Mobile Legends Research Articles

Cyberbullying And It’s Trauma Among Mobile Legend Gamers In Kendari (Trauma Discourse Analysis)

The purpose of this study is to describe the trauma experienced by Kendari Mobile Legends players due to cyberbullying. The research employs the trauma discourse theory proposed by Indradjadja and Zaumseil. This study's data was collected through interviews with Kendari Mobile Legends players conducted by researchers. In an interview with eight gamers who played the Mobile Legends game, queries pertaining to bullying and its traumatic effects were posed. This investigation employed a qualitative-descriptive approach. In the meantime, the data analysis technique involves presenting, describing, interpreting, and concluding the data. The results revealed that the gamers exhibit trauma symptoms, as indicated by their responses. Among the symptoms of trauma they experienced were a sense of shock and disillusionment as a result of the inappropriate remarks they heard during a game. The other symptoms are dread and concern that they will be subjected to additional cyberbullying. As a sign of their inability to embrace it, gamers frequently reflect on the cyberbullying incident and its origins. Consequently, they become more readily offended, irritable, and whiny. In the meantime, their commonplace feelings of safety and security transform into inner turmoil and hopelessness, revealing their reluctance to exist or live. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that, as a consequence of cyberbullying, Mobile Legend players in Kendari experienced all symptoms of trauma.

What Motivates Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Players' Loyalty and In-App Purchases? Investigation of Perceived Values Effect: Playfulness, Addiction, and Good Price (Evidence from Indonesia)

What Motivates Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Players' Loyalty and In-App Purchases? Investigation of Perceived Values Effect: Playfulness, Addiction, and Good Price (Evidence from Indonesia)

PENGARUH LOYALITAS MEREK, PENGALAMAN PENGGUNA DAN PROMOSI PENJUALAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PREMIUM CURRENCY PADA PERMAINAN ONLINE BERBASIS MOBILE

This research was conducted to analyze the factors that influence purchasing decisions for premium currency in mobile-based online games that are currently popular in Indonesia. In this case the author makes the online game Mobile Legends and Genshin Impact the object of research. This research was conducted using statistical testing methods on data from questionnaires that were successfully collected from 109 respondents. As a result, brand loyalty, user experience and sales promotions all have a significant positive effect on the purchase decision of premium currency in mobile-based online games either simultaneously or partially. Brand loyalty has the most significant influence compared to other variables due to the strong loyalty of Mobile Legends and Genshin Impact players. While sales promotion chooses the lowest effect due to the lack of promotion from both publishers and influencers.

Analysis of Metaphors Applied in Mobile Legends Game

The purpose of this study is to analyze metaphors applied in the Mobile Legends game. It is a research on semantics approach since the focus of the study is investigating the meaning as seen from characters’ utterances. Metaphor is a kind of figurative language that is learned in semantics. Figurative language is seen as a creative way of using language to express a more-in-depth meaning via a creative style more than literally. The use of metaphors occurs in online games, like Mobile Legends, to strengthen the gamer’s emotions and feelings. This research applied (Perrine and Arp, 1992) theory to investigate metaphors used in Mobile Legends through the characters' utterances. This study employed qualitative and descriptive research. The data for this research are the utterances of all the characters in the Mobile Legend game. After analyzed, the results show that there are 31 utterances using metaphor. It is aimed to personalize the character’s role more real and to give imaginative influences to the listener or player. The metaphors used are able to stir the player’s emotions through the metaphorical language shown in the utterances.

Student Perception of Mobile Legends Bang Bang to Improve Vocabulary Mastery

Berkembang pesatnya tekhnologi dan ilmu pengetahuan, menyebabkan berbagai aspek dalam kehidupan mengaplikasikan penggunaan teknologi didalamnya. Termasuk dalam aspek pendidikan. Guru menggunakan media pembelajaran menggunakan teknologi yang banyak tersedia di internet. Game merupakan salah satu aplikasi yang banyak digunakan guru dalam menunjang pembelajaran. Mobile Legends Bang Bang adalah game yang sedang marak dimainkan oleh kalangan remaja. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi siswa terhadap Mobile Legends Bang Bang dalam meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata Bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini mengambil data kualilitatif dengan metode survey atau kuesioner dengan jumlah pertanyaan 21, yaitu 20 pertanyaan tertutup dan 1 pertanyaan terbuka, dengan responden siswa SMA dalam lingkup Tangerang dan Jakarta Selatan. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa menunjukkan persepsi positif terhadap Mobile Legends Bang Bang untuk meningkatkan kosakata Bahasa Inggris.

The Controversy of PBESI vs MPL Indonesia on Social Media: Crisis Communication Insights

This article aims to investigate the emerging issues in the regulation of online gaming in Indonesia. Specifically, it focuses on the regulatory violation claim case that has been filed by MPL Indonesia against the regulations issued by PBESI, which governs the Implementation of Esports Activities in Indonesia based on PBESI Regulation No: 034/PB-ESI/B/VI/2021. To approach this issue, we adopt the theoretical framework of crisis communication. The data we use in this research is collected through qualitative analysis methods, specifically Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA). Our data sources come from various scientific references and related literature. The results of our analysis show that the regulatory violation claim filed by MPL Indonesia cannot be upheld based on existing empirical evidence. Therefore, we argue that it is necessary to review the claim and resolve it based on crisis communication principles that emphasize the importance of clear messaging, consistency, and transparency. Thus, it is hoped that it can avoid protracted polemics and harm the Mobile Legends Community: Bangbang Community and the esports industry as a whole.

Analysis of Value Benefits Contained in Mobile Legends E-Sport

Researchers want to explore the public's response about the impacts that have occurred after e sports entered Central Java Province through several aspects, namely economic impacts, industry, community development, positive and negative impacts. This research uses qualitative research methods with a phenomonological approach. Data collection techniques use documentation, observation and interviews. The data analysis technique uses data collection, data reduction, data presentatio n, drawing conclusions and verification. There are many benefits and values contained in mobile legends e sports, starting from th e benefits of working together in an e sports team during a match, having very high social value even though you don't meet each other, you can socialize online when playing e sports. The benefits and values contained in e sport Mobile Legends, playing e s port games can be a means of self actualization to become students with character, skill and quickness in making decisions, thereby achieving achievements. The benefits that are most felt in the economic sector can be increased by the existence of e sports . There is social value in e sports because in the game there is a chat feature, or a voice chat feature.

Exploring Gender Stereotypes among Filipina Gamers of Mobile Legends: A Phenomenological Study

In the present time, not only men but also women feel a lot of pressure to have skills and strengths that would fit into society's standards in the online gaming world. This study aims to investigate how Filipina gamers experience gender stereotyping and how they cope with the negative stereotypes they have encountered while playing Mobile Legends (ML). The study consisted of sixteen (16) Filipina participants coming from different places in the Philippines. A qualitative method was used through a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to better understand the common gender stereotypes experienced by Filipina ML players and their ways of coping. Based on the findings, the Filipina gamers of ML are being stereotyped as weak and incompetent because of their gender identity. They are also being underestimated and discriminated against as they are exploited as support hero characters, and lesbianism is being attributed to them due to their presence in the male-dominated game community. In terms of coping mechanisms, Filipina ML players tend to ignore these negative comments, dedication, and enthusiasm to play well, and their time of playing is limited. Future studies may consider the experiences of female players in other online gaming platforms and game categories to achieve varied results.

The Effect of Perceived Value on In-App Purchase Intention in Mobile Legends through Loyalty as a Mediating Variable

The research design used in this research is explorative research with a quantitative approach. The research location taken by the researcher is in Malang City. This study is intended to analyze the effect of perceived value which includes emotional value, social value, quality/performance, and price/value for money on in-app purchase intention through loyalty to Mobile Legends game players in Malang City. The population in this study is Mobile Legends game players from teenagers to adults in Malang City. The population in this study is Mobile Legends game players from teenagers to adults in Malang City. The number of samples in this research was 110 samples. Overall, it can be seen that the dominant influence on In-App Purchase Intention is Quality/Performance, Price/Value for Money, Loyalty, and Social Value. This proves that to increase the intention to make purchases in the application, it must increase social value, quality, and price according to the quality obtained in the Mobile Legends game and make players loyal to the game. Social Value, Quality/Performance, Price/Value for Money and Loyalty are variables that significantly influence In-App Purchase Intention. There needs to be development in further research such as variables that are more relevant in accordance with the times and indicators that are more diverse.

Pengabdian Kukerta Membangun Desa di Desa Senggoro Kecamatan Bengkalis Kabupaten Bengkalis

Kukerta Building the Riau University Village in Senggoro Village, Bengkalis District, Bengkalis Regency is a form of community service activity. This Kukerta will be held from 10 July 2023 to 19 August 2023. This kukerta has several themes that can be taken as themes for work programs that will be implemented during the kukerta. These themes are one superior theme and three selected themes. This article discusses work programs that have been successfully implemented during the Kukerta. The method for implementing kukerta that has been implemented consists of carrying out surveys and planning work program activities that are in line with the chosen theme and the conditions and problems that exist in the village. Kukerta student work program activities are in line with existing work programs in the village government and receive support from the village government and also the local community. This is shown by the large number of students who are involved in village and community activities, and vice versa by the large number of students who involve the community and village government in their work program activities. forms of activities involving the village government, namely collaboration activities with the Senggoro village children's forum with go green and leisurely walking activities, mobile legends e-sports tournaments and we also participate in several village activities such as the Clean and Healthy Living Behavior Assessment event which was held in Senggoro Village and the Bengkalis Regent's visit to the Dara Sembilan Tomb on the occasion of the 511th Bengkalis Regency Anniversary. Meanwhile, forms of activities that involve the community include the socialization of several Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), pious children's festivals, posyandu and mobile legend e-sports tournaments involving many local youth. Riau University Kukerta is expected to provide benefits to village communities and the local village government, especially those aimed at creating significant changes to the village and giving a good impression to the village.

Implementation of Naive Bayes Classifier (NBC) for Sentiment Analysis on Twitter in Mobile Legends

On July 11, 2016, the mobile legends game was first released on the Indonesian server, and became one of the first MOBA games to enter the e-sports branch in Indonesia. The popularity of this game is growing rapidly, reaching more than 500 million downloads in the play store, and reaping a lot of controversy from mobile legends players. So that people create content and express their concerns through social media Twitter in the form of uploads and tweets. This makes the writer want to know how the public sentiment towards mobile legends online games on Twitter social media. The purpose of this research was to analyze how people's opinion about the Mobile Legends Online Game uses the Naïve Bayes Classifier method and to find out the level of accuracy that is obtained automatically by the system. As well as doing manual testing of the Confusion matrix from the results obtained. in classifying tweets. The results of community tweets taken using the data scraping method totaled 217 tweets and became a dataset, after the preprocessing process the tweets totaled 199 and became data testing, after being labeled it showed 100 positive tweets, 25 negative and 74 neutral. The level of accuracy obtained using the Naïve Bayes Classifier method is 80% with 104 positive tweets, 7 negative tweets and 88 neutral tweets. With a precision value of 83% positive, 100% negative and 76% neutral. The recall values obtained were 86% positive, 28% negative and 91% neutral. As for the F1-Score values obtained 84% positive, 44% negative and 83% neutral.

Pengaruh Gameplay Mobile Legend: Bang Bang di Kalangan Mahasiswa AFI UIN-SU Medan dalam Tinjauan ‘Simulacra and Simulations’ Jean Baudrhillard)

In a review of Jean Baudrillard's "Simulacra and Simulations" the rise of the Mobile Legend Bang Bang game among Afi Uin-Su students. One of the many global games that are currently popular among students is Mobile Legend Bang Bang. Mobile Legend Bang Bang brings new colors to student society. This phenomenon of Mobile Legends game influence has a tendency to harm the young generation in a similar way to other addictive substances. The purpose of this study is to give a broad overview of the various factors that influence students' behavior who are Legend Bang Bang fans and to help them comprehend their significance as members of a "simulation society" in the context of Jean Baudrillard's analysis of simulacra and simulation. Field studies, a qualitative research methodology, are used by the author. Students at Afi UINSU are motivated by Mobile Legend Bang Bang because they are 1) curious and 2) stressed out after class and require fun, 3) monitor trends that are currently prevalent in the area, and 4) rate the game's difficulty accordingly. In the meantime, it appears that the case of the influence of the Mobile Legend Bang Bang games that is currently happening to student Afi Uin-Su is the outcome of technology advancements, as per the "Simulacra and Simulation" idea. Mobile Legend Bang Bang was made and developed to be engaging, so it has the potential to put Afi Uin-Su pupils to sleep and make them feel at home after playing it for a while.

The Effect of Flow Factor on Brand Attitude and Purchase Intention in Mobile Legend: Bang-Bang

Purpose: This research aims to analyze the influence of flow antecedents, which can elicit brand attitudes and purchase intentions.
 
 Method: By design, this research is included in causal research, which aims to examine causal relationships between variables. The scale used is an interval of 7 points. The target population is active mobile legends: Bang-bang players who play at least two games daily. The player must have purchased at least two items in the last six months and be 17 years old. Purchase decisions must be made with the player's considerations. The number of samples collected was 300 respondents. The sampling technique used is non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling method. The analysis technique used is structural equation modeling with two stages. The analysis technique used is structural equation modeling with two stages. Hypothesis testing uses a t-test with an alpha of 10%.
 
 Result: Only skills that do not contribute to the formation of flow. This result is in line with previous research, so the role of skill as an antecedent needs to be studied further. Flow has been shown to shape brand attitudes and purchase intentions.

POLA KOMUNIKASI VIRTUAL DALAM PENGGUNAAN E-SPORT GAMES (STUDI KASUS : MOBILE LEGENDS DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA ILMU KOMUNIKASI UIN SUMATERA UTARA)

This research purpose to know the Virtual Communication Patterns of the game Mobile Legends in the University of Communication Studies of UINSU. The research uses descriptive qualitative research methods with a virtual ethnographic approach. Data collection using interviews to 5 sources and library studies. The results of the research showed that the virtual communication pattern of the Mobile Legends game uses Whatssapp media and game conversation media to invite UINSU Communication Sciences students to play, discuss, and give commands and instructions while the game is taking place using Mobile Legend conversation media using everyday, gaul and informal language as well as using stickers or emoticons available on both media. But few use direct or face-to-face communication. Reactions or feedback obtained such as expressing anger when losing in a game and using words unpolite, happy or happy at the time of winning the game, each player can give instructions and orders at the moment of the game subsug so that they follow the instructions in order to win the game. The communication pattern they use is a network of all channels, because anyone can communicate with others in the game.

FENOMENA TRASH-TALKING ANTAR PEMAIN GAME ONLINE MOBILE LEGENDS: BANG BANG (STUDI KASUS MAHASISWA ILMU KOMUNIKASI UIN SUMATERA UTARA)

Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is one of the most popular online games in Indonesia. One thing that is popular in the game is the trash-talking behavior. This research appears to find the meaning of trash-talking in the online game Mobile Legends. Using a qualitative-descriptive research method by finding data sources using the interview method with 5 informants who were determined by the purposive sampling method with the conditions that they were Communication Science students at UIN North Sumatra, active players in the Mobile Legends game: Bang Bang and were at epic levels/ranks. The analysis technique uses equivalent analysis. The results of the study show that there are 6 forms of trash-talking categories, namely: 1). Intelligence, including: Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Paok, Use Your Brain, Blog/Impossible, and Remove ML. 2). Disgusting animals, including: Dogs, Asu, and Anjrit 3). Sexuality, including: Kimbek 4). Status, including: Yteam 5). Physical, including: Blind Map and 6). General includes: Bastard, Lol, and Jancok . Some of the things that cause them to issue trash-talking words are getting team members with very bad games, getting lost, and players who are AFK (Away From Keyboard) or leave the game during the game.

Faktor Risiko Kejadian De Quervain Syndrome pada Pemain Game Online Mobile Legends Bang Bang

The internet is not only used to find information but also as a means of entertainment such as playing online games. One of teenagers’ most popular online games is Mobile Legends Bang Bang. Playing mobile legends bang bang games excessively can cause a risk of repeated injuries that lead to de quervain syndrome. This study aims to: determine the risk factors for the incidence of de quervain syndrome in E-sport UKM Saint NU Institute of Technology Pekalongan. This study used quantitative methods with an analytical observational research design with a cross-sectional approach. The population of members of the E-sport UKM Institut Teknologi and Saint NU Pekalongan is 60. A sample of 53 corresponds to the of inclusion and exclusion criteria of the total population. Data analysis using fisher test. The results of this study, where the age with the category of late adolescence as much as 42 (79%). The duration of playing online games is 44 (83%) in the high player category. There were 38 respondents (72%) positive for de quervain syndrome as evidenced by the finkelstein test. Based on data analysis using the Fisher test, a p value of 0.040 was obtained for the relationship of age with de quervain syndrome and a p value of 0.037, so there is a relationship between age and de quervain syndrome and there is a relationship between the duration of playing online games with de quervain syndrome. The results of this study can be a reference and understanding of ergonomic and musculoskeletal physiotherapy related to cases of de quervain syndrome caused by age and duration of playing online games.

The Influence of Influencer Marketing and Lifestyle on Purchase Decisions of Virtual Game Product Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Understanding the impact of Influencer Marketing and Lifestyle on the Purchase Decisions of the online virtual game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the primary objective of this research. The population under research consists of Mobile Legends players who are students in Surabaya and have purchased a skin hero in the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and used it during gameplay. This research utilized a non-probability sampling method with a purposive sampling technique. The sample size for this research was 110 respondents. Data for this research was collected through questionnaire responses from the respondents as well as from various sources such as books, articles, and journals. The analytical tool employed in this research was Partial Least Squares (PLS). The findings of the research indicated that both Influencer Marketing and Lifestyle had a significant impact on the Purchase Decision for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Pengaruh dimensi perceived enjoyment terhadap behavioral intention pengguna game mobile legends bang:bang (komunitas esport UHASY)

Abstract. This study aims to determine the effect of the perceived enjoyment dimension on behavioral intention. This research takes the object in the UNHASY Esport Community. The results of this study used Sampling Roscue because this study used correlation or multiple regression analysis, so the number of samples was at least 10 times the number of variables to be studied, therefore this study took 40 samples from 4 variables. The results showed (1) Pleasure has a partial effect on the Behavioral Intention of Mobile Legends Bang:Bang Game Users (UNHASY E-sport Community) (2) Enjoyable has a partial effect on the Behavioral Intention of Mobile Legends Bang:Bang Game Users (UNHASY E-sport Community) ) (3) Fun has a partial effect on the Behavioral Intention of Mobile Legends Bang:Bang Game Users (UNHASY E-sport Community) (4) Pleasure, Enjoyable, Fun has a simultaneous and significant effect on the Behavioral Intention of Mobile Legends Bang:Bang Game Users (Community UNHASY e-sport).
 
 Keywords: Pleasure, Enjoyable, Fun, Behavioral Intention.

Pemberdayaan Komunitas dengan Optimalisasi Game Mobile Legends Bang Bang melalui Pembelian Skin atau Virtual Item

This study aims to analyze the influence of consumer behavior, namely game satisfaction, consumption value, character identification, and hedonic motivation on the repurchase intention of virtual items in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang game. This study uses a causal associative research method that shows a causal relationship between several variables with this type of quantitative research. Identify 105 respondents of Bang-Bang Mobile Legends game players who have purchased skins or virtual items with the age of 15-40 years spread throughout Indonesia. The data analysis technique uses the Likert scale and uses Partial Least Square to see the influence between variables. The results showed that game satisfaction, consumption value, character identification, and hedonic motivation had a positive and significant effect on the repurchase intention of virtual items in the Bang Bang Mobile Legends game with a significance level below alpha 10 percent. About 80 percent of simultaneous tests of independent variables were able to explain their effect on the repurchase intention of virtual items. This shows that behavior based on the above aspects can affect players' considerations and decisions to purchase skins or virtual items released by the Bang Bang Mobile Legends game, so that the virtual item business can become a lucrative opportunity and market share for game developers and players.

A Study of Player Behavior And Social Influences to Purchase Intention Mobile Legends: Bang Bang In-Game Item

Purpose: This quantitative study aims to analyze the interest in buying items and skins in the online game Mobile Legends in Indonesia, especially in East Java Province by looking at the psychological and social factors of game players. Player behavior is a psychological factor and social factors are social influence variables.
 Design/methodology/approach: The number of samples in this study was 310, the sampling method used purposive sampling. Respondents are active Mobile Legends game players who have participated in answering our research questionnaire. The data collection method uses online questionnaire distribution using Google Forms. Measurement of data using answers with a Likert scale of 1 to 10 with 1 point strongly disagree and 10 points strongly agree. Data were analyzed using the PLS-SEM method using Smart PLS 3.0 software.
 Findings: Player behavior includes achievement, challenge, escapism, and social interaction. Social influences consist of network externality and community involvement. The results of our research show that player behavior consists of achievement, challenge, escapism, and social influences such as network externality, and community involvement have a significant positive effect on Purchase Intention.
 Originality/value: This study explores the purchase intention of virtual item in the mobile legends game using the uses and gratifications theory (U&G). The application of U&G theory is seen from the behavior of the players. Social influences is also applied to see the influence from outside the players.