Gaming fail

[KidneyThief]

I was checking my mail and noticed the headlines on yahoo.com. "Teenager passes out after 20 hour gaming binge" Apparently he had an epileptic seizure induced by lack of food and sleep after playing WoW for about a day straight.
I can understand playing a few extra hours if you are aiming for somthing ingame, but you have to know when you need a break. I played WoW myself for a short period of time, but I had no problem getting off my butt for some food.
Thoughts?

[manonthemoon516]

And that, is why I refuse to go anywhere near WoW.

[Valjylmyr]

I did that with Morrowind once, except I had nourishment sitting next to me,

[Gamepr020]

I really dont know how you can go without food for 20 hours while playing WoW, imean isnt there time to pause in gmae for things like in another town you can just walk away and get something to eat?

[Valjylmyr]

At 11/29/08 09:14 PM, Gamepr020 wrote: I really dont know how you can go without food for 20 hours while playing WoW, imean isnt there time to pause in gmae for things like in another town you can just walk away and get something to eat?

I misread that at first, and thought you thought he meant his character starved.

[Clbull]

At 11/29/08 07:39 PM, stranger14 wrote: I was checking my mail and noticed the headlines on yahoo.com. "Teenager passes out after 20 hour gaming binge" Apparently he had an epileptic seizure induced by lack of food and sleep after playing WoW for about a day straight.
I can understand playing a few extra hours if you are aiming for somthing ingame, but you have to know when you need a break. I played WoW myself for a short period of time, but I had no problem getting off my butt for some food.
Thoughts?

I can't play WoW for more than 3 hours at once myself, even if there is something I am aiming for. I'll admit though that a 20 hour no break binge is not good. Bear in mind this was near where the expansion came out.

[DirtySyko]

I can play WoW for some really long sessions of time, but I don't just sit there and neglect my body. I think it's funny as hell every time I read one of these articles. It's not like a seizure suddenly jumps up and surprises you (Well, I mean it can, but not in this case.) Your body slowly reaches that point. It's not as if he wasn't getting any warning signs. Plus it's not only the lack of food and sleep that probably did this to him. People have stayed awake for more than 24 hours, and people have gone without eating for more than 24 hours and did just fine. I'm sure he mixed that with tons of caffeine. Nothing good comes from drinking Red Bull and Dew while not eating anything all day long and being tired as shit.

[Maverick-Alex]

Who the fuck doesn't know who to eat and play at the same time? And pee break? wait till you die.

[csspwner]

wtf i hate people like this!!!! they give gaming a bad name! people are gonna think that all video gamers are like this!!

[Fleshlight]

i usually play until i reach my personal objective, or when i get pissed off at something.

[Overlord32]

At 11/29/08 07:44 PM, manonthemoon516 wrote: And that, is why I refuse to go anywhere near WoW.

I feel the same way

Just seeing the commercial makes me feel like some of my life just got sucked away

[Ninjagnome14]

Thats just insane that he actually passed out. Its like hes addicted to it

[SPLINTERCELL58]

At 11/29/08 11:37 PM, Ninjagnome14 wrote: Its like hes addicted to it

You know what, I think you're right!

[luigipwnsmario]

i saw that, and now my parents are all uptight about how long (3 hours at the most) i play video games

[homor]

At 11/29/08 07:44 PM, manonthemoon516 wrote: And that, is why I refuse to go anywhere near WoW.

unless you have the self control of a cocain addict, you have nothing to worry about.

[KeithHybrid]

How 'bout the Korean who died after a 50-hour Starcraft marathon?

If you're going to play a game, you have to understand that your body has its limits as to how long it can go without sleep, nurishment, and regular bathroom breaks. Don't go neglecting your health just so you can get to level 70 on WoW, that's just the kind of fuel people like Hillary Clinton and Jack Thompson need to try and put an end yo gaming.

[Cheesedragon]

Ive heard of this too,this is hilarious, i mean, how ridiculous! what was wrong with that guy? it was because of the new expansion pack, wrath of the litch king, yeah he was malnourished, but the thing he wasnt malnourished of was all the new content!! I might try WoW, see if i can resist the addiction. :D

[sir5000]

At 11/29/08 07:39 PM, stranger14 wrote: I was checking my mail and noticed the headlines on yahoo.com. "Teenager passes out after 20 hour gaming binge" Apparently he had an epileptic seizure induced by lack of food and sleep after playing WoW for about a day straight.
I can understand playing a few extra hours if you are aiming for somthing ingame, but you have to know when you need a break. I played WoW myself for a short period of time, but I had no problem getting off my butt for some food.
Thoughts?

Man...that guy was damn stupid. I mean, there should be a point in which the common sense kicks in, no? I, for one would know when to eat and sleep and stuff. Epic fail for that guy.

[TR00PER]

Well sorta did that today (and yesterday) not non stop wow just on and off (with a bit of call of duty in the middle).

[kokonut10]

This is why I hate MMORPGs.

[Shadowii2]

The longest gaming session I have ever had was 24 hours long, but I took naps and ate in between quite lot. I just mainly played through couple of games I had as fast as possible.

But for real, who plays WoW 20 hours without even eating anything...?

[Jezuz2]

At 12/1/08 12:09 AM, kokonut10 wrote: This is why I hate MMORPGs.

Because fucking morons decide to take an activity to a retarded extreme? It's not like the MMO strapped them to a chair and forced them to play to death, they did it to themselves. It's like blaming a cliff for killing someone after they jumped off of it head first into a dense forest below.

[Aci6]

At 11/29/08 07:39 PM, stranger14 wrote: Thoughts?

Some people are stupid, also this is nothing new; people do binges all the time. The fact that someone forgets to even eat is just goes to show how enraptured by video games people become.

[homor]

"i will..."

"i will..."

"i wil..."

"I WILL..."

"I WILL GET THOSE DAMN NEW SHOULDER PADS"

*collaspe*

[ashfrupt]

lol,i mean wow is a good game, and i share your sentiments,lol,one really shouldn't be addicterd to video games to the extent of playing the game for a day straight.lol, that teenager you mentioned must be really a fatass.

[VenomKing666]

At 12/1/08 04:06 AM, homor wrote:

"I WILL GET THOSE DAMN NEW SHOULDER PADS"

*collaspe*

The biggest the shoulder pads, the biggest the E-penis.

[CashClock]

At 11/29/08 07:44 PM, manonthemoon516 wrote: And that, is why I refuse to go anywhere near WoW.

Amen to that, Runescape isn't even that bad...WoW is horrible and needs to be wiped off the face of the Earth, and WoW addicts need to be put down.

And the members of Blizzard need to executed.

[sirbobsalot2]

I've been on massive gaming sprees but I always stop if I feel really tired/hungry/thirsty.

Also the only reason WoW gets bad press about this is that OVER TEN MILLION PEOPLE PLAY IT and this has happened to 4 of them, come on when 10 million people play a game that is addictive (apparently, I don't find it additive at all) then you will get some freaks who CANNOT STOP.

[MrVideogame]

At 11/29/08 11:29 PM, csspwner wrote: wtf i hate people like this!!!! they give gaming a bad name! people are gonna think that all video gamers are like this!!

Don't worry, they won't think that all gamers are like that. Just losers that play WoW.

[DevilDog016]

I usually play like that in games like Crysis or CoD4 or NFS, anyways not for 20 hours but I always keep goodies in handy. A 2L bottle of Pepsi Twist, some nachos, sandwiches, some candy bars, and the occasional beer. And the toilet is reserved as top-priority during the gaming time, so if I need to empty the tank noone gets in my way. The most I've ever stayed was 14 hours. But WTF, sitting at your PC playing WoW until you start bleeding from your orifices, foaming at the mouth and getting foggy eyes? That's not normal.