Chinese gamer sentenced to life

[da Tao]

A Shanghai online gamer has been given a suspended death sentence for killing a fellow gamer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4072704.stm

[Dialectic]

At least give the man time to put on his pants!

[Le Sheng Liu]

At least give the man time to put on his pants!

Well, it's China. Over there, the firing squad is sent in quicker than you can say, "Hi, mom!"

[cattygurl]

dammit! you beat me to it, da tao. I was gonna post this link!

[da Tao]

You can reply to my Sex & Intimacy post in Vanity Fair then Catty, it ain't getting no love.... :cry:

And Le, the pants comment ain't about the firing squad yo - read the article!

[BoondockSaints]

Attack of the killer geeks.

[2muchtv]

Yeah they're geeks but it's actually kinda frightening to think how much of himself this guy must have had invested in this game 'world' he inhabited. He killed the other gamer for selling a sword that was loaned to him.

OTOH the victim was able to make real money for selling someone elses virtual property. Question: Is this the same game where some freak 'bought' an island in the game world for a 5 or 6 figure sum? That's next level right there... :?

[da Tao]

yeah I agree, people need to get a life. What happened to the good old days of the CCP where they put you to work whether you like it or not? :lol:

[lopan]

well, fuck, DaTao, if you sold my DragonSabre, i'd fucking stab you too!

[Taliesin Stormheller]

Damn geeks. They're ruining the image of the Asian Man around the world. We need to have more Jins and Yaos and fewer dorkwads.

[lopan]

Damn geeks. They're ruining the image of the Asian Man around the world. We need to have more Jins and Yaos and fewer dorkwads.

I resent that and i take personal offence!

NEE! NEE! NEE!

[Subwaybrum]

I don't know about that, how do you know he's not a hulking bodybuilder sportsperson by day and game player by night?