attempting to sell this game. With just the world 'illegal' as the description for manhunt do you think I am more likely or less likely to sell it?
I won't undertake such a test, I am just not motivated enough to prove a point, but honestly do you think the fact that Manhunt is illegal would make it more or less appealing to the average teen?
Once we start telling teens they can't play computer games do you think the rate of teens playing games will really significantly decrease?
This might sound a little harsh but maybe the video games industry needs to bribe more flagrantly, like the tobacco and alcohol industries. Just hold huge dinners for the political parties, then donate to them, and pay ass loads of shiny shiny tax dollars and you will be fine. Though in all honesty is this going to be enforced or will it be like the porn movie thing (for those not of Australian origin, certain classifications are only officially available through the A.C.T and the N.T. but they are in stock at every purveyor of adult material in every state).
Oh shit, I play on Aus WoW server, bye-bye guildies (actually most of them use online transaction and live in other states so it's all good)
But still, what the hell?
But still, what the hell?
Did you just compare WoW to narcotics?Jinx_Dragon said:
My mind is the mind of a teenage gamer and there is nothing less intimidating or socially empowering than MMO players.
To repeat myself. It will not banned because of it's content. As soon as anyone finds that out (which will be straight away) they will instantly just neg it the same way they always have.
Don't try to "pick on someone" who has a more valid point and isn't afraid of suspension.