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Two Fanatic World of Warcraft Gamers Have Died Because Of WoWAre there more to come? |
By Carmen Ivanov, Associate Games Editor
8th of November 2005, 07:19 GMT
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The recent deaths of two net gamers have once again raised the issue of the impact of addiction on the online gaming community, and the health risks involved. A 28-years-old man from Beijing, nicknamed "Snowly", died last month after playing the online game "World of Warcraft" for several continuous days during the national day holiday. Snowly's friends, who share the same
game community, say that he was a very diligent member and a key official of their community, who was always connected to the Internet. Several days before Snowly's death, the gamer was said to be preparing for a relatively difficult part of the game ( the final battle with the Black Dragon Prince) and had very little rest. He told his friends that he felt very tired. A big online funeral was held for him one week after the death. But the event was sadly overshadowed by the death of another game enthusiast nicknamed Thereafter. Several online game communities have posted announcements to urge their members to pay attention to their health. Meanwhile, 7 major domestic game makers have agreed to install an anti-obsession system on eleven online game products. Since the number of Internet threats consisting of viruses, worms, trojans (to mention just a few) is growing day by day, Softpedia gives you the chance to vote for your favorite antivirus application. Vote here for the antivirus which takes care of your security.
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| Comment #1 by: WoW Abolisher on 12 Jan 2008, 02:41 GMT | reply to this comment | I am sorry that he died but at the same time, i am glad.
one less wow loving idiot in the world.
face facts pplz, wow sucks and always has.
And if you want a REAL mmo, come check out Cabal Online, best mmo ever made.
fast paced action, fast leveling, awesome skill effects, LOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, nice graphics and effects, sool gear and much more.
pvp anywhere in the pvp server, not in some far off place that no one can get to.
no more super slow gameplay to the the point that you want to drive a rusty spike through your skull.
Cabal = the new standard for any good mmo's, and gladly, wow doesnt fall in that standard, but far behind it.
flame me all you want WoW fan bois, but just look at this article, WoW kills, just like cigarettes and drugs, so no to drugs, say no to Wow and maybe you wont end up like this poor sob. |
| Comment #1.1 by: Sam on 19 Mar 2008, 15:58 GMT | ..
Your disgusting, how can you use such a serious issue to advertise for some rubbish MMO,
a Person has died, and you feel the need to turn this in to an advert, your a disgrace. |
| Comment #1.2 by: PixelatedDream on 26 May 2008, 23:20 GMT | You're glad?
Let's turn this around for a second.....
What if something happened to you and some heartless person posted:
"I Am sorry that he died but at the same time, I'm glad
One less CABAL idiot in the world"
yeah ....that's what i thought.
I LOVE CABAL I play every day and the only reason I don't play WoW is because i can't afford the fee's but come on dude are you SERIOUSLY that heartless? there is a time for everthing and that was soooo not the time to be advertising.......
And furthor more, WoW didn't kill anyone....I saw a special way back when about Everquest being so addicting that people would loose they're jobs, and family's over playing it. WoW is no different and niether is CABAL. ANYONE can be addicted to ANY GAME...you just have to know when it's Just a game and when it's more than just a game....take a break. As for you.....Well......I don't even play WoW so i'm saying this not as a "WoW Fan" but as an actually thoughtful caring human being....YOU NEED SERIOUS HELP. |
| Comment #1.3 by: Adam Varga on 01 Jun 2008, 16:17 GMT | How can you be glad that someone died? You are the same, MMO-fanatic idiot, and you're gonna die the same way! SOD your bloody MMORPG. |
| Comment #1.4 by: Stiltonzilla on 24 Sep 2008, 12:01 GMT | World of Warcraft is an amazing game, hence why so many people are addicted. you cant put the game down because he played to excessivly!
I play in moderation and greatly enjoy it! |
| Comment #1.5 by: john on 11 Oct 2009, 06:02 GMT | Dood ragging on somones death to exploit your game is wrong man youll get yours one day you are a pathetic excuse of a man |
| Comment #1.6 by: Killcycle on 26 Oct 2009, 21:11 GMT | An article about people that have died from playing WOW and all you do as a response is advertise your favourite MMO? |
| Comment #2 by: Amazing! on 12 Jan 2008, 10:21 GMT | reply to this comment | Sir, that was a very immature lame comment on your part. Cabal is a great game, WoW is a great game. At the end of the day, anybody can take any game too seriously. Sadly in this case, they guy took WoW too seriously and paid a price.
This, however does not mean that the same "addiction disorder" is not possible to occur on Cabal Online.
I hope you feel good about yourself, ridiculing the death of another. I don't think the friends and family would have shared the same attitude. Heres a suggestion, Grow up?
And yes, I have played both of these games.
Good Day. |
| Comment #3 by: Chuck on 04 Feb 2008, 13:59 GMT | reply to this comment | Another misleading article. They didn't die "Because Of WoW" like your title stated. They died due to an issue with addiction or just plain old being stupid.
To say it was because of WoW is assigning fault to WoW and there is no way a game can kill anyone. |
| Comment #4 by: Critic on 11 Feb 2008, 18:41 GMT | reply to this comment | I am a student researching game addictions, just so everyone knows, especially the first commentor whos comment was an insult then an advertisment. These deaths are horrible and increasing, research around the globe is starting to link suicide to game addiction, although it's true that this is not the fault of WoW, people with mental disorders are far more likely to devote so much time to these games because they do not feel a social security in real life. It doesn't matter what the game is it has a high potential for addiction. I won't lecture on gametimes. But I do suggest that anyone playing the game keep an eye on any friends that may be having issues and ask themselves if they might not be having a problem to. If the game becomes more then a game, then theres a problem. |
| Comment #5 by: 1337 H4x0r on 15 Feb 2008, 14:31 GMT | reply to this comment | Ok, the dude on top has no reason to make fun of wow, he has either never played it or played it got ganked and was too weak to continue playing, Wow is an addicting game, but if you blame the death of these people on wow, then i can blame the death of all the people at Virgina Tech on the gun. It's about addiction, not WoW. End of story... |
| Comment #6 by: Eric on 21 Feb 2008, 20:23 GMT | reply to this comment | Addiction can certainly create health hazards, especially when one is addicted to harmful substances like drugs or alcohol. But this is just ridiculous. Even alcoholics and druggies remember to eat and sleep. While addiction may have contributed to this death, a complete lack of common sense is what kills these idiots. I've known plenty of WoW addicts, but they can at least remember to sleep every now and again. The most basic skill, really.
Let's be realistic...these people played a game so much they died...that's a new pathetic low. If they can sit in front of a game until they die, I don't think society is missing out on any good genes. I'd have to wonder if these people would be able to accomplish anything worthwhile with their lives anyway.
It might sound harsh...but death by too much MMO is just pathetic on so many levels... |
| Comment #7 by: Tyler on 25 Mar 2008, 12:34 GMT | reply to this comment | I agree with comment #2 completely just because you are so immature that u have to degrade someone dieing to put across some bias u have against a certain game is..in my opinion dispicable
I have never played "cabal" and it may very well be the greatest game in history and that is your opinion just as my is WoW is a great game. That however does not give any reason to imply that
a human being life has ended
thank you |
| Comment #9 by: none of ya dam buissnes on 03 Apr 2008, 20:27 GMT | reply to this comment | i think comment number 1 was made by an idiot .....u cannot do something like that and feel good about your self and sleep at night u are very horrible and should not even be alowd on your internet if this is what you use it for....good day to you |
| Comment #10 by: madifax on 04 Sep 2008, 10:43 GMT | reply to this comment | why care about a idiot that can't hold his mouth shut about a wow gamer that have dies. ofc its sad, and i don't even like wow. but i will not start saying that i'm glad he died. but i'll tell you all one thing.
wow, eq2, l2 and even Diablo1 and 2 have killed people. even counterstrike have. so, the fact that WOW kills isn't there. the fact that people get so inn to theyr "secound life" that they have to forget about RL to be the best online is around us.
try to understand.... people dies from everything, that MMO's takes 1 or 2 lifes each year is nothing compate to what um... lets say... compare to what bread do. or even water... water kills more people than anything else, coz water is in everything you eat. 99% of what you yea.
i'm sad that he died, but not to sad, coz we risk our life just living. |
| Comment #11 by: Peter Corless on 10 Sep 2008, 18:36 GMT | reply to this comment | If you are an interested and concerned citizen of the world who would want to prevent the death of a family member, a friend, your loved one, your next-door neighbor, or yourself, you might care.
Otherwise, you are free to not care.
The truth is that there are people who are a) not interested, and b) don't care about the well-being of themselves or others, in particular as it regards the effect of MMORPGs on psyches and lives.
We can encourage them to be interested or care, yet they are free not to, so long as their specific disinterest and dispassion does not through neglect or act harm others.
Why do I care? Because I am a game designer. I wish to help make the world a little more fun and encouraging for others. If even one person playing is not having any fun, the game has ended for that person. Death is the extreme way to end a person's fun in the world. I'd like for everyone to consider what it is we are doing to ourselves and each other, so we minimize such breaches. |
| Comment #12 by: Greg on 11 Sep 2008, 20:52 GMT | reply to this comment | Seriously i know the subjects old now but i only just discovered it. If you don't care, then what the hell are you doing commenting? Seriously?! And advertising CABAL?
Dude, seriously what is your major malfunction?
Have some respect. I played WoW for a year and yeah i actually went a few days without sleep but i eat and drank and stuff. WoW is very addicting to those who allow themselves to be addicted. However, they just fell victim to an online master piece. |
| Comment #13 by: Wat on 13 Sep 2008, 09:00 GMT | reply to this comment | Guess what guys? People die all the time. This was his own fault yet everyone is acting like he was some courageous person. It makes me sick that people turn suicides and stupid deaths like this into a kind of heroism that should be respected. |
| Comment #13.1 by: Hi. My name is on 03 Apr 2009, 19:44 GMT | I don't think a single person has attempted to make the victim into a hero, or revere him in any way. Aside from that, I do feel bad for the guy's family, and it's sad that he let an addiction go so far. The thing about this case is that it takes place in a time where drugs and cyber pleasures are the way out for people. It could have happened in any other addictive case. This just happened to be his escape from reality. |
| Comment #14 by: Heeeeee on 13 Sep 2008, 12:22 GMT | reply to this comment | He was stupid enough to die, not our problem, not the games fault.
It was his own stupidity. |
| Comment #15 by: WoW on 14 Sep 2008, 16:23 GMT | reply to this comment | There are some seriously messed up folks posting here. "Don't care", his own stupidity"? Would you be so fast to say an exceptionally cruel thing if one of your family had been lost in a similar was?
People make bad decisions all the time. Take a look at yourself for a minute and ask if you’ve made any mad choices. Some folks are in need of intervention to calm an obsessive behavior and the poor soul that passed here unfortunately didn’t.
The first person that posted gets the cake – you are one seriously misadjusted person. You need help. |
| Comment #16 by: Mathaowny on 20 Oct 2008, 04:12 GMT | reply to this comment | Sad thing is, two people died but people are too busy blaming this on the game to care about the actual people.
No one seems to look at the fact that addiction doesn't have to do with the product, but with the person's mind...and addictions speaks out to say that something is wrong with that person. You know when you're an addict, and you know when you need help. Video games didn't kill this person, negligence to themelves did...people should stop blaming the games and maybe look a bit closer at their own mental health.
That said, it is very sad that people die because of their addictions. But it's not WoW's fault any more than liver disease is the fault of Budweiser...blame the person, not the product. |
| Comment #17 by: Jimbo on 04 Nov 2008, 05:36 GMT | reply to this comment | This is a very sad event, but I just wonder how it is possible to die from playing a video game. I have played WOW and play it now. I have stayed up all night before playing and have played most of the day a few times but I always take time to eat and drink fluids and take general care of myself, and sleep of course. I just can't help but wonder if there was some underlying cause besides just being addicted to WOW. |
| Comment #17.1 by: Timbo on 05 Dec 2008, 23:00 GMT | You suck Jimbo. This is just sad no matter if there was an underlying reason or not. If there was an underlying reason and he choose to spend the rest of his life playing a game then that could possibly be even more pathetic than dieing just by playing. That is all I have to say. |
| Comment #18 by: Go outside on 20 Nov 2008, 18:57 GMT | reply to this comment | okay here is a thought, shut off your computer, go outside, get some exersize, and stop wasting your lives with useless video games!!! Sure its sad that someone died, but at the same time that has got to be one of the most pathetic ways to die, to my knowledge. You have to value your life... and if you do stop wasting it on stupid video games.. WOW!..Oh yeah and the only reason im on this is because im writing an essay on how video games are effecting today's youth so don't bother pointing that out.. |
| Comment #19 by: Stay Outside on 21 Nov 2008, 16:48 GMT | reply to this comment | Not everyone plays these games 24/7 without a break #18. I don't care if you go outside or stay inside, but maybe you ought to get some kind of human contact.
Lack of human contact could seriously stunt your emotional growth and turn you into an angry bitter individual.
I fear I may be too late. |
| Comment #20 by: Sean on 23 Nov 2008, 21:10 GMT | reply to this comment | This is so sad. Their lives must have sucked to come this low to fail so badly in life. The best mmo? is MMOIRL its really good you should try it sometime. Games suck they ruin ur life seriously i know 12-15 i was so hardcore but i still had friends and didnt die over it wow.. one day i was like wtf am i doing so i deleted all my games and remember fresh air. Kicking a soccer ball around Hanging out with persons of the opposite sex ya i know its scary isnt it.
I've become so much better after i got rid of gaming. In school, my fitness, i have a girlfriend coming on 8 months shes beautiful. Seriously its a waste of your life dont let that hit you when you're graduated |
| Comment #21 by: Death Player on 29 Nov 2008, 09:07 GMT | reply to this comment | I'm so sad because i've died just before i could loot the Black Dragon Prince. But anyway, i was abble to reach to some strange and knownless Dungeon wich they call "hell" or something like that. They lied to me telling me there was a life after death. I guess life's as private servers, where you sometimes need a Game Master to recover your body.
Anyway, i had a great time playing, and here i am really bussy right now, condemned to leveling a Priest Holy forever and ever on this pvp reign x0,0000000001 exp, but i think i'll finally get through.
I'm really not paying attention to you jokers and lamers and flamers, talking bad stuff about me, just as i didn't payed attention about my parent's yells. So you better not worry about dead, 'cause they don't mind about you.
I have to go, now, i have to go on farming some virtues before my next life surprises me with this nones.
Bye, noobs! |
| Comment #22 by: thisisfunny on 04 Dec 2008, 16:44 GMT | reply to this comment | Lol Wow abolisher is right apart from the wow sucking part :). This guy is 28 and he chose to play it for several days straight, Noone forced him to do it and because of that i have no sympathy, Infact i actually find it preety funny and amusing that hes so addicted that he couldnt stop to go and get a drink of water which he could have taken back to the computer. |
| Comment #23 by: Choose Life on 17 Dec 2008, 02:09 GMT | reply to this comment | All I have to say is that games, like anything is good in moderation.. Eat too much, get fat, clogged arteries, death.
Too much salt . Iodine poisoning, Death.
Drinking, Moderate amount, anti-oxidant, system flusher. Too much = liver poisoning death.
Too much MMORPGS! Death. Moderate amount = fun. End of story.
And my respects to the people who died. They were victims don't care what you say. Life is hard, games are an escape, so even though it wasn't entirely the games fault, some of it is. |
| Comment #24 by: James on 05 Jan 2009, 15:21 GMT | reply to this comment | You know this doesn't surprise me anymore.
There have been never attempts like this and they will continue to happen.
I'm loosing my best friend to WoW. The guys 23 years old and could have by now very likely been on the way of finishing his Masters or a closely relevant degree.
While I was sweating my 5 years of University working on report. papers and exams, he spent 4 years of his damned life play WoW.
When you try to reason with these people, they always have lame excuses and at which point, after many attempts of trying to turn him away from that game he just kept coming back.
It's no surprise why these gamers die whether of health reasons or missing out on some high end gaming with their clan people.
Some of them, just CAN'T be reached. |
| Comment #25 by: Dark Gamer on 13 Jan 2009, 14:26 GMT | reply to this comment | Seriously? People either care or don't care.
Mostly the latter.
Why do people not care? For one thing, this guy is a complete stranger. How is one supposed to relate to a stranger, and empathize with them?
Second, these little flame wars are just another way of showing your immaturity. Because everyone online wants to read about how you hate this one guy for advertising Cabal Online.
I played Cabal. Awesome game. I've played WoW. Awesome game.
But I can honestly say that I have the intelligence to know when to quit playing. |
| Comment #26 by: Azu on 15 Jan 2009, 02:49 GMT | reply to this comment | "But it's not WoW's fault any more than liver disease is the fault of Budweiser"
Um.. I hate to break it to you but alcohol directly causes liver disease.
Where as WoW doesn't cause anything.
He didn't die from a WoW overdose.
What you're saying is as bad as saying nitrous oxide kills people, when in reality they die from putting plastic bags over their head and not breathing.
This person died from not sleeping. If he'd been staring at the wall instead of monitor he would have died just as surely. Where as if you drank water instead of alcohol you wouldn't get liver disease. |
| Comment #26.1 by: Jenny on 06 Mar 2009, 09:19 GMT | NoS kills people? I thought it was used at the dentist, and in cars... Hmm, didn't know I expelled it when I breathed.
Anyways, to the point;
Im sick of people blaming games for damages done. A kid goes and kills some people and its found out he played games. Some idiot umm "forgot" to eat or sleep playing a game. Or some other kid got mad at his parents over a video game and FALLS OUT OF A TREE and dies. And everyone is ready to point their fingers at the gaming industry. In my opinion if these people got help when they needed it, these things wouldnt happen. But I suppose there is no real help for lack of common sense. No one is ready to take the real blame. You would think that this man's family or friends or co-workers would notice hes not been around for a long while... It's nuts, its like saying swimming killed someone that forgot to breathe underwater. What kind idiots would actually think swimming kills because of personal responibility? |
| Comment #27 by: Azu on 15 Jan 2009, 02:53 GMT | reply to this comment | I hate to break it to you. but if he'd spent that time exercising instead he would have died A LOT SOONER, since he died from sleep deprivation, and sleep is required even more so when you exercise a lot..
That's right folks, you can be addicted to exercising to.
So let's run around saying exercise kills.
Retards. |
| Comment #28 by: Seriously? on 19 Jan 2009, 18:36 GMT | reply to this comment | Seriously? Respect the dead? RESPECT the dead? RESPECT a guy that gamed himself to death? RESPECT a guy that did so very little with his life that he literally NOTHINGed himself to death?
How about I respect good dead people like WWII vets and Civil Rights activists and you continue to respect worthless throw-aways like this tool. MMORPG people are hopelessly pathetic.
I love video games just as much as the next guy, but a virtual hamster wheel is NOT gaming. |
| Comment #29 by: truth teller on 12 Feb 2009, 19:16 GMT | reply to this comment | Wow makes people mentally Ill and should be banned this is not the first time wow has caused deaths. |
| Comment #30 by: Stepher on 06 Mar 2009, 03:39 GMT | reply to this comment | My heart goes out to his family and friends how sad |
| Comment #31 by: Tori on 06 Mar 2009, 03:53 GMT | reply to this comment | Anyone that has played WoW has to agree with this. The way the game is designed causes players to be on it for extreme lengths of time. Raids, PvP and leveling to name a few examples. You can not log in and do a dungeon for 20-30 minutes and walk away, it takes hours and hours. Players are so fascinated by pixels (weapons and armours) and making their toons look "kewl" that real life just passes on by. Sleeping, eating and everyday life takes a backseat. Also the price they pay to play it affects players time on it as they feel the need to get their money's worth out of it. It's definately a horrible thing what it does to players. I have played and seen it and no longer play for all of these reasons and more. |
| Comment #32 by: Xeri on 06 Mar 2009, 05:11 GMT | reply to this comment | #28 It doesn't matter how someone dies, you respect the dead nonetheless. I'm sure you have done little with your life to gain my respect, but when you die, I'm sure I would respect your death.
#13 It's not suicide if he didn't want to die. No one is treating him like a hero, they are just merely stating that his death was due to his inability to take his health seriously, based on the fact that all he did was play WoW.
*In general* For those that see this person's death as a joke, and have no respect, just remember what goes around comes around. It would be ironic if people remember you as a disrespectful jerk when you die. |
| Comment #33 by: Spiritbx on 06 Mar 2009, 05:49 GMT | reply to this comment | ok, first, sorry for the dead
second, glad these deaths went public, now other wow gamers that take the game a little too seriously can learn from this, and hopefully prevent more deaths.
third, to people saying WoW is at fault, you are wrong, WoW is a great game, i like it very much myself, but the problem isnt the game, its the player.
Do you blame the gun store if somebody shot someone? do you blame your garbage can if it stinks in the house? no its the person's fault, DONT shoot someone, CLEAN the garbage can. |
| Comment #34 by: che on 06 Mar 2009, 07:42 GMT | reply to this comment | You guys are all already dead, don't you get it? |
| Comment #35 by: Sharon on 06 Mar 2009, 11:27 GMT | reply to this comment | My heart goes out to the families of the poor souls who have committed a very unfortunate, untimely, and "unplanned suicide", due to addiction.
ADDICTION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE!! Addiction can be and is a very poweful, cunning, and baffling condition. It takes hold of anyone from any walk of life.
CHOICE has become my lifesaver today and has been for the last 30 years or so. Because of my addictive nature andn personality i have come to realize that what i do is all up to me and how i handle the choices i am faced with is all up to me as well. Although, there are times when i say, "just this one time...." or "i know i shouldn't do this but i want to" These are the times i learn a very valuable lesson about the choices i make in my daily life.
Another big word for me is FAMILIARITY! Familiarity was a comfort zone for me but the more i stayed in that zone the more i became introverted. Familiarity was like an addiction because i was not able and not willing to see past what was holding me captive. I was not willing to venture out and explore the unlimited opportunities that awaited me. Don't get me wrong, i am not saying that familiarity is not a safe zone to be in...I still enter into it when i feel threatened but i don's stay and delve in it for days on end.
There are many forms of ADDICTION that plague the lives of our loved ones, including ourselves, but what one does with that addiction is a matter of choice and familiarity.
Prevention and Intervention are the norms in today's world of addiction(s). Conferences, workshops, seminars and staff meetings for addictions are all well and good but how does that help the person who suffers from an addiction? Our Addiction Professionals gather and take the information but just how many of them actually utilize it and put it into practice with their clients?
So, my question is: How do we make a difference in the lives of the people we love and care about who are addicted in one or more forms?
But most importantly, my concern is for OUR YOUNG ONES. How do we reach them? How do we prevent and protect them from the realm and harmful effects and affects of addiction(s)? |
| Comment #36 by: Grotto on 06 Mar 2009, 14:57 GMT | reply to this comment | Could everyone please stop comparing accidental/careless deaths to suicides? That's hardly fair. And it's really cruel, too.
Yes, this guy was a moron for allowing a game to take over his life. But - where was his familial support? Where were his friends to take him by the shoulders and lead him to a doctor's office? It's obvious this guy had few others to worry about him outside of his WOW friends, and those are the people who are most at risk.
Yes, WOW gets a bad name from its players. No, it is not a killer game. And yes, caution must be exercised when playing. Most doctors suggest a five minute break every hour of computer use to rest one's eyes. You should always have a drink - like water or Gatorade - beside you on the desk. You should set aside specific times to stop playing and eat. And you should DEFINITELY take a half-hour break every two hours or so of gameplay, just to be safe and to help yourself relax. Go outside and soak in that Vitamin D - who knows, you may enjoy yourself outside of the game more than you think.
All it takes is to use your brain. And make sure you have a support circle - your family and friends, who know that you have a gaming addiction, and will check up on you now and then. Log how many hours a day you play your game through one week, tracking the difference from day-to-day. If you are playing for more than, say, 28 hours or so a week (seven days a week at four hours per day) - and even that's excessive - you should seek help. Staying in front of the computer too long will cause eyestrain whether or not you have poor or perfect vision, so also make sure to make regular visits to the optometrist. Eat healthy and spend at least fifteen minutes to half and hour between gaming to stretch out so you don't get crampy. Always make sure to have ergonomic computer accessories - such as a standing mouse or a mousepad with a foam wrist-rest - to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
Well, I've said my bit. I hope it helps. I feel very sorry for this man and his family and friends, and I hope it serves to show others what happens when you don't take care of yourself and recognize your addiction.
Love and Gaming,
Grotto |
| Comment #37 by: AshieMac on 06 Mar 2009, 16:19 GMT | reply to this comment | Shouldn't we be a bit sad that some people are DEAD reguardless of how they died?
Death, and any form of addiction, suck all around no matter how they happen.
I don't mean you have to respect the guy, but somewhere his family has a rather large gap in it because their son/brother/uncle/whatever was unexpectedly taken from them.
That alone should cause us to stop and think about the choices WE make...you never know how long you have to do all the things you keep putting off, say the things you keep meaning to tell your family and friends but don't.
I think we should mourn the loss of any human life reguardless of how it was lost and learn from others mistakes, not ridicule the dead...you should never speak ill of the dead. |
| Comment #38 by: josh on 06 Mar 2009, 20:03 GMT | reply to this comment | my mom spends 16 hrs a day on wow
there is no help for her :_(
they have to come up with some sort of way for us to cut down gaming time for people who have serious addictions |
| Comment #39 by: Holly on 07 Mar 2009, 01:08 GMT | reply to this comment | It's still a suicide no matter which way you turn it or look at it!! That is how addiction works when one does not admit to having a problem. Hence, DENIAL!!! NO ONE or ANYTHING can make or change the personality stop the addiction unless he/she is willing to make that change.
I agree that ADDICTION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE but it is also a very hideous dis-ease. It takes hold and it is progressive.
As far as familial support goes i have to say that that support is always there and always available to the addicted person. But, in cases of addiction (whether they be minor to severe) the addicted person shuts out those people closest to them. And again, DENIAL!! The addicted person WILL NOT ADMIT that he/she has a problem. |
| Comment #40 by: brandon on 09 Mar 2009, 14:46 GMT | reply to this comment | ...honestly we shouldnt be disputeing weather a game is better or not or weather its suicide or accidental death by adiction...the man has died...and to the guy who posted the first comment advertiseing that game...get a life seriusly...ima gamer yes...but i also have my own life i have good grades and i weight train ...its not the gamne its the ppl thT BLOW THINGS WAYYY OUT OF PRESPECTIVE ...U HAVE TO LEARN TO RATION YOUR PLAY TIME ..GO OUT MAKE FRIENDS dont sit around secluded in your room..i shopuld get back to my report but seriusly yall should morn the man who has passed and not advertise more games or try and demoralize other ppl and there lives...think of the mans family and how they feel...gameing is fun yes...but stay active outside of the game,..i enjoy games..i also enjoy lifting weights and training and just hanging out with my friends for a good laugh...goodbye all..and i know i was late...i just found this site- |
| Comment #41 by: DannyD on 21 Mar 2009, 07:09 GMT | reply to this comment | I dont think he deserved it, but most WoW players are exceptionally idiotic and overly competitive it's changing people. How could you be stupid enough to do something like that. |
| Comment #42 by: James on 13 Apr 2009, 14:13 GMT | reply to this comment | Hello my name is James and i have become addicted to WoW i am 14 years old and have 3 80's on the server bolderfist. I hate to love this game i have all f's in highschool and i want to break this habit. I dont think ill kill myself over this game but i do get pissed off alot. i want to quit this game but cant seem to. i have a problem and i need help w/it. |
| Comment #43 by: BOD on 19 Apr 2009, 17:28 GMT | reply to this comment | Natural selection at it's finest. Chemical imbalance in his brain prevented him from logical actions like Eating and Moving around. |
| Comment #44 by: Aschalind on 20 Apr 2009, 03:24 GMT | reply to this comment | Ok, first of all it's just a game, for the retards who want to ban the "evil", and second of all, I'm a gamer myself who is unashamedly addicted to WoW, and I'm in my last year of highschool. I don't have the time to sit and stare at the computer for hours on end, but I do know what it's like to sit (on holidays of course) and quest for an entire day. But it would take a severe idiot to get so hungry and tired that tou ended up dead because you were in a raid group.
So yes, this guy was addicted to WoW, but people, idiocracy is what killed him.
BTW, there are more than 11 million WoW subscribers around the world, how many of them kill themselves (please note that this guy did kill himself, whether it was suicide or not has no standing). |
| Comment #45 by: Orange on 28 Apr 2009, 17:56 GMT | reply to this comment | Did society create a monster? Or should people be responsible for managing their own time? Or perhaps are they being influenced by everything around them and that's why it's become so hard to do so? It has become so hard to answer these questions. |
| Comment #46 by: Bc on 02 Jun 2009, 15:41 GMT | reply to this comment | It is a game. Only a game and many of the people that die from this game would die from any game that is similar to this one. I enjoy playing WOW to pass my day by at work when I am bored and I also like to play it for the cool gear and spells and to buyu and sell things. But There are some people out there that look at this game as the life that they can't have, it is a way for them to be someone important, or rich, or just the cool guy. Who doesn't like a level 80 that is willing to help. Honestly most of the poeple playing this game are a bunch of band geeks in high school that got picked on by the cool kids. Just the facts of life and i find it hard to believe that many people can honestly lose site of that. As far as forgetting to eat....Sad. I have never in my life forgot to do that, eat sleep and bathe. Seriously has to be more to this than what meets the eye but oh well we are way past those 2... This has evolved to the losers, suicide conversation. There are some of us that can't see losing yourself to an imaginary land of fictional characters and stories, and then there are some of us that lives for these places and it is all they have. Point is... We are all different and we all do things differently, So don't judge and just treat everyone the way you would want them to treat you if you ever needed help, or became the un cool person. |
| Comment #47 by: MMB on 12 Jun 2009, 22:48 GMT | reply to this comment | So, I wonder what await him in hell for that ?
Maybe a real dragon!!!! |
| Comment #48 by: HAA LOL MANGOO on 30 Jul 2009, 01:47 GMT | reply to this comment | MAN! i gotta stop playin wow, my uncle got spoiled by this game...now he thinks that there is 2 of him and 1 is in hogwarts fighting dragons, while the other is playing wow! i swear, its scary! |
| Comment #49 by: Deathtaker- Steamwheedle cartel EU on 02 Aug 2009, 08:36 GMT | reply to this comment | MMORPGs are really intersesting, unlike a standard console game in that the game constantly changes, with patches that change class mechanics etc (and PvP the encounters are not set like in PvE).
As far as 'fanatic' WoW gamers I am one and to be honest I find it really sad that someoen can play until they die. I mean WoW will never overide natural instinct.
I think these 2 cases are people that take WoW waay to seriously. I mean I take it seriously, hell i'm just about to start raiding. But the thing is, these are very very rare cases and because of this they get press attention and as a result the companies that make the games are then forced to put in these time limits saying you can only play for 10 hours a day etc.
WoW is a brilliant game if you have the system resources of a high end gaming PC and a very fast connection (optic fibre is a must now, broadband is starting to be a tad slower). Personally I play it off my non gaming PC laptop and its fine on low graphics but DC'able on high graphic settings.
So in conclusion, you will get these cases and to empose restrictions on game time as complusary is wrong as people have to learn to put the game down not just let the game tell you to stop,
It's like the nintendo wii allover again, but this time with MMOs |
| Comment #50 by: ANANANA on 06 Aug 2009, 12:50 GMT | reply to this comment | Its not just a game. Its a pathetic obsession, just shows how ridiculous society has become as this is what people need. Video games to enjoy life. |
| Comment #51 by: ranter on 20 Aug 2009, 20:19 GMT | reply to this comment | Why is everyone getting off track here and not responding to the original post.
Cabal rules !!! |
| Comment #53 by: Jan on 28 Sep 2009, 08:34 GMT | reply to this comment | They didn't specify the cause of their deaths aside from being too addicted to WoW. Also, it doesn't take several days to clear a raid, just a few hours. |
| Comment #54 by: jo_kickaess on 14 Oct 2009, 09:24 GMT | reply to this comment | wow is a great game, and i sympathize with the person(s) involved. wow is a fantastic game, but you have to have it in moderation. take breaks for 15 minutes every one or two hours. remember that it is only a screen and is in no way benefiting you mental, socially, or physically.
again, condolences on the deceased.
jo |
| Comment #55 by: 08ygigib on 19 Oct 2009, 09:52 GMT | reply to this comment | the final battle with the Black Dragon Prince)????????
^^^ This does not exist ^^^ |
| Comment #56 by: jg8fd9028uj on 20 Oct 2009, 23:31 GMT | reply to this comment | i don't play wow but i used to and yeah i never heared of a black dragon prince either. lol |
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