Banned from a MMO? Or want a free account?

[Gutboy Barrelhouse]

Well if you live in China.........................and don't mind the real chance of getting AIDS here you go.
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An online game operator has demanded that banned players donate blood to be allowed back into the game. Moliyo, which runs a 3D massively multiplayer online game in China, made the demand after banning 120,000 players who attempted to hack the game, according to gaming news website, 17173.com.

More than 100 players had already signed up to exchange half a litre (1 pint) of blood for game accounts, 17173 reported (in Chinese). The company has also offered free accounts to ordinary players who give blood, the website claimed.

Texyt.com staff were unable to locate the announcement on Moliyo's website, although the company's forum does include a copy (in Chinese) of 17173's story.

 According to the announcement, the players must attend a public blood donation drive in the city of Nanjing tomorrow afternoon. Locked accounts will be reopened within 3 days.

Chinese hospitals have had increasing difficulty attracting blood donors in recent years after scandals in which tens of thousands of donors and blood recipients contracted HIV, the virus which causes AIDS. Blood donors in China are usually paid about 12 dollars per donation.

Moliyo arranged the event in an attempt to “create a civilized society, and enhance online gamers' appreciation of social responsibility and public welfare,” according to 17173.com.

The games company banned 120,000 players of the popular game Cabal earlier this month, because they used unauthorized software to artificially boost their standing in the game. Moliyo operates several games in China, including Cabal, and Tales of Pirates.
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From:
http://texyt.com/game+company+demands+blood+donations+from+cheats+in+china

[schild]

Did anyone else go to 17173?

I'm officially not annoyed by ads on english language websites anymore. Ye gods.

[Gutboy Barrelhouse]

I was scared to go to that website, I figured I could catch AIDS or at the very least a bad virus on my computer.

[Azazel]

I am also scared of teh computer aids.

[Miasma]

I was scared to go to that website, I figured I could catch AIDS or at the very least a bad virus on my computer.

So you meant AIDS in that way right?  You don't actually still think you can catch AIDS by donating blood (even in China), because that's how I interpreted it the first time.

[Signe]

Well, you could if they took too much and had to give you a transfusion and the only person with your blood type was the hooker junkie doing business in the waiting room.

Just sayin'....

[Nonentity]

That website had one saving grace.



"Please, take my hand. I will guide you through this apocalyptic wasteland of flashing colors."

[Der Helm]

I was scared to go to that website, I figured I could catch AIDS or at the very least a bad virus on my computer.

So you meant AIDS in that way right?  You don't actually still think you can catch AIDS by donating blood (even in China), because that's how I interpreted it the first time.

Chinese hospitals have had increasing difficulty attracting blood donors in recent years after scandals in which tens of thousands of donors and blood recipients contracted HIV, the virus which causes AIDS

That is exactly how I understood it. I know nothing about the hygiene standards in Chinese hospitals, but I could imagine that they reused needles without proper disinfection.

I am not sure my above sentence makes sense. I need coffee.

[Lantyssa]

"Please, take my hand. I will guide you through this apocalyptic wasteland of flashing colors."

It looks more like "pull my finger" than being anything helpful.

[DataGod]

Did anyone else go to 17173?

I'm officially not annoyed by ads on english language websites anymore. Ye gods.

Not sure if you do any web design or development but viewing the source code for the page is even worse......OTOH the code structure of most chinese game web sites looks horrible....

[Furiously]

I was scared to go to that website, I figured I could catch AIDS or at the very least a bad virus on my computer.

So you meant AIDS in that way right?  You don't actually still think you can catch AIDS by donating blood (even in China), because that's how I interpreted it the first time.

Chinese hospitals have had increasing difficulty attracting blood donors in recent years after scandals in which tens of thousands of donors and blood recipients contracted HIV, the virus which causes AIDS

That is exactly how I understood it. I know nothing about the hygiene standards in Chinese hospitals, but I could imagine that they reused needles without proper disinfection.

I thought the same thing. Re-using needles and not cleaning them with bleach...