Gamer In Taiwan Dies After Playing Diablo 3 For 40 Hours Straight

By Moye | Friday, July 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

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Oh no, not again. Via G4tv: “The boy, Chuang, was resting on a table in an Internet Cafe when an attendant came to wake him up. According to reports, Chuang stood up, took a few steps around, and then collapsed, having to be taken to a hospital. It was shortly after he arrived there that he was pronounced dead. ” This is the second game-related death in Taiwan this year–and hopefully the last. Heed those warnings on your Wii, kids! Go play outside! Dying from cardiac arrest after marathon sessions of Diablo 3 is never worth it.

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http://www.facebook.com/rob.graves.121 Rob Graves

I wonder… Chuang died after he stopped his Diablo 3 marathon. What would have happened if he had continued playing beyond 40 hours? Would his heart attack hit mid-game? Or would the heart attack after after he stopped gaming and got up again?

What if, for whatever reason, you play a game for an extended periods of time like Chuang did. Is there a “standard procedure” that you should follow to avoid suffering from cardiac arrest? Is there ANY way to prevent it from happening or do you just roll the dice?

RIP Chuang
VCarson

Diablo 3 is awesome, I can’t say I blame him for playing that much. I wonder what difficulty he was on, Hardcore mode?
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