Chinese Govt. Says Anti-Game Addiction Policy is Effective

The chinese government, and the chinese people, are compulsive liars as a culture. It's simply part of their culture that they lie to save face and 'look better than everyone else'. You can take anything they say as a lie. Google the great firewall of china sometime. Open up a proxy server to chinese IP addresses and advertise it as a way to circumvent anti game measures and watch it get loaded.

It may sound racist that I say they're liars, but every culture has its own set of rules and ettiquete, and some of these are damaging to individuals or the culture as a whole, or just plain silly.

I will not buy securom games. http://www.wolvenmoon.com/sharedfiles/message1.jpg and http://www.wolvenmoon.com/sharedfiles/message2.jpg

Well ok we can trust them. I mean there is noooo way they could be making the numbers up or that the people only agreed with it because they had a gun to their head.

The 3 hour time limit is a bit harsh (especially at the higher levels) but making people use their real names and ID numbers is going too far.

'' says that the number on MMO gamers under 18 dropped from 7%''

well considering theyve been time limited to 3 hours aday, that completely makes some of the later game content impossible. To get on, organise, and run a high level raid can take far longer than that.

No wonder numbers have dropped, not because its a sign of 'falling addiction levels' but because many gamers cannot actually play some of the games in the time alloted thus making them unenjoyable.

"Citing figures from the China Youth Social Service Center, Xinhua says that the number on MMO gamers under 18 dropped from 7% from 2007's tally of 183 million."

"Chinese officials add that - according to their numbers - 60% of under-18 gamers are satisfied with the anti-addiction measures."

Reporting live from the Ministry of Truth the Chinese government wishes you a good night.

"That year, China implemented an anti-addiction system highlighted by in-game timers which limit minors from playing more than three hours per day. Online gamers are also required by law to register using their real names and national I.D. card numbers."

Ah communism and gargantuan government, two things that never bode well.

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There's a 100% chance the Chinese government is full of bullshit and are assholes.

When Jack Thompson runs his mouth, does anyone really care what he has to say anymore?

This year will be the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.  I hope the world doesn't forget something like that.  Looks like the only freedom the Chinese people got to was the freedom to do what they're told.  It's sad and I feel sorry for them and the rest of the oppressed people of the world.  Of course since they own America, I guess we're the ones I should feel sorry for now. 

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That year, China implemented an anti-addiction system highlighted by in-game timers which limit minors from playing more than three hours per day.

Three hours on WoW, Three hours on Age of Conan, Three Hours on Everquest 2, Three Hours on Perfect World International.....

How many more MMO's are there? Like a thousand now?

I wonder what the margin of error is on that 7%?

10%? lol

But really - it's a victory for MMO players - because regardless if it's effective or not - they think it is.. :)

"Chinese officials add that - according to their numbers - 60% of under-18 gamers are satisfied with the anti-addiction measures."

Astounding!  In a State that enforces conformity and punishes speaking out against the authority, most people tell the government officials exactly what they want to hear.  It's almost like the government controls the media and public opinion, or something.

Yeah, I'm going to be skeptical with the findings of any official study presented by the Chinese government. 

They still purge the Tiananmen Square incident from history books, websites, etc. 

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