Always remember to eat and drink regularly while playing EQ...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/10/international/i050454D70.DTL(08-10) 05:04 PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) --

A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.

Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.

Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.

Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.

Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.

What a wuss!

I remember putting in 72 hour play sessions for EQ <nod>

Sorry, but I doubt he died of exhaustion. He probably had some heart defect, or an aortic aneuryism or something else going on. It takes at least 3 days to die from dehydration although Terry Shiavo stayed alive for about 2 weeks without water, and weeks and weeks to die of starvation.

Ugh, Starcraft, he got what he deserved.

I still play Starcraft from time to time. Usually after a raid wipe or the like. It's fun to log on and kill some people after you've just got your arse handed to you. Anyhow, I play on the East server...name is S.I.A.F.U If you're ever on, look for me. I play prolly a game or two per week.

Alwind Siafu