King of Winter Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I got this from Smosh Pit. haha. It is interesting enough for me to share it so here it is.... "No job is perfect. If you're an NBA star, you have to go to training camp. If you work for NASA, you have to manage your budget. If you're a garbage man in a rich neighborhood, you have to accept that you're not going to find rare Paul Cézanne paintings in the trash everyday. But worst of all, if you own an internet cafe, you have to deal with people who play Diablo 3 until they die. They've been like this for days. There is literally no way to if they're alive or dead. An 18-year-old currently known only as Chuang had a private booth in a taiwan internet cafe and spent 40 straight hours playing Diablo 3. No food, no social interaction, nothing. When he was nudged awake by the cafe's owner, he got up, took a few steps and then collapsed. He died shortly after at the hospital, where doctors called his death the result of a blood clot from not sitting for so long without taking a break. ALL RIGHT, NO ONE GETS TO MAKE FUN OF THE WII EVER EVER AGAIN...." You can read the rest of it here: http://www.smosh.com...laying-diablo-3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanicBagels Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 This is actually very sad. It's a shame that somebody could do that to themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 This is his fault. He chose to sit...for 40 hours and play non-stop. He knew the risks and chose to ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snazz Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow...I wonder if he beat Diablo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitsua Asuka Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh wow, there was a documentary about this years ago you can get the same blood clod from sitting on a plane for extended hours. I never use to to read the warnings and never use to take a break from a 5 hour gaming session. Ever since I got my 3DS I only played it for an hour a day or so. I now rarely play computer games for over 5 hours a day. But jeez man 40hours Computer game suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bashful Brute Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Well, if I suddenly stop coming on the forums after Halo 4 comes out, you all know what happened. x_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizzy_Dan Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 My lord. This is going to create some serious problems with parents and people who oppose video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitsua Asuka Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 My lord. This is going to create some serious problems with parents and people who oppose video games. I agree which isn't fair at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCPO Mayh3m Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Sad.. but I agree with One. It is his own fault for not getting up and doing something to prevent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuko 'Zarhamee Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 This is his fault. He chose to sit...for 40 hours and play non-stop. He knew the risks and chose to ignore it. Sad.. but I agree with One. It is his own fault for not getting up and doing something to prevent it. I'd just like to point out that he probably didn't know the risks. I didn't know about this until I heard about another guy who died the same way on the show 1,000 Ways to Die a few months ago. This is a rarely talked about subject and it is unreasonable to assume that someone knew the risks when they probably didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'd just like to point out that he probably didn't know the risks. I didn't know about this until I heard about another guy who died the same way on the show 1,000 Ways to Die a few months ago. This is a rarely talked about subject and it is unreasonable to assume that someone knew the risks when they probably didn't. If an 18 year old doesn't know that: Not sleeping for 40 hours, not eating for 40 hours, not drinking for 40 hours, no movement for 40 hours would cause any harm, then he has been so poorly educated I struggle to see how he afforded to pay for the game and private booth. And if his parents bought it, I'd assume they'd check on him after a day of no interaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I love to game for hours but you need to set a limit on yourself, if you do nobody will. At least it wasn't World of Warcraft again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanicBagels Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'd just like to point out that he probably didn't know the risks. I didn't know about this until I heard about another guy who died the same way on the show 1,000 Ways to Die a few months ago. This is a rarely talked about subject and it is unreasonable to assume that someone knew the risks when they probably didn't. Well he knew it wasn't healthy. And it certainly wasn't anybody else's fault. Very, very disturbing almost that somebody is capable of something so... for lack of a better word, pathetic. My favorite video games (the most addicting ones like Minecraft) get incredibly stale aster 1 1/2 hours. I don't even know how the human body is capable of doing that without sending obvious signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuko 'Zarhamee Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Well he knew it wasn't healthy. And it certainly wasn't anybody else's fault. Very, very disturbing almost that somebody is capable of something so... for lack of a better word, pathetic. My favorite video games (the most addicting ones like Minecraft) get incredibly stale aster 1 1/2 hours. I don't even know how the human body is capable of doing that without sending obvious signals. He probably didn't know that he could die from it. Or perhaps he did know and wanted to die rather than continue to live. We don't know anything about him so we really judge him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra 119 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Seriously? I play video games and sit at my moniter for hours,but I at least TRY to pace myself. I think this is more his fault then anything. Games are fun but not worthing this...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedStarRocket91 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 There was a similar story a few years back, but with someone playing StarCraft rather than Diablo - they eventually just died in the chair, having played about 40 hours straight. I suppose there are worse ways to die, but it's still such a tragic waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZB-85 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Go to show you that breaks are needed while gaming. Sad that he did that to himself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_L00s3_Scr3w Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 I'd just like to point out that he probably didn't know the risks. I didn't know about this until I heard about another guy who died the same way on the show 1,000 Ways to Die a few months ago. This is a rarely talked about subject and it is unreasonable to assume that someone knew the risks when they probably didn't. Oh, I saw that episode! I laughed my @$$ off at that. People who can't be bothered to take a little break after hours of gaming are truly pathetic. Poor bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snazz Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 So is there like no pain in his leg or anything so you would know the clot is forming or does it just form then if it gets to the heart you're screwed? I know clotting in the blood would usually break up by the time it gets to the heart (and if you have blood clots go to the doctor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Loser Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 At least he died happy playing Diablo 3 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 too bad it wasn't halo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB77 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 WOW. That is crazy. That's is pretty sad. I think that could be classified as addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 That is just sad and in a way, stupid. How do you ignore hunger and deprive yourself of sleep just to play Diablo 3, i mean i couldnt do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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