Online Clan Member Murders Rival
The Russian Newspaper “Russia today” reports that a member of a Russian gaming clan from the tastefully titled “Coo-clocks clan” murdered a rival member of the “Platanium” clan in the city of Ufa after virtual violence and arguments online spilled over into the real world.
The two groups had an online “fight” as it were in an unknown game (possibly Lineage II) at the end of December and this apparently lead to the groups arranging to meet up and have it out in real life. A 33 year old man only known as “Albert” from the “Platanium” clan was badly beaten and died of his injurys in the ambulance. The alleged assailant, a 22 year old man from the “Coo-clocks clan” apparently has shown no remorse, and refused to justify his actions. His fellow clan members in the Coo-clocks clan “continue to harass the family of the murdered man, threatening to kill his sister, who hasn’t turned on the computer for days”.
She later said; “I think they have confused the game and reality. And after we buried him [Albert] on 31 December, they continued to threaten us.”
The Platanium clan was mostly made up of experienced gamers over 30 while the Coo-clocks clan are mainly students in their twenties.
Source: The Register
Comments(101)
Pathetic and sad.
Thats just so sick, thouse people really need to get some help.
thats just really really sad and pathetic….shame on those people
pathetic nerds
kids these days..
Woah, that’s really sad, where’s has the world come to?
I understand fighting over the net, but moving it on to real life is just sick…especially when one is killed over an e-war
Yep. Now we’ll hear how it’s the blame game of “it’s the game that’s to blame” instead of the harder issues of attitudes to violence amongst young people.
France and Germany is also having a hard time with young people being violent.
And people give me hell cause I quit MMO’s all together.
Here’s a perfect example of why. My condolences to the family of the victim, and to those guilty of the crime, I give you this- KAS VAS FLAM!
@1
agree
To be honest people have been beaten to death for alot less, like walking the wrong street or making an offhand comment in a bar. Just because it’s Russia and computer related it appears more disturbing because of media hysteria.
Unnecessary violence is everywhere unfortunately and no government wants to do anything about it – these guys that are threatening the dead guys sister, should already be charged and prosecuted.
Really really pathetic. Wasted youth.
must have been a neo nazi.skinheads are growing by the day in russia and they are known to be ultra violent.no sane man would do such sh*t.
its funny but people killed each other many times becouse of arguing… but now it begin on internet..
so what?
its just the same story as if someone died in bar fight… no big deal about it…
Duh… who cares? The guy supposedly killed is just gonna respawn… err no wait nevermind…
I applaud them for not just being internet tough guys and actually finishing an internet fight.
I was thinking of doing the same thing to a member of a rival Halo3 clan.. That would teach then not to mess with the disciples of halo master!
Hey I did the same thing to an indiot on World of Warcraft who challenged my 80th level mage. The stupid fool deserved the riot baton that got permananently lodged in his a-hole.
So that is the real definition of “Hard Core Gamer”. More ammunition for Jack Thompson and the anti-game lobby.
pathogen…wtf r u thinking…some1 got killed and u applaud them!!? that’s SICK! i hope a never beat u at any online game :S or i’ll get killed myself
@17 No jokes on this topic, thanks.
may we suppose that was the internet version of applause? virtual sound? or did you actually finish the clap?
LOL
platinum c_cks For The Win!
stupid idiots
it’s what lan nerds do for a living, to protect their own sad little world
Really, really unbelievable.
Some part of me is wishing this isn’t really true.
Now that’s what I call hardcore gamers…
There are trully sick people out there, killing someone over a computer game, totaly wack jobs
there are also a lot of freakin idiots that reply on rlslog aswell.
you know who you are, sad little people.
Not just sad and pathetic, but also a worrying sign of mob ‘us vs. them’ mentality, and I doubt that it will be the last time this will happen.
I don’t think anyone blames the game for causing the fight. the article didn’t have the usual right-wing soundbites of how vile the game was, or how good Christian God-fearing families should react…(we don’t even know what game it was!). However, it seems that the MMG genre can also develop the same sort of ‘Football hooligan’ mentality as…well…football!
What is worse, though and what really takes the mentality of the warring gamers to new heights, is the fact that not just being content to kill someone, they are threatening the family. If there is any real sign of complete sociopathic disassociation between reality & virtual gaming, it is that fact alone!
The sick fukkers!
What is amazing about this is that the people involved were in thier 20’s and 30’s ! I guess they were all partial to violence and MMORPG’s (geeky skinheads) and thought this was a good anough reason for a rumble. Not sure what the on-line version of “Oi ! Did you spill my pint” is.
But to harrass the familly afterwards ?! That is strange behaviour…..
So they played Lineage II? It isn’t realy somewhere mentioned.
And yes, it’s sick but happens a lot – maybe not about a game but other things (these are just not worth a mention by the press…).
What’s the reason behind their group name? “Coo-clocks clan”, is this supposed to be a joke?
lol@ 14
Crazy Russians did it again.
This is aggravating. Having kids killing each other over an internet game dispute. Something is gone horribly wrong with all that. We have football violence we have blind random violence and now we have real pvp matches. there has to be boundaries. What happens in the game stays in the game
seems like someone couldn’t handle the trashtalk/pwnage
serious reality dysfunction. you sank my battleship! jeez…
This is quite possibly the dumbest shyt I have EVER heard in my entire life! Real talk!
With a name like Coo-clocks clan, what do you expect? It’s a sad world people like these make the rest of us live in.
I have a question.
After they killed him, did they ejaculate on his dead body?
some really st00pid comments here, just becoz ppl have killed each other since the beginning of time we are meant to just sit back and accept things like this? pathetic
What a bunch of idiots i am surprised they are from russia and not the u.s. we have tons of idiots like them around here it seems. I bet if they would have done something trivial like rape his sister it would have been ok but heaven forbid if they mess with you over a video game….PENALTY is DEATH!! Some times i am ashamed to be alive when i see the ignorant things people do.
Hey my high score on Halo 3 is 63,988,995,002
If u can’t beat that then I will enjoy penetrating your man-plumbing.
“in the world of lineage II the players rule supreme. This is a brutal world filled with powerful players who will do whatever it takes to gain an advantage , especially if it involves treachery and your recently deceased character. if your smart , talented and devious enough, this game will reward you with a clan of followers from around the world , and a kingdom to rule”……………this is a description for the game found in the plaync catalog…..i don’t blame the game makers…but i just don’t know about that , they must MUST understand that there are unstable minds out there ..oh and to the”kids these days” comment i don’t know where ure from but a 22 year old aint no kid lol
Video news report available here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmYZ2WCSjP0
They should’ve settled things in DOTA.
Well, I was hoping to be the first to read this post and make a russian reversal joke. Don’t think I’ll bother now.
…and they still needed the walkthrough on IGN to complete it…
A sad day indeed for online gaming, where as the sick and twisted do actually take part in the gaming world.
It is our duty to spot them and help or notify the authorities.
Lineage II huh?
That game is so unbalanced and lacks true depth.
But seriously…is anyone SURPRISED this happened in Russia?
It’s a country torn and divided with mixed priorities.
The USA isn’t much better these days with unlimited school violence.
The real problem is people can’t turn off the PC and return to reality.
Too much Vodka!
UFA is city in some mongoloid republic from russian federation.
dere is major beef between sonic n mario tingz is gettin heavy blud bere tingz n merkage gwanin
Another death caused by the internet. I warned you !
Well its russia,
racism is in their blood
Guys,
Its not the “coo-clocks clan” its the “coo-c0cks clan”
Here we are not just talking about “kids”. Its grown men taking it too serious. Human nature is also violent and hatefull, but to kill someone cause of a game… shame.
thats stupid..
all Russians love a big c0ck in their anus, go figure
@58
I resent that!
Why are you all bad-mouthing the guy that just won the fight? The 33 year old bloke must have wanted the fight too or the killer wouldn’t have known were he lived.
Well I’m a russian (don’t even think about flaming…), and news like this makes me feel bad about my nationality. Its disgraceful that they would do something like this.
Ha, Ha your a Russian!! lol
The Germans should of finished the job in WW 2 thats all Im saying ..
THE INTERNETZ IS SERIOUS F@CKING BUSINESS
and to all those people falming whats wrong with ya? he killed some1 big whoop happens all the time, for even stupider reasons than this. Hopefully this will make some of those $hittalkers on Halo and other online Games STFU.
As far as I know, there is no clans in Lineage 2 with those names, specially no russian clans.
See Russians ARE Crazy,They dont F@ck around.
lmfao!!!!! @14
Must of been a russian mafia clan member.. :/
This is me shaking my head.
FU – cal981, you fu*ing nazi
A 33 year old? I thought it was just some teens…
that weirdo who killed that poor guy must of been wearing a +16 duffle coat and +24 kitchen knife with crit damage, damn you donators ;P
This is soo lamme pathetic brainlags.
lmao @ 14 & 72.
donaters suck.
It really is quite sad and pathetic, ARRRGG I R ENGRY KUZ U MERKED MAH CHAR.
there are some sick twisted people out there and they are giving a bad name to MMO’s. nerds killing nerds…. whats the world coming to
shhh dont let the swedes know about this, them gonna try baning gaming again! and blame it on the effect it has on children, when its made by grown men. seams like they wanted to fight so they did, i woldent meet up with a crazy russian guy that sais he’s gonna kill me…
One down… 890.234.829,00 to go… We need more time… more time…
One question, is it the fact that someone killed another that your getting pissed off, or is it the fact the majority of gamers would never resort to violence that this is so shocking.
Not to dull the loss of another, however people are becoming incensed over what as pointed out before is more than common occurance.
This story reminds me of english cowardice.
If one more person says that games lead to violence, I’ll do to them what I do to the hoes in GTA.
@ 79 yhivy
why is that? and what do you mean by english cowardice? surely hearing about a guy getting murdered for talking like a big man on the net might make you reconsider your badly conceived and sad little comment.
personally i couldn’t care less about this guy, he clearly thought he was going to kick some kids ass and couldn’t do it, now he’s dead because he was all mouth and no trousers.
Reminds me of Italian police and fans at a certain Roma V Manchester United match.
Well I’m sure it’ll happen in the rest of Europe soon enough. Men are men and some love to fight be it for country, love, race, football, and now even for games. Europe will forever be at war with itself.
We’ll always have a reason to fight each other its in our blood – well european blood anyway, not the yanks who only fight if they is almost no possiblity of getting hurt
”English Cowardice”?
I bet either he’s French or American.
If your french – go eat some garlic frog face.
If your American – shut it fat boy!
Oh if you can’t tell I love stereotypes! lol
omg, thats just crazy…
Well there are a lot of some Stupid Asses here in russia and near it ^^ Every day TV shows some murder Reviews. So i`m not even surprised. But frequently it is vodka who drives people do crimes not MMO =)
well its his own stupid fault for meeting for a fight in the first place what did he expect some flowers and chocs
his family should be left out of it ofc but there is no action without consacenser
ah and 58 i`m sure if you mention it, one who loves c0ck in Anus the most is you racist.
Don`t sweet to reply i`m goint to sleep anyway
yes i cant spell lap it up ppl but i am right
I know a bunch of people that live in Russia and the tell me this is fake. Fyi. Internet thugs are pussies
It is ‘people’, not ‘ppl’, also you need a couple of apostrophes and capitals in there.
Oh yeah Mr. Monocle, you want to test that theory? Where do you live? lol
The Russia Today article doesn’t even have the name of the author listed. $10 says it’s a hoax.
I am stuck in a Russian man’s anus.
wow 1 man died over a game, i bet this is more chocking then thousands of people dying in suicide bombings, wars, gang-related etc etc
i fail to see why someone couldent get killed over a game since thousands of people kill for other MORE stupid things then what they did… maybe its all of us who should wake up and get back to reality.
This is a publicity stunt for a 2nd rate game, killing a russian is much cheaper than an advertising campaign.
sad nooobs
senseless
Someone needs to find out what game these idiots play, disband the guild and just ban everyone. On second thought, that won’t do anything xcept piss a few russians off. And lawd knows we don”t want that.
What a bunch of losers. Bu that age people are supposed to have grown up a little bit. Idiots.
pathetic a-holes
Did he drop anything good?
damn thats sad…. just shows why people need to watch over theyr family, and see if someone has a serious addiction to gaming, to prevent turds like that killing other decent people. i personally have also seen the effects of game addiction(slot machine and electronic poker games etc.) and its not pretty.