US player sued for "Heaven 2" without prior warning

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords NC Player heaven up
Tags addicted compared game games integration media network online
More Play network (integration/Han Yanzi) a player in the United States for online games, "Paradise 2" addiction to sue, the recent NC soft to court. According to foreign media, Cregg Sch Smallwood, who lives in Hawaii, said that "Paradise 2, which is addicted to the NC soft, has led to life out of its normal orbit," he told NC Soft and the US branch NC  Interactive also sued for damages. Compared to South Korea, in the online game users are dissatisfied with the overseas operation of the South Korean online games, the case is very rare to be prosecuted for gaming addiction.  So this incident not only stir overseas, South Korea's domestic media also to this newspaper to pay high attention.  Cregg Sch Mowood Lists the eight main proceedings: false statements and fraud, unfair and deceptive operational services, defamation/insults/insults, emotional pain caused by intentional acts, emotional pain caused by negligence, negligence, gross negligence, punitive damages, and compensation for the reward.  Cregg Sch Mowood filed a complaint with the court, saying that in 2004 he opened 3 "Heaven 2" account, and use prepaid card every 3 months to play games, from 2004 to 2009, spent more than 20,000 hours to play "Paradise 2", crazy addicted to the game. In this process, Cregg Sch Mowood "Paradise 2" and other players like Non-stop play games, experience a sense of achievement and satisfaction, and also into the game charm can not extricate themselves.  Cregg Sch Mowood points out that he knows the fact that he is addicted to games, while NC Soft does not announce the dangers of indulging in games. Cregg Sch Mowood said, "Over the past 5 years, more than 20,000 hours of playing games, morning to get up, change clothes, bath, and family and friends to talk about daily activities have been gradually lost." If you know beforehand that you may be addicted to the game, you will not play at first. NC Soft does not inform the player of the psychological will or the risk of game addiction required to continue playing the game.  "Cregg Sch Mowood suffering from psychological trauma, has been hospitalized for treatment, now 3 times a week of treatment." NC soft the request to the competent court to dismiss the action. In this respect, the judge said, "against the plaintiff's statement, the court found that the plaintiff's claim of negligence and gross negligence exists." "August 4, the court rejected the NC soft lawsuit. (Edit/Ming)
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