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| − | _PoPonamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
| + | __NOTOC__ |
| | + | [[Image:Star_control_i_earthling_cruiser_databank.png|thumb|306px|Starship Databank Entry]] |
| | + | The [[Earthling]] '''Cruiser''' is a vessel of happenstance. [[Human]]ity was brought into the [[Ur-Quan Slave War]] with almost no preparation. It was only their long history of proliferation that allowed this vessel to be so effective in the battle against the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za|Ur-Quan]] [[Hierarchy]]. A massive industrial base located at Detroit, Michigan, USA churned out vast numbers of Cruisers which for a time acted as the backbone of the Allied fleet.{{ref|1}} Upon Earth's defeat, the Ur-Quan destroyed all remaining Cruisers and every database used for their construction. A former production assistant of the Detroit shipyards, who later would serve as a maintenance engineer on the [[Earth Starbase]], managed to stash away a few copies of the Cruiser's complete blueprint and keep them hidden during Humanity's enslavement. It was these blueprint disks that allowed the fledgling [[New Alliance]] to manufacture Cruisers prior to the liberation of [[Earth]]. |
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
| + | ==Propulsion== |
| | + | The Cruiser's acceleration and top speed leave much to be desired, however, the ship turns very quickly. |
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
| + | ==Armament== |
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| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| + | ===Primary=== |
| | + | The Cruiser's primary armament earned humanity quick respect during the War. These long range "fire-and-forget" nuclear missiles were based on the [[wikipedia:LGM-118A Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper]] missiles of the Cold War. While these weapons are quite primitive by Ur-Quan standards, the number that were stored in [[Earth]]'s [[Peace Vaults]] after Humanity's various wars nevertheless came as a pleasant surprise to the [[Alliance of Free Stars|Alliance]]. Nuclear missiles can travel over a very long distance and correct their trajectory to follow enemy movement. Unless the weapon can be shot down or cunningly evaded, the power of the atom will be unleashed on the enemy ship. Each missile strike inflicts four damage. |
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| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| + | ===Secondary=== |
| | + | The Cruiser's secondary armament is a short range point-defense laser system that is based on mid-1980s [[wikipedia:Strategic Defense Initiative|SDI "Star Wars"]] missile defense technology. It fires a laser at each enemy ship, projectile, asteroid, or other object within close proximity to the Earthling ship. The point-defense laser has a long cooldown, making it a poor choice for short range combat. It serves as more of a situational protective measure than a weapon. Each laser strike deals one damage. |
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| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| + | ==Tactical Overview== |
| | + | * The Cruiser was made to fight at long range. It is a slow ship, but in most circumstances the limited mobility which it does possess should be used to maintain distance for as long as possible. The [[Leyland Gravity Whip]] can often be of tremendous help when stalling for time. The Cruiser's rapid turn rate allows it to [[Pillbox]] effectively. Pillboxing is most beneficial against high mobility, low firepower adversaries (the [[Spathi]] [[Eluder]], for instance). It is otherwise better to be on the run if the opposing ship does not meet that description. |
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| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| + | * A nuclear missile can potentially whirl back around and hit the Cruiser that launched it while seeking a hostile craft. Incoming friendly fire is fortunately quite rare and can be prevented by the point-defense laser. Aside from that, missiles do not require much aim or forethought to use effectively. |
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| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| + | * The point-defense laser is useful for shooting down asteroids in the Cruiser's flight path. Because the Cruiser has such poor acceleration, it usually cannot afford to be knocked off course by one of these. The laser is also effective at wiping out subsidiary enemy craft and can provide some protection against smaller projectiles. |
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| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| + | ==Minutiae== |
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| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| + | * If the point-defense laser and nuclear missile launcher are activated at the same time, a missile will launch without being shot at by the laser. However, the Cruiser's energy banks will drain as if both weapons had been used. The laser will shoot down outgoing missiles if activated immediately after a missile has launched. |
| | + | * The point-defense laser will always consume four energy regardless of how many targets it fires upon. |
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| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| + | ==Known Ships== |
| | + | *[[Miwok]] |
| | + | *SpaceDuster |
| | + | *[[Tobermoon]] |
| | + | *Zybernaut |
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.namorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
| + | ==References== |
| | + | {{note|1}} - Star Control: Scenario description for "Target Earth" from the Genesis port. |
| | + | "The Earthlings, at first a minor annoyance for the Hierarchy, have become an increasingly serious threat. Mass-produced Cruisers deployed from the Detroit ship yards have become the backbone of the Alliance fleet." |
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
| + | {{ShipBox|image=Cruiser_icon.png|link=cruiser|race=[[Earthling]]|crew=18|value=11|batt=18|regen=0.111|primary="Fire-and-Forget" Nuclear Missile|prim-cost=9|prim-rate=10|secondary=Point-Defense Laser|sec-cost=4|sec-rate=9|speed=24|turn=0.5|accel=0.6|mass=6}} |
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
| + | [[Category:Human]] |
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| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
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| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
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| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
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| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
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| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
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| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sPonamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
| |
| − | | |
| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
| |
| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | | |
| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | | |
| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
| |
| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
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| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
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| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
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| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
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| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
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| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
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| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
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| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
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| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
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| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.Ponamorenko and Kirill took things outside, and after the two came to blows, Blyoskin, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a friend of Kirill's, tried to calm Ponamorenko down, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Accounts differ as to what happened next. Some witnesses say Ponamorenko punched Blyoskin, who played Lineage II under the nickname "Sverkh," and that the student fell and hit his head on the asphalt, Rossia television reported.
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| − | Tatarinova, however, said Ponamorenko stomped on Blyoskin's head while he lay on the ground.
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| − | Ponamorenko was detained by police at the scene, she said. Blyoskin was subsequently hospitalized and died four days later as a result of his injuries, Tatarinova said. Blyoskin was buried at Moscow's Domodedovskoye cemetery Jan. 19, the student news portal Studencheskaya Pravda reported.
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| − | Ponamorenko was formally charged with deadly aggravated assault Jan. 23, Tatarinova said.
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| − | Lineage II is an extremely popular game worldwide in the genre known as MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which players interact with one another in virtual worlds.
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| − | | |
| − | NCsoft, the South Korean company that produces the game, said in November that the game had 14 million subscribers worldwide.
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| − | While there have been few widely known incidents of violence by Russian gamers connected, if only tangentially, to their online passion, they are not unheard of.
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| − | | |
| − | At the 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team scrapped with the French team at the hotel where they were both staying, Profil reported this week.
| |
| − | | |
| − | In one of the more bizarre crime stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 after stabbing to death a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Chinese media reported that the attacker, Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.old their "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had shared, to a third player for $870.
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| − | Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a theft report, but police told him the dragon saber was not actual property and therefore could not be stolen.
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