Gamer Sues MMORPG After Losing Items

xneilj writes "According to Ananova.com, a Chinese gamer is believed to be suing Korean-based JC Entertainment, after losing in-game items in the PC MMO title RedMoon Online. As well as the return of his lost items, he is also seeking over $1200 for 'mental anguish'." The article explains: "Li, from Beijing, had built up his stock of virtual weaponry while playing RedMoon over the last two years... When he discovered all of his awarded equipment had disappeared, he contacted the provider for help, but the company refused to take any responsibility for the loss."

Haiku on the subject

[recursiv]

That is an addict.
Overstating importance.
It is just a game.

Sad

[Kethinov]

I thought the US was the only country where the laws were screwed up enough to allow this kind of silliness.

The trial to be held in the MMO World

[Alpha27]

As the user logs in, monstrous soudns eminate from his machine. Once his avatar arrives in teh virtual world, he is greeted by level 10 demilawyers from the lands of ligitation.

"We shall smite you, puny game player for blasphemous lies that our gods have misplaced your goods"

User's avatars is dismembered by the mighty lawyers, and they perform the dance of death on the player's avatar's parts.

*** Your account has been deleted ***

*** Have a pleasant day ***

Re:Good for him

[GigsVT]

I agree with you (and modded you up for it)

Not anymore!

Poor AC. Guess you didn't know that AC isn't very anonymous at all.

/tell $_Ranger

[Anonymous Coward]

sowplz.

Re:I was thinking about this the other day.

[GigsVT]

Or just make everyone play Nethack for a few hours, so they will learn to get over losing their kick-ass items all the time. :)

Re:Wow

[DemoLiter2]

What's the point of jumping of the bridge? He'll probably just respawn somewhere else... probably with no items at all ... probably with 0 experience, a dagger and 100 gold coins ...

Re:I was thinking about this the other day.

[MarkGriz]

"ya know, maybe there should be a mandatory server crash every once and awhile"

Or they could just run the game on Windows servers.

Virgin Field

[LazyBoy]

Oh good, a virgin field for the lawyer plague.

Maybe they can ruin it more realisticly by holding court inside the MMORPG.

Re:Haiku on the subject

[kevinvee]

Very insightful.
Only in haiku, funny.
This post? Not so much.

I'm suing also

[Hoi Polloi]

I'm suing the makers of Nethack for killing my little pet doggy.