China imposes online gaming curbs

[Mr.Sam]

Gamers in China are facing new limits on how much time they can spend playing their favourite online game. The government in Beijing is reported to be introducing the controls to deter people from playing for longer than three consecutive hours.
The measures are designed to combat addiction to online role-playing games such as World of Warcraft and Lineage II.
More than 20 million Chinese play games regularly, mainly in net cafes.


http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4183340.stm




Good move I think, It will also cut down on online bots.

[Technologic]

I think it's a good idea too.

[Jordy]

The government has no right to dictate what you do on the internet, and never should do...

[mangle]

The government has no right to dictate what you do on the internet, and never should do...

The problem is , some dude died playing it.

I reckon its a good idea

[Jordy]

The problem is , some dude died playing it.

I reckon its a good idea

Yeah well that's 1 person out of 1.3 billion in China, the ratio is miniature at the moment and doesn't even need addressing too. If it was more people dieing then I'd see the point, but I currently don't, I think a guideline would be far more appropriate than a law... Not to mention the horrendously corrupt Chinese government has better things to sort out :S

[kk.]

i agree with jordy. no need for the law as its such an un useful law.they should focus more on other laws that they should sort out before this. 1 person out of a billion

[Hitman]

This is good I say. As somebody said, one man died in China from an online game dispute... And 3 hours is enough wouldn't you say?

[Frodo13.]

The government has no right to dictate what you do on the internet, and never should do...

So the government shouldn't be able to stop pedophiles looking at child porn then? :rolleyes:

[---MAD---]

Good move. I think its in the interest of the economy as a whole. If the teenagers etc play too much that means they don't study / spend enough .

[-:Undertaker:-]

This is typical of Socialists/Communists who want the state to control everyones lives, just like when the Chinese Government banned Habbo Hotel.