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Sentani
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Posted - 2005.11.04 16:01:00 -
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Ralus
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Posted - 2005.11.04 16:09:00 -
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Its scary that people can actually become so engrosed in a game they can ignore there bodies to a lethal extent.
An is it just me or is holding a memorial service in the game that actually caused her death seem a little macabre, like holding a service to a guy who died of alcohol abuse in a pub 
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Sentani
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Posted - 2005.11.04 16:12:00 -
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Edited by: Sentani on 04/11/2005 16:12:25
the same idea came to mind...
its bad that she died but why the hell do you need to
stay online for sevral days and not eat or sleep...
its not like the world is gona end is she takes a break...
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Mather Maelstrom
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Posted - 2005.11.04 16:38:00 -
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0_o, just crazy. I myself can't imagine being hooked up with a game that much that it would harm or interfere with my real life.
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Jon Hawkes
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Posted - 2005.11.04 17:15:00 -
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Let's hear it for daily downtime! 
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Kyguard
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Posted - 2005.11.04 18:39:00 -
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Rest in Peace fellow gamer.
However, on the other hand, I am temperately angry that idiots like them abuse games and other electronics and give us other gamers a bad name/reputation.
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Hakera
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Posted - 2005.11.04 18:51:00 -
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jesus, if people cannot regulate their own playtime, then perhaps china's restrictions coming in on playtime allowed might save a few lives over there.
A pity such things are so highly addictive. Oh well, RIP snowy.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.11.04 19:06:00 -
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Edited by: Bhaal on 04/11/2005 19:08:35
Any loss of human life is a shame.
However, taking a demographic look upon MMO gaming, (Not to be taken as a generalization of all Asian gamers) Asians seem to have a problem separating RL from the artificial one created by persistant world games.
This is not meant to be a racist commentary on the poor girls demise, just an observation of the continual shocking events that come out of Asian countries concerning MMO GAMES!
They are games, meant for fun, not to be an alternative to reality!!!
There is a level of fanaticism here that is as shocking to us as Kamikaze pilots were to the US in WWII.
I just can't fathom playing EVE until I was dead, because I forgot about RL. That's just mentally ignorant.
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Denrace
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:01:00 -
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I dont get it...
Did she forget to eat or something?
Anywho, RIP.
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pshepherd
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:03:00 -
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 Originally by: Bhaal
However, taking a demographic look upon MMO gaming, (Not to be taken as a generalization of all Asian gamers) Asians seem to have a problem separating RL from the artificial one created by persistant world games.
it might just be a population thing. Asia has has a much larger MMO audience than europe and the US, which is why more of these events are being reported there rather than here.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:18:00 -
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Originally by: pshepherd
Originally by: Bhaal
However, taking a demographic look upon MMO gaming, (Not to be taken as a generalization of all Asian gamers) Asians seem to have a problem separating RL from the artificial one created by persistant world games.
it might just be a population thing. Asia has has a much larger MMO audience than europe and the US, which is why more of these events are being reported there rather than here.
Possible, but I honestly think they look at MMO's differently...
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Ralus
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:19:00 -
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Originally by: Bhaal
However, taking a demographic look upon MMO gaming, (Not to be taken as a generalization of all Asian gamers) Asians seem to have a problem separating RL from the artificial one created by persistant world games.
This is not meant to be a racist commentary on the poor girls demise, just an observation of the continual shocking events that come out of Asian countries concerning MMO GAMES!
Also remember china is a country with a lot of unemployment and very good internet conectivity so there are lots of people over there with nothing to do.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:24:00 -
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Originally by: Ralus
Originally by: Bhaal
However, taking a demographic look upon MMO gaming, (Not to be taken as a generalization of all Asian gamers) Asians seem to have a problem separating RL from the artificial one created by persistant world games.
This is not meant to be a racist commentary on the poor girls demise, just an observation of the continual shocking events that come out of Asian countries concerning MMO GAMES!
Also remember china is a country with a lot of unemployment and very good internet conectivity so there are lots of people over there with nothing to do.
Fine, but should they not know when to drink water, or eat some food?
The game consumes their mind, and they lose touch with the real world.
Are their virtual lives that much better than RL that they forget they need food to live?
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Ralus
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:40:00 -
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 no need to get angry I totally agree with you I'm just pointing out a fact as another possible reasion for the cases of mmog addiction that are popping up over there
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.11.04 20:54:00 -
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Originally by: Ralus
no need to get angry I totally agree with you I'm just pointing out a fact as another possible reasion for the cases of mmog addiction that are popping up over there
I'm not angry, just aggresively wondering how an MMO can kill someone...
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Necolycan
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Posted - 2005.11.04 21:19:00 -
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Seriously, thats hilarious. An online funeral.
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Gloomash
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Posted - 2005.11.04 21:31:00 -
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Originally by: Bhaal
Are their virtual lives that much better than RL that they forget they need food to live?
For some it is...
For some it is...
Funny point is that even before mmo's in today sense exited I lived in my own mmo, have been a daydreamer all live long.
Constant battle to not loose the grip.
Eve is better insofar I don't have to log in and can do relative ok, no need to grind for levels.)
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Firstname Lastname
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Posted - 2005.11.04 21:38:00 -
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HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
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Admiral IceBlock
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:36:00 -
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"We brake for nobody"
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Trepkos
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:36:00 -
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Originally by: Firstname Lastname
HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
LMAO
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Tyto
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:53:00 -
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This is so bizarre.
Surely a nomination for a Darwin Award?
I simply can't imagine playing a game till I died.... Till I got sacked, or divorced or lost all my friends, that'd be different. Oh wait...
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Mr Floppyknickers
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:55:00 -
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It is certainly true that MMO games are handled differently by the cultures of the far east. I think we've all seen stories of death due to a person or persons over infatuation with a game. Gamers have died from simply ignoring thier bodies and been killed and beaten by other gamers for actions that take place in the game.
I wonder if it will be a matter of time before a UELA contains that a company such as CCP cannot be held liable for the actions of those who take thier game to far be they wrongful death, murder, or felony theft? How long will it be before a story reaches our shores about one player who by killing another player in game via a pirate ambush or war is killed or injured in the real world by his ingame victim? That's already happened in other games such as lineage.
Additionally, I remember a case where the chinese courts awared damages to a gamer in the terms of thousands of dollars when someone stole via hack or piracy (not sure on the specifics) his assets in a game. Will pirates in EVE face legal reprocussions in the real world for engaging in the yarr so common in EVE's fantasy? Will you be ordered to replace ships or indies full of gear or forced to pay a real world monetary settlement? Also of note, CCP's admission that people will be able to buy in game items with cash since it's "part of the MMO culture in the east" and therefore become even more attached to their virtual bits and bytes.
The developments on serenity will be interesting to watch. One wonders how far it will go?
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Kyguard
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Posted - 2005.11.05 00:41:00 -
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Edited by: Kyguard on 05/11/2005 00:41:41
Originally by: Firstname Lastname
HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
May god s|-|it on your house.
Anyway, back to the topic, lets forget the *******. It doesn't say anywhere in the article how exactly did she die. Anyone got any info on this?
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Peter Armstrong
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Posted - 2005.11.05 00:51:00 -
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mm i better get some sleep then. i been playing eve about 12 to 14 hours at most lol and eating pizza sad story tho :(
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Trey Azagthoth
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Posted - 2005.11.05 00:55:00 -
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Originally by: Firstname Lastname
HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
Grow the **** up.
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Caldorous
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:13:00 -
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Well, i think we have enough info about the success although some information is missing, like the true cause of the death.
A MMO cannont kill a person but maybe the lack of sleep time can do it. I sopose that he collapsed after being to much time playing at the computer and he didn't wake up after that... sad but it must teach us that 1st is RL no matter how much harsh is our life.
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Omniwar
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:33:00 -
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Edited by: Omniwar on 05/11/2005 01:35:51
thx CCP, the daily downtime obviously saves ALOT of us.
Originally by: Firstname Lastname
HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
PLZ BAN THAT ****** !!! 
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:38:00 -
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Edited by: Jenny Spitfire on 05/11/2005 01:38:30
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:38:00 -
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Originally by: Firstname Lastname
HAHAHA she died playing a MMO what a loser
Not funny...  
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Sentani
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Posted - 2005.11.05 02:07:00 -
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Originally by: Kyguard
Anyway, back to the topic, lets forget the *******. It doesn't say anywhere in the article how exactly did she die. Anyone got any info on this?
here you go...
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Several days before Snowly's death, the girl was said to be preparing for a relatively difficult part of the game and had very little rest. She told her friends that she felt very tired.
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