A man who has been playing Lineage II for over 20,000 hours has decided to sue developer NCSoft for getting him addicted to the game. Craig Smallwood of Hawaii claims that the game prevented him from living a normal life, and this is just so pathetic I think my eyes are going to melt.
The suit alleges that Smallwood was "unable to function independently in usual daily activities such as getting up, getting dressed, bathing or communicating with family and friends.” He's upset because NCSoft didn't babysit him, claiming that the company was negligent for failing to "warn or instruct plaintiff and other players of Lineage II of its dangerous and defective characteristics, and of the safe and proper method of using the game."
NCSoft has been trying to get the case dismissed, because it is ludicrous, but the judge has refused. This is the world we live in, where a man can sue a game maker because he played their game too much.
Addicted Gamer Sues Game-Maker, Says He is ‘Unable to Function’ [Wired]
[Oops. That should be 20,000 hours, not 200,00. Fixed]
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11:20 AM on 08.20.2010
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But you can't fix stupid, he probably thought his stupidity could be patched in an update.
Didn't Lineage II come out like 6 years ago? How is that possible?
It would work if he played 4 characters or more at a time. give or take a few.
The porn industry would tumble overnight....
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You have been playing for 2 hour. Please take a break..
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You have been playing for 4 hour. Please take a break.
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You have been playing for 6 hour. Get the fuck off.
If memory serves me right, their box, their login, even in game of nearly every NCSoft game I have ever played told you that you need to take breaks. It's even in their safety warnings that you shouldn't play for long periods of time. Apparently the guy failed to witness their hourly warnings to get off.
So, so very true.
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I need to find me a rich woman and sleep with then maybe I can sue her for making me a sex addict and take her money if he wins this case
@Kyosji
You're right... The game tells you to take a break, only that he is a blind player...