Chinese man dies after three-day MMOG binge

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Originally Posted by Ezzie.

you've clearly never played WoW= can suck you in and the hours just fly past, when i used to play it (was really ill at the time so nothing better to do :P) I sat down, logged on, played my character, looked at the clock it was 1pm, looked again and it was 9pm o.o

basically= games are so real nowadays and make the player feel that they have made a great accomplishment that there're sadly many people that do what the guy the OP was talking about do, obviously have a few breaks but still can have like 10 hours in a row binges :(

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Agreed.



He must of spent some money at the cafe lol

I'm surprised somebody THAT addicted to gaming didn't have a computer of his own, unless it was broken or something. :P I understand that some games can be really addictive but not addictive enough to play non-stop for three days...

oh my gosh thats terrible

*** that's like staying on habbo for days then dying because a MOD- bans you

Isn't this one of them Chinese things were they have slaves working for them in gaming? I don't think he was actually in a net cafe on corner of road.. :S

I agree to some extent with Ezzie., but as he said, he has looked at his clock at seen 1pm, then again at 9pm. Surely this man must of seen the time somewhere or witness time changing?

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Originally Posted by Ezzie.

you've clearly never played WoW= can suck you in and the hours just fly past, when i used to play it (was really ill at the time so nothing better to do :P) I sat down, logged on, played my character, looked at the clock it was 1pm, looked again and it was 9pm o.o

basically= games are so real nowadays and make the player feel that they have made a great accomplishment that there're sadly many people that do what the guy the OP was talking about do, obviously have a few breaks but still can have like 10 hours in a row binges :(

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agreed as i can play conquer online for about 17-20 hours with a few breaks if its like a summer holiday

ive tried WOW.. Not my cup of tea, those quest games bore me

One of the main reasons why i quit WoW=

A) It's pretty boring anyhow at level 70

but most importantly

B) It's very addictive (and I don't have an addictive personality), and although Blizzard'll probably deny it, they're playing on the persons mind ie: having to do a 5 hour long raid to get an 2% chance of an item drop etc, it's very clever how it lures you in

And also, about him not playing at home, I think it was like a contest or a "record" attempt, thus him doing it in public kinda thing

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Originally Posted by Ezzie.

One of the main reasons why i quit WoW=

A) It's pretty boring anyhow at level 70

but most importantly

B) It's very addictive (and I don't have an addictive personality), and although Blizzard'll probably deny it, they're playing on the persons mind ie: having to do a 5 hour long raid to get an 2% chance of an item drop etc, it's very clever how it lures you in

And also, about him not playing at home, I think it was like a contest or a "record" attempt, thus him doing it in public kinda thing

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I researched, it was a contest.