Fast Facts
Name:
Asheron's Call
Acronym:
AC
Developer:
Turbine
Publisher:
Turbine
Release Date:
11/02/1999
Country:
USA
Genre:
RPG
ESRB Rating:
Teen
News
WoW: Teen Threatens Suicide to Blizzard Rep

An Ohio teenager is probably not going to be playing much World of Warcraft for awhile after threatening suicide while in communication with a Blizzard representative. See why he pulled such a stunt by reading the account from the local newspaper, The Middletown Journal:

A 17-year-old Fairfield Twp. teen pretended to be suicidal when he became frustrated with an online video game, Fairfield Twp. police reported.

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According to officials, the teen was arrested Monday, Dec. 29, for inducing panic after patrol officers and medics responded to the boy's home in the 3000 block of Pimlico Court. The charge is a first-degree misdemeanor.

The teen was having an online conversation with a representative of Blizzard Entertainment, an online video game company, when he typed that "he was suicidal and that the game is the only thing he has to live for," according to the report.

The company representative called 911.

The juvenile told police it was a joke "to try to get what he wanted for the game," according to the report. He was then handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. The boy was released to his father.

The boy is scheduled to appear in Butler County Juvenile court on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

The report said he was "trying to get what he wanted for the game". So my question to you, dear readers, is this: What WoW item or event or whatever would be worth threatening suicide over?