Lineage 2 player beaten to death over in-game feud

Several weeks after a heated clan-versus-clan battle, members from both the Coo clocks clan and Platanium literally met face-to-face outside Lineage 2. Some vindictive jacktard from the Coo clocks clan went apeshit with the fisticuffs and as a result from the altercation Platanium’s guild leader died on the way to the hospital.

When questioned as to why he did it the murderer calmly referred to a Coo clocks clan rule: “Beat everything that moves, and everything that doesn’t move - move and beat!”

It gets worse… Several Coo clocks clan members continue to threaten the deceased’s sister, a fellow member of Platanium, with bodily harm. You can see her response in the video. Both guilds play on a bootleg L2 server, playing on these servers is quite common in Russia.

:\ It’s sad to hear about hatred over in-game feuds and grudges. I’m not surprised; many people take MMOs far too seriously and sometimes that can lead down a darker path. Killing is far out there, but this isn’t the first case nor will it be the last.

I’ve had my share of real-life threats, but the one that stands out is from my days on the EQ Mac server. After refusing to group with someone this dumb shit threatened to stab me and rape my mother in my blood while I was dying. They were absolutely 100% serious. There was no j/k. There was no emoticon. There was 10 minutes of idiotic hatred that included “give me your RL address pussy.” Without question I was perplexed and admittedly a bit entertained by the idiocy this person showed. I never came across this behavior before from a complete stranger on a non-PvP server. I had more than enough evidence to see this person hit with the banstick and that’s exactly what happened after the GM acted on my report.

After wasting my time guiding on Vallon Zek for a couple years, I can honestly say PvP servers breed more asshole type behavior than non, but even so, real-life threats against another player was rare, and when it crossed that line it was usually the creepy ex-boyfriends stalking a poor girl than anything else.