Boosting, account sharing and ‘duo gaming’ in games like Overwatch could land you in jail in South Korea, as new laws have gone into effect on June 25.

　　根据韩国6月25日生效的新法律，在守望先锋这样的游戏中代练、共享账户以及“搭档玩游戏”可能会使你锒铛入狱。

　　The new law, first passed in December 2018 by the South Korean National Assembly, aims to curb boosting in popular games by handing out harsh punishments.

　　韩国国民议会于2018年12月首次通过了这一新法律。该法律旨在通过施行严厉惩罚以控制受欢迎游戏中的代练行为。

　　Prison sentences up to two years or fines of up to 20 million won (~$17,300 USD) can be meted out to players found guilty of a variety of different offenses, under an amendment to the law on Game Business Development.

　　What is boosting?

　　何为代练?

　　The term ‘boosting’ refers to a highly-skilled player using another player's account to artificially ‘boost’ their rank in competitive playlists. For example, a skilled Overwatch player may accept payment to level-up a lesser-skilled players’ profile.

　　“代练”指的是一名技术娴熟的玩家操作另一名玩家的账户来人为“提升”他们在竞赛榜单上的排名。例如，一名技术熟练的守望先锋玩家可能会收钱来帮一名游戏技能较低的玩家提升等级。

　　Games like Overwatch and League of Legends rely on these rankings to determine skill groups, and the very best players can often reach professional status.

　　守望先锋以及英雄联盟这样的游戏靠这些排名来决定技能组，而最优秀的玩家往往能达到职业水准。

　　As the new law describes it: (Boosting): the act of playing on a client’s account in his or her stead and raising his or her points/achievements.

　　正如这项新法律所描述的那样：(代练)：代替客户操作他或她的账户来提高他或她的分数/成绩的行为。

　　Even professional players have boosted in the past, with the most high-profile example being Dallas Fuel’s Son ‘OGE’ Min-seok, who was handed a four-match ban, and Philadelphia Fusion’s Kim ‘SADO’ Su-Min, whose even more egregious boosting record earned him a 30-match ban.

　　甚至职业玩家过去都有代练的记录，最引人注目的例子就是达拉斯燃料战队的“OGE”孙敏硕被禁赛四场，而费城融合队的“SADO”金秀珉甚至有更遭的代练记录，这也使他被禁赛30场。