The Chicago Tribune and Wired (Story from How other players react with multiboxers thread) Long

[Yamio]

Great story man! There was no way you could have known what the proper attire would have been for such an event. It's a good thing you gave him a beat down huh?

As far as blaming video games/music/movies or whatever for a kid's actions, I agree with you. In today's society it's unfortunate we're in an age where no one seems to take responsibility for their actions. Not only do perpetrators blame something or someone else for what they did, but there are many folks, (parents, psychologists, school administrators, etc) who will back up these claims, and in some cases will be the first ones to bring up the "source" of someone's dysfunction.

I have a friend whose kid is the school bully, but I'll be damn if my friend doesn't blame the school for his son's actions. No one has the (guts maybe?) to tell my friend that kind of crap starts at home. I've never told him that. I should, but instead I make fun of how he and his wife are able to raise a great little thug.

[Stealthy]

Great story and great thread. I totally agree about responsibiltiy being placed back to the parents - it seems that parents these days want to blame everything or everyone but themselves when their child turns out to be dysfuctional.

How does that old saying go? "A bad workman always blames his tools."

Cheers,
S.

[Hetzer]

great story mate, i rarely read a post twice but your i read 3 times....sounds like you had a day that, may i dare say, most of us gamers dream of!

If you ever make your way here to Oz be sure to drop me a line, though i cannot guarantee that have that sort of day here i can guarantee that you will be deported hangover with no memory of the pervious days events….. :whistling:

Hetzer

[Ogre]

Thanks everybody - I have another one to tell you guys about a separate interesting trip to Minneapolis to a Mega LAN when I have time to type it - might be today - it's pretty quiet so far. I've only had a couple of bad LAN experiences - and they were only bad because they were boring (people screwed up the network, didn't calculate the power and we kept throwing the breakers, idiot blew out his computer and he talked me into building it from scratch, and such).

I'm jealous of the guys who will be able to make it to BlizzCon - I can't get away from work. I do have to say if you're on the fence about taking a gaming trip - GO! I've had a ton of fun and am on about a 95% success rate in travelling to different gaming conventions. I'd also suggest to hold one if you have the opportunity. It's a ton of fun!

[Havelcek]

Great story, thanks for posting!