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cbailey78
01-09-2009, 11:42 PM
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/17/boy-collapses-after-15-hour-world-of-warcraft-session/


Oh, kids. If you’re going to play your shiny new Death Knight for 15 hours in a row, you’d better make sure to prepare yourself, mentally and physically, for the experience. A 15-year-old in the Netherlands didn’t, and he ended up in the hospital.

The kid, a boy (no surprise there), had played Wrath of the Lich King for 15 straight hours at the weekend. On top of getting only two hours sleep the previous night, the boy barely ate anything at all. Not smart. As such, the boy’s parents are warning everyone: don’t let this happen to you or your child.

Never you mind that millions of people were playing the game for as long, if not longer, with no ill effects. For example, I played the game on Saturday from around 10:00 a.m. until around midnight, a solid 14 hours. Sad, yes. The difference is that I stopped around lunchtime and had a delicious meal of sushi and water. I may live a sedentary lifestyle, especially now as I race toward level 80, but there’s no reason to gorge on chips and other junk food while doing so.

In conclusion, don’t forget to eat and sleep; in-game food and water won’t sustain you, the person behind the keyboard.

My goodness, That's what I call WOW-aholic! I would say, people need to get back in to reality! It's just like spending your life away on drugs!

Masamune
01-09-2009, 11:44 PM
That kid's a pussy. I've played WoW longer without passing out.

Actually, now that I've thought about it, that kid is a pussy for passing out from sitting still for 15 hours. Even without the WoW part, he sucks.

Breaker
01-10-2009, 12:44 AM
maybe he passed out because he got his ass pwned. or accidently trashed his mount.

Modus Ponens
01-10-2009, 01:06 AM
maybe he passed out because he got his ass pwned.

The body cannot live without the mind.

Lilith
01-10-2009, 02:13 AM
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cbailey78
01-10-2009, 02:37 AM
If that kid keeps playing WoW, he is gonna look like this:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g101/ChunkyMonkey_03/morman2.jpg

Beldaran
01-10-2009, 03:54 AM
If that kid keeps playing WoW, he is gonna look like this:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g101/ChunkyMonkey_03/morman2.jpg

I masturbated to that picture. Wasn't great, but I was able to finish.

phattonez
01-10-2009, 01:22 PM
Someone addicted to WoW and no mention of South Park?

http://media.southparkstudios.com/media/images/1008/1008_cartman_bigger.jpg

Shazza Dani
01-10-2009, 01:28 PM
South Park sucks, and so does WoW. *

On-topic, I've probably gone close to 15 hours playing video games with minimum breaks. When I used to play Tales of Symphonia I always played a long time without breaking.


*Not trying to troll, just stating my opinion.

Pryme8
01-10-2009, 02:43 PM
Ive gone way longer, that kid was just a pussy...

back in the day final fantasy, Ogre battle, Metroid, Star Fox... and young enough not to have anything to do during the summer.

15 hours is not much, considering some people work that much in a day and don't go to the hospital.

cbailey78
01-10-2009, 02:45 PM
Here is a worse one the WoW players:
http://www.due-east.org/images/0207/ComputerAddiction.jpg

Shazza Dani
01-10-2009, 02:50 PM
I used to have a pile of diet coke bottles in my room too. >.< I don't drink soda anymore though.

Dark Knight
01-10-2009, 07:05 PM
Yet another story about some dumbass kid that feels that WoW is alot better than real life. Who cares? It's just another story trying to tell people that MMO's are bad because kids and losers can't play in moderation and instead choose to make it their entire life. Maybe now he'll realize that the pretty epics aren't worth it.

Aegix Drakan
01-11-2009, 11:52 AM
*sigh*

Seriously. If you're hungry, GO EAT. If you're tired GO SLEEP. Your deathknight isn't going to die because you logged off!

Sheesh. If you want to REALLY play WoW nonstop, go sign up for a live role play, or something. Then you can eat and sleep and STILL be playing WoW!

cbailey78
01-11-2009, 04:05 PM
Here is a Judge Judy video of it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stHF-8GPz0c