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Gamer dies while playing Diablo 3... Wait, What?

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A Taiwanese man collapsed and died over the weekend after playing Blizzard's Diablo III for 40 straight hours. The Australian Associated Press reported the story, citing the Taiwanese United Daily News as the source of the information.

 

According to the report, the 18-year-old man entered an Internet café in southern Taiwan around noon on Friday, booked a private room, and played almost two days without stopping to eat. On Sunday morning, an employee of the café entered the room to check on the man and found him resting on a table. Shortly after being roused, the man collapsed and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

This is far from the first time a marathon gaming session has ended in tragedy. The AAP reported that another Taiwanese man died in February after a 23-hour gaming jag ended with a heart attack. In 2007, a 30-year-old man collapsed and died in Guangzhou, China, after gaming for three straight days, In 2005, a 28-year-old South Korean man died after a 50-hour gaming session. In 2003, police in Hong Kong cited a six-hour stint playing Diablo II at an Internet café as a contributing factor in a 28-year-old man's death. In 2002, a 24-year-old South Korean man died after 86 uninterrupted hours of gameplay. That same month, a 27-year-old Taiwanese man lasted 32 hours before succumbing to death by exhaustion.

[uPDATE]: Blizzard released the following comment on the news:

"We're saddened to hear this news, and our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. We don't feel it would be appropriate for us to comment further without knowing all of the circumstances involved.

"While we recognize that it's ultimately up to each individual or their parent or guardian to determine playing habits, we feel that moderation is clearly important, and that a person's day-to-day life should take precedence over any form of entertainment."

 

http://www.gamespot....arathon-6387472

 

Now what the firetruck is wrong with this guy. Who in their right mind would play a game for 40 firetrucking hours straight. This guy obviously was crazy.

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He probably died in the game, so he died in real life...scary..

im not playing that game..Ever!! o_o

That's just...terrible...

This is why we need to moderate how many hours we play video games.

I honestly will never understand people who do stuff like this. KH is my favorite series and I couldn't play 40 straight hours of it if I wanted to and was paid. Don't they feel tired? Hungry? Thirsty? Like they have to poop? Does their phone ever ring? Don't they have friends? Family? Something that will force them to at least look away from the screen.

 

Addiction is a cold hearted mistress.

 

I honestly will never understand people who do stuff like this. KH is my favorite series and I couldn't play 40 straight hours of it if I wanted to and was paid. Don't they feel tired? Hungry? Thirsty? Like they have to poop? Does their phone ever ring? Don't they have friends? Family? Something that will force them to at least look away from the screen.

 

Addiction is a cold hearted mistress.

Jeez. I honestly don't know how people can play games so much like that. I mean, i did play mass effect 2/3 on launch at midnight for a good 6-7 hours, but i just don't get how people can play so much like that without eating or anything.

 

I honestly will never understand people who do stuff like this. KH is my favorite series and I couldn't play 40 straight hours of it if I wanted to and was paid. Don't they feel tired? Hungry? Thirsty? Like they have to poop? Does their phone ever ring? Don't they have friends? Family? Something that will force them to at least look away from the screen.

 

Addiction is a cold hearted mistress.

 

I honestly will never understand people who do stuff like this. KH is my favorite series and I couldn't play 40 straight hours of it if I wanted to and was paid. Don't they feel tired? Hungry? Thirsty? Like they have to poop? Does their phone ever ring? Don't they have friends? Family? Something that will force them to at least look away from the screen.

 

Addiction is a cold hearted mistress.

 

 

It's incidents like this that make me scared to have Asperger's Syndrome. One of the symptoms is to develop a deep fascination or obsession with something you really, really like. I remember when my obsession was Kingdom Hearts. I played KHII three days straight with showering and if my mother hadn't nagged me to eat or drink, I don't know what could have happened. It scares me because I have no control over this symptom. I become hyper focused, immoral and irritational. All I can think of is being around or involved with my obsession and nothing else. Unless someone is there to limit or nag me, I won't be able to control myself. It terrifies me that I can't be of my own mind and that this could be the very outcome of my future. And what's also awful is I have to depend on somebody to take care of me and I'm burdening them by doing so. ): I wish I had the strength to take care of myself but I'm so weak and it frustrates me to no end.

 

It's not easy. Of course, you get hungry and thirsty. But imagine being so hyper focused on what you're doing, you don't recognize your body's needs. You are so concentrated on your obsession, you are so immoral and irrational, your mentality could border on insanity because you just don't care about anything.

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