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As Emilia expected, the reaction of the governments to Arcadia's problems remained the same as it had been in the previous timeline.
In most regions, the 'harassment' laws were amended to include 'full-dive' simulations, and a parental advisory was issued to not let children play the game without supervision.
Of course, while many were happy with the 'prompt' response, this kind of action left many baffled and dissatisfied, not knowing why the 'developers' couldn't just be forced to remove said problematic features.
Their complaints were mostly ignored, and the few official responses only left them more confused.
Some stated that since the laws had to adapt according to the new technology, and the 'sensations' within the 'game' were so real, that kind of crime had almost the same impact as it would in the real world. Therefore, the punishment also had to be at the same level.
