Family. Family is a beautiful and precious thing in all its many forms. It gives a sense of love and belonging in an otherwise hostile world. The smile of your child, the eyes of your lover, the loving embrace of a parent. Family. Go and enjoy yours while you can because time takes away all things.
Oh yeah, a World of Warcraft player named Nymh, on EU server Drek'thar, has hit the new level 80 cap in the expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, within a day. For those who don't know what that means, it basically involves tapping a keyboard, staring at a monitor and rubbing your mouse around for way too long.
Now, go get some hugz.
[Via WoW Insider]
Reader Comments (79)
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:02PM (Unverified) said
I wonder what Nymh's secret for getting to 80 so fast is? He should write a book about it.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:15PM RKN said
No need for a book, we already know.
* Don't to go school or your job
* Wear adult diapers
* Cut off all social contact if he has any
* Have food and water delivered via IV
* Be dependent on your parents or other caregiver
* Play the game nonstop, no breaks, they are for the weak!
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* Don't to go school or your job
* Wear adult diapers
* Cut off all social contact if he has any
* Have food and water delivered via IV
* Be dependent on your parents or other caregiver
* Play the game nonstop, no breaks, they are for the weak!
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:31PM (Unverified) said
I thought more people would catch the reference...
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Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:11PM (Unverified) said
There is a difference between a brief marathon (less than 48 hours) and playing non-stop for a long period of time (day, weeks).
Please note the difference.
Please note the difference.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:41PM TheDarkWayne said
I think you should explain the difference, because according to what you typed a 48 hour "brief marathon" is less than a "non stop" "day"
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Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:17PM RKN said
Never have played an MMO in my life, not even online games. I almost always play single-player games and if I'm to play multi-player, its going to be split-screen with my friends and cousins.
I feel like one of the very few in this current gen of gamers that doesn't play games online. :/
I feel like one of the very few in this current gen of gamers that doesn't play games online. :/
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 2:41PM (Unverified) said
Not alone, i only play multiplayer with my brother.
However, that could be because i live in jordan and my internet is not fast enough
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However, that could be because i live in jordan and my internet is not fast enough
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:18PM Contradictions said
...and energy drinks. Maybe he died with is Bawls in his hands.
www.bawls.com
www.bawls.com
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:23PM (Unverified) said
Man this guy's just as annoying as those pricks who went and rushed through Fallout 3 and then called the game "short". I wonder why they think that...
Anyway, I can't believe no one's posted this yet but here we go
http://cantdo.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/south_park_wow_computer_lab.jpg
Anyway, I can't believe no one's posted this yet but here we go
http://cantdo.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/south_park_wow_computer_lab.jpg
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:30PM (Unverified) said
its annoying, but it happens all the time.
games are being played through quickly and excessively to the point of burnout and enjoying the game alot less than you would in moderation.
then complaints arise about NOT ENOUGH CONTENT
what a vicious cycle
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games are being played through quickly and excessively to the point of burnout and enjoying the game alot less than you would in moderation.
then complaints arise about NOT ENOUGH CONTENT
what a vicious cycle
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 6:04PM (Unverified) said
I don't get it, Joystiq.
Someone accomplishes something in a game, and just because it takes most people slightly longer to do what he/she did, you assume they've never left their house.
How do you know that they hardly ever play, and just got bored of doing whatever they normally do and decided to rush to level 80?
I understand that 70-80 in a day or so seems like an impossible task to most of you (and to myself, admittedly, I found getting from level 1 to 10 in a day pretty hard to do), but, really, I don't see how you can just accuse people of having no life on the basis that they spent a few hours playing a game.spent a few hours playing a game.
Someone accomplishes something in a game, and just because it takes most people slightly longer to do what he/she did, you assume they've never left their house.
How do you know that they hardly ever play, and just got bored of doing whatever they normally do and decided to rush to level 80?
I understand that 70-80 in a day or so seems like an impossible task to most of you (and to myself, admittedly, I found getting from level 1 to 10 in a day pretty hard to do), but, really, I don't see how you can just accuse people of having no life on the basis that they spent a few hours playing a game.spent a few hours playing a game.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:44PM (Unverified) said
I'm not praising this behavior if it was to constantly happen of anything but I do thing she should be congratulated. Why? Well, I don't understand why people say she has no life. Mainly because if she had done it live and had a donation button for charity you would have also likely congratulated her.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:50PM (Unverified) said
Which is exactly why this was disturbing.
All this devotion for what? To reach level 80 the fastest?
With a meaningless purpose and disgusting drive to go along with that is flat out disgusting.
In her special thanks
"Pavelomm was nice enough to stay with me for the last 27 hours and managed to keep me alive for all this time!"
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All this devotion for what? To reach level 80 the fastest?
With a meaningless purpose and disgusting drive to go along with that is flat out disgusting.
In her special thanks
"Pavelomm was nice enough to stay with me for the last 27 hours and managed to keep me alive for all this time!"
Posted: Nov 15th 2008 4:30AM (Unverified) said
"Which is exactly why this was disturbing."
I disagree.
"All this devotion for what? To reach level 80 the fastest?"
Yeah, pretty much. I bet you didn't moan at David Blaine for sitting in a box for 48 days with no food just to see if he would survive. Ok, some people thought he was crazy and stupid. However, I never did hear anyone say what he was doing was disturbing.
"With a meaningless purpose and disgusting drive to go along with that is flat out disgusting."
No one said it was discusting either. Although since you think this act was discusting I'm assuming you also think the many other WoW players are discusting. This is mainly due to the fact that of the 11 million WoW players many of them will probably play for 100's if not 1000's of hours. I'd estimate I've spent around 50 since I'm hardly every subscribed to it but really.
"In her special thanks
"Pavelomm was nice enough to stay with me for the last 27 hours and managed to keep me alive for all this time!""
Alive eh? Somehow I don't think she was being serious about that comment. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think she was probably just exadurating.
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I disagree.
"All this devotion for what? To reach level 80 the fastest?"
Yeah, pretty much. I bet you didn't moan at David Blaine for sitting in a box for 48 days with no food just to see if he would survive. Ok, some people thought he was crazy and stupid. However, I never did hear anyone say what he was doing was disturbing.
"With a meaningless purpose and disgusting drive to go along with that is flat out disgusting."
No one said it was discusting either. Although since you think this act was discusting I'm assuming you also think the many other WoW players are discusting. This is mainly due to the fact that of the 11 million WoW players many of them will probably play for 100's if not 1000's of hours. I'd estimate I've spent around 50 since I'm hardly every subscribed to it but really.
"In her special thanks
"Pavelomm was nice enough to stay with me for the last 27 hours and managed to keep me alive for all this time!""
Alive eh? Somehow I don't think she was being serious about that comment. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think she was probably just exadurating.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:45PM (Unverified) said
Fueled by meth.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 12:56PM captcarl said
"...it basically involves tapping a keyboard, staring at a monitor and rubbing your mouse around for way too long."
That sounds dirty.
That sounds dirty.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 1:10PM MrIronic said
What? No one died.
I bet there are some very angry Koreans around about now.
Maybe someone else was first they just haven't discovered the body yet.
I bet there are some very angry Koreans around about now.
Maybe someone else was first they just haven't discovered the body yet.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 1:19PM dogmaticatheist said
I honestly don't care if people want to waste their lives away playing WoW, but does it really deserve to be a front page news item?
Breaking News: Some guy is a loser and plays WoW way too much!
Breaking News: Some guy is a loser and plays WoW way too much!
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 4:04PM trekker said
wow.. so many perfect people here, you've never wasted your time doing something trivial? By your standards we should all be about the pursuit of the basics and nothing else. food, water, shelter sleep/coma. It was one day. You know nothing about this guy. how do you know he's not independently wealthy with tons of time on his hands? He probably isn't, but its not your place to judge so please shut your traps.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 4:10PM Captain Underpants and the Bring said
he is not the first:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSWooWOiO0&eurl=http://worldofathene.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSWooWOiO0&eurl=http://worldofathene.com/
Posted: Nov 15th 2008 8:19AM (Unverified) said
It doesn't bother me, people can do what they want with their lives, but i certainly won't respect the guy/girl. I think people who actually takes their time instead of rushing through content just so they can be first, are the ones who deserve praise but will never get it because of people like this.
/flame shield on.
/flame shield on.
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