Mr. Hakujin Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'm seeing another Taiwanese guy died recently from blood clots he got from gaming too long. He's not the first Asian gamer to die due to, um, gaming related injuries. Deaths in Internet cafes are rare, but happen from time to time when players concentrate so intensely on their games, that they ignore factors like the body's need for sleep and food.Last year, a 30 year-old Chinese gamer died after staying up for three consecutive days, barely eating or drinking anything. And last August, 20 year-old Chris Staniforth suffered a pulmonary embolism after a marathon session on his Xbox. The deaths underscore the risk of game addiction, which more and more people are becoming worried about as the industry grows. So, what do the hardcore Hondonian gamers do to avoid similar fates? Are Hondonaian gamers just made of stronger stuff that they can outlast the Taiwanese or Brit gamers? Or are these dead gamers just THAT much more hardcore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Who's that slick cat with a beard who just struck again? ...Damn right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nick rushes to belittle Bindy attacking the Twihard mom that was killed, but apparently this is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I've never given these concerns a second thought. I eat when I'm hungry. The 1st world kicks ass like that. I have put off pissing for ridiculous amounts of time, but that's mostly because I kind of get a kick out of taking a comically long piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 ^^If Jim Carry's Liar, Liar taught me anything ,it's that holding in a piss too long is bad for your urinary tract. It really is kind of shocking to me that someone can neglect themselves to such a degree. By that I mean it has to be some kind of mental condition that these guys had in order to force themselves to forgo sleep like that. I can see how not moving enough and developing blood clots would be an easy problem for gamers though. Don't long-distance truck drivers take something to avoid getting blood clots in their legs? How much longer before a gamer energy drink w/ blood thinner is marketed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Don't long-distance truck drivers take something to avoid getting blood clots in their legs? It's called Meth, and it has some unpleasant side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 I thought the meth was just for the energy and to counteract what's encountered in truck stop restrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I assume truckers use it for everything. Like chicken soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 ...And wet wipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 This thread is now about truckers. Y'know what my favorite piece of trucker terminology is? LOT LIZARD. A Lot Lizard is a prostitute that frequents truck stops. I think it also applies loosely to my sister-in-law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 This Thread is now about Jerry Reed. http://youtu.be/8DikWBr76pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) http://youtu.be/KLDtNsIKOhs Drivin' by on some Ballas, GROVE STREET 4 LYFE. Edited July 20, 2012 by axel_napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortiis558 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have found when doing 2-5 day gaming sessions, if you go out at about the 36th hour mark, kill a Lot Lizard and return home, that will keep you from dying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Whatchu know 'bout no Amos, axels? Here's one for the Scooby-Doo crowd. +1 to mort for keeping it cohesive. Edited July 20, 2012 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Nick rushes to belittle Bindy attacking the Twihard mom that was killed, but apparently this is different. it's his shtick, i just scroll past it nowadays. i don't think comparing hardcore korean starcraft (or diablo 3) players to guys like us who pause long enough to eat/piss/etc really works, because a lot've these dudes are making fulltime jobs out of them, especially with these titles. we had a whole thing before on why some korean parents were okay with kids dropping outta college to fulltime SC2 tourneys because of the big money involved, and there were people quitting their jobs over here to do the same with D3 before the last patch made the drops less $ from the auction house - so yeah, i don't think these situations are as directly analogous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortiis558 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yeah over here they don't even last 40 hours. Xbox addict, 20, killed by blood clot after 12-hour gaming sessions. And I can't find the article, but there was a guy who was making a game to honor his fiance who died after playing video games for 11 hours straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 see, now watch that be the fucking Sims or something too. there was this one dude on 4chan who had quit his professional job to grind D3 until the aforementioned patch, and was trying to figure out how to break the news to his wife...that had to be a troll, but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 What did they do with the patch? Just decrease the drop rate for items or wha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 from what i read, yeah - tremendously. some people apparently had patterns in inferno to make solid $/hour by selling shit at the auction house, then a patch changed all that. no idea what else it did to reblanace characters, but im told drop rates are really really low for the good shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I've never given these concerns a second thought. I eat when I'm hungry. The 1st world kicks ass like that. I have put off pissing for ridiculous amounts of time, but that's mostly because I kind of get a kick out of taking a comically long piss. My thoughts pretty much exactly on this whole thing... I'd say those who manage to succumb to death by gaming for that long without any kind of break are kinda asking for it. Not that they deserve it, but I mean, its not as if its undocumented at this stage that sitting around for that long does cause pretty bad damage. Also, fuck the post text on the "idiots" option. I voted idiots because they're idiots, not because of the text after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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