Premise:
The Plot of Sword Art Online revolves around a concept where players were forcibly trapped inside a VR game environment and
are told that, if they disconnect or die in the game, they will die in real life. This also means that if a player's action in the game were to result in the in-game death of another player, they have been told that the affected player will also die in real life. Other than being given this piece of information by an avatar representing the creator of the game, they have no contact with the outside world, so have no way to completely verify the claim's "real life" implications. It has been well over a year, and thousands are still trapped in the game.
Some on-topic ideas for discussion in this thread:- What steps might the government and other agencies in the real world be expected to take in response to this situation?
- Given that gamers are still trapped after so long, why might these possible approaches not have worked or have failed?
- If the claim of real-world death claim is true, what are the legal implications of in-game actions that result in player death?
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To start the thread, since we are continuing continuing from a conversation already in progress:
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Originally Posted by Rakshasa
Wonder if, once they get out of the game, the people who PK'ed get charged with murder?
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