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Bindibadgi · 18th Sep 2007, 09:52

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/09...ming_session/1

Another man has died of exhaustion in China after a extensive 3 day long, non-stop gaming marathon in which he played a selection of online games.

p3n · 18th Sep 2007, 09:54

Chinese man days after 3-day gaming session

Crazy people!

CardJoe · 18th Sep 2007, 09:56

:S

yakyb · 18th Sep 2007, 09:56

might want to change the title there

still how the hell do you sit at a chair and not get up until you die

b1g-d0g · 18th Sep 2007, 09:57

Ouch nut case i like online gaming but not till it kill`s me.

HourBeforeDawn · 18th Sep 2007, 10:06

lol another person died from probably playing wow... how pathetic can some of these people be, well the plus side to these peoples death is we dont have to worry about them breeding....

Shielder · 18th Sep 2007, 10:09

Maybe this is another candidate for a Darwin Award...

mclean007 · 18th Sep 2007, 10:13

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Originally Posted by yakyb

might want to change the title there

still how the hell do you sit at a chair and not get up until you die

Did he get up after he died?

Again raises the question whether individuals should be responsible for regulating their own behaviour or whether the state has a responsibility to regulate internet cafÃ©s allowing this sort of thing to happen. Personally, I'm massively liberal on this - if you don't realise that 72 hours without sleep is a bad thing, that's your problem. Hadn't he seen "The Bourne Ultimatum" FFS?

That having been said, I think it is clear from the increasing frequency of stories like this (it's become so commonplace for a Chinese or Korean person to die from game related exhaustion that we're not really even shocked any more, are we?) that a growing number of people, particularly in the Far East, are suffering from a powerful addiction either to computer use generally or to specific MMOs, and they probably need the same support offered to other addicts.

b1g-d0g · 18th Sep 2007, 10:17

Was it after he got the bill

will. · 18th Sep 2007, 10:38

idiot.

Bigturk · 18th Sep 2007, 11:53

i guess in UK we got bindge Drinking, in China they have Bindge Gaming lol

MiT · 18th Sep 2007, 12:59

They probable never stopped him, because the cafe was making money off him, for the long hours.

but 3 days....thats crazy

Stuey · 18th Sep 2007, 13:16

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Originally Posted by HourBeforeDawn

lol another person died from probably playing wow... how pathetic can some of these people be, well the plus side to these peoples death is we dont have to worry about them breeding....

I totally agree! I mean, was this guy on a school break, or was he unemployed, or what?

Hells_Bliss · 18th Sep 2007, 13:22

Didn't you get the memo? The Chinese gold farmers are weeding out the weak

Seriously though, what game is really worth playing for 3 days straight? I'd be bored out of my mind doing the same thing for 72 hours

Redbeaver · 18th Sep 2007, 14:22

first thing i notice as soon as i open this page is "WOW, i gotta get myself that tiny table-top where i can put my drinks and ash tray!".....

3 days. i kinda blame the shop-owner too. IMO its his (or her) responsibilities to stop the guy after 3days not sleeping n nuking....

D3s3rt_F0x · 18th Sep 2007, 14:22

This man has gone and done what I could only dream of, although the dream is still to die from a heart attack while having sex.

specofdust · 18th Sep 2007, 14:35

Meh, he died doing something he presumably loved.

Good way to go.

CardJoe · 18th Sep 2007, 14:47

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Originally Posted by D3s3rt_F0x

This man has gone and done what I could only dream of, although the dream is still to die from a heart attack while having sex.

It would depend on with who I think, and either way I don't think they'd like it very much...

capnPedro · 18th Sep 2007, 16:30

Sensationalism really. People (Jack Thomson in particular) are going to spin this as games being super bad/really addictive. Gaming didn't kill this guy, fatigue did. He could have been kept away with reading and people wouldn't want to ban books.

pendragon · 18th Sep 2007, 18:16

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Originally Posted by capnPedro

Sensationalism really. People (Jack Thomson in particular) are going to spin this as games being super bad/really addictive. Gaming didn't kill this guy, fatigue did. He could have been kept away with reading and people wouldn't want to ban books.

so true. I'm just waiting for him to bring 'Teh Crazy' on this one.

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