mmorpg is more a threat than drugs in china.

[The Great Beyond]

That's why I don't pay nor play F2P games. They have no quality and the P2P games are cheaper.

This is very true.

[Noto2]

I like how the arguement is "It has nothing to do w/ inteligence", when the fact is it does... well not inteligence really, more like common sense... or lack there of. lol

I think a lot of people posting in this thread about "inteligence" need to learn about addiction before making any further statements. Reading stuff like "primordial idiots" on here really made me laugh.

You people do realise that a big part of the Chinese youth is not living your US American college student "mum cooks my dinner" life?
That's right, standards are different there. To keep this short, they live in flats with the size of half of your bathroom, working double the time for half the money you are.
A quick little info about addiction: It is proven that poor life quality / depression / hard social conditions are the very basement of any addiction. If you do not understand what I mean, read up on how dopamine reward circles influence the strength of an addiction.

Please people, before making the bold statement that these problems are caused by the lack of common sense, ****ing inform yourself.

[Aimee]

I think a lot of people posting in this thread about "inteligence" need to learn about addiction before making any further statements. Reading stuff like "primordial idiots" on here really made me laugh.

You people do realise that a big part of the Chinese youth is not living your US American college student "mum cooks my dinner" life?
That's right, standards are different there. To keep this short, they live in flats with the size of half of your bathroom, working double the time for half the money you are.
A quick little info about addiction: It is proven that poor life quality / depression / hard social conditions are the very basement of any addiction. If you do not understand what I mean, read up on how dopamine reward circles influence the strength of an addiction.

Please people, before making the bold statement that these problems are caused by the lack of common sense, ****ing inform yourself.

If they work double the time I do, when do they have time to even play a mmo? I barely have time between work and school myself.

[GenjoSenpai]

all i got to say is i am last guy standing i guess i start breeding like Rabbits then

[Slate]

Man, reading a couple news* articles makes you an expert on an entire culture!
Have you ever been to china? or lived there?

I've studied China and I've been to it.

My country also used to be communist, and studied that as well.

Culture? No.

Current state of economy and living? Not an expert, but have enough knowledge to draw an intelligent conclusion.

[*sky]

Im still trying to figure out what I'd do for the million years I'd spend in prison. Wonder if they found a immortality reciepe to keep people from dieing.

[Arri]

Im still trying to figure out what I'd do for the million years I'd spend in prison. Wonder if they found a immortality reciepe to keep people from dieing.

It's stupid, but they sentence people to obscene amounts of time to avoid Parole and all that stuff.

[chaoscauser]

That's why I don't pay nor play F2P games. They have no quality and the P2P games are cheaper.

Free to play games do have quallity what are you on about?

[Zaadis]

You all are talking about cultural differences and addictiveness of these games, but if I recall the original post was aimed at that in particular. If I recall it was more of a warning to western gamers to to fall in the same pattern.

But even on that subject, it's pointless as other post have proved, eastern and western cultures are completely different. America isn't likely to take loans to pay for games, and are less likely to get addicted. We live easy lives and can find comfort and happiness from much more than a game. Beauty of our freedoms I suppose. But it just isn't very likely. Ever look around this forum even, the posts about those chinese games? No one really plays them actively or for very long. They arn't looked very fondly upon over here, because they are all the same.

Now I don't know if it's just because western games are less likely to fall into addictive pattens or what, but the initial warning: "Don't let your kids play these games" Seems pointless.

[Elion]

The Government restricts major entertainment, unlike the west.

Violence, Pornography, Exposure of Women in Films, etc.
All of this is in human nature, and like it or not, this entertains the masses and is essential in keeping a happy population.

Restricting such entertainment leaves lesser entertainment to take over.
This is where MMORPGs come in.

Most Chinese people work in manual labour for very long hours with little pay. The only joy in their life left, is playing a free MMORPG after work.

This takes minimal effort. No need to spend time walking anywhere, or large amounts of money, just turn your computer on and play.

The Chinese government brought this upon themselves. Treating their country and their people like shit. Abusing their land and their inhabitants.

Total disregard of human life and little to no respect for their rights.

The Government should revoke Communism as this romantic view of everyone being hard working and living in an incredibly peaceful place, with no profit, is great in theory, but many examples of its failures show that in practice, it never works.

The rapid economic growth is impressive, but at what cost? Their lands being ***** and poisoned? Their people treated like slaves and cattle?

That is not what Communism is meant to be.

Games should not be blamed. They prosper in a broken world. The game developers aren't masterminds with their pinky to their mouth. They don't purposely want to ruin people's lives. They want to live and have a better life in a corrupted and ravaged world. Anyone would.

I was just gunna say "cause life in china sucks and sucky games are a great outlet for them" but I think you put it just a little better.

I could also be a pretend psychologist and say something like 'the rewarding advancement they gain in an MMO makes them feel accomplished in a way they can't feel in a communist society'

Yeah I like that one

[nvrennvren]

I've checked, it failed in russia but highly successful in korea and the rest of the east asia.... it probably would fail in west too, but remember it's not like that the westerners(caucasian or christian) are natural not attracted to such games, it's they don't have the tradition.but tradition can be changed.. the game culture can be raised up. since now chinese companies become extremely rich, naturally they will have more influence in the world, just as japanese comapanies were .

communism doesn't play a role in gaming itself. it's popular in all oriental culture.. but communism allows such games to be a lot more evil.

life in china is quite good in cities. currently the main social conflict is the huge difference between city residents and village people.

I'm a native resident in city, I don't even need to work. just rental out my house.

the average life in big cities in china is at least not worse than average in south korea

[Jermatoo]

Eh, look at that game ZT Online, that game will completely screw up your life right there.

[makiii]

Chinese players need escape from their communist government just to escape towards their communist games where money ends up ruling everything.

Its not the Politik that causes problems, its the huge Population. 1,2Billion aint a cake to handle.