Wow, this legislative candidate wants to block DOTA 2 if he becomes a member of the DPR

Telset.id, Jakarta – Unlike in Indonesia, a legislative candidate (caleg) in the Philippines sells out a unique promise in the campaign. Bethsaida Lopez, 58-year-old female candidate, ready to block games DOTA 2 and Clash of Clans if he is selected later.

according to The Nerd Mag, as quoted Telset.id on Wednesday (24/10), Lopez actually has repeatedly run as a candidate.

In 2021, Lopez also ran for a member of the council, but had not yet made it to the Philippine parliament.

Even though he had failed, he was not discouraged. In this year’s legislative election, he ran again as a legislative candidate. Last week, he submitted the registration documents. On that occasion, he confirmed that he was ready to block two games if it passes as the Philippine House of Representatives.

There is a special reason why Lopez carries out the mission of blocking DOTA 2 and Clash of Clans. He judged, two games it exhibits violence and encourages players, especially young people, to be lazy to pursue the target of completing education.

“I plan to replace DOTA 2 and Clash of Clans with games educative, such as in the social sciences. If I win the legislative election, I will gather all programmers in the Philippines to create better content,” he said.

#Eleksyon2021 Bethsaida Lopez, isa umanong street educator nais ipadate ang COC at DOTA dahil sa pagkasira ng pag-aaral at buhay ng mga kabataan @dzbb pic.twitter.com/67qbLsh6O7
— manny vargas (@VargasMannysen) October 17, 2021

However, Lopez’s reasons for saying that DOTA 2 players are lazy to learn and stupid, are somewhat contrary to the results of research on players gamers. a research result. According to research conducted by researchers from the University of York, Toronto, gamers including people who are smart or have intelligence above average.

The researchers found that the players games type multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) has a very high level of intelligence. The reason, because to play games MOBAs like DOTA 2 have a tough learning curve.

They gave an example, in the game there are many hero, skills, and items they have to remember. What’s more, gamers must also remember the right mix of one hero with items to win the game. Not to mention, determining when the players should release their skills is very important.

DOTA 2 is a game multiplayer online battle arena, the sequel to Defense of the Ancients in Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. DOTA 2 was developed by Valve Corporation and was published in July 2021.

While Clash of Clans, is games a strategy that encourages players to build communities, train troops, and attack other players for gold and trophies. Players are also required to build defenses from attacks by other players. [SN/HBS]

Source: Thenerdmag