Significant rise in the industry’s status with’Domino wage hike’
Controversy over the’probability-type item’ that led to the National Assembly
(Sisa Today, Sisa ON, Sisa On = Reporter Byungmook Kim)
The unprecedented’Domino’ salary increase in the game industry is a hot topic. Despite the novel coronavirus (Corona 19) crisis, it appears to be improving the treatment of employees as it has been designated as a beneficiary industry. However, there is also shade behind the feast. Protests by users (users) are taking place, and the National Assembly is in a tug-of-war over’disclosure of item probability’.
Significant rise in the industry’s status in the’Domino wage increase’
Corona 19 caused many changes in the game industry. Games were recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which once driven games as a disease. Fierce internal competition has begun in an industry that has escaped the disaster. It starts with securing talent.
Nexon announced in January that it would increase the annual salary of its employees by 8 million won. This is a dramatic increase of over 10%. About ten days later, Netmarble also announced an annual salary increase of 8 million won.
Gameville and Comtus also promised an annual salary increase of around 8 million won on the 19th, and finally, on the 25th, Krafton dropped a literally’bomb’ of 20 million won for development workers and 15 million won for non-development workers.
Accordingly, the response of NCsoft and Smilegate, which has not yet been announced, is drawing attention. In particular, NCsoft, which is famous for being the best treatment in the industry, was once rumored to have circulated on the 17th, “a collective increase of 10 million won”.
Although it is a war to secure human resources, it is said that it is raising the status of the game industry to the fullest. An incumbent in the game industry said on the 26th, “I am envious of people around me, and there are many reactions to congratulations,” he said. “It is burdensome, but I think the status of the whole industry has risen.”
Controversy over’probability-type items’ that made the National Assembly walk arms
Apart from splendid achievements, suspicious currents are circulating around the game industry in recent years. These are the protests related to the services of users, symbolized by the so-called’truck demonstrations’, and the legislative movement of the National Assembly related to the’probability-type item’ that accounts for a large part of game revenue.
Many of the complaints made by users are in the undisclosed probability of’probability-type items’, but some users have filed petitions with the National Assembly and the government. The National Assembly came under pressure with a bill to amend the game law.
In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sang-heon released a press release on the 18th and explained the necessity of’legislating probabilistic disclosure of probability-type items’ by entering overseas cases. Users enthusiastically welcomed the statement through the online community, which is the opposite of what the industry and the industry expressed opposition to the politics’ game regulation such as’Shutdown System’ and’Shinuijinbeop’ in 2014.
There are even users who criticize the game industry’s boom and performance in recent years, saying that they have earned profits from’probability-type items’.
One user who has been playing the same game for about four years said in a call with a reporter on the 26th, “It seems like the game company is getting an unnecessary misunderstanding that it is not asking to adjust the probability, but refusing to disclose it.” “The reason it is higher is because we are investing that much money.”
In this regard, an official in the game industry said, “The game industry is very concerned about the return of laws with good intentions to regulation. It is because there are memories that have happened in the past.” I hope that the conflict will be resolved and the law will be revised in the direction that everyone is satisfied with a careful approach,” he said.
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