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Pirate_129
06-02-2007, 03:00 PM
Kinda scary but not suprising....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18992609/
aaron
06-02-2007, 04:28 PM
Second Life should seriously get their own in-game police or have everyone sign a waiver before getting in the game. This kind of stuff happens all the time in Second Life. In other games, you get things stolen, and have other things happen to you, but only the weirdest of weird report any of that to the police. You report it to the people your paying money to, to play.
dream member
06-02-2007, 06:13 PM
Wait...what?!? I'm not a fan of those games, nor do I play them. Can someone who is familiar with them explain this to me? They're killing characters in games? I'm assuming when I throw a banana at someone on mariokart and they hit the wall it's different! :) However, I don't know much about WOW....please explain for the laymen!! :)
aaron
06-02-2007, 06:18 PM
No, these guys steal your banana, then cause your cart to break down.
dream member
06-02-2007, 06:20 PM
lol, exactly!!!! :) but seriously...what is the deal with those games? I've heard a little about them, but why is it so serious?

Wait...when you say cause the cart to break down...what do you mean? I really feel stupid to the subject!! :)
aaron
06-02-2007, 06:58 PM
Well, in online games they give you more ability than your regular home game, basically. They try to make it like real life.
dream member
06-02-2007, 07:00 PM
Real life? So people actually steal and physically hurt others? Sorry, just trying to understand! :)
aaron
06-02-2007, 07:25 PM
Yes, but they hurt your in game person.
TheKing
06-02-2007, 07:30 PM
i probably have numerous lawsuits headed my way because of warcraft
dream member
06-02-2007, 08:02 PM
So this is silly to ask I'm sure, but why does it matter if your game character "dies" or something else bad so to speak happens?
Lylabean
06-04-2007, 10:45 AM
I know two guys that ended their friendship over Everquest. Granted, it was probably a shaking friendship to begin with. One guy "died" in game and the other guy looted all of his stuff. he was really into the game and played it all the time, so he had vested a lot into his character and then to have a friend do that to you made him really mad.
dream member
06-04-2007, 07:07 PM
I'm sorry I guess it doesn't make sense to me...what is the true value that someone can lose in the game?