Pain vest is compatible with World of Warcraft
by Shawn Schuster 
Oct 3rd 2008 at 3:00PM
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Real life, Game mechanics
If you've ever felt like you've experienced everything there is to do in World of Warcraft, and you're looking for something more, we may have the solution. The 3rd Space Vest from TN Games is a game accessory that players wear to let them feel damage as their characters receive hits. Fitted with eight pneumatic cells across the surface of the vest that push air at varying force levels, this peripheral literally lets you feel the pain, if you're into that.This vest was first announced back in March, but this is the first time we're told it will actually be compatible with an MMO. What better MMO to dish out the pain than the one with the most players? This vest is only available in the UK currently, at the price of £149.99.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fooliecoolie said on 4:14PM 10-03-2008
I don't know about this, I play a mage and I fear the pneumatics will punch my heart out when my mage suffers a critical hit! :P
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possum said on 6:19PM 10-03-2008
The peak of stupidity has finally been reached, really i would have bet against this sort of thing actually happening.
But for the ignorant creators of this assnine piece of equipment why not go one better and use electrical shock or place small knives in those compression cells, i am certainly aware they have considered it, just waiting for that right moment? maybe when the rest of the planet is as ignorantly insane as the people making these?
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Kevin McCombs said on 6:52PM 10-03-2008
Its not so much the creators that are idiots as it is the customers. They're only producing a product that they think will sell, thay don't really havto like what it is.
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Bigfoot said on 6:53PM 10-03-2008
There was something like this in the days of the SNES, right? I think it was promoted towards Mortal Kombat, lol.
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Evi said on 9:13AM 10-04-2008
Why on earth would I deliberately inflict pain on myself? That's one bit of realism I can do without, thanks.
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josh said on 2:50PM 10-05-2008
Seriously... i doubt this will actually hurt... it will probably be more like "pressure".... still kinda pointless unless it is directional.. if i felt it in the back when i was getting hit from behind then this might actually have some value.
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Traelor said on 12:20PM 10-07-2008
I'm holding out for the pain underpants...
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Tankadin said on 3:25AM 10-08-2008
Wonder how it would be to tank wearing this thing... :-)
And minor upgrade suggestion for truly HARDCORE-players - replace air pressure with electric shocks! :-)
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Darx said on 6:01PM 10-12-2008
Calm down WoWfags. This vest was designed for FPS games but lots of people asked them to add code to make it compatible with WoW.
Personally I think you'd have to be pretty retarded to use a vest like this with a game as mind-numbing as WoW.
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Kresec said on 8:52PM 10-17-2008
Call me stupid all you like, but I would never take this thing off.
Now I could go on and on about things like immersion other nonsense like that, but when it comes down to it, I'm just the kind of person that would enjoy this sort of thing.
But really though, air pressure? That's just sad. Gimme some electricity.
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