10-08-2005 21:11									#1
	Korean man dies from Starcraft Tired of ads?

played for 50 hours, stopped only to go to the bathroom, and for short naps.

Link on OT thread, i thought id mention it here for benefit of some folks here who dont read OT.


At least he wasnt a CASUAL GAMER.

	10-08-2005 21:25									#2
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Wuzz. I played rogue for longer than that.

	10-08-2005 23:28									#3
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These stories are always floating around..........the usual one is Diablo2. No matter what the pursuit there is always someone who will take it too far.

	10-08-2005 23:38									#4
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Some day I should try to play Pong for 50 hours straight




After that I wonder if I ever want to play that game again

	10-08-2005 23:51									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Wuzz. I played rogue for longer than that.

Yeah, but look what it did to you.

	10-08-2005 23:57									#6
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike These stories are always floating around..........the usual one is Diablo2. No matter what the pursuit there is always someone who will take it too far.

yeah, like playing on days other than Sunday

	11-08-2005 00:23									#7
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I've played counter-strike for around 40 hours straight before... but that was at a LAN party

	11-08-2005 01:39									#8
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quote: Originally posted by lord of the mark yeah, like playing on days other than Sunday

Such healthy behaviour should not be mocked.

	11-08-2005 02:05									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Sava I've played counter-strike for around 40 hours straight before... but that was at a LAN party

you spent 40 hours with a bunch of nerds, presumably none of whom showered? Ewww.

	11-08-2005 02:14									#10
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I thought his heart condition killed him.

	11-08-2005 03:15									#11
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It was probably one too many "ZOMFG ZErG RUSH kekekeke"s.

	11-08-2005 09:25									#12
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why do Koreans like starcraft so much?

	11-08-2005 09:43									#13
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They can't handle real games.

	11-08-2005 13:06									#14
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Starcraft is quite a fun game, if you ignore the lamers who turn it into a co-op and/or a uberrush game. It not only made perhaps the biggest contribution ever to its genre, but is still playable all these years later. It and Civ2 are probably the only graphical games I played in college (1997-2001) and still play today ... that and Moria/Angband.

Edit: And still WOULD play today. I haven't played in a while, but I WOULD play if i had people to play against at my (admittedly poor) skill and interest level

	11-08-2005 13:43									#15
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"He only paused for short toilet breaks and to catch a few moments of sleep........edit..........we presume he died of exhaustion" - from bbc site.


hmmm lets see, i've been playing FM2005 for about 100hrs, with just short pauses for toilet breaks and to catch a bit of sleep - i feel fine

I'm guessing he must have had some pressing medical condition to die of a heart attack caused by fatigue after that short a stint?

Its important as a hard-core gamer to keep in good physical shape imho - computer gaming often leads to cronic 'couch-potatoe' sydrome.

Last edited by child of Thor on 11-08-2005 at 17:01

	11-08-2005 16:33									#16
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Heart condition? Don't be ridiculous - the thread title clearly says that he died from Starcraft. I don't know - maybe the box fell on his head or something.

	11-08-2005 19:02									#17
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quote: Originally posted by lord of the mark you spent 40 hours with a bunch of nerds, presumably none of whom showered? Ewww.

j00 r just a n00b j3alous of my l33tness

	11-08-2005 22:57									#18
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quote: Originally posted by child of Thor "He only paused for short toilet breaks and to catch a few moments of sleep........edit..........we presume he died of exhaustion" - from bbc site. hmmm lets see, i've been playing FM2005 for about 100hrs, with just short pauses for toilet breaks and to catch a bit of sleep - i feel fine I'm guessing he must have had some pressing medical condition to die of a heart attack caused by fatigue after that short a stint? Its important as a hard-core gamer to keep in good physical shape imho - computer gaming often leads to cronic 'couch-potatoe' sydrome.

I was thinking something similar earlier. If you take a long haul flight you can up for many many hours, and no one dies from exhaustion. If they did no one would say "omfg flying kills man".

	11-08-2005 23:28									#19
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No, they'd say "omfg flyin pwns joo @SS!!!!!onehundred andeleven!!".

Only the terminally stupid will go so long without a break. I mean, even the amount of self-pleasure Dis has engaged in over the years has not made him blind or exhausted.

	11-08-2005 23:46									#20
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But he does wear glasses.

	12-08-2005 02:01									#21
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike I was thinking something similar earlier. If you take a long haul flight you can up for many many hours, and no one dies from exhaustion. If they did no one would say "omfg flying kills man".

some years ago there was a bunch of publicity about people getting embolisms on long air plane flights. The connection to flying was highlighted, not dismissed. Though the solution suggested of course was to get up and walk around, stuff like that, not to stop flying.

The obvious solution here is to get adequate sleep and nutrition. and to stay in reasonable shape.

Someone suggested that this guy may have had previous sleep deprivation as part of his gaming hobby - sleep deprivation can cause progressive deterioration. Also the adrenaline rush associated with the game may have played a role.

I dont feel bad about the thread title, trollish though it was

	12-08-2005 03:06									#22
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If we didn't troll in our thread titles, no threads would ever be viewed.

I try to make mine as outlandish as possible, or no one will look at them.

	12-08-2005 03:43									#23
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My threads always attract attention no matter what the title.

	12-08-2005 09:30									#24
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quote: Originally posted by snoopy369 that and Moria/Angband.

Have you tried Omega? It's the best rogue-like game ever written. Too bad active development ceased a long time ago.

	12-08-2005 12:36									#25
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I wonder if this episode will make Jack Thompson try to ban all video games forever

	12-08-2005 14:09									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Verto They can't handle real games.

Well, they are #1 in Go, the greatest strategy game ever.

	12-08-2005 17:04									#27
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That guy needs to play hangman - and wait for an update