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    Man Dies After Playing Diablo III for 72 Hours

    A 32-year old man called Russell Shirley, was found dead by his landlord after a three-day marathon of Diablo III.

    According to the report, Shirley suffered a heart attack while playing Blizzard's addictive loot-fest. Apparently, Shirley lead a pretty relaxed lifestyle, and was hard pressed to use his gym membership or get some exercise.
    However, two of Shirley's friends have debunked the story, saying he died due his long term suffering with apnea. They describe Shirley as a normal 32-year old man who was "charitable" and a "peerless friend", but who had trouble managing his weight due to his health problems.
    Regardless of which part of the story is true, it is important to realize that taking a break every hour or so between long sessions of gaming is extremely vital.
    Our thoughts and prayers are with Shirley and his family.
    Source: Man Dies After Playing Diablo III for 72 Hours

    What are your thoughts?
    I'm sorry for the guy,but he overdid it.
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    this is very sad, but I assume that they are worse ways to leave .. for example the deaths of laborers on the job .. however makes us reflect

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    I did shit like that ALL the time when I used to be a WoW addict lol. 72 hours is nothing, after 96 you can start to hallucinate. Anyhow, sucks for the guy... definitely shouldnt do that kind of binge gaming if you have health problems.



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    Once again, gaming is a scapegoat.

    Fat guy died, Diablo III was running on his PC = gaming caused his death.

    Don't just take a break, stop eating so much shit and lose some weight.
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    That sucks, but the guy already had some health issues and on top of that he seemed primarily sedentary based on the 72 hours of straight gaming. It's always terrible when someone passes this way hence the constant warnings on your consoles, PCs and games that you should take breaks frequently. It only takes just a little bit of physical activity to start being a healthier person.

    Again, I feel for the family and all, but things like this can be prevented most of the time.






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    That's sad news, not getting any sleep is definitely bad for the heart. It does show how addictive games can get when you love them.

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    I did shit like that ALL the time when I used to be a WoW addict lol. 72 hours is nothing, after 96 you can start to hallucinate. Anyhow, sucks for the guy... definitely shouldnt do that kind of binge gaming if you have health problems.
    Did you just use the death of a man to get a personal boost at being able to stay up for 96 hours?
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    fat guy got what was coming to him. no sympathy

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    Sad to hear, but honestly he had it coming. However I’m pretty sure plenty of guys play MW3 online for more than 3 days straight
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    ....If he already had health problems, why did he think staying up for 72 hours playing a video game would be a good idea?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrokenMess View Post
    Sad to hear, but honestly he had it coming. However I’m pretty sure plenty of guys play MW3 online for more than 3 days straight
    Yeah, but this guy had health problems.

    This is unhealthy gaming when you marathon for 3 days.


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    This is the way that i want to go lol Diablo 3 claims its first soul (that we know about)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLaCKoNi666 View Post
    This is the way that i want to go lol Diablo 3 claims its first soul (that we know about)
    LOL Thats what I thought. Anyways whatever you think the gaming didn't help the guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Jefe View Post
    fat guy got what was coming to him. no sympathy
    Dude with health issues dies and leaves family and friends to grieve over his loss, and you have no amount of sympathy?
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    Yikes. That does suck. I'm not the fittest of individuals, and I have had more than my share of marathon sessions ( mine only go for 12-15 hours though....). But still... 3 DAYS playing Diablo 3? i get a headache nowadays after only 3-4 hours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chambers35 View Post
    Dude with health issues dies and leaves family and friends to grieve over his loss, and you have no amount of sympathy?
    Yeah i agree with Chambers on this, even though he died in a way most gamers would love to die (playing one of the best games ever made) what you posted it was pretty fucked up how would you feel if your dad/mom/brother/sister ended up in horrible accident and we all said hey they where related to a dick so no sympathy from us

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Jefe View Post
    fat guy got what was coming to him. no sympathy
    Wow, and the dick of the day award goes to..........

    Sad deal. Looks like another thing blaming gaming. Playing games for long periods CAN and WILL kill you. Someone goes on a shooting spree and police find a copy of GTA in their system, Ect. Ect. Yup, that caused it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chambers35 View Post
    Dude with health issues dies and leaves family and friends to grieve over his loss, and you have no amount of sympathy?
    i shouldve said little sympathy. reason why is because the guy knew he had health problems and yet he still neglected that in order to play this game. is it sad knowing he was a nice guy: sure. was it something he couldve avoided? yes

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    Already knew this news RIP and hope he enjoyed Diablo 3 at max
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