South Korea’s National Assembly recently passed an amendment that can result in players caught boosting in online games getting charged with a two-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of up to $18,000.

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As reported by Inven (via Dot Esports ), the law is an amendment to South Korea's Game Industry Promotion Act , which already applied these punishments to crimes related to hacking , the illegal distribution and licensing of games, and more. Boosting occurs when a highly-skilled player in games like Overwatch The South Korean government will now target boosters and boosting companies that facilitate paid rank inflation. Boosting negatively impacts games that utilize skill-based rankings, as it throws a wrench into various systems that developers create to properly match players to others in their appropriate skill level.For more on gaming in South Korea, check out how a USA vs South Korea Overwatch World Cup match changed minds about Overwatch’s place in esports and how EVE Online’s developer was bought by South Korea’s Pearl Abyss.

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