Forum dispute results in real life death!

OmniGLH · Post by **OmniGLH** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:48 am

I imagine there are others here who enjoy Advance Wars.

http://kotaku.com/5055079/man-arrested- ... rum-murder

A German gamer has been arrested near Frankfurt on suspicion of involvement in the death of a British student, Matthew Pyke.

The unnamed suspect is believed to have had a disagreement with Pyke on Wars Central - a forum for fans of the Advance Wars series that Pyke moderated.

Police allege that the 21 year old man traveled to Nottingham, UK, and gained entry to Pyke's flat where he stabbed the 20 year old student to death. Pyke's body was discovered last Friday by his girlfriend, also a site moderator.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... es.ukcrime

http://www.warscentral.com/

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:53 am

I like Advance Wars, but not that much!

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:09 pm

pwned

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:15 pm

The internet is SERIOUS BUSINESS!

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:25 pm

Over a DS game

I mean that's embarrasing.
The guy's gonna look real hardcore when he explains to his cellmate Nancy what he's incarcerated for.

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:32 pm

"Advance Wars", what irony!

LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:41 pm

So much for the whole 'Internet Tough Guy' theory.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:52 pm

Wars Central front page wrote:Due to recent events I have decided to disable any new registrations to the forums at present. This is only temporary, but I feel it is best. Secondly, Guests are now no longer allowed to view the forums. This is because I wish to protect the privacy of our members, especially that of Jo, Matt and his friends.

Aw, too bad. I'd love to see what was that all about.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:52 pm

Man, now i'm really interested in the thread that "caused" this.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:11 pm

Oh noez. This happened just down the road from me too

I just want to say I love you guys, each and every one of you

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:28 pm

Wasn't shoe-sama into Advance Wars and all that? I wonder if he posts there.

mr_m0nks · Post by **mr_m0nks** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:32 pm

hmmm a brit, and a german on a forum with war in its title

never a good combination

i bet at least one of the poor guys posts involved

"dont mention zee voor!"

or

"two world wars one world cup doo daa doodaa!"

both funny in the right place but not worth getting killed over

my thoughts go out to the guys family though, so far it seems to be such a petty thing to be murdered over, a videogame

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:46 pm

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. -- Robert Heinlein

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:03 pm

I'm seriously shocked nobody from here was involved.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:09 pm

well i'm interested in the future happenings regarding lord british. perhaps this will not be the last thread of this kind ^_~

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:34 pm

Jockel wrote;

Man, now i'm really interested in the thread that "caused" this.

ditto

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:39 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:I'm seriously shocked nobody from here was involved.

When I saw "travelled to Nottingham, UK" as I was scanning through the article, a little shiver went down my spine

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:47 pm

The plot thickens

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:53 pm

Like Mr Pyke, Heiss was a keen player of the on-line computer strategy game Advance Wars.

EPIC PHAIL

BryanM · Post by **BryanM** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:08 pm

That makes a lot more sense.

I mean, really. What argument could require murder to win. "Helicopters are better armor than tanks?" "The faux-German country sux!"

EPIC PHAIL

I think there are a lot of clients to play it online..

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:33 pm

Nah, there's a difference between a game that features online multiplayer and an online game. Besides it never saw a release for the PC, which renders it a videogame instead of a computer game

LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:38 pm

Uh oh, sounds like more 'assburgers' related mischief.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:14 pm

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:46 pm

Waiting for an ED article, maor info will likely surface there.

On a more serious note, it's pretty tragic and makes me glad I halfass every mod job I have.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:06 pm

This is just a man's opinion, but it seems to me the guy's g/f wasn't worth killing for, so to speak.