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Neglected infant dies while parents play WoW
2005-06-23, 9:43 AM #1
Sorry if it's been posted before (article is dated June 14th). Read about it here.

I've heard of people dying of "gaming overdoses" in those South Korean computer cafes before (read about one middle aged man who played CS for 14 hours straight without eating/drinking then went to the bathroom and died) but this is the first time I've heard of it indirectly killing someone else. People's priorities are really messed up to let things like this happen. Having a kid is a big responsibility a lot of people just aren't up to handling.

And a comment which I'm sure will derail discussion prematurely: I didn't even think WoW was that good of a game.
2005-06-23, 9:53 AM #2
That's inredibily sad. :(

I say lock them up and neglect them for a while.
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2005-06-23, 9:53 AM #3
Quote:
"May not be the great savior of MMORPGs, but it's certainly the most solid one to come out in a long time."
-- Jeff Buckland, TELEFRAGGED

9/10 "I strongly advise that you familiarize yourself with World of Warcraft immediately."
-- Jimmy Chi, MYGAMER

8.5/10 "WoW as it stands right now is a game of contradictions for me."
-- Fizgig and Cabal, WOMEN GAMERS

9.5/10 "Here is the online role-playing game you should play, no matter who you are."
-- Greg Kasavin, GAMESPOT

91/100 "...this game needs to be played. Pay the money. You know you want to."
-- Matt Leyendecker, CINESCAPE

9/10 "If you are looking for a new game in the genre, you would be doing yourself a terrible disservice by overlooking World of Warcraft."
-- Mr. Nash, ARMCHAIR EMPIRE

A "...an impressive display of storytelling, art direction, programming, and imagination, not likely to be surpassed any time soon."
-- Dan Rubinstein, UNDERGROUND ONLINE

4.5/5 "This is the first MMO where the thought of playing just to get enough XP to level never even crosses your mind."
-- Star Dingo, GAMEPRO

98/100 Click to read the article.
-- GAMERAIDERS


4.5/5 "Blizzard has crafted a title that combines not only technical prowess and fine-tuned gameplay, but pleasure as well, making this the new standard for the competition."
-- Daniel Dormer, GAMER FEED

8/10 "It's just the fantasy MMO template made accessible, made driven and made fun. It's sold because it's the old thing, but better."
-- Kieron Gillen, EUROGAMER

9.1/10 "A grand time in a beautiful world."
-- Michael Lafferty, GAMEZONE ONLINE

9/10 "The whole package has a sense of continuity and just solidness that's been sorely lacking from many of the MMORPG's that we've played through in the past."
-- Chris Leyton, TOTALVIDEOGAMES.COM

8.6/10 "World of Warcraft is the new standard that MMORPGs in the future need to live up to."
-- Justin Murray, NETJAK

A+ "...one of the most enjoyable games of the year."
-- Kaleb Rutherford, CV-GAMES

5/5 "This is the best example of what a massively multiplayer online game can offer, and is highly recommended to anyone who simply enjoys playing games."
-- Gerald Villoria, TECHTV


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-- Will Lally, GAME SHARK

92/100 "World of Warcraft is extremely addictive. You've been warned."
-- Jason McMaster, FIRINGSQUAD

8.5/10 "Everything is done so well that other MMORPGs need to go back and tweak things up some."
-- Ryan Newman, ENTERTAINMENT DEPOT

9/10 "It's clearly a game that's been loved throughout development, and from past behavior, we've no doubt Blizzard will continue to support and extend it in the months to come."
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10/10 "Worth dying for!"
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2005-06-23, 9:56 AM #4
Best one was:
Quote:
98/100 Click to read the article.
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2005-06-23, 9:56 AM #5
Quote:
their daughter was lying on her stomach, dead of suffication.


Sounds like it could be a case of sudden infant death syndrome.
I'm just a little boy.
2005-06-23, 10:06 AM #6
I read a news article a while ago about something similar happening but the person was playing EverQuest. Yeah, this stuff is whack :(
2005-06-23, 10:07 AM #7
Computer games are evil and should be banned.

I'm off to play San Andreas....
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2005-06-23, 10:10 AM #8
I love how people are criticizing people for playing games excessively...Yet they sit on the compute rall day refreshing Massassi's discussion board.. :rolleyes:
2005-06-23, 10:14 AM #9
Quote:
Originally posted by Flirbnic
Sounds like it could be a case of sudden infant death syndrome.
Um, if you read the article they left the kid at home and went to an internet cafe.

Edit: FOR 5 hours
2005-06-23, 10:15 AM #10
... Most of us don't have children to watch over...
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2005-06-23, 10:15 AM #11
If it was indeed SIDS (I don't know what it could be if not SIDS, though don't take my word for it because I'm not an expert), I don't think the parents could have prevented the baby's death had they stayed at home. (Putting the baby on her back instead of her stomach could have prevented it, but it sounds like they probably didn't know about that.)
I'm just a little boy.
2005-06-23, 10:19 AM #12
Quote:
Originally posted by Brian
Um, if you read the article they left the kid at home and went to an internet cafe.

Edit: FOR 5 hours


I'm not saying that wasn't terribly irresponsible, it's just not necessarily the reason the baby died.
I'm just a little boy.
2005-06-23, 10:21 AM #13
Quote:
read about one middle aged man who played CS for 14 hours straight without eating/drinking then went to the bathroom and died


what a pansy.

must have been the Sudden Middle Aged Man Death Syndrome.
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2005-06-23, 10:25 AM #14
"Humiliation"
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2005-06-23, 10:44 AM #15
Quote:
Originally posted by Koobie
what a loser.


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2005-06-23, 2:30 PM #16
I hope these idiots are next to die.
2005-06-23, 2:49 PM #17
I think some kids were left in a car and died due to EverQuest but I can't remember for sure. A few people did commit suicide because of EQ though. Hurray!

There was a TV program (like 60 minutes or something) on gaming addiction with a focus on EverQuest. Ben Stein (I think that's the guy) put his son in military school to get him off EQ and talked a bit during the program. I remember sitting in Grimling Forest while it was on, relaying chat with guildmates about people's (who were in game and watching the program and talking in public channels about it) reactions. Was loads of fun and galvanized our bond as EQ players; we all realized we played too much and loved the game.

On a more anti-WoW train of thought, I hope the media goes nuts and some stupid law is passed against WoW. ^_^

QM
2005-06-23, 2:59 PM #18
Quote:
Originally posted by Flirbnic
Sounds like it could be a case of sudden infant death syndrome.


Tsk. I told them not to read that lullaby to their kid, and this is what they get.
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2005-06-24, 4:58 AM #19
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2005-06-24, 10:35 AM #20
Dunno if this is a repeat (sorry if so) but there was this report on the news about year ago.

Some teenaged kid took his father's shotgun and ran to the highway. He shot out the window of a car, killing the driver and one of the passengers, I believe.

I'm not sure if this information is entirely accurate, as it happened a long time ago, but I'm certain that the kid shot and killed at least two people. After getting arrested, he admitted that he got the idea from Grand Theft Auto III. Or maybe it was Vice City... but definitely one of those two.

If anyone else knows about this incident, and that my information is wrong, plz correct me! :(


On another note, that article about the Korean baby said it suffocated. Perhaps the baby put something large in his mouth, and it fell out after the baby died. Or perhaps the baby put his head inside a plastic bag and suffocated there, and the plastic bag fell off. I don't know, but "SIDS" is not a medical condition, it's a term for the unexplained death of an infant, right? I find it hard to believe that the baby's body just shut down for no reason. It doesn't happen...
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2005-06-24, 11:09 AM #21
Man, I haven't heard from my relatives in Asia in awhile...

:D


Though that does suck the baby died.
How stupid are the freaking parents to care about WoW more then their baby and leave it for 5 freaking hours?!
:(
2005-06-24, 11:20 AM #22
Quote:
Originally posted by Matterialize
I don't know, but "SIDS" is not a medical condition, it's a term for the unexplained death of an infant, right? I find it hard to believe that the baby's body just shut down for no reason. It doesn't happen...


If you read the linked wikipedia article about SIDS, you'll see that it's not a condition, but only used to describe deaths that are of a unknown cause. The bottom of the article brushes over one interesting theory about the cause of SIDS.

2005-06-24, 11:26 AM #23
By its own definition, there is no "cause", only a lot of multiple causes. I'm pretty sure SIDS deaths did not all occur for the same reason.
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2005-06-24, 2:58 PM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by Temperamental
I love how people are criticizing people for playing games excessively...Yet they sit on the compute rall day refreshing Massassi's discussion board.. :rolleyes:


Toting that elitism again I see.
2005-06-24, 9:42 PM #25
Quote:
Originally posted by Temperamental
I love how people are criticizing people for playing games excessively...Yet they sit on the compute rall day refreshing Massassi's discussion board.. :rolleyes:


I love how people criticise people who post on a forum when the person himself is posting on one at the exact same time, AND trying to make a plausable argument.
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2005-06-24, 9:46 PM #26
don't you people know, Asians = Gamingly Insane
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2005-06-24, 9:59 PM #27
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