This country will jail gamers caught cheating

In the world of online games, there must be players who cheat or cheat, often known as cheaters. Most players who use cheats are not too heavy the punishment given to cheat users. At the very least, the player’s account will be banned, so that player can easily create a new account to launch the cheating again.

But that will not apply to this country. The cheater who cheats in this country will think twice about doing this cheating. this is because the punishment given to cheaters in this country is not only banned player accounts, but also in the form of fines and imprisonment. The countries that enforce this are: South Korea one of the countries with the highest number of online game players in the world.

Cheaters in South Korea will be fined 580 million rupiah or threatened with 5 years in prison

Reported by pvplive that the government recently approved an amendment that would provide protection to the country’s gaming industry. The amendment will contain that “Creating or distributing programs that are not permitted by game development companies and Terms of Service they are now illegal”. So what punishment will the cheater get if he actually cheats in playing the game? The answer is a sentence of 5 years in prison or a fine of $43,000 if converted into 580 million Rupiah.

The punishment is fairly severe, not including if the game maker will file a lawsuit in court. And this is done nothing but to save the game industry in the country. With this severe punishment imposed, it is hoped that players can play sportsmanly and no longer use cheats in playing games.

Overwatch Becomes the Most Hacked Game in South Korea

The punishment itself was set when many players cheated on the Overwatch game on the South Korean server. And this makes Blizzard have to ban many accounts that commit the fraud. With regulations like this and if successful, many countries will surely follow suit. So for you it’s better to just play sportively, no need to use cheats to be the best.