Javert
Volunteer Moderator
A horrifying story is emerging this morning of many players of the game Elite Dangerous Powerplay in the UK being found in a skeletal & catatonic state.
Many of them were malnourished and unable to move, other than the small jerking movements of their hands and fingers.
Authorities were alerted after being told about the many messages on the Elite Dangerous internet message boards criticizing the Powerplay functionality. As they looked into this more, a sinister and worrying trend emerged. Many of those complaining about Powerplay were criticizing features of the game that you would have had to play for hundreds of hours to see, whilst all the rest had clearly never played it at all.
At the same time, the game’s developer denied rumours that thousands of players had been online and active for 24 hours a day for 6 weeks, stressing that they recommend that players leave their computer to attend to bodily functions and needs.
There was not a single message complimenting Powerplay or from anyone who seemed to be enjoying it.
Could this really be an enormous cry for help of previously unseen proportions?
It seemed like just another story of a game that had run its course, but now the terrible truth is starting to emerge. Powerplay is in fact so addictive that thousands of players have not left their screens for 6 weeks. Their obsession with staying at level 5 has left them nothing but shadows, forever condemned to seek the Aisling Duval spud gun for their imaginary space ship.
After police raids on hundreds of suburban locations across the UK, armed officers had to fight their way through piles of Pizza boxes to reach the stranded players. Several officers were injured when players fought back after they attempted to cut off the power to player’s computers.
Sheila Thrust from Bradford said “My son is a gibbering wreck. How could they let it go this far. He used to be just a gambling and drug addict, but how could it have come to this…."
A government spokesperson said "We blame this on the incompetent actions of the previous government".
Stay tuned as we bring you more on this developing story…
Many of them were malnourished and unable to move, other than the small jerking movements of their hands and fingers.
Authorities were alerted after being told about the many messages on the Elite Dangerous internet message boards criticizing the Powerplay functionality. As they looked into this more, a sinister and worrying trend emerged. Many of those complaining about Powerplay were criticizing features of the game that you would have had to play for hundreds of hours to see, whilst all the rest had clearly never played it at all.
At the same time, the game’s developer denied rumours that thousands of players had been online and active for 24 hours a day for 6 weeks, stressing that they recommend that players leave their computer to attend to bodily functions and needs.
There was not a single message complimenting Powerplay or from anyone who seemed to be enjoying it.
Could this really be an enormous cry for help of previously unseen proportions?
It seemed like just another story of a game that had run its course, but now the terrible truth is starting to emerge. Powerplay is in fact so addictive that thousands of players have not left their screens for 6 weeks. Their obsession with staying at level 5 has left them nothing but shadows, forever condemned to seek the Aisling Duval spud gun for their imaginary space ship.
After police raids on hundreds of suburban locations across the UK, armed officers had to fight their way through piles of Pizza boxes to reach the stranded players. Several officers were injured when players fought back after they attempted to cut off the power to player’s computers.
Sheila Thrust from Bradford said “My son is a gibbering wreck. How could they let it go this far. He used to be just a gambling and drug addict, but how could it have come to this…."
A government spokesperson said "We blame this on the incompetent actions of the previous government".
Stay tuned as we bring you more on this developing story…
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