Curse

Wacky · May 17, 2006, 06:55 AM // 06:55

http://the-sun.orisun.com/cgi-bin/ho...40_00 00.html

I can't read chinese, but if you look at the third thumbnail down, you can see that a nice image with the Assassin and the Guild Wars Factions logo shown at the bottom left.

That being said, I'm told it's an article about a 10 year old boy who wanted to play Guild Wars, only his sister wanted to do homework and locked him out. Consequently he allegedly went beserk with a knife and injured his mother.

Or something like that. Maybe someone could make a more accurate translation...?

Argen · May 17, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41

Well, I plugged it through a translation program... and got no mention of Guild Wars... in the article; hopefully, this will get NCSoft the grounds for a libel lawsuit... so they can pay off their fines from E3.

Gonzo · May 17, 2006, 10:05 AM // 10:05

No mention of it in the article, but in the picture caption it says something like. "The online game the boy wanted to play" or something like that.
However, I ran it trough a translation program too, so the grammar was pretty messed up.

The article is about a 10 year old boy that couldn't go online because his sister was doing school stuff. He wanted to cut her, but cut his mother instead because she came between them. So the OP was right about that.

Tuoba Hturt Eht · May 17, 2006, 11:43 AM // 11:43

Quote:

突然情緒失控衝入廚房取菜刀要斬人

Suddenly lost control, charged into the kitchen, took a kitchen knife and wanted to chop people.

MrScaRy · May 17, 2006, 11:52 AM // 11:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

No mention of it in the article, but in the picture caption it says something like. "The online game the boy wanted to play" or something like that.
However, I ran it trough a translation program too, so the grammar was pretty messed up.

No the picture says "A very popular game"

RTSFirebat · May 17, 2006, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Time and time again people will try to blaim Computer and Video games on acts such as this. But general the person in question already has issue to begin with.

fiery · May 17, 2006, 01:42 PM // 13:42

He's a psycho and needs to go cold turkey and isolated.

Fist_of_God · May 17, 2006, 02:04 PM // 14:04

AHHH.. Brings to mind that old Chinese saying, "Never stand between a man and his video game."

Misa · May 17, 2006, 03:07 PM // 15:07

The article did not mention Guild Wars.

The picture on the side is just an ad for the game. =)

Feminist Terrorist · May 17, 2006, 05:24 PM // 17:24

I don't understand what's wrong with people. That boy should be locked up for a very long time. And did y'all ever notice that it's mostly males who do things like that? Testosterone poisoning. *nods*

Markaedw · May 17, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

I was trying to come up witty reply, but..... I can't argue with the truth. We guys do have a tendency to take these games a bit to personal, which is why I prefer to play with women or even virtual women, I've never been called "n00b" by a female monk regardless of the RW gender.

Lord Iowerth · May 17, 2006, 06:27 PM // 18:27

If he attacked someone with a knife, he's psychotic ... not the game's fault ...

If he at first yelled "i'm using Sever Artery on Mom!" then we might have some reason to look at the game as a source of violence

Cosmic · May 17, 2006, 08:55 PM // 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Iowerth

If he attacked someone with a knife, he's psychotic ... not the game's fault ...

If he at first yelled "i'm using Sever Artery on Mom!" then we might have some reason to look at the game as a source of violence

LOL!!

Vargs · May 17, 2006, 11:06 PM // 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misa

The article did not mention Guild Wars.

The picture on the side is just an ad for the game. =)

I don't think so. It's in the same area as the pictures of the actual story, with the same logo of the website in the same place. Also, clicking on it does not bring you to any GW-related website, like every single ad I've ever seen in my entire life has done. Instead, it gives you a bigger version of the picture, much the same as the pictures above it.

Feminist Terrorist · May 17, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markaedw

I was trying to come up witty reply, but..... I can't argue with the truth. We guys do have a tendency to take these games a bit to personal, which is why I prefer to play with women or even virtual women, I've never been called "n00b" by a female monk regardless of the RW gender.

Well, if it'll make you feel better, I can drag Monastic out and call you noob all day. Ya know, only to make you happy and all.

Don Zardeone · May 17, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

The parents should be locked up, the boy should be sent to get help.

The parents bought him a game for 13+yearolds.
Says so on the box X.x

I even think it's in the eula somewhere.

And testosterone poisoning?
Some girl missed a buss and she went berzerk on people waiting for a different buss. I saw it happening.

I can name you 17 clans that were destroyed by their female leaders because they went loco too.

This obviously means that all females are crazy and should be locked up.

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