Staying up late to play games has become a common habit among gamers today, and despite numerous warnings from the media, press, and health professionals, this issue has yet to be effectively addressed.
Recently, PDD – a former player of IG and currently working in the field of training young talents in Chinese League of Legends, had to speak up on stream, urgently asking fans and the gaming community to limit staying up late playing games, after witnessing the death of a close friend, also due to health issues caused by staying up too late.
“I really can’t stay up too late, recently, a friend of mine passed away unexpectedly, he was only 28 years old. Please don’t stay up late playing games, just a few days ago on the 11th and 12th we were still messaging each other, and then… So everyone needs to pay attention to their health, don’t stay up late playing games or overwork. Ultimately, your body is the most important thing.”
In fact, the issue that PDD raises has been warned about by many doctors and health professionals, regarding the somewhat negative lifestyle of a large part of gamers and professional players nowadays, which includes the situation of staying up late, irregular eating habits, and unhealthy lifestyles.
For professional players, staying up late is almost an “inevitable” issue, due to various subjective and objective reasons. Many players admit that they can only focus and practice effectively during late-night hours, along with other issues like being on stream. For streamers, the late-night hours are considered the “golden hour” because they attract the largest number of viewers, so if they want to earn extra income from streaming, they have to go live during this time…
Uzi is a typical case who had to face many consequences due to the “gamer lifestyle”, aside from hand and shoulder injuries, the former RNG player also suffers from diabetes and other health issues due to long-term irregular living.
However, if the situation of professional players is “inevitable” due to ties to “earning a living”, for ordinary gamers, this issue can be completely addressed. Focus on health by creating a schedule to study, work, and play games more moderately, in order to minimize the unfortunate consequences that may arise.