Online gaming gone too far!

[I Hate Pants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=7&u=/nm/20040112/wr_nm/tech_korea_game_dc&sid=95573503

Honestly! I feel only pity for these kids.

In extreme cases, game addicts have collapsed and died after playing for hours, consuming nothing but soda and instant noodles. O_

You can't help but question some of the social skills of these pro gamers. This is why pro gaming and game competitions should be left outta North America.

Remember when people played online games to have fun?????

[Everay]

well, yea, its still for fun, and people like having fun so much, they spend that kind of money. though, it is stupid in the long run, especialy for Lineage, that game looks like shit. anywho, its a life choice their decision, if they do something illegal like stealing money, to contiune their addiction, to jail with them, just like drugs.

[Strygun]

This is a huge problem in S.Korea... why?

[GreyFox]

Cus Pro-Gaming is extreme in S.Korea. They have a whole TV-channel that shows StarCraft games etc all the time.

You CAN be a Pro in gaming in S.Korea.

[Squeeky]

This is a huge problem in S.Korea... why?

Cause S. Korea is in Asia. LIKE DUH!

[VivaLaNuBc4k3]

wow....

[GonePostal]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: instant noodles!!! thats awsome

[I Hate Pants]

well, yea, its still for fun, and people like having fun so much, they spend that kind of money. though, it is stupid in the long run, especialy for Lineage, that game looks like shit.

Its not as fun as it use to be. I sometimes play CS. But because im not up to par with some of these clanner *******. I get called a n00b and such. Instead of having fun im now getting spammed by the ******* with thier vast knowledge on the l33t dictionary and the game becomes a flame fest.

[Diddy Mao]

They are Huge RTS feens Overseas, I saw it on G4.. USA has around probably 2-3 gaming channels I can think of and one from UK. but Korea has 5-10, that's just :-O

[Sputty]

Cause S. Korea is in Asia. LIKE DUH!
lol kekekekekkeke ^______________^

[Happy lil Elf]

The root of the problem is not online gaming or gaming competitions. The root lies with the fact that there are really stupid people in the world ;)

[Robot]

This is a huge problem in S.Korea... why?

well, after the split between north and south korea, south korea disallowed shipments of video game systems, etc., leaving them with nothing to do. what was the obvious solution? computers.

and, yeah, it is extreme over there. i've watched videos of the 24/7 starcraft network, the guys playing it have their own team jackets and the announcers are nuts.

i always found it kind of weird that when we, in north america, think of "extreme computer gamer" we think of some fat white guy, but over in south korea, it's a really emancipated asian guy.

[OneManArmy]

thos asians are crazy f00s... you kill them in CS they kill you in real life. some spend every waking moment at internet cafes playing games.... its insane. they leave no time for boobs in the face.

[Cyanide]

Pro gamming is to S. Korea what Football is to the US. It is that popular. The way I see it, it's just eliminating stupid people from the gene pool. If you're so dumb that you'd die from playing games for 3 days straight without food or a bathroom break, then you've done the gene pool a favor. I'm sure it's being quite blown out of proportion by the media too. Consider how many millions of hardcore gammers they have in Korea, and then consider how many of them kill people in RL, or steal $16,000 and run away from home, or die from playing for 3 days straight. The percentage is actually quite low.

The fact that it's taken them this long to realize the potential problems is what amazes me. People are just blind sometimes.

[Neon Apocalypse]

not my problem

[ObnoxiousFrog]

http://www.p0stwh0rehosting.com/uploads/Frog/shenaniganssmiley.GIF

But these shenanigans have a painful side-effect: DEATH.

[Onizuka]

About the guy who got "confused" and killed his sister. Cmon! A normal, mentally sound person wouldnt do that. Then they're pawning it off on a game? Sure, im sure his extreme gaming has something to do with it, but he is also prolly mental.

[Zodiac]

Who wants membership into my fanclub? ^_^

[HawkEye]

Cause S. Korea is in Asia. LIKE DUH!

:rofl: :lol: squeeky

[Spee]

we think of some fat white guy, but over in south korea, it's a really emancipated asian guy.




Emaciated.




:p

[Angel_of_Death]

lol boobs in the face...

Ya some people, not only in S. Korea, but in the world are just just plain crazy. You just hear about it more in S. Korea because there are a bigger percentage of gamers there, producing a bigger % of dumbfucks. IMO, it really is pathetic when people dedicate their lives to a game, and even more pathetic when people actually sell things in game (items, accounts, w/e) for actual money.

How do they do ^ that by the way? Can't think of a way that one of the traders couldn't just screw the other (ie. one person gives the other the money, and the other guy doesn't do what he's required to do).

[Robot]

Emaciated.




:p

cripes, i suck. so many errors. :(

[Ait'al]

Cause S. Korea is in Asia. LIKE DUH!Im with squeeky! 8)

There a bunch of idiots who think they can recreate what we had for 30 years as a culture. And then try to bring it into our games and tell us there shallow fascimily of a culture is better and to get the fuck out of there way because they can get over there own penis envy of something they are addicted to and can stand they didnt make and dont understand that being a bigger asshole doesnt make you king of something. Those that are like that that is.

[Everay]

was english your first language Aital?

but anyways, these people just want to live out their lives the way they want to, and if it qualifies them for the darwin awards, fine by me.

[Morrik]

This issue is never going to end and the news always needs something vulgar and bad to report on as it draws in the crowds and makes them more fearful and disgusted.

[Mr1337Duck]

People blame everything on games.

That guy killing his sister because he couldn't tell it was real life and not a game? What kinda dumbfuck gets that confused? He's mental, the games did a bit of contributing, but he was neurochemically set to do something like that.

[Kikinchikin]

I think that somewhat proves the old adage true- Never make your hobby your work.

Playing games for a living... yeah i'd do it, but eventually it would start to suck. If you've heard of this guy called fatality or something, he is supposedly the best quake player in the world i think. i was reading something and it said he spends like 10 to 16 hours in front of the comp a day. And although i love playingonline games, i cant help but think that if i made gaming my job and my hobby, that coupled with sleep would pretty much control my life. But i guess its the same way with a professional athlete. Cept they at least have seasons.

and i gotta say, thats pretty sad that a kid would kill his sister or steal money because of gaming. most ive ever done was create a random string of cursewords for about a minute after getting killed by some goblin punk in ffxi.

[Infernus]

How does one let himself die from playing videogames, and why do the parents let him play videogames for such long periods!?!?! YOUR SON ISN'T GOIN ANYWHERE BY JUST PLAYING VIDEOGAMES, INSTEAD HES GONNA LIVE IN UR BASEMENT TILL HES 50, ONLY APPEARING TO GET THE NEWEST COPY OF A MAGAZINE (which is prolly related to gaming)... :rant:

[Cyanide]

Im with squeeky! 8)

There a bunch of idiots who think they can recreate what we had for 30 years as a culture. And then try to bring it into our games and tell us there shallow fascimily of a culture is better and to get the fuck out of there way because they can get over there own penis envy of something they are addicted to and can stand they didnt make and dont understand that being a bigger asshole doesnt make you king of something. Those that are like that that is.
:huh:

[Jabberwocky]

The major problem with this lies in your value system. If you have an empty life, then anything you can use to fill it will make you feel more valuable. The same problem lies in workoholics, they have a distorted sense that they are more valuable because they can earn more money. Troubled students believe that they are worth more to their parents or other social group, if they can score better grades. I have heard of athletes that have died because they worked themselves to death trying to be better than anyone else, they simply collapsed from pure dehydration and exhaustion.

Please people, if you think you might be suffering with one of these problems, get help and talk to someone. It isn't your fault for acting this way, but you can do something to fix it.

/rant over

[Chaaos]

Well, look at Sony's little catch-phrase for station.com... Pause Life - Play Games.

With anything in life, you need to do it in moderation.

[a pink punk]

if you stay still to long, blood clots can form in your legs. to prevent this, get up and walk around ever once and a while. while stuff if loading is a good time to run to the frige and back. oh, and grab something to eat while you are at it.

[Jabberwocky]

if you stay still to long, blood clots can form in your legs. to prevent this, get up and walk around ever once and a while. while stuff if loading is a good time to run to the frige and back. oh, and grab something to eat while you are at it.

I thought that only happens if you like stay in bed for about five days at a time.

[I Hate Pants]

Im with squeeky! 8)

There a bunch of idiots who think they can recreate what we had for 30 years as a culture. And then try to bring it into our games and tell us there shallow fascimily of a culture is better and to get the fuck out of there way because they can get over there own penis envy of something they are addicted to and can stand they didnt make and dont understand that being a bigger asshole doesnt make you king of something. Those that are like that that is.

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[Dharkbayne]

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