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In SK your game account is usually tied to your national ID, no?
by dmoy 8y ago
In SK your game account is usually tied to your national ID, no?
- kbumsik 8y agoYes. This is a strict requirement to serve an online PC game.
- ndnxhs 8y agoHow dystopian. Why would anyone accept such a restriction?
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoBecause there is real money at stake? Athletes in other sports compete under their real identity (and presumably have to prove it at some point in their career) after all.
- bimbam 8y agoHow is the average gamer comparable to a professional athlete?
- fiblye 8y agoI can think of no other country that says "license and registration, please" before playing a game or sport of any sort. South Korea is undeniably dystopian and backwards in this situation.
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- sandov 8y agoBut they do so voluntarily. Do you have to ask permission to the state in order to play football with your friends?
- bliblah 8y agoThis is true in China also I believe.
- deogeo 8y agoNot just game account: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-name_system#South_Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-name_system#South_Korea Even stranger is how silent Western media is on such a dystopian law.