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- Terminal gaming (thanks JUDGECAL) reports "A Hong Kong computer game enthusiast has been found slumped dead at a terminal in a game centre after playing non-stop for hours." Unlike previous similar stories that described marathon gaming sessions, the now-dead gamer apparently expired after an approximately five hour Diablo II session...
- HTNetIRC is now taking their formerly-private IRC network public, which centers on a small community focused on creating and playing computer games...
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Journalists always exagerate. It's happened with me once.
You once died after coding for 5 hours?
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Journalists always exagerate. It's happened with me once.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
I don't want to add to the bad taste of some comments. That death is sad, off course.
I just find that's it's a bit strange to link it with video games. If I died after a 5 hours coding session at work no one would say that coding is dangerous. But if the person was playing a videogame, then it becomes a news story.
I just find that's it's a bit strange to link it with video games. If I died after a 5 hours coding session at work no one would say that coding is dangerous. But if the person was playing a videogame, then it becomes a news story.
"I've played games for 72 hours straight before, so yes, hardcore gamers do exist."
I do not prefer the term "hardcore gamer".
They don't exist. Really. There are gamers, and that's it. Plus, if there were hardcore gamers, then it wouldn't be determined by the amount of time they have spent on games. Rather, it would be determined by how they were affected by games.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
I do not prefer the term "hardcore gamer".
They don't exist. Really. There are gamers, and that's it. Plus, if there were hardcore gamers, then it wouldn't be determined by the amount of time they have spent on games. Rather, it would be determined by how they were affected by games.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
5 hours of diablo 2 would kill just about anyone.
72 hours???
n00b.
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Diablo & Diablo 2 for the DS, it makes sense Blizzard!
Diablo & Diablo 2 for the DS, it makes sense Blizzard!
5 hours???
n00b.
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n00b.
-Hyatus
"da da da"
And I'm not dead.
Didn't you get that memo?
Should have, look for a goldenrod copy.
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I've played games for 72 hours straight before, so yes, hardcore gamers do exist.
When Fallout Tactics first came out, I played it non-stop for a FULL MONTH. I'd play in sessions about 32hours long, eat twice while playing, a couple quick restroom breaks, sleep for 8 hours, then another 32 hours straight playing (for a month!). EDIT: Oh yeah, I guess I showerd like 5 or 6 times that month...
And I'm not dead.
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When Fallout Tactics first came out, I played it non-stop for a FULL MONTH. I'd play in sessions about 32hours long, eat twice while playing, a couple quick restroom breaks, sleep for 8 hours, then another 32 hours straight playing (for a month!). EDIT: Oh yeah, I guess I showerd like 5 or 6 times that month...
And I'm not dead.
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"I hate to say it but...THE WIMP! 5 HOURS??!! What happened to the good old days were gamers would run for 72 hours before killing over? Bad Dog! No Biscuit!"
They never existed, sir.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
They never existed, sir.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
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The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
The possible pain, suffering and sacrifice of discovery are by no means an excuse to remain ignorant.
The bartering of things sought earned are by a means which only little men can abide by and hope to achieve.
Depends if your taking large ammounts of stimulants or not. OD on stimulants, have a heart attack, or something else. Goto a less then reputable place, and drink some spiked water(this is why you always bring your own drinks)..ect
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saw this article the other day (not from here, I don't think).
Was talking about this w/friends - wouldn't you pass out first? fall asleep?
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Was talking about this w/friends - wouldn't you pass out first? fall asleep?
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Well it was actually the shops that put up warings and not the police, but police are more funny "Nothing to see here folks, move along"
"Nothing to see here folks, move along"the now-dead gamer apparently expired after an approximately five hour Diablo II session...
I hate to say it but...THE WIMP! 5 HOURS??!! What happened to the good old days were gamers would run for 72 hours before killing over? Bad Dog! No Biscuit!
I know, these stories crack me up, I can't wait to see anti-gaming sites use these as shock tactics.
I might be offended if it wasn't so absurd
EDIT: Better yet, I want to see an Onion or Slate article satirizing these, if they've already done one plz post the link. Thanks.
-DSR
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I might be offended if it wasn't so absurd
EDIT: Better yet, I want to see an Onion or Slate article satirizing these, if they've already done one plz post the link. Thanks.
-DSR
This comment was edited on Jan 15, 10:30.
"now-dead gamer apparently expired after an approximately five hour Diablo II session"
All I could think when reading this was "Hmm, obviously, he attacked Diablo and lost."
All I could think when reading this was "Hmm, obviously, he attacked Diablo and lost."
They have some great police. "Umm we found this guy who was playing this game and he was umm dead soo be careful when your playing games for more than 2 hours"
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