15 Times Players Took Games Way Too Far

Some people take video games too seriously. Meet those who take it way further.

Posted By | On 26th, Mar. 2018

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We’ve all spent an absurd amount of time playing video games. Some of us may look back at those 100 hours playing Skyrim and Persona 5 and wonder about our dedication. However, there are others who take that dedication even further. Sometimes, it even goes off the deep end of sanity. Let’s look at 15 times where gamers took their video games too far.

Multiple WoW Characters, One Player, All Achievements – Ataxus

You may have heard of Ataxius, Ataxas, Ataxus, Ataxxus, Ataxa and so on (three of those sound like the same name but trust us, they’re different). These World of Warcraft characters managed to hit the top 5 rankings in the MMO at some point. Lest you think they’re just the same guild, they’re actually controlled by the exact same person. Using multiboxing, this single person managed to control all five at once and got all 1954 achievements with each one. If it weren’t obvious already, this is a task that took years of work.


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