NCsoft Sued For Making Lineage II 'Too Addictive'

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NCsoft Sued For Making Lineage II 'Too Addictive'

Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 20, 2010 @05:01AM from the dopamine-farming dept.

An anonymous reader writes "South Korean MMO game publisher NCsoft is finding itself facing another lawsuit, this time for making games that are 'too addictive.' US Lineage II player Craig Smallwood is suing the publisher for $3 million because he found himself playing Lineage II for 20,000 hours over a period of 5 years. At times, his average play session would persist for over 11 hours, crippling his life and ability to function. A federal judge is allowing the court case to go forward (PDF), stating that the plaintiff has a claim for negligence and gross negligence against the publisher."

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I Too Am a Victim ... by eldavojohn · 2010-08-20 05:01 · Score: 5, Funny

3142 comments?
Submission Summary: 36 pending, 879 rejected, 607 accepted (1522 total, 39.88% accepted)?

Yes, surely that is why I have no life! See you in court, Slashdot!

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1. Re:I Too Am a Victim ... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-08-20 05:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Much like this lawsuit, you're running into a chicken and egg problem...
  
  Do you have no life because you post on Slashdot?
  
  Or do you post on Slashdot because you have no life?
  
  Ah, the great philosophical questions of our times...
2. Re:I Too Am a Victim ... by spun · 2010-08-20 05:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Much like this lawsuit, you're running into a chicken and egg problem...
  Do you have no life because you post on Slashdot?
  Or do you post on Slashdot because you have no life?
  Ah, the great philosophical questions of our times...
  And more importantly, how can you kill that which has no life?
  
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3. Re:I Too Am a Victim ... by flibuste · 2010-08-20 07:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  We need a class action against Slashdot for all of us clods who were rendered insensitive by this web site.
4. Re:I Too Am a Victim ... by gstoddart · 2010-08-20 07:49 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  We need a class action against Slashdot for all of us clods who were rendered insensitive by this web site.
  Speak for yourself. I was insensitive before I got here. :-P
  
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Default Judgment Payout by ThinkWeak · 2010-08-20 05:08 · Score: 4, Funny

If he somehow wins this case, NCSoft should payout with the equivalent of $3,000,000 in in-game currency.
Well, not if that girl next door sues you first by SmallFurryCreature · 2010-08-20 05:13 · Score: 2, Funny

3142 times she walked past her bedroom window, with the curtains just open enough to show her in her lace underwear.
Flirty looks at you as you passed by on your way to the 7-11 for ramen. 0% returned.
Yes, you are the reason she had to hook up with that jock. She is sueing YOU for emotional traume and unsatisfied sexual desire of her self and her close female friends because YOU spend all that time on slashdot instead.
Pay up!

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You're Making It Worse! by eldavojohn · 2010-08-20 05:16 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm suing you for making your comments too entertaining!
I'm suing you for giving my addiction positive reinforcement and feedback! I also want the logs so I can see which moderators continue to mod me up so I can add defendants to my lawsuit! By the time I'm done sobbing in front of the jury, they'll believe I never had a choice to quit!

What the hell, did you just add me to your friend's list? Oh you better believe that's a lawsuit.

Oh. My. God. Did you see my achievements?! My lawyer's head just exploded.

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Re:I'm suing my employer by Bigjeff5 · 2010-08-20 05:38 · Score: 2, Funny

Worse, your employer obviously feeds your addiction far more than a video game company ever could.
I mean, they pay you by the hour for something as precious as your soul.
If Smallwood gets millions, I think you could get billions man.

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Re:"Wahh, I'm a victim! Waahhh!" by zemkai · 2010-08-20 08:54 · Score: 2, Funny

The whole victim-mentality that runs rampant makes my blood boil: "He had bad parenting" "She wasn't potty trained properly" "The breweries make beer taste too good" "I have a disease" blah blah blah fucking excuses blah blah blah.
... mmmmmm... Beer.