Nexon fined $8.9m for misleading MapleStory players
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https://assetsio.reedpopcdn.com/mapl...=jpg&auto=webp Nexon has been fined ₩11.6 million ($8.9 million) by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for allegedly omitting to inform customers about probability changes to in-game items in MapleStory.
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The Korea Economic Daily reported, this is the highest amount imposed for a company violating the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce in South Korea.
The South Korean antitrust body alleged Nexon lowered the probability of drawing in-game items known as Cubes, which players pay an estimated ₩2,000 ($1.50) to draw, without informing players of the change.
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