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Online Games Can Kill You!

ianubisiianubisi Member Posts: 4,201
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

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  • CeticarrCeticarr Member Posts: 236

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    I'm floating down a river
    Oars freed from their homes long ago
    Lying face up on the floor
    Of my vessel
    I marvel at the stars
    And feel my heart overflow

  • KibsKibs Member Posts: 411
    i hate to be captain obvious, but games didnt kill him, exhaustion and stupidity did

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    Kibs

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    Playing: The Saga of Ryzom since march 2004

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  • TannayrTannayr Member Posts: 111
    Yea what I was thinking kibs. Unless he was playing a state of the art virtual reality game where when his character gets hit that damage is reflected onto him in real life, I really doubt a game killed him.
  • patheospatheos Member Posts: 1,148

    Except for the death part, I would love to play for 50 hours non stop...too bad cross country, parkour, school, and work get in the way, oh well, someday....someday::::09::

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  • ianubisiianubisi Member Posts: 4,201

    Originally posted by Kibs
    i hate to be captain obvious, but games didnt kill him, exhaustion and stupidity did

    You've earned your very own Captain Obvious pin!

  • patheospatheos Member Posts: 1,148

    Do I get a pin? I need to add to my collection of pins. I once got a pin with my name on it, I had a party later that night.

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  • ajaxxajaxx Member Posts: 476

    What an embarassing way to go.

  • Dirk_GentlyDirk_Gently Member Posts: 193

    "Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported"

    Wish I could do that.

    A good wife deserves more than half the praise, just as a bad one deserves more than half the blame. - Tacitus

  • DemonicasDemonicas Member Posts: 102


    Originally posted by Kibs
    i hate to be captain obvious, but games didnt kill him, exhaustion and stupidity did

    I agree, and at the same time disagree. Your right, stupidity was a factor. And exhaustion and heart failure were the actuall cause of death. But if he wasn't playing the game for 50 hrs straight, ( even though it technically wasnt 50hrs straight since it even said he took short naps on a make shift bed ) then he probably wouldnt of died from the exauhstion. So technically no, the game didnt litterally or physicaly kill him, but it was a factor in his death.

    And another thing, i love games as much as the next gaming freak, but im not going to quit my job and sit in a chair for 50hrs straight and even sleep in the cafe just to play a game. I mean, i do need sleep, and food, and i like other things to, like spending time with my GF, and i have to go to work to make money to afford to play the games i love. Maybe he should of went to school for like game design so he could maybe be around and play games more and still get payed or somthing.

    I saw an angel of death come from the clouds one day, it touched my heart and smiled, then flew away, i felt my heart turn black and cold, and embraced this new power that i now hold

  • RufiusRufius Member Posts: 2,031

    Hmm interesting.

    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=qw103415130387B262&set_id=1

    Professor Hubert Farnsworth - That question is less stupid but, you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.

  • RufiusRufius Member Posts: 2,031

    Even more shocking.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4072704.stm

    Professor Hubert Farnsworth - That question is less stupid but, you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.

  • ValdVald Member Posts: 138
    if this bothers you so much...why are you still here?

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  • LordMagnusLordMagnus Member CommonPosts: 1,322

    Wow, I just can't imagine how someone could stay glued to a computer screen for so long. I can barely stay on the computer for 5 hours straight without getting headaches and nausia. All I gotta say is that has got to be one of the most crappiest ways to die.

    EDIT: I just saw the poll. Some of you actually put that you spend 20-30 hours gaming? Wow, I don't mean to offend anyone but do you have no life?

  • GamewizeGamewize Member Posts: 956
    Talk aboutl iterally having no life... The longest I have EVER gone on a computer was when I was playing Halo multiplayer for the first time, I played 8 hours straight and when I quit I was so dazed and weak that Ive never even attempted it again. Once I get a job I can expect to really shave off hours spent on the computer.

    I think it's the objective of your past self to make you cringe.

  • lyonman24lyonman24 Member Posts: 855
    i have done 20-30 straight thats also with playing with my fiancee so we both gamed on a weekend we had together so to answer yes i have a life dont asume my friend not all gamers are pale pastey flesh bags with no life.imageimage
  • ReapaReapa Member Posts: 30

    So what if he died from a video game? People die from odd stuff all the time... even drinking too much water can kill you.... What is 1 person out of 40 million anyway?

  • supraman01supraman01 Member Posts: 80


    Originally posted by ianubisi




    Originally posted by Kibs
    i hate to be captain obvious, but games didnt kill him, exhaustion and stupidity did

    You've earned your very own Captain Obvious pin!


     

    you cant get more original than that

  • zimquatszimquats Member Posts: 301
    Well, All I have to say is...  What kind of a pussy is this guy who can't even game 50 hours without heart failure.
  • paradymeparadyme Member Posts: 238

    Originally posted by Reapa
    So what if he died from a video game? People die from odd stuff all the time... even drinking too much water can kill you.... What is 1 person out of 40 million anyway?

    What site are you on dumbass? This isn't a people getting eaten by sharks website.

  • DinionDinion Member Posts: 879

    Gaming is the apocalypse, it's going to kill us all!

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    MMOs Retired From: Earth and Beyond, Project Entropia, There, A Tale in the Desert, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, City of Heroes/Villains.

    MMOs Currently (worth) Playing: None.

    MMO hopefuls: Age of Conan.

  • GamewizeGamewize Member Posts: 956


    Originally posted by Dinion

    Gaming is the apocalypse, it's going to kill us all!

    If A) We dont kill ourselvesm or,

        B) Some act of divinity doesnt kill us first

    Anyway, I dont game anywhere over 5 hours, cause otherwise I get dizzy, call me weak or whatnot, but I do.

    I think it's the objective of your past self to make you cringe.

  • SiphonsSiphons Member Posts: 445

    yea, I put down 20-30, but let me defend myself! it was a super awesome lan party event, on how long you could go. I think I lasted 23 or so hours before just dying from insane manic laughter (alcohol may have been involved). ::::18:: after awaking in severe pain, I still regret I did that.

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  • KiamdeKiamde Member CommonPosts: 5,820

    The day I feel that I am addicted to games to a point where I ignore bodily funtions like hunger, thirst, and sleep is the day I quit games altogether. Some people need doctors for their obsessions. Gamers need fresh air, sunlight, and sleep.

    "Whoever controls the media controls the mind..-'Jim Morrison"

    "When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out." ~Abbie Hoffman

  • brostynbrostyn Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,092

    http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=0000F879-8E01-1CD1-B4A8809EC588EEDF

    This guy was probably severely out of shape to die just because he stayed up 50 hours.

  • brostynbrostyn Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,092

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