The overheidscommissie who need to determine which games are suitable for the South Korean market has a lot of trouble with rpg Diablo III. The commission considers the option of virtual items to sell for real money as gambling.
The commission must evaluate the games in South Korea on the market may appear, do not know what to decide with regard to Diablo III, told a spokesperson to the Korea Times. The new Real Money Auction House creates divisions within the commission, the spokesman said. In that online auction house, players can use the virtual objects that they have in the play managed to get hold of to sell to other players, who real money for need to deposit. Developer Blizzard announced the new option in August. Players can offer items to choose or they do in an Auction House which is paid with the virtual money used in the game or in the Real Money Auction House.
That last option is by the Korean commission considered gambling and that is in the Asian country to very strict regulations. The commission the sales of the virtual items from Diablo III as the gambling, however, it is probably because the gain of the objects in part of a random-factor is dependent on. Blizzard has previously tried to get the commission to persuade the game to approve. Director Mike Morhaime flew last year to South Korea to play the game on the commission to present. When that did not help, sent Blizzard on december 22, a new application, with the option to real money trading from the game was removed. The commission doubts, however, still arrive on January 6, convene for a new meeting about the case.
Blizzard was planning to have Diablo III worldwide at the same day, and, moreover, in exactly the same version. According to the lead designer of the game is that intent is not in danger. “Asia is not what holds us back,” he asked on Twitter. “That we discover soon enough.”
The games from Blizzard in South Korea is particularly popular. Especially the strategic StarCraft and StarCraft II, but rts Warcraft III and mmog World of Warcraft. Also to rpg Diablo III is in the country eagerly awaited. The developer, however, has not yet announced when Diablo III on the market will appear, though it is likely that the game for the summer sale.
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