Man dies after 'marathon' online gaming session

chickenfeather · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:10 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/02/27/china.internet.reut/index.html

Hmm... kinda scary... I wonder if anyone here will succumb to the same fate.

Kitty · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 1818 **Location:** MA/PA

There's always someone who dies from too much gaming. :\

MastaChiefX · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4526 **Location:** Life.

Well, I weigh less than 1/2 of him, so I think ill be alright lol.

Grimjaw · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:15 pm

Pretty sad actually..having nothing to do besides gaming,then the only thing that gives you pleasure and distraction....ends up beeing the thing that kills you.

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

El oh el.

DarkJackal · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 6119 **Location:** A den~

Yea, real funny when ppl die >.>. /sarcasm

nadare32 · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 337 **Location:**

Wait , what exactly did he die from?

[SD]happynoobing · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 2349 **Location:**

yea... there have been several cases already, and of course the debate of whether or not online gaming is healthy for young people is still going.

btw <3 ur sig chickenfeather, pretty funny.

InfernalAdvocate · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 79 **Location:**

fat people die easily from heart attacks.

losing in a game = heart attack for fat people

BlackFox · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:53 am

I dont think is funny there when someone die you - sarcasm

Yes is not healthy at all to play many hours and have olmost no brake to eat/sleep and more you need to do. And body cant manage this on long run..So think about it all.

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:58 am

suks for him

ChickenFeather i love the comic in your sig lol ^^

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

DarkJackal wrote:

Yea, real funny when ppl die >.>. /sarcasm

No, real funny when people die because they're dumbasses.

AllEyezOnMe · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 1166

MastaChiefX wrote:

Well, I weigh less than 1/2 of him, so I think ill be alright lol.

Under 165 pounds......how tall are you? That might not be very healthy either.....

Caras · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:13 am

Now thats a true gamer.

Draquish · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 6423 **Location:** ____

Eat like a noob, play like a noob.

Socialize like a noob, play like a noob.

Die pwning...you don't get to play, because you're dead.

My point?

There isn't one.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

*runs away*

Cyndaine · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:34 am

i think i'll be fine. i play a max of 4 hours in a row, and usually i only play 1-3 hrs per day

and i dont play everyday either. so im safe

XuChu · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2429 **Location:** here

BlackFox wrote:

I don't think it is funny when someone dies and you make fun of it with - sarcasm

Yes it's not healthy at all to play many hours non stop and have almost no breaks to eat/sleep and to other stuff you need to do.Your body can't manage this on the long run..So think about it everyone.

^_^ I have to say most the replies so far are gamers trying to make themselves feel better by thinking they are a lot different to that guy but in fact you probably aren't. Let me tell you, you don't need to play a marathon to die from gaming so everyone should consider minimizing time they play video games. Advice play single player games and slowly stop. I believe at least 25% of this forum will suffer health problems later in life if they already don't due to their 'hardcore' gaming habits. Trust me playing anything over 1hrs a day on a regular basis is 'hardcore' and bad for you.

Bakemaster · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 4732 **Location:**

XuChu wrote:

^_^ I have to say most the replies so far are gamers trying to make themselves feel better by thinking they are a lot different to that guy but in fact you probably aren't.

We are all alive, I hope.

XuChu · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2429 **Location:** here

I meant in gaming habits.

chickenfeather · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:13 am

Hehe thx about my sig.

You're right XuChu, even tho we all aren't dying because of a weeks worth of playing, sitting at a computer for however long(i've done max of 12 hrs) is bound to mess us up physically in the long run.

But it's so fun... Maybe if Joymax went and made SRO available on the wii we could all be physically active while enjoying the game at the same time. :roll:

doubtful tho..

Draquish · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 6423 **Location:** ____

Quote:

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- An obese 26-ye...

I stopped reading right there

And btw, too much of ANYTHING, and I mean ANYTHING is bad for you.

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

XuChu wrote:

BlackFox wrote:

I don't think it is funny when someone dies and you make fun of it with - sarcasm

Yes it's not healthy at all to play many hours non stop and have almost no breaks to eat/sleep and to other stuff you need to do.Your body can't manage this on the long run..So think about it everyone.

^_^ I have to say most the replies so far are gamers trying to make themselves feel better by thinking they are a lot different to that guy but in fact you probably aren't. Let me tell you, you don't need to play a marathon to die from gaming so everyone should consider minimizing time they play video games. Advice play single player games and slowly stop. I believe at least 25% of this forum will suffer health problems later in life if they already don't due to their 'hardcore' gaming habits. Trust me playing anything over 1hrs a day on a regular basis is 'hardcore' and bad for you.

And a select few of the replies are trying to make themselves look like they're above such things.

Demarthl · **Joined:** Jan 2006 **Posts:** 2296

I sit at my computer all day, i'm probably healthier then most people who go out often. i have that lucky metabolism.

people die, no matter what.

couple years back a young boy, only 18 started playing football for one of the premiership teams in england. he was excited and his family thrilled he had gotten so far, his first ever game, in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

the game starts, he ran a few yards, fell to the ground, motionless.

18 year old athlete, dead in an instant, heart failure.

it doesnt really matter what you do

timtam · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:52 am

XuChu wrote:

problems later in life if they already don't due to their 'hardcore' gaming habits. Trust me playing anything over 1hrs a day on a regular basis is 'hardcore' and bad for you.

Yay I dont play 'harcore' since I dont play sro much on weekdays.

Rockshmo · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 1062 **Location:** rehab

Demarthl wrote:

I sit at my computer all day, i'm probably healthier then most people who go out often. i have that lucky metabolism.

Wishful thinking.

PsYch008 · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 4451 **Location:** reno

nadare32 wrote:

Wait , what exactly did he die from?

yea, i wanted to know too...

Echos · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 586 **Location:**

draquish wrote:

Eat like a noob, play like a noob.

Socialize like a noob, play like a noob.

Die pwning...you don't get to play, because you're dead.

My point?

There isn't one.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

*runs away*

lol ..+1

RuYi · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 7145 **Location:** Done.

From what I've heard, in some cases the cause of death was heart failure due exhaustion. :/

That, or your mother smacks you to death because you play too much video games. Which actually really happened to a guy who was playing too much CS, according to his mum.

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

happynoobing wrote:

yea... there have been several cases already, and of course the debate of whether or not online gaming is healthy for young people is still going.

btw <3 ur sig chickenfeather, pretty funny.

Can't define whether gaming is 'healthy' or 'unhealthy'. If you game like fatass, it's unhealthy. If you game at a reasonable rate, it's totally healthy.

Echos · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 586 **Location:**

RuYi wrote:

From what I've heard, in some cases the cause of death was heart failure due exhaustion. :/

That, or your mother smacks you to death because you play too much video games. Which actually really happened to a guy who was playing too much CS, according to his mum.

jup . it's not any miracle that u die if u eat tons of chips and other jummy stuff than u can make u'r tombstone ready :!:

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