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The Chinese government has announced a system to prohibit long term playing on many popular RPGs, including World of Warcraft and Lineage II.
The system monitors a players time allowing them 3 hours of 'healthy' gaming time, with anything over 5 hours becoming 'unhealthy'. At this point the system starts to lower the players online character level and item effectiveness is decreased. After 5 hours the character's level is reset to a mimimum, which is designed to stop players logging off and back on again within a short time period (the timer does not reset). Luckily after a full 5 hour break the character will be reset to its original state.
"This timing mechanism can prevent young people from becoming addicted to online games," Kou Xiaowei, Deputy Director of the Audiovisual and Internet Publication Department of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), said during a press conference.
Good idea? Or bad? What's your view? Would you be happy for this sort of system on your games?
Source: Shacknews
The system monitors a players time allowing them 3 hours of 'healthy' gaming time, with anything over 5 hours becoming 'unhealthy'. At this point the system starts to lower the players online character level and item effectiveness is decreased. After 5 hours the character's level is reset to a mimimum, which is designed to stop players logging off and back on again within a short time period (the timer does not reset). Luckily after a full 5 hour break the character will be reset to its original state.
"This timing mechanism can prevent young people from becoming addicted to online games," Kou Xiaowei, Deputy Director of the Audiovisual and Internet Publication Department of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), said during a press conference.
Good idea? Or bad? What's your view? Would you be happy for this sort of system on your games?
Source: Shacknews