Chinese gamer dies of exhaustion

Ryno

Not sure if this has been posted before, but this guy apparently gamed himself to death:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1104AP_China_Internet_Death.html

jgarland

Things like this really make me wonder about some people... I'm as hardcore a gamer as anyone else, but not sleeping or eating when you're clearly in need of both is just stupid. The sad thing is that this isn't all that uncommon. I hear stories like this at least once a year.

Wells

The fact you're still alive proves you're not as hardcore a gamer as some.

ElysiumGX

Games don't kill people. China kills people.

Joao Sapiro

sick

Hito

once a year is pretty uncommon.

Mark Dygert

I bet it was all the lead painted toys he chewed on as a kid...

Tulkamir

You know... hate to say it, but natural selection and all...

Ryno

All that I can say it that he'd better have hit at least level 70. I mean I personally wouldn't be totally satisfied unless I hit 73, but could you imagine dying at level 54?

70 I could live with. Or die with.

Mark Dygert

Considering WoW caps at 70 it was more than likely the push from 70 to 73 that killed him.
Soon to be Dead Gamer: "Why iz I notz lvlin'?"
Voice in Soon to be Dead Gamers Head: "Because you don't want it bad enough"

jgarland

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once a year is pretty uncommon.

[/ QUOTE ]This guy died by depriving himself of food and sleep. Of his own free will. I don't know about you, but I think even once a year, by comparison, is a fairly high rate. It shouldn't be happening at all.

Luxury

One less Gold Farmer?

Jesse Moody

I wonder how much time he had left on his pc station cause I would have sat down and started playing.

Oh god I hope it wasn't a trial account.

Wells

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This guy died by depriving himself of food and sleep. Of his own free will. I don't know about you, but I think even once a year, by comparison, is a fairly high rate. It shouldn't be happening at all.

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Perhaps he had Asperger's or some similar metal disorder where such mundane tasks simply aren't thought of. I know if I don't pay attention I can easily go two or three days without eating anything more substantial than a coke.

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the idea that maybe it was a pk? Did anyone at the cafe start tea-bagging his corpse?

greenj2

Kind of reminds me of some Buddhist monk rituals that involve meditating for something like 9 days without food, water or sleep. Trying to achieve enlightenment through gaming perhaps?

Rob Galanakis

Who dies after three days with no food or sleep? That's not too bad...

greenj2

True, but he'd probably already burnt himself out before he rocked up for his 3 day death march...

Asmuel

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Who dies after three days with no food or sleep? That's not too bad...

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You do it then

frostymoose

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Perhaps he had Asperger's or some similar metal disorder where such mundane tasks simply aren't thought of. I know if I don't pay attention I can easily go two or three days without eating anything more substantial than a coke.

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I always thought playing WoW was a bit of a mundane task in itself. He should have had no problems.

Ruz

its ok he has got 3 lives left:0

acc

Res? Anyone got a res? C'MON RES FFS!

Shit...

Striff

This is kinda common now-a-days in China. Isn't their internet now limited there to just a couple hours per day per person?

pliang

My friend's friend died form the same causes just last year, he died sitting upward, chilling scene to look at.

Emil Mujanovic

That's pretty insane, I know I can get like that some times. Not to the point where I'll sit at my PC for 3 days solid, but where I'll be really into what I'm doing and skip lunch and/or dinner. I'll still get up and walk around because I can't really sit in the same place for more than an hour or so at a time.

-caseyjones

Hollowmind

And I felt bad for playing DAOC 14 hours straight years ago.

Nobody's asked it yet so I will...can I have his stuff?