PUBG or Player Unknown’s Battle Grounds is one of the most popular war genre games in Indonesia today. Even in Indonesia itself there are several communities that often hold various kinds of tournaments for this game. But behind these events, there is some information that certainly makes gamers especially PUBG very surprised. One of them is the news about the ‘haram fatwa’ playing the PUBG game.
As we know, some time ago one of the famous battle royale games in Indonesia, namely PUBG, was rumored to be illegal by the Indonesian Ulema Council. This happened because of the post-terror shooting of Friday prayer worshipers in New Zealand or New Zealand, which caused various kinds of negative responses from all walks of life in the world.
Many rumors say that the terror was caused by one of the famous games, PUBG. Now because of this, the MUI or the Indonesian Ulema Council also responded to the incident and may issue a fatwa for the PUBG game.
The chairman of the West Java Indonesian Ulema Council, Rahmat Safe’i, said that MUI would conduct research on how much negative impact it would have on society when playing this battle royale game. Because MUI also cannot arbitrarily issue a fatwa without further monitoring. Rahmat Safe’i admitted that after conducting the assessment, they also had to conduct deliberations with various parties.
Multi-Country Ban
Prior to the shootings in New Zealand, the Indian government had previously issued a warning to ban its citizens from playing PUBG. Because this game is considered a source of various kinds of problems such as domestic violence and causes school students to be increasingly lazy to study. With this happening, several regions in India have implemented a law that prohibits people from playing PUBG in public places on March 31, 2022 last year.
Some time ago Malaysia also had plans to close the circulation of this game due to the shooting case in New Zealand. However, this was denied by the Malaysian Sports Minister, who said that the violence stemmed from an extreme belief. Regardless of whether there is a PUBG game or not, it will still happen. One thing that people need to know is that the shooting case was not inspired by the PUBG game or the like.
PUBG Act
The developer of the PUBG game is developing a feature to limit the age for players of their game. This feature will also be tested by Chinese regional servers. Starting from PUBG Mobile, the Chinese version of Honor of King or AOV will be the main focus for Tencent.
This age-limiting feature is called “Digital Lock”. This feature can be used by parents to lock the game application so that it cannot be played by under 13 years of age. So now we don’t need to be afraid anymore if this game is used by underage children.
Best Game Right Now
Indeed, there are some people who say that PUBG is a game that has a negative impact on society. In fact, this game is so popular that it was named the best game of 2022 by Steam.
If a few years ago “Pokemon Go” made us reluctant to stay at home, now Player Unknowns Battle grounds (PUBG) invites us to chat with each other through virtual skill battles.
We can see the popularity of PUBG clearly wherever we are, from schools, canteens, offices, basements, to malls. Everyone focused on testing their phones in landscapes, while chattering with each other about the enemies they were facing on the smartphone screen.
Laughter occasionally tucked in the middle of the game. This game seems to be an entertainer in the midst of the saturation of the daily routine, this also draws the ties of friendship between people to one another. A study from Brigha Young University said that PUBG can increase productivity in teamwork. Because a solid work team needs an open and pleasant communication atmosphere.
PUBG Success
Not only was this game named the best game at the Steam Awards, this game has also received many other awards. Last December 2022, a content platform originating from Google Play also gave three awards at once for PUBG. Starting from certificates as Best Game, Most Competitive Title and Fan Favorite. This celebration has been announced through the PUBG Facebook fan page in Indonesia. At the end of 2022, it was reported that the Mobile version of PUBG players had reached more than 200 million with 30 million active people every day.
That number does not include players from Chinese servers, as well as players using consoles such as Xbox, PC, and PS4. The total number of console users who played the PUBG game when it was last announced has reached 400 million accounts worldwide.
Until now that number is still doubling. However, it’s the same with the previous games. One day maybe PUBG will be in its lowest phase and hit the ground again.
PUBG also seems to have almost certainly experienced this, although right now it seems too soon if we consider that people are getting bored with this game. In addition, the Steam Award also gives awards to several games that have been nominated for Best Game Awards for 2022.
The nominees are The Elder Scrolls, GTA V, CD Project Red, The Winter Wild Hunt, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and Assassins Creed. The order of nominations is the games that are still the best choice by gamers around the world.
Now that’s a review of the reasons why there is an issue that PUBG is forbidden in Indonesia. It should be noted that all games are created for entertainment, but keep real life limited with every game available. Don’t let all games that are supposed to be entertainment actually have a bad impact in real life. Thank you for reading and Hopefully Helpful!
