Meet the world's top World of Warcraft player

That's an unofficial title, though I think it's pretty safe to say that "Little Gray" has played more Warcraft than you. A lot more.

Courtesy of Gamepro comes word of the Taiwanese player's absolutely insane Warcraft accomplishments. In addition to having nabbed every single one of the game's achievements (minus a brand new one that cropped up in the game's latest patch), he's the first player to complete all 986 tasks listed in the game's Armory. Considering that over 11.5 million people play the game worldwide, that's one heck of an honor.

[Claudinho69]

SMH

[The Killer]

more like "meet the world's top no life player."

UPDATE

to be honest, i feel sorry for him, he really needs help, there is much more fun things in life than playing a game, for example having a nice women/girl or having sports with friends or doing a great job that brings him money or buy ps3/360 and play WITH friends at his or their home etc

i really home he get out of that game, i know its an addiction, i have some addiction to COD4 but only few hours and not every day!

[MasterChief3624]

This is pretty ridiculous. One of my friends plays quite religiously, and he isn't even close to getting up to these kinds of stats.

As many disagrees as I may get with this next comment, I'm still saying it:

It's unfortunate people waste their lives on this stuff. Sure it's a whole new community, a new world, with plenty of folk to interact with, but sometimes I feel like this can take people completely away from the real world. It makes them feel less wanted in the real world when all their friends in the online world are rooting for them to come back.

With dedication like this, comes life lost. Life that could have been put towards something more productive, like hanging out with friends, spending time with family, going to the movies, exercising a bit, etc.

I know saying this stuff may be stereotypical. Maybe this person really does have a good life, with healthy personal relationships all around him, good exercise plans, and a real connection with the real world... but seeing as how this is almost never the case, especially with veteran players like this, I would doubt it quite a bit.

It can be argued that World of Warcraft is "just another game". But it really isn't. As with all MMOs, it's not just another game. It's another world; a world you can really get lost in, and although this is a good escape from reality, some people might take this escape a bit further than the standard person should. Games like Halo and Metal Gear Solid are escapes from reality, but they tend to not be so addictive like MMOs such as World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online. Most people can probably pull themselves away from these games pretty easily, provided they get to a certain point in the story that satisfies them. For a lot of MMO players, that "point in the story" never comes. Because they aren't playing for the story a lot of the time. They're playing for the community and the connection.

Just my opinion... disagree away.

[yesah]

He will live his life as he wants to, you are no one to say he is wrong.

[Megaton]

MMO's are toxic because they require constant attention. I played MapleStory for 2 years. Never again.

[Pillage05]

I bet that guy has to beat the chicks away with a stick...

[Madusha]

Wow, he must play like over 10 hours a day 0_o

[Nihilism]

He'd be offended if you told him that, he'd then puff out his chest and proudly say "more like 18".....

[HolyOrangeCows]

I don't think so. He probably doesn't remember how to communicate with humans, much less so his own name (The one NOT used on the internets) to introduce himself.

[Narutone66]

interviewed him and he said on average about 14 hours a day.

[robotnik]

That can't be good.

[Gun_Senshi]

Winning a special Olympics, but you're still a retard.

Anyway bring on FFXIV

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

We all know what it takes to achieve such a thing in this game and it is NOT something you should be proud or even brag about. LOL

[Nihilism]

Yeah I think i'll be willing to give meeting the worlds top wow player a miss...

anyone that takes gaming that seriously is disturbing in my books, so naturally every single korean starcraft player goes in the book of creeps, playing an 11 year old game as a national pay per view sport......is not something I look up to

[zagibu]

Why should this be different from someone that invests 14 hours a day to play chess?

[bacon13]

@zagibu

you could play chess 24 hours a day your whole life and never master it. As oppossed to WOW where no skill is involved in order to progress to the end. Chess Grandmaster and WOW faux-champion are very different.

[zagibu]

Hmm, ok, I give you that, but the devotion is still respectable.

[N4Flamers]

you people are supposed to be gamers. Gamers should support our players and video games. Especially games that are as successful as W.O.W. You obviously have not played warcraft to any acceptable level if you think it doesn't require any skill to master. The intricacies of that game are what make it so addictive.

Oh and to posters above me, I cant recall the last time I heard someone shoot up a school and blame it on W.O.W. So while one might be more addictive than another I believe people loose themselves in twitchy games like halo and GTA.

[Admiral_Benson]

This dude seriously needs to get laid......or employed...or a social life.....or all of the above.

There's no way he's been getting any of those things based on his WOW "accomplishments"

[Nihilism]

The world is a twisted place, i'm sure in the dark corners of the world there are WOW groupies *shudder* a terrible thought if true

[GameOn]

We must fulfill the prophecy.

[Lets-Game]

lol I hate people on n4g, everyone is so fast to judge other people. If any of you were real honest gamers you wouldnt be so hostile and rude. wtf is your problem? get over yourselves!

[Nihilism]

My brother has becomes so obsessed with that game that he has no friends and when I went to visit him when I hadn't seen him in 2 years....he sat on WOW the whole time I was there, he's 21.

WOW players fulfill all the stereotypes, If you can't handle it don't come here.

[cb4g]

Just because your brother turned into a loser, it doesn't mean everyone who plays WoW is one too.

BTW, you sound like a pretty anti-social jerk.

[Nihilism]

I don't care what I sound like, what I said was true, do I need to go on youtube and get you some WOW player tantrums to show you what antisocial behavior really is?

"Does that mean all MW2 players are douchebags? "

Actually i'd be willing to add that game in with WOW, and L4D...there are certain games that attract strange people...

[cb4g]

Yeah, and I can show you a video of that Modern Warfare 2 teenager who bashed his bedroom wall with his fists coz he played too much, what's your point?

Does that mean all MW2 players are douchebags? No, it doesn't...

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I'm with you, man. These guys need to just grow up and appreciate the achievements of another human being.

Even with that much time on your hands, the kid's accomplished much more than any of you ever could.

[bacon13]

@LeonSKennedy4Life

Playing WOW to the point of completion is not a life achievement or accomplishment. It is simply an acknowlegment that some one has wasted precious time living inside a computer fantasy world where nothing truly meaningful takes place. This person has no life make no mistake. After playing videogames for over 20 years, you can not dedicate that much time to something and enjoy lets say, the outdoors, a boy/girlfriend, a job, school or anything of the such. This WOW player is truly a waste of a human being.

[Admiral_Benson]

I have respect for anyone who is willing to dedicate themselves to achieving something constructive but in reality is dedicating THAT much time to a game really an achievement? He's accomplished these "achievments" more through addiction than striving to accomplish something constructive. I love games but that isn't healthy. He plays WOW more in a day than the average person works!

It's like giving a crack addict kudos for smoking rock 14 hours a day.

Nobody is going to look back in 50 years time and say "wow, that guy really achieved something admirable". When the WOW servers are shut down someday and all is said and done all his efforts will mean precisely.....d1ck.

"that's one heck of an honor". No, that's one heck of a waste of your life. When you accomplish more in some alternate virtual world than you do in the real world then you need to re-evaluate your priorities.

Gotta agree with Bacon on this one, there are far more fulfilling things in life to spend your time doing. This guy deserves pity not respect.

[zagibu]

@dchalfont: it also says something about you, when your brother spends all his time with a game.

[N4Flamers]

yeah but if you make an article about a crack head smoking crack and put it on a crack head website then other crackheads should give him props.

That crackhead has at least 2 articles written about him, but i guess people are butt hurt on this site because no one is talking about their latest achievements, or trophies.

Such hate over someone who has gotten a ton of really hard to get achievements in a game that 11million other people are playing.

[BldyShdw]

I cannot play one game that much, right now im juggling MW2, AC2, Demons Souls and Uncharted 2. And after all that variety there is no way with college and work to put in that kind of time...

If he is happy though, then good for him :)

[Senden]

Too bad WoW doesn't have a "lose your virginity" achievement otherwise he'd have 2 achievements to get.

[TheDudeAbides]

i feel a lot happier now

[bacon13]

In my opinion WOW is an awful game. Not awful in the sense of terrible controls, mediocre graphics etc. but in the context that it absolutly can and has ruined lives. I've seen perfectly capable people lose jobs, girlfriends/boyfriends and friends over this sorry excuse for passing time. This "#1" player needs not praise, but pity. He/she has wasted a good portion of thier life doing nothing substantial or meaningful. I hope everyone can see who this person really is, not a video game champion, but an addict. Time to turn off the computer and contribute. Can you imagine if that time and energy were put into something benefical, like educating one self or researching. I know the WOW community probalby has plenty of capable people playing that can balance the game with thier lives but this is disgusting to hear. Believe me for every person that loves WOW, there are 3 people who hate it. PEACE.

[UltimateSin]

Well said

[kaveti6616]

It also has mediocre graphics.

[DiffusionE]

Funny, how the headline automatically made me think of that particular South Park episode....

[ThanatosDMC]

"How do you kill that which has no life." http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[vias]

one thing to say get a life

[Shmithy101]

Feel sorry for the guy, hopefully he overcomes his addiction to this game and realises that instead of wasting all of his time and effort on a video game, he could be putting it towards something useful and rewarding. I used to have the same problem but even though it was nowhere near as bad as this guy, it was still destroying my social life and physical appearance. I'm just glad i've gotten passed it and my addiction hasn't carried over towards drinking or smoking...

[bjornbear]

i mean...come on, look at him =/

[jlar]

You all should see my girlfriend then. WOW honor, Ha. Nothing Real.

[walkinghome6]

who is seriously handicapped and it brings much joy to their life to play WOW. I'm glad that he has something like that he can socialize in.

[artsaber]

Can feel much better about themselves.

[Agheil]

Dont waste ur life man i love game 2 but damn.lol

[equax]

Playing video games a few hours a day or even less is not a problem, but devoting many hours to a video game, especially a MMO will get you no where in life. Just remember these types of gamers do lose a sense of reality and should seek help.

[yesah]

what is getting somewhere in life to you? having a big house nice car? you don't 'get anywhere' in life, you just live one day at a time.

[equax]

I guess you don't really understand what I'm saying. The part of getting somewhere in life is where you "actually" achieve something from hard work, going to school, getting a job etc not in a video game.

[Computenator]

that's...that's...that's what i call having absolutely no life...

[Huntmaster17]

Geez people are so willing to judge others ... better check and clean your own door step off first.

[yesah]

its ironic.

[Setekh]

Sadly, instead of using this guy to promote the game, It will probably be used by people who hate video games as an excuse to why you shouldn't play them.

Kind of shot his own foot there.

[dannybohy]

I bet he would swap all those tasks achievements for one night with
a girl!

[kraze07]

Funny how so many people put women up on a pedestal. I guess it's usually the people not getting any. Don't get me wrong I love women and sex just as much as the next guy, but pu$$y doesn't make the world go round. Anybody can get laid without much effort,you just need to find the right girl or guy if that's what you're into, but how many people can say they've gotten nearly every achievement in WOW? No one besides him.

[jamenees]

Awesome