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Obsessive children, distressed parents

By Lu Feiran | 00:05 UTC+8 July 22, 2017 | Print Edition

NOT everyone is cheering about the rampant popularity of “King of Glory.”

Chinese parents and teachers who lament the way young people are constantly glued to screens nowadays view “King of Glory” as their latest nightmare.

According to Tencent, nearly 60 percent of the players are aged between 11 and 20. In Guangzhou, a 17-year-old student who played the game nonstop for 40 hours, was sent to hospital suffering from low blood supply to the brain.

There are also fears that youngsters will spend too much of their parents’ money on the game, with or without their knowledge. Media have entered the fray, publishing articles criticizing “King of Glory.”

“The game is very obsessive for children to an unhealthy extent and it distorts historical figures,” said an opinion piece on the website of People’s Daily.

Addressing public pressure, Tencent installed a feature in the game requiring minors to register with ID. Their time spent on the game will be limited to two hours a day, or one hour a day for those 12 years and younger.

But it’s pretty hard to fox savvy kids nowadays. “My son used my name and ID number to register for the game,” says Yuan Chongxiao, mother of a 15-year-old. “He told me not to worry because it wouldn’t cost us anything. I was furious.”

Tencent promises to strengthen the system and said it would review the historical basis of figures used in “King of Glory.”

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