A law project against boosting in Korea
South Korea goes to war against those who hurt esport
South Korea has always taken Esport very seriously and in a report published by Inven we learn that the South Korean government has proposed a law that will prohibit any form of account boost by punishing them. The penalty is up to $ 18,000 and two years in prison.
Illegal hacks, illegal private servers and professional "boosters" are the three main factors that impede the world of video games and Esports. We are now going to protect the video game industry and the Esports industry by amending the act.
Said a representative of the National Assembly
At the moment, there is no indication of penalties for people who pay for these misdeeds or buy "boosted" accounts. As a reminder, Riot Games won at the beginning of the year, its lawsuit against the LeagueSharp site.
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So boosting is like steroids but for e-sports? Not sure i follow but i thought players start fresh at the start of the tourney?
Otherwise the best player would be the ones who plays the most.
I will take the league of legends case, You play to grind the ladder structured as follow : you start bronze and try to climb to challenger (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinium, Diamond, Master, Challenger).
Pro players are generally Master or Challenger. so if you want to be scouted by pro player you have to be in this range of skill.
A normal player will never achieve this rank even if he plays all the day because it needs some skills.
So skilled player who are ranked master sell their time to boost other player by playing on their account.
So noob player can reach for exemple Diamond or Master and be able to play against pro players.
Hope it's clearer now :), sorry for the late answer wasnt here ^^
Thank you for explaining. So it is cheating to get on the ladder? Seems harsh if so but i guess not protecting the qualifying would lead to some bad matches.