Gamers dying after multi day gaming marathons...

[kwalsh0000]

Thats just plain stupid...no other way to put it. As others I have gamed alot but thats just madness.

Stupid parents, stupid people...my general rule of thumb is...people are stupid! Most of the time its proved right.

 

[SKEV]

Parents who let their kids do this >>>>>>> IDIOTS

 

[MooMooEgg]

I just played 6 hours of Dark Souls this afternoon. I feel like I wasted my entire day, and I felt bad for my plasma because of the image retention.

It's the longest I've played in a while. and it felt soooooooo long. So multi-day gaming? I cannot comprehend...

 

[Wes R]

Most I did was 2 days and even at that i got up to pee, sleep, eat and everything else. These parents should lose their other kids. Now if i can pay attention long enough for a 2 hour gaming session I'm lucky. This is just going to be another stereotype about gamers.

 

[d_jedi1]

I hope the natural evolution of gaming will be something wereI have to wear full battle gear like a soldier and the only way to win is to be able to outrun and outsmart your opponent in a natural or virtual environment.

It'll be called reality...

"Yeah but like, I heard there aren't any respawn points in RL. What happens if I get lag out there man? I'm DEAD!"
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[Rupert_Angier]

At that age, I was never allowed more than an hour (on the weekends). There's too much to do and see in this life to waste it away with a four-day game session.

 

[Deric]

He could have been in and out of the room quite a bit. The article said he was getting snacks and took a shower. I know I stayed up all night before and acted like I had been asleep when my parents asked the next morning. 4 days is a bit much in my book though. Its easy for kids to get obsessed about stuff now a days too. Hopefully the kid sees how serious this was though and just doesn't think " Oh I need to drink more".