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Man Dies From Playing World Of Warcraft - Gaming? Harmful?

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Man Dies From Playing World Of Warcraft - Gaming? Harmful?

sparkx
This topic is realy old. Looks to be from 2005. Anyway I dont feel bad for him. It is his own fault he got addicted to a kids game. Now I have never actualy played world of warcraft but from what I have heard it is one addicting game. Now playing for 50 hours strait seems a little far out but I do know people that have played for up to 10 hours at a time. I do the same as lonelym when I am on the computer. I program php and mysql. I am trying to learn c++ and 3D image making (I want to make a game for windows) but it hasnt been comming very smoothly because all the 3D image programs and 3D cad programs cost $200+ and that is a little much to spend on software (at least in my opinion). I use my computer anywere from 10 minutes to 2 hours per day (depending on if I have anything better to do). I dont think I could got on for 5-7 hours but you never know wink.gif
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Sparkx

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jeremycollins
It could be possible. I once stayed on the computer for a day and a half. (Not literally...I would stay on the computer from 6:00am to 2:00 am the next morning, then would sleep and repeat. I did this for about 2 days. As you can see, it's 2:02 a.m. right now, and I'm still on the computer. With this experience, I can see how someone can become addicted to the World of Warcraft game, and eventually die. They might be a "little" bit on the insane side, but I think it is possible.

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lonelym
Yes, it might be true. He could've realized he neglected himself of the basic needs, and when he stood up, all the anesthetic effects were gone, leaving him with unbearable pain.

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jeremycollins
QUOTE(lonelym @ Jul 9 2007, 05:36 AM) *
Yes, it might be true. He could've realized he neglected himself of the basic needs, and when he stood up, all the anesthetic effects were gone, leaving him with unbearable pain.



I fully agree! He must have got a major rush when he got up, and it hit him like a bomb. I feel sorry for the person.

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wwheeler
QUOTE(warbird @ Aug 31 2005, 04:54 AM) *
Who said he died by a heartfailure because of playing WoW? Maybe he just got a heart failure, not because of the game, but because there was something wrong with his heart.


I Think that you might be more on the right track with that train of thought. I would believe the two things just happen to coincide, both that he was playing WoW, and that he suffered from massive heart failure. I don't see any way that WoW can cause your heart to stop.

But, if he had not eaten in 7 days, or had any water for 3 days, that still would not cause heart failure. He would have died from starvation or dehydration if that were the case.

I don't think that this story came froma reliable source.

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baby bear
lol...that's rediculous that someone would get sucked into a game to that extent. well I guess it's his own fault that happened to him. what an idiot.

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Sten
that sounds like wot will happen to some guy at school.

he never shuts up about "WOW" (world or warcraft) and he ses all he does at home is play world of warcraft.

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Alegis
QUOTE(Sten @ Jul 17 2007, 07:07 AM) *
that sounds like wot will happen to some guy at school.

he never shuts up about "WOW" (world or warcraft) and he ses all he does at home is play world of warcraft.

Yeah. I mean, talking extensively about the game is the same as playing it NONSTOP and dying out of heart failure or dehydration, right?
This is an extreme example. They hit the news because it's bizarre, but also extremely rare. As others have mentioned it's not even certain there is a correlation because of his cause of death.

And it doesn't matter crap if it were WoW, Everquest, or just nonstop music listening or marathoning some TV series. If his death was indeed from an overload of his hobby, then that is sad.

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baby bear
sereously I can't believe this. somone would really get so entertwined in the game that they would stop listening to what his body is telling him. sometimes people need to get a life.

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FeedBacker
Heart Failure is a chronic condition. Meaning it takes YEARS to occur. Basically your heart muscle grows bigger, but it grows inward, not outward making the chamber holding the blood smaller. This causes blood to back up into your lungs. WOW did not cause that. But it may have contributed to his sudden death.

-Belg

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