[Wow!] Virtual theft results in real death in Chinese MMORPG

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:22 pm

You thought you heard it all... until now.

There's this MMORPG in China called "Legend of Mir 3", where you can gain unique virtual items on special quests.

These two triends won a "dragon blade" and "lent" it virtually to a friend. That friend used it a little... And sold it for real cash.

The two went to the police, but was told that theft does NOT cover virtual property. The culprit promised to turn over the money, but kept delaying. One of the two confronted the culprit at his house, and during a heated argument, stabbed the culprit to death.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jh ... ID=8030259

lokiju · Post by **lokiju** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:26 pm

Well, after spending hundreds of hours and dollars playing a virtual life, you tend to get attached to things. The friend who sold the goods deserved to be punished...but not killed. God lord.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:26 pm

OMG PWNED! Qiu Chengwei needs to be nurfed!

Buatha · Post by **Buatha** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:56 pm

I wonder how long they stood around until they realized his body wasn't going to disappear and reveal the money he had stolen.

yossar · Post by **yossar** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:57 pm

I bet they were surprised when he didn't rez and meet up with them in 5 minutes.

SuperHiro · Post by **SuperHiro** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:22 pm

This happens in Korea often enough that the police have given it its own term.

"Offline Pking", "Offline Player Killing" or something like that.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:57 pm

SuperHiro wrote:This happens in Korea often enough that the police have given it its own term.

"Offline Pking", "Offline Player Killing" or something like that.

That's kind of creepy. No game is that enthralling.

Fretmute · Post by **Fretmute** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:06 pm

SuperHiro wrote:This happens in Korea often enough that the police have given it its own term.

"Offline Pking", "Offline Player Killing" or something like that.

And so often that Pinback wrote a song entitled "Offline PK."

Caine · Post by **Caine** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:48 pm

yossar wrote:I bet they were surprised when he didn't rez and meet up with them in 5 minutes.

didn't you know, they nerfed rezzers in the latest patch.

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:16 pm

Lesson learned: Don't play a MMO game with someone who knows where you live.

Rich in KCK · Post by **Rich in KCK** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:29 pm

Buatha wrote:I wonder how long they stood around until they realized his body wasn't going to disappear and reveal the money he had stolen.

SlapBone · Post by **SlapBone** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:51 am

Fretmute wrote:
SuperHiro wrote:This happens in Korea often enough that the police have given it its own term.

"Offline Pking", "Offline Player Killing" or something like that.
And so often that Pinback wrote a song entitled "Offline PK."

I'm going to see these guys in May here in Houston.

"She's posting all the time, but the boards are down, its a burnt out building"

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:38 am

Anyone knows if he dropped some blue?
What about the respawn timer?

Bad I know!

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:40 pm

Edmond wrote:Lesson learned: Don't play a MMO game with someone who knows where you live.

Or at least don't cross them. Seriously though I've known friends to rant about something that happened during online gaming and I know that there would have been more than snarky emails and scowling emoticons exchanged had they known where there antagonist lived.

Velvet Elvis · Post by **Velvet Elvis** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:33 am

He killed him with one stab? How many hit points did Zhu have?

Kobra · Post by **Kobra** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:30 pm

lokiju wrote:Well, after spending hundreds of hours and dollars playing a virtual life, you tend to get attached to things. The friend who sold the goods deserved to be punished...but not killed. God lord.

Anyone that spends hundreds of hours playing those sorry excuses for a game should be quarantined from society anyway. Sad sad people.

I wonder how long they stood around until they realized his body wasn't going to disappear and reveal the money he had stolen.

Now thats funny.. But true in a sad way with those degenerates.

SuperHiro · Post by **SuperHiro** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:34 pm

These two triends won a "dragon blade" and "lent" it virtually to a friend. That friend used it a little... And sold it for real cash.

The two went to the police, but was told that theft does NOT cover virtual property. The culprit promised to turn over the money, but kept delaying. One of the two confronted the culprit at his house, and during a heated argument, stabbed the culprit to death.

Nothing nerdy about that. Guy wanted the cash, didn't get it. It's more than someone's collection of bits losing another collection of bits. It's someone losing money.

mathfed · Post by **mathfed** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:56 am

Kobra wrote: Anyone that enjoys games that I have deemed stupid deserves to be locked up, including all you losers on this board currently enjoying WoW, EQ2, etc.

Fixed that for you so that your point to MMORPG players on this board is made clear.

Tareeq · Post by **Tareeq** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:19 am

mathfed wrote:
Kobra wrote: Anyone that enjoys games that I have deemed stupid deserves to be locked up, including all you losers on this board currently enjoying WoW, EQ2, etc.
Fixed that for you so that your point to MMORPG players on this board is made clear.

Clanwolfer · Post by **Clanwolfer** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:43 am

Caine wrote:
yossar wrote:I bet they were surprised when he didn't rez and meet up with them in 5 minutes.
didn't you know, they nerfed rezzers in the latest patch.

Man, 1 guy 2000 years ago finds an exploit and ruins it for the rest of us. Dev, buff rez plz kthxbye!

SuperHiro · Post by **SuperHiro** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:24 am

As much as I love any references to GI Joe, I think Kobra is merely pointing out that people who play MMO's to excess are losers, like that weird smelly guy who never leaves his apartment. Not casual gaming he-men like us. For the most part, we have lives outside of the game. The people Kobra is referring to don't.