When online videogames go horribly wrong (a serious post) (1889 hits)
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Submitted by Monarch (View user info) at 2004-12-20 13:48:43 EST
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WARNING: Do not read this post unless you:
- Wonder about those dumbasses who take their MMO games too fucking seriously.
- Still take MMO games too seriously, and need a big attitude adjustment.
- Are really goddamn bored, and couldn't give a shit about MMO's but need something to do while you make money for not actually doing anything while you are at work.
If you choose to view this post and link contained therein, I can not be held responsible for the physical damage you may do to your face by slamming it into a wall repeatedly. You might be able to get it fixed with plastic surgery, but that's really damn expensive.
You've been warned.
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This is a serious post. The forum thread that spawned it is pretty funny, but it brings up a serious issue: Is the internet taking over peoples lives?
Here on Ubersite, people complain all kinds of things. AIM chat, 'Internet Badass Syndrome', 13 year old fucktards who have nothing to do except for -2 all the good posts.
Uber, I am here today to tell you that all of the things you have learned to hate on this site are only the tip of the iceberg. The 'real' internet is more shameless and disturbing than you could possibly imagine. When you get bored at work, you come to Ubersite and read a few posts. Maybe you post something every now and then. Sometime you write something funny, or maybe it's thought provoking. You might just come and read Ubersite everyday religiously, but not have an account and never review of post. Regardless, you most likely think to yourself every once and a while: "Fuck man, I'm a little bit lame. I spend a bunch of time swapping insults and jokes with people over the internet."
Here I offer proof that your worst antics (yes, even framing some poor guy named Eric Rice as a rapist and child molester) don't even come close to the internet atrocity that is MMORPG gaming.
This little forum post has been floating around some random sites today. I originally picked it up off the World of Warcraft forums, as I have been trying out that game recently. I must warn you not to read the whole forum thread unless you are a masochist. Just stick with the first post or two for the pictures.
(The site has been bogged down with people laughing at this guy, so it may take a second.)
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http://www.eq2permafrost.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=216
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Here is a quick recap, for those who don't want to read all that BS:
- Pictures are posted of this guy (Cecil) having a cybersex session in Everquest 2, which he thought was private. Hilarity ensues.
- Cecil denies the cybersex session, and claims that it was all photoshop.
- Further proof is posted, everyone laughs.
- Cecil threatens to make everyone's life hell, by getting his MMO buddies to 'beat them down.'
- Cecil's 'online girlfriend' (named Evenstar) creates an account simply to make sure everyone knows that he's a sick fuck. She states that she wouldn't date someone online who cheats on her by having cybersex with someone else. (What the fuck? Why would you have an 'online girlfriend' anyways? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?)
- Cecil claims that he is 'working things out' with Evenstar. He then says that if people don't stop making fun of him he will cancel his account and kill himself. Apparently he has devoted the last five goddamn years of his life to online games, and has had people laughing at him for all five of them.
- More bitching and moaning follows. As of right now, this post has been spread across the internet to seven other major MMO games, and people all across the world are laughing at this guy. There is no sign of the humiliation letting up anytime soon.
Folks, this is the ultimate in depravity. The internet has hit rock fucking bottom. People are buying $50 games (which they pay $15 monthly for) so that they won't ever need to associate with the outside world anymore. They have online girlfriends (who are often just other men, playing a female avatar.) In lieu of actual physical contact they can now have 'cybersex' in their 'player-owned housing'. Many games actually offer in-game marriage ceremonies as an additional service.
So what's next? Will online games begin allowing players have children soon? Where does it stop?
Everquest itself has already caused numerous suicides over the years as people have devoted their entire life to the game, and then realized that they could not longer function in the real world. The 'MMORPG revolution' is becoming the escape mechanism for every anti-social jackass on the planet.
In Korea players have become so obsessed with the game, that they have died simply from remaining in front of a computer for 72+ hours. One man died from sheer exhaustion, and another guy actually had his bladder burst because he hadn't gone to the bathroom in so long. There have actually been cases where players became so angry at each other for killing their online character, that they have killed each other in real life.
So this guy, Cecil, has such a shitty life that he wraps himself up in a game instead. But his social skills are so fucking horrible, that he can't even do that right. People still treat him like shit because he's a prick, online or in real life. He is so pathetic that he tells people about his 'online girlfriend' like it's a big achievement for him, and then he has 'cyber-sex' behind her back. And now he is so humiliated by the exposure of these shennanigans that he may actually do something as drastic as suicide?
Sure, the world would probably be better off without him. But it's just a freakin' game. At some point you have to be a part of the real world, no matter how much you hate it.
Oh Uber... when will this shit stop?
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Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2006-02-14 00:24:11 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
bahhaha
world's a bitch ain't it
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2005-01-13 14:57:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hahahahahahahahhaaahhhaahhahahahaa
Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2004-12-21 09:01:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I play games from time to time, and I even tried my hand at an online RPG (Dark Ages of Camelot), however I didn't get very far because I prefered being a prick to people while in the town where they couldn't hurt me as opposed to actually doing anything.
I do find video games a good waste of time though.
Either way, some people definitely take this shit way too seriously. I was reading that board (and laughing my ass off I might add), and I just couldn't believe how worked up that dude was getting.
It's really pretty sad.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2004-12-20 21:41:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I know a guy that proposed to his girl online. They were going out in real life and saw each other almost every day. But, using some sort of nerd-logic that I can't comprehend, he decided that the best place to propose to her was online.
In their online Star Wars game. In fact, he staged a whole online event with all his online buddies.
It doesn't get any geekier than that.
...oh, and she accepted, happily. But, surprise surprise, they are no longer together. To be fair though, that might have something to do with the fact that he was 18 at the time.
Submitted by Quasiplasmohedron (user info) at 2004-12-20 20:27:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nevermind, I didn't see the chick.
Submitted by Quasiplasmohedron (user info) at 2004-12-20 20:26:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I don't really understand. It's just a bunch of pictures of a character kneeling on a bed and text that could easily have been altered. What's the big deal?
Submitted by acrog (user info) at 2004-12-20 17:28:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
It's still up and I'm still reading.
I'm on page 14. I can't stop myself
I knew this would eventually get Farked
Submitted by screamfeeder (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:50:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
That thread got Fark.com and a few others today so it probobly was slammed in the last few hours.
Host should be back up later. I bookmarked that shit.
Submitted by Feijuada (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:43:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
It says that "my account has been canceled" I hope Cecil hasn't gotten his way!
Submitted by Demolocke (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:43:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I don't play computer games (the last time I was really into a game was Mario 64)... but if I'm addicted to this site I had better stay away from Everquest.
Submitted by tuesdaydelay (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:43:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"This Account Has Been Suspended
Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible. "
NOOOOO! Fuck! Need.....more......hilarity....!
Shit.
Submitted by tuesdaydelay (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:37:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Terminology*
Sorry. I also read more and it's quite huge. Bit like the Gellieman gaff.
Submitted by Fleshy (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:36:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The fucking site's down already, what a great ISP.
Submitted by StonedSilly (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:24:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
EverQuest used to kick ass, before all the fucking idiots got on there.
I even used to be able to play on my 28k internet connection.
Now I know people on cable who lag.
=/
Submitted by tuesdaydelay (user info) at 2004-12-20 15:15:08 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I read some of it but didn't understand all the terminoligy. Liked the idea that someone got caught being a fucking loser, though. Amusing.
Submitted by congo (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:53:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I don't know if any of you read far enough, but this gem absolutely floored me, and I had to share it....
Around page 6 or 7, George Zimmer from the Men's Wearhouse checks in with his response to the thread:
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HI... I'M GEORGE ZIMMER, OWNER AND CEO OF THE MEN'S WAREHOUSE - HEY PENCILDICK, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU MADE A WOMAN SING WHILE YOU THRUST YOUR SORRY EXCUSE FOR A WARRIOR'S GREATSWORD INTO HER GAPING MAW? I RECALL ONE OF THOSE TIMES I CAME ACROSS ONE OF YOUR LAME EXCUSES OF A LOVE AFFAIR, ONLY TO DRAG HER TO A MOTEL SIX AND GIVE HER A RIDE ON MY INTENSELY MEATY MUSHROOM. SHE WAS SO ESTATIC, SHE STARTED SINGING, 'OH HOLY NIGHT," ONLY SHE NEVER GOT TO HOLY. I GUARANTEE IT.
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Submitted by Creepy_guy (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:45:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I've been playing Ultima Online for a little over 3 years now and I realized very early on that there are two types of online gamers. There are people like me, who play maybe an hour or two before going to bed (and that isn't even every day) and there are people that are totally dedicated to it. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of middle ground at all. The UO forums that I read are full of both types, but the "hardcore 1337" guys really piss me off. Every day, you see posts full of smack talking, insults and threats. All because of a game.
For me, its something to do; more of a hobby than anything else. Its not an escape, its not a cry for help...just something to do. A lot of people always bitch and moan about the "real world" and "staying in touch with real people." Come on now...what is Ubersite? Is Ubersite the real world? No, it isn't. I think that's where really hardcore gamers sort of lose it. That connection between pixles and the real world just vanishes. That's where the stupid shit starts going on and the normal gaming just stops cold. This is a good post though...not a lot of people know about stuff like this.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:28:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Wow. This is sicker than anything that What the Hell could come up with in here.
Good grief...it's a Geek-a-Thon.
Yikes.
Submitted by jgreening (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:25:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
When I was a teen, I was part of a site called CyberSlam. (Online wrestling RP. Actually knida like Uber, but plot lines about wrestling)
Anyway, a kid was banned for basic rule breaking, and he was so distraught, he started new characters (alters) and talked about killing himself.
He even went so far as to post as his mother, saying her son was dead, and she was trying to find out who drove him to it.
After about 3 days of sick and disgusting posts about Pedo-Necro sex, we finally proved it was him, and he decided to....
SPAM US ALL...
Idiot...
Submitted by JMG114 (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:22:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow. Now I actually feel better for spending all of my time on Uber.
Thank you.
Submitted by DavyJones (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:06:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Pathetic shit.
Submitted by Lyric (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:06:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Happy birthday to me!
Oh, and my opinion on this, it's just another thing for people to either be fanatical about or responsible about. There are some fucked up crazy sports fans out there (look at all those soccer fans... er... football fans... in the UK!) and then there's also people who enjoy it but know where to draw the line.
It's not going to change because technology and everything is continuously evolving. People are just going to evolve with it, and there will always be dumbasses.
Submitted by screamfeeder (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:03:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Meh I meant to +2 it =/
Submitted by Chinaski (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:02:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
wow.. i actually looked at this.
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:01:26 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeesus.
Submitted by screamfeeder (user info) at 2004-12-20 14:00:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
If you are just picking up on this now then you are about 4 years late.
Stuff like this has been going on for years.
Also get your facts straight about the "many" everquest suicides.
There was ONE suicide attributed to Everquest, and the guy was a depressed sociopath schizophrenic that would have offed himself eventually.
Its nothing worse than what people do for their cars.
I watched 3 guys beat another guy almost to death at a car show because the one guy breathed to hard on the paint of the other guys show car.
Yeah and it is the video game people that are losers.
Some people are just morons.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2004-12-20 13:56:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Just think of it as the next phase of evolution. The genes of the weak are being culled from the reproductive pool. If you sit in front of a computer for so long that your bladder explodes and you die, you definitely qualify as one of "the weak." Because that is some weak-ass shit.