Broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo believes the Philippine government should conduct a study, and even ban, the addictive gaming hit known as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
Earlier this month, Tulfo featured a couple on his public affairs show Wanted sa Radyo, with the wife accusing her husband of domestic abuse. The cause of the broken relationship? The wife was apparently so addicted to Mobile Legends that the husband thought he needed to knock some sense into her.
After the couple aired their sides of the story, Tulfo weighed in on the mobile game. He acknowledged that the game could bring joy and even fortune to a lucky few. But then he also heard accounts of depression, suicides, and ill-effects on the gamers’ physical health and relationships brought by Mobile Legends addiction.
You can watch the video on Tulfo’s YouTube channel. It ends with Tulfo saying that the government needs to study the effects of Mobile Legends on its players.
MLBB player ako, at nagsimula ako magml nong nagkacoronavirus, siyempre ng mga panahon na yun nakalockdown kaya bawal lumabas, so ano dapat gawin sa mga oras na yun? Magmukmok? Mag house tour? Manood ng tv, eh loyal kapamilya ako? Manood sa Youtube Channel mo? Hindi kasalanan ng game kung maraming naaadik diyan, kasalanan yan ng mga iresponsableng players! Ano sa tingin nyo ang magiging reaksyon ng ibang mga manlalaro na naging responsable naman? Sa mga streamers na sa game nga sila kumukuha ng income? Ang mga iresponsable na mga yan, dadating din ang panahon na magsasawa din sila, kaya hangga’t hindi pa dumadating ang panahon na yun, ano sa tingin nyo ang mangyayari sa kanila? Diba made – depress din? Rason nila, ‘sa limang buwan na nasa bahay lang kami, ML ang nagligtas samin sa COVID, sinunod namin ang gobyerno at hindi kami lumabas, eh ngayon? Wala na ngang magandang palabas sa tv, wala pang ML? Hindi mo ba alam kung gaano ka boring yun? Hindi ako masyado nalaro ng ML, more on magic chess kasi ako, nanonood din ako paminsan-minsan sa YT Channel mo, as in puro ako YouTube this past few days. At kung ibaban talaga ang ML, di okay, malapit naman na ang pasukan, kaya okay na lang rin sa mga estudyante para hindi hati ang atensyon namin sa ML at Online classes. Gusto ko lang ilabas ang opinyon ko. Thank you.
Tangina mo manood ka nalang ng bold at magjakol kana lang kung yun yung bagay sayo tanga bobo, Fuck you ka, ,,I,,
I hope people would be mindful of how they see the game “MLBB”. Yes, game addiction is a serious problem. However, the game also serves as a platform for like me – to have fun. ML is like any other social media platform that i now that majority of us spends time each day scrolling, posting, and interacting with people. ML is the same thing- sa pls people stop being hypocrites, even if your not a player. What you are doing with FB, Insta, and other social media apps are the same as when you are playing the game. Let’s not pretend that profanity only happens in the game and believe that kids learn speaking profanity because of the game- what about in schools, social media on general and even at home. Kids learn from their surroundings and blaming the game is going to far, mind it that the game has a age restriction. If your child is playing the game that he/she shouldn’t be playing then stop them- easy process right. One more thing, people who don’t like the game pls mind us who does like it- and don’t use the bible cuz its disrespectful. Studying is never wrong but sometimes you have to take a break – gaming is a way for that…
Ban na yung ML na yan salot lang yan sa mga Group mga mukhang kupal naman yung mga nag iistream na yan panay share nung mga lalakeng mahilig sa babaeng naglilive stream na labas yung mga suso kala mo papadede sila, Hahaha xD
Okay boomer! Oh, what’s that? You don’t know what a boomer is? Oh, well…. That’s probably because your IQ is lower than 10…
Ulol yung IQ mo pang -150 bobo kapa sa row 4 unggas, ang ML pang bobo lang yung sa taong kagaya ungas, Fuck You ,,I,,
Walang kwenta ang Mobile Legends dito, hindi yan laro isa lang yang Basura pa sakin, ang ML para lang sa mga taong walang isip,
Wala kaming paki sa Streamer na yan mga Bobo sila katulad mo ungas,
I agree with Mr Raffy Tulfo’s thought that the gov’t should conduct a study of this game particularly the psychological and social effects and maybe regulate the game, put some limitation of how many hours only a player can play per day. Even though some streamers earned from playing Mobile Legend but so many players getting addicted to this particular game that they don’t even mine their social obligations as for married ones. Not to mention the facts that this addictions just only benefit few but making this generation unproductive because we are wasting a lot of our time playing the game.
Approximately we need to sleep 8hours a day, that’s about 1/3 of our lifetime. We go bath, eat, drive to go to school or work, let’s say another 4 hours will be consumed for those. Now the question is what will you do to the remaining 1/2 of your lifetime?
Will you just waste it for the benefit of the Chinese developer Moontoon?
So many of us living in poverty, some even below the poverty line.
But even us who are poor can afford to play Mobile legend and yes we got enjoyed but we remain poor.
Why we remain poor? Because we are not doing the right thing to do. Because we are not making the right decision.
So keep playing if you are happy with your current situation but don’t blame others if you will end up just another wasted poor one.
I agree that this should be studied but not of a high priority since we are facing a more serious matter at the moment. Since this game is on Mobile it’s easy to play and it’s hard to regulate unlike Dota 2 for example that needs a high spec PC. Maybe if there’s a way to limit like the game could no longer be accessible if played for 2 hrs straight. Even if we say it’s the person and not the game but the game is still the root cause. There are people with discipline but how about those who don’t, those who are merely idle, out of school youth and jobless who have the luxury of time to waste? Maybe for professional gamers they could be verified and be exempted since they do it for entertainment live streaming, esports etc. but for normal players it needs to be strictly regulated otherwise just ban. Well, conducting a study doesn’t mean it would result to a ban right there and then but if it proves to be worthy, it’s up to them, people could just go find a new game with a healthier community.
What a dipshit thought 🤣
Fine God’s words first of all Games are Satanic divert yoir attention and take u away from learning whats in the bible.Alot in the bible prophecied that we should learned than any games.
Focus on how to deafeat the virus not video games!
The problem is in the person not in the game!
Pano naman yung mga streamer?
Ex.chooxtv
Hypebit$
Ml diciple
Insection
Etc.
Naghahanap lang ng mababalingan mga tao ngayon para malibang kung babawasan nyo pa ung pinag lilibangan nila mas lalo lang sila madedepress sa buhay nila ! At kung mababan nga yung larong ml sa tingin nyo ba mababawasan mga nadedepress at nag papakamatay sa pilipinas ? Baka madagdagan pa kasi baka yan lang din libangan nila tapos aalisin nyo pa !!
Isip isip muna den bago mag salita agad on national television about banning ml baka nililipat o binabaling nyo lang sa iba ung problema para hndi mapansin ung mas malala na problema na hinaharap natin lahat ngayon .
it is not about the game ma’am/sir, mlbb is just a game why you should ban that, you just see the bad side of mlbb,l by your naked eyes, try to look how the people’s smile and help through playing ml, your only making people got angry when you ban ml, and even more it may cause much depression that may cause suicide, do you think that game is the problem, that is big no, the problem is the gamer or the player who play ut dont blaim ml for that,