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Offline NGTM-1R

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It Finally Happened: Gaming-related Murder
Doubtless you've seen somebody threaten to kill another player in an MMO game for scamming.

Well, somebody did.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4397159.stm
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Offline WeatherOp

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I also expected something like that, They sell Diablo 2 items for over $20 in stores on websites, you can find them on the internet,even pay with Paypal, it's funny seeing people buy stuff that ain't and never will be real.:lol:Pack o' idiots. But, most people just hack the items.
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Offline Taristin

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:wtf:


So... wait. One online character lent another online character an online weapon? And the second party sold it? And so the first party murderred the second party in RL? o.O
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Offline Nuclear1

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:wtf:

Some people take games a wee bit too seriously.
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Offline Charismatic

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*raises hand* for Freespace anyways. I cant count how many times people have said "Its just a game" or "calm down its.." ect..

I have, in the past for sure, not sure about today, takein Freespace2 (eh, Fs. series) seriously'er then anyone else. Heh.
Just a game my ass..
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Offline Grey Wolf

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So is this the one that made the rounds a month or two ago? Involving the men from China and some sword in an MMO?
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Perhaps...but the topic didn't appear here to my knowledge.
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It Finally Happened: Gaming-related Murder
Well, I have to admit that I felt like utter **** when my BOTD sword got stolen in diablo 2....

 

Offline Ford Prefect

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Quote
This is in contrast to places like South Korea which has a section of its police force that investigates in-game crime.

:wtf:
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Offline Taristin

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:lol:

The future! Online police to stop cheaters! :lol:
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Offline WMCoolmon

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"You have the right to log out. If you give up that right, anything you sell can and will be used against you in a forum of game devs. You have the right to a flame warrior, and to have a flame warrior with you during your 0wn1ng. If you cannot stand a flame warrior, an annoying n00b will be provided to you with no postcount deduction."

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"...you are hereby sentenced to a 30-day period of playing in newbie starter maps, and a six-month probation of all AIM messages and forum PMs."

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Offline Taristin

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What's truly ironic is that it wasn't even an FPS, like all of the game-nazis in the US are claiming cause violent behaviour.
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Offline Turnsky

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prepare for more of it, EQ2 auctions went live not too long ago.
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Offline Flaser

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It's not the game itself that led to the murder (there is no such thing as true "game" influenced murder), but the social interaction within a vitual environment.
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Offline kode

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there's been a few murders over that kind of stuff in south korea, too. it's so 2 years ago. ;)
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Offline IPAndrews

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I wonder how many experience points he got?
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Offline Nuke

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theese people are sad. i think the whole mmo genra of games it full of freaks. i dont give a rats ass about experience points i just want to see things blow up really fast like. aside from being a total time whore theese games really encourage people to dodge reality. im glad they didnt have theese when i was a teen or i had never lost my virginity.
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Offline Setekh

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It's horrific, but with this world heading off the rails, I think I expected it. :sigh:
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Offline n00by

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Originally posted by IPAndrews
I wonder how many experience points he got?


Think he's gonna get kicked soon. PKers are hated on those "Real Life" servers.

But, seriously...that's kinda sad. What people do because of some virtual sword....heck, even buying it alone is stupid...but killing for it? Come on...I'm really scared of MMORPGs now:shaking:

 

Offline Ford Prefect

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Wasn't there a guy a few years back who killed himself after his character died in one of those games?
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