Swedish Teen Collapses After Too Much Lich King
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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I guess the kid just has weak stamina or something. Nothing wrong with either the kid, or his parents. Apparently the kid can't take the LAN party lifestyle as good as some others. He didn't die, he didn't even get injured. Lesson learned and move on, knowing your newly found limits. This is more a story of growing up, then it is of epic fail.
I've passed out from exhaustion on a 3 day LAN before in the past, now I know I won't make 3 days awake, so I won't even try. I got sick/weak a few times at longer LANs, so now I watch my nutrition better.
Live and learn.
I've passed out from exhaustion on a 3 day LAN before in the past, now I know I won't make 3 days awake, so I won't even try. I got sick/weak a few times at longer LANs, so now I watch my nutrition better.
Live and learn.
I actually got a pretty good laugh at this, but still, that story happened one too many times, so it's pretty old.
"Reports that World of Warcraft players from France are laughing and pointing in the general direction of Sweden remain unconfirmed." --> ha ha ha
Not only are the parents at fault, but those kids are, as well. I mean, seriously, if you're gonna play a game for more than a few hours, make sure you're prepared and take breaks for food, toilet and sleep. You'd have to be pants-on-head retarded to ignore hunger pains while playing a game. And energy drinks are no substitute for substance.
Not only are the parents at fault, but those kids are, as well. I mean, seriously, if you're gonna play a game for more than a few hours, make sure you're prepared and take breaks for food, toilet and sleep. You'd have to be pants-on-head retarded to ignore hunger pains while playing a game. And energy drinks are no substitute for substance.
There is a very simple way of removing this problem.
Game;s makers should build time caps into their games. Limit the amount of time a person can gain rewards while on-line. Let them play...just stop them from gaining XP/rep/gold etc after a given amount of time. That will put an end to it immediatley. Reduce the grindfests and make people play smart/hard instead of just long.
In the process they will also stop people lvling too quickly and clearning content too quickly.
The only hard part is finding the right limit to place the cap at.
Game;s makers should build time caps into their games. Limit the amount of time a person can gain rewards while on-line. Let them play...just stop them from gaining XP/rep/gold etc after a given amount of time. That will put an end to it immediatley. Reduce the grindfests and make people play smart/hard instead of just long.
In the process they will also stop people lvling too quickly and clearning content too quickly.
The only hard part is finding the right limit to place the cap at.
I think so too, there was one who internally exploded because he refused to go to the toilet! and there was one who played so much that he kept himself up by drinking redbull, over dosed and got a heart attack from the sugar rushes.
Games are fun and should be played but it is the players responsibility to know when to stop!
Games are fun and should be played but it is the players responsibility to know when to stop!
Yes, and god knows the best way we could handle our problems is to emulate the Chinese.
I'm not even certain where the assumption that this is a "problem" comes from in the first place.
I'm not even certain where the assumption that this is a "problem" comes from in the first place.
I heard of a girl who died after playing too much and they had an ingame funeral...in a PvP zone!Lord Harrab said:
watch this, it'll make you laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJVolaC8pw
Oh. Wow. I definetly thought this headline was Teen collapses after too much Licking. Anyways, I would say that the fact that he suffered what appeared to be seizures leads me to question whether this was a simple case of exhaustion, or a pre-existing condition. I will admit that I feel sorry for him, but if it is a simple case of exhaustion I would be forced to blame the kid for not knowing when to just let go of the keyboard and go to sleep.