Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. | |
01-07-2013, 04:16 PM
|
#1 | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 15,967
Thanked 7,355 Times in 3,445 Posts
| Chinese father hires virtual hitman
Chinese father hires virtual hitman to kill sons online character. BBC News - Gamers hired by father to 'kill' son in online games Quote:
Gamers hired by father to 'kill' son in online games
A man in China hired virtual "assassins" to hunt down his son in online video games and kill off his avatar, according to local media.
The man, named by the Kotako East blog as Mr Feng, was concerned about the amount of time his 23-year-old unemployed son was spending online.
He hoped his actions would deter his son from playing the games, he is reported to have said.
His son eventually asked one of the gamers why they kept targeting him.
"It's not going to do much for family relations," Prof Mark Griffiths, a gambling and addictions expert at Nottingham Trent University told the BBC.
"I've never heard of that kind of intervention before, but I don't think these top-down approaches work. Most excessive game playing is usually a symptom of an underlying problem."
Prof Griffiths said he heard from many parents who were worried about their children's gaming habits but often it was not an addiction.
"I've spent 25 years studying excessive video game playing," he said.
"I've come across very excessive players - playing for 10 to 14 hours a day - but for a lot of these people it causes no detrimental problems if they are not employed, aren't in relationships and don't have children.
"It's not the time you spend doing something, it's the impact it has on your life."
Father and son are said to have reconciled but World of Warcraft expert Olivia Grace said she did not think Mr Feng's actions would necessarily act as a deterrent.
"Being killed by someone happens all the time," she said.
"People are just like that online."
|
__________________ Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. |
| |
01-07-2013, 04:19 PM
|
#2 | Throw yo paws in da air!
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: State of Trance
Posts: 5,124
Thanked 2,778 Times in 956 Posts
|
Heard it on sonic this morning. I lol'd Posted via RS Mobile |
| |
01-07-2013, 04:24 PM
|
#3 | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,642
Thanked 10,372 Times in 3,904 Posts
|
lol
wasn't there a family guy or simpsons episode like that
|
| |
01-07-2013, 05:23 PM
|
#4 | I told him no, what y'all do?
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,806
Thanked 5,782 Times in 2,491 Posts
|
__________________ Feedback http://www.revscene.net/forums/showthread.php?t=611711 Quote: Greenstoner 1 rat shit ruins the whole congee originalhypa You cannot live the life of a whore and expect a monument to your chastity | Quote:
[22-12, 08:51]mellomandidnt think and went in straight..scrapped like a bitch
[17-09, 12:07]FastAnna glowjob
[17-09, 12:08]FastAnna I like dat
| |
| |
01-07-2013, 05:26 PM
|
#5 | .
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 8,733
Thanked 5,474 Times in 2,095 Posts
| |
| |
01-07-2013, 08:21 PM
|
#6 | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 10,038
Thanked 3,046 Times in 1,176 Posts
|
Imagine the son vowed to play even harder so he could fight back against these "virtual hitmen".
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi |
| |
01-07-2013, 08:34 PM
|
#7 | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 28,945
Thanked 10,436 Times in 4,279 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby Imagine the son vowed to play even harder so he could fight back against these "virtual hitmen". | Or take it to the very extreme. I recall some news reports where kids end up taking their own lives.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Badhobz Yeah. Typical Mainlander Barbie doll.
Her car even smelled nice. Like a mixture of luxury perfume and a hint of….. vag ? Fish sauce ? Something a bit dank | |
| |
01-07-2013, 09:05 PM
|
#8 | Hypa owned my ass at least once
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan
Posts: 6,745
Thanked 1,314 Times in 540 Posts
|
Omg! haha. Whether that was ultimately effective or not... he still gets props for creative parenting. |
| |
01-07-2013, 09:56 PM
|
#9 | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 108
Thanked 72 Times in 13 Posts
|
ROFL, this is hilarious. I could never imagine someones father hiring a virtual hitman to do that haha
|
| |
01-08-2013, 12:46 AM
|
#10 | look at these diamonds, they shining
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,800
Thanked 1,813 Times in 553 Posts
|
Cut the internet u noob
|
| |
01-08-2013, 02:07 AM
|
#11 | I keep RS good
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Cosmos
Posts: 28,661
Thanked 5,538 Times in 1,502 Posts
|
the dad has to hire several guilds to constantly harass him and body camp him.
imagine having 150+ people constantly stalk you in a game.
lol. sounds like something i'd do to my son for fun.
"son, that dickwad is me."
|
| |
01-08-2013, 02:11 AM
|
#12 | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,642
Thanked 10,372 Times in 3,904 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Drow Cut the internet u noob | he'll just go to an icafe
|
| |
01-08-2013, 07:52 AM
|
#13 | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC
Posts: 965
Thanked 239 Times in 76 Posts
|
Im still at a loss as to how people can spend 10+ hours a day gaming their ass off, spending night and day on a computer chair. I have a good handful of close friends who have an excessive gaming problem. They get all emotional if someone goofs up. For example Dota or League of Legends. They start raging and yelling.
I think excessive gamers who have this problem have a superiority complex due to a lack of social acceptance or personal success. By that they thrive on climbing to the top of a virtual reality. But lets face it being number one in your video game isnt gonna help you find a job.
I give this pops props for being creative. Had the right idea but gotta take it a step further and body camp his kids character. haha
|
| |
01-08-2013, 08:00 AM
|
#14 | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 52,224
Thanked 23,775 Times in 8,169 Posts
|
He hired someone to troll his son on WoW... What he should have done is hire someone to log into his account and steal all his gold and items
|
| |
01-08-2013, 08:11 AM
|
#15 | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria
Posts: 881
Thanked 448 Times in 155 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp He hired someone to troll his son on WoW... What he should have done is hire someone to log into his account and steal all his gold and items | Someone probably would have been stabbed if that happened. Posted via RS Mobile |
| |
01-08-2013, 08:19 AM
|
#16 | I'm better than you.
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Van
Posts: 8,480
Thanked 3,087 Times in 658 Posts
|
Has he ever called just tried turning off the computer, pulling his kid aside and hitting him? Posted via RS Mobile |
| |
01-08-2013, 08:23 AM
|
#17 | I told him no, what y'all do?
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,806
Thanked 5,782 Times in 2,491 Posts
|
he needed to make a point and rip out his heart....in game....
__________________ Feedback http://www.revscene.net/forums/showthread.php?t=611711 Quote: Greenstoner 1 rat shit ruins the whole congee originalhypa You cannot live the life of a whore and expect a monument to your chastity | Quote:
[22-12, 08:51]mellomandidnt think and went in straight..scrapped like a bitch
[17-09, 12:07]FastAnna glowjob
[17-09, 12:08]FastAnna I like dat
| |
| |
01-08-2013, 11:16 AM
|
#18 | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,191
Thanked 274 Times in 135 Posts
|
lol that's awesome! Posted via RS Mobile |
| |
01-08-2013, 12:22 PM
|
#19 | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 15,967
Thanked 7,355 Times in 3,445 Posts
|
Someone should start a site were you can hire virtual hitman.
__________________ Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. |
| |
01-08-2013, 12:52 PM
|
#20 | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,002
Thanked 9,785 Times in 3,891 Posts
|
Is WoW persistent as in you lose your items as you die?
Otherwise wtf is the point?
|
| |
01-08-2013, 12:59 PM
|
#21 | The Lone Wanderator
Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 12,090
Thanked 4,367 Times in 1,137 Posts
|
More detailed version: Father Hires In-Game "Hitmen" To Deter Son From Playing Quote:
Sick and tired of his son playing video games and not listening to him, a father in China decided to take matters into his own hands... well, sort of. Instead of sending his son off to addiction camp or stripping him of internet and gaming rights, Mr. Feng (冯先生) chose to hire an online "hitman" to school his son.
Feng's 23 year-old son, "Xiao Feng" (小冯) started playing video games in high school. Through his years of playing various online games, he supposedly thought himself a master of Chinese online role playing games. According to his father, Xiao Feng had terrible grades in school because of his gaming habit; he couldn't even land a job. He, however, says he simply couldn't find any work that he liked. Feng was annoyed that his son couldn't even tough it out for three months at a software development company.
Unhappy with his son not finding a job, Feng decided to hire players in his son's favorite online games to hunt down Xiao Feng. It is unknown where or how Feng found the in-game assassins—every one of the players he hired were stronger and higher leveled than Xiao Feng. Feng's idea was that his son would get bored of playing games if he was killed every time he logged on, and that he would start putting more effort into getting a job.
Despite being sick of getting killed every time, Xiao Feng decided to stick up to his father and tell him how he felt. He was quoted as saying, "I can play or I can not play, it doesn't bother me. I'm not looking for any job—I want to take some time to find one that suits me."
Hearing his son's earnest plea, Feng said that he was "relieved". It's unsure if Feng has called off his assassins or if Xiao Feng has found a job. One thing's for sure; Feng's way of deterring his son from playing games might be one of the best ideas to come out of China recently, particularly as reactions to "gaming and internet addiction" have been very extreme.
| Original Sauce: ¸¸Ç׹͡°¸ßÊÖ¡±ÍøÓÎÖÐ׷ɱ¶ù×ÓÒÔÖÆÖ¹ÆäÍæÓÎÏ·--ÈËÃñÍøÓÎÏ·_×îȨÍþÖÐÎÄÓÎÏ·ÍøÕ¾--ÈËÃñÍø |
| |
01-08-2013, 01:11 PM
|
#22 | I bringith the lowerballerith
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: vancouver
Posts: 1,133
Thanked 4,543 Times in 464 Posts
| |
| |
01-08-2013, 02:22 PM
|
#23 | ...in the world.
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Richmond
Posts: 28,466
Thanked 7,636 Times in 2,321 Posts
|
What if he was on a PVE server?
Hitman: "...well, um...so this is awkward..."
|
| | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:42 AM. |