Addicted gamer sues for 20,000 hours of his life back

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]The stupidity of some people really amazes me, then again I shouldn't expect anything less from a person that plays games for 20,000 hours in 5 years. Saying a game is "addictive" is equal to saying "it's really fun". You don't smoke or inject games into your blood stream, it doesn't have any direct chemical effect on your brain, you simply enjoy playing the game, so you play it more. The producers of this game are in no way responsible for this guys obvious lack in self control.EMOEVOLUTION

20000 hours over 5 years? That's almost 12 hours a day, every single day. :|kamikaze_pigmy

20000 hours over 5 years? That's almost 12 hours a day, every single day. :|kamikaze_pigmy

Only 20,000 hours wasted? Pshaw. Amateur.

Why waste time on WoW. and why sue for your own stupidty? :|Link334

*snobbish voice* It was Lineage II.

:P

Can I sue the alcohol industry to get my brain cells bask as well...rawsavon

I hope the judge just does not only throw this case out, but also call the man an idiot.

Maybe putting him in a mental institution.:P

Patently absurd. I hope he gets his case thrown out of court.

Time to sue everything that has wasted my time.

":cry: it's their fault i don't have a life!"

i actually think there's a decent chance that he's just screwing with everyone. I can't believe someone would seriously do that.

what the hell? 20,000 hours? i don't think i've played videogames that long. and i consider myself to be pretty hardcore.

If he wins, I am leaving the US.

[QUOTE="Genetic_Code"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]seems reasonable considering the nature of those who support capitalismEMOEVOLUTION

So basically...you're saying absolutely nothing and have no interest in discussing anything?

Alright then, as long as we've gotten that out of the way.

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]The stupidity of some people really amazes me, then again I shouldn't expect anything less from a person that plays games for 20,000 hours in 5 years. Saying a game is "addictive" is equal to saying "it's really fun". You don't smoke or inject games into your blood stream, it doesn't have any direct chemical effect on your brain, you simply enjoy playing the game, so you play it more. The producers of this game are in no way responsible for this guys obvious lack in self control.EMOEVOLUTION

Great. So let's sue the makers of everything which can be perceived to exist.

Dude, pretty much everything that person has ever bought has in some way or another been DELIBERATELY designed to "stimulate the senses". So...why not sue rubber band manufacturers for how Pee-Wee Herman wasted thousands of hours of his life making a giant Rubber Band Ball? Ever hear of people who eat neddles until they die? Ever seen those stories of people whose stomachs were cut open, with upwards of ten pounds of metal cutlery being removed from their stomachs? Well, those needles, knives, and forks were designed to be attractive and pretty and to appeal to the senses? What, should the manufacturers be hels accountable because some lady decided to spend years EATING that ****?

Yeah, of course things which "stimulate the senses" can lead to "forms of addiction or repetetive behavior". So what? Do you advocate a world in which all food tastes like gruel and there is no art whatsover? What if instead of spending 20,000 hours playing videogames, he had instead spent 20,000 hours researching art and visiting art galleries? What then? Sue painters for appealing to peoples' inntelect and emotions?

Come on. The dude was a loser who wasted his life. And rather than facing up to that and moving on, he's trying to get a quick handout like a loser.

Time to sue everything that has wasted my time.

Gaming-Planet

1st: WoW

2nd: Sega aka the Genesis

3rd: Nintendo ( you can guess which consoles)

4th: Valve....and we all know why...

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]The stupidity of some people really amazes me, then again I shouldn't expect anything less from a person that plays games for 20,000 hours in 5 years. Saying a game is "addictive" is equal to saying "it's really fun". You don't smoke or inject games into your blood stream, it doesn't have any direct chemical effect on your brain, you simply enjoy playing the game, so you play it more. The producers of this game are in no way responsible for this guys obvious lack in self control.MrGeezer

Great. So let's sue the makers of everything which can be perceived to exist.

Dude, pretty much everything that person has ever bought has in some way or another been DELIBERATELY designed to "stimulate the senses". So...why not sue rubber band manufacturers for how Pee-Wee Herman wasted thousands of hours of his life making a giant Rubber Band Ball? Ever hear of people who eat neddles until they die? Ever seen those stories of people whose stomachs were cut open, with upwards of ten pounds of metal cutlery being removed from their stomachs? Well, those needles, knives, and forks were designed to be attractive and pretty and to appeal to the senses? What, should the manufacturers be hels accountable because some lady decided to spend years EATING that ****?

Yeah, of course things which "stimulate the senses" can lead to "forms of addiction or repetetive behavior". So what? Do you advocate a world in which all food tastes like gruel and there is no art whatsover? What if instead of spending 20,000 hours playing videogames, he had instead spent 20,000 hours researching art and visiting art galleries? What then? Sue painters for appealing to peoples' inntelect and emotions?

Come on. The dude was a loser who wasted his life. And rather than facing up to that and moving on, he's trying to get a quick handout like a loser.

Faith in humanity.... slipping..... a.... way:?

How pathetic. But if it'll work anywhere, it'll be here in the United States.

airshocker

[QUOTE="airshocker"]

How pathetic. But if it'll work anywhere, it'll be here in the United States.

GrandJury

*facedesk*.. stupid person giving us geeks a bad name.. >__>

Really should have been dismissedmarkop2003

This ^

Dismissed right off the bat, what a ridiculous and disgusting little man. :)

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]The stupidity of some people really amazes me, then again I shouldn't expect anything less from a person that plays games for 20,000 hours in 5 years. Saying a game is "addictive" is equal to saying "it's really fun". You don't smoke or inject games into your blood stream, it doesn't have any direct chemical effect on your brain, you simply enjoy playing the game, so you play it more. The producers of this game are in no way responsible for this guys obvious lack in self control.MrGeezer

Great. So let's sue the makers of everything which can be perceived to exist.

Dude, pretty much everything that person has ever bought has in some way or another been DELIBERATELY designed to "stimulate the senses". So...why not sue rubber band manufacturers for how Pee-Wee Herman wasted thousands of hours of his life making a giant Rubber Band Ball? Ever hear of people who eat neddles until they die? Ever seen those stories of people whose stomachs were cut open, with upwards of ten pounds of metal cutlery being removed from their stomachs? Well, those needles, knives, and forks were designed to be attractive and pretty and to appeal to the senses? What, should the manufacturers be hels accountable because some lady decided to spend years EATING that ****?

Yeah, of course things which "stimulate the senses" can lead to "forms of addiction or repetetive behavior". So what? Do you advocate a world in which all food tastes like gruel and there is no art whatsover? What if instead of spending 20,000 hours playing videogames, he had instead spent 20,000 hours researching art and visiting art galleries? What then? Sue painters for appealing to peoples' inntelect and emotions?

Come on. The dude was a loser who wasted his life. And rather than facing up to that and moving on, he's trying to get a quick handout like a loser.

This is why most gamers have a bad name.

This is why most gamers have a bad name.

warownslife

He aught to be suing for his government prostitution subsidy check.

[QUOTE="warownslife"]

This is why most gamers have a bad name.

EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="warownslife"]

This is why most gamers have a bad name.

warownslife

*facedesk*.. stupid person giving us geeks a bad name.. >__>

HitomiChan

This, unfortunately. -_-

[QUOTE="warownslife"]

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] what do you mean? I thought everyone was responsible for representing their own name?EMOEVOLUTION

This is why most gamers have a bad name.

I don't think I will play games for 20,000 in my life let alone 5 years :shock:

20000 hours over 5 years? That's almost 12 hours a day, every single day. :|kamikaze_pigmy

how the hell does he eat I mean how could he maintain a job?

I never did understand as to why such cases are even allowed to be brought forth. The headline alone depicts how ridiculous it is.

Its like blaming McDonalds for being fat. We wont winFrenzyd109

Wasn't there a story of someone suing McDonalds because the hot coffee they ordered burned their tongue or something?

[QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]Its like blaming McDonalds for being fat. We wont winCeraby

Wasn't there a story of someone suing McDonalds because the hot coffee they ordered burned their tongue or something?

Yeah, some woman spilled coffee all over her lap. She was awarded a settlement, because McDonalds keeps its coffee super-hot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants

Let me guess... WoW??

Edit: Lineage II??? Dude.

[QUOTE="kamikaze_pigmy"]20000 hours over 5 years? That's almost 12 hours a day, every single day. :|DJ-Lafleur

It's stuff like this that makes me feel better about my gaming habits.

There's only one word for this story - LOL! :P