webfact Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 GAMING TRAGEDY Student plunges to death ‘trying to get better signal for mobile game’ Tragedy hits hotel in Bangkok after student went onto a balcony while in town for a £200k gaming tournament By Alex Sassoon Coby, Digital Gaming Editor First responders treating the student at the scene were unable to revive him//VIRAL PRESS A student fell to his death after leaning over the edge of a hotel balcony to get a better signal for the mobile game he was playing. Pattanadej Homhuan, 21, was in Bangkok, Thailand, to for a tournament for the incredibly popular mobile game Honor of Valor. He was playing the game -- also known as Arena of Valor and Honor of Kings in different markets -- when he complained to his friends that he was struggling to get a good 4G signal. One friend then saw him walking out to play on the balcony of his fourth-floor room. One said: ''Pattanadej complained about a poor signal and I saw him walking out to play on the balcony. And that was the last time we saw him.'' Full story: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8322468/student-plunges-to-death-trying-to-get-better-signal-for-mobile-game/ -- The SUN 2019-02-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 " ....after leaning over the edge of a hotel balcony to get a better signal " How is that anything other than speculation? No-one in the article reports witnessing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Some folk have strange priorities.....is a video game really that important? RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf81 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 nvm it's in the article ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaila Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 For all the jokers and specialy for PUUK ao my wife and our son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 57 minutes ago, chaila said: the edge of the balcony was 80cm high Measured mine and it's twice that size, definitely inadaquate. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Multiple posts have been removed, please respect the deceased and parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hotel's WiFi to blame because the speed is too slow and the deceased needed to switch to 4G. What a poor decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, shady86 said: Hotel's WiFi to blame because the speed is too slow and the deceased needed to switch to 4G. What a poor decision! Nobody to blame but the deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Darwin's laws re-confirmed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 The culling of the herd. Only the strong survive. Those who follow the path of stupidity strengthen the herd by their choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ulic said: The culling of the herd. Only the strong survive. Those who follow the path of stupidity strengthen the herd by their choices. Thats an unpleasant attitude to have . A young man died , no need to celebrate his death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaila Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Ulic said: The culling of the herd. Only the strong survive. Those who follow the path of stupidity strengthen the herd by their choices. You <deleted> bastard.Only the strong survive,did you know my son,You must be a brave man joking bout the dead of my son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.