Man flies cross-country to attack an online gamer with a hammer.

"FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.

Edward Kang, 20, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed burglary with a mask, according to Nassau County court records. He was arrested early Sunday morning.

“I just want to let you know, this is a weird one,” Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said during a news conference on Monday. “Some things you just can’t make up.”

Kang and the victim, another young man around the same age as Kang, had never met in real life, but they both played ArcheAge, a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Leeper said. The game’s publisher announced in April that it would be shutting down servers in Europe and North America on June 27, citing a declining number of active players.

Kang flew from Newark, New Jersey, to Jacksonville, Florida, last Thursday after telling his mother that he was going to visit a friend that he had met while playing a video game, officials said. Officials didn’t say how Kang learned where the victim lives. Upon arrival, Kang took an Uber to a hotel in Fernandina Beach, about 35 miles north of Jacksonville, and then bought a hammer at a local hardware store, deputies said."


Christ is Kang!

EDIT: Adding the mugshot from another article

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SpotOnTheWall said:
Don't mess with us MMORPG fans!
We'll travel 800 miles to kill you!

But since OP didn't post half the article:
Kang went to the victim’s Fernandina Beach home, which was unlocked, around 2 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. The victim was walking out of his bedroom when he was confronted by Kang, who hit him on the head with the hammer, officials said. The two struggled as the victim called for help. His stepfather responded and helped to restrain Kang until police arrived.


The victim suffered several head wounds that were not considered life-threatening, officials said. He received staples at the hospital.
Once in custody, Kang told investigators that the victim is a “bad person online,” officials said. He also asked deputies how much jail time people got for breaking and entering and assault.
“I would say Mr. Kang, it’s going to be a long time before you play video games again,” Leeper said.
Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Kang. He was being held without bond.
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He attacked this guy because "He was a bad person online". All this over a game that's shutting down anyway. Unless he plays on an Asian server. Either way this is so retarded. He seems utterly clueless about what's going to happen to him. He just wants to get back to his vidya. The game has catgirls. He probably plays as a catgirl.
 
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Tony Vivaldi said:
What type of money does a 20 year old gamer have access to in this economy that he can make a overnight reservation for a fast flight from NJ to Florida, then take an Uber for 35 miles to a hotel where he presumably has a reservation for 189 USD + a night, and still have money left over to purchase a hammer?

This is almost a mathematical word problem, where you have to solve for X.
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The kind of money a guy has when he lives in a house he probably doesn’t pay a single bill for.
 
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