People are dumb, sad as it is their stupidity is the cause of their death.
My post was in a response to a post about how millions of people play games, millions of people die from heart attacks, so since a guy died from one while playing a game, that's the only reason this is news worthy.
I think the most newsworthy thing from it is the fact that it seems like more gamers die from heart attacks at a young age, and from the population, I doubt it's any where near millions for the one's having heartattacks being around the ages of 20.
I get addicted to a lot of things. I became addicted to video editing recently.
I was addicted to WoW during all of TBC and mid-to-late WotLK.
I am still addicted to counter-strike.
But I will never understand how people can play a video game any more than an hour without moving. Even when it's summer, I'm unemployed and have 0 responsibility around the house, I have to get up every hour and socialize/walk/stretch/etc. I used to get up every hour to two hours and play with my dog, talk to my family, maybe get some water/snack on some food, but I don't return to the computer for 5-10 minutes at the very least. Sometimes a lot longer.
How do you people do it? D:
edit: Hell, how do the people who die in the original post even manage to stay more than 10 hours is unfathomable to me. @_@
I know a guy who plays WoW from 4pm until like 8am at night, every single day with two or three other people who do the same thing. literally eats at the computer, never leaves the chair, yeah, people like that exist and they are not hard to find. they can do it because it`s a life to them.
OT: regardless of if sitting there for 2 days constantly while playing a game was the ONLY reason, and not some other thing, truth is something like that can effect your health, especially if it wasn`t the first time, and especially if you have a medical condition you aren`t aware of. although, i can`t sympathize with stupidity
No to the guy you quoted, and no to you.
The companies do NOT need to be held personally responsible for how someone abuses their product or service. Its the guys fault and no one elses, don't try to turn this isn't a lame blame game by saying someone shoulda done something. The guy was playing video games, not swallowing swords.
Also, you clearly haven't spent much time in Asia. This will not cause the business any problems at all. If anything it will attract more business by proving they actually respect your privacy in a private room.
There is a reason game boxes come with a warning saying something along the lines of "don't play for extended amounts of time."
Those crazy Easterners, they take hardcore gaming to a whole new level!
Personally, I think that people should just take better care of themselves and not be stupid about how long they are playing. =/
I know, myself, if I have one of those days where all I want to do is game and I play for up to ten hours a day, I'll take at least six breaks or so to grab some food, or go for a quick walk or something. I at least take care of myself when I play video games for a long period of time!
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anyone else have no sympathy for these losers that collapse and die after playing too much video games?
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If you're going to keel over due to a video game, at least make it a good one.
What a waste.
Since I've seen no HC jokes yet, he was playing Bliz's new difficulty guys, Ultra Hardcore. You die in-game you die IRL.
cant be the game who killed him.
"Diablo character looses player in Life on Hardcore mode"