One horror story is about a player in an MMO who spent months building up their in - game character, only to have their account hacked and all their progress wiped. They lost all their rare items, high - level achievements, and had to start from scratch. It was devastating for them.
There was a case where a player joined an MMO community that seemed friendly at first. But then they started getting harassed by some of the more powerful players in the game. These players would constantly steal from them, kill their character repeatedly, and spread false rumors about them in the in - game chat, making the player's gaming experience really unpleasant.
I heard of a situation where in an MMO, a guild was planning a big raid. One of the members who had crucial information about the raid's strategy suddenly quit the game without warning. The guild was left in chaos, they had to scramble to come up with a new plan at the last minute and ended up failing the raid miserably.
A really shocking story is about a player who was promised a rare in - game mount by another player if they helped with a long - term quest. The first player dedicated weeks to this quest. But in the end, the other player reneged on the deal and took the mount for themselves. This led to a huge argument in the game community and the first player felt extremely betrayed.
In an MMO, I was trying to show off my new mount. I was riding it around the main city, but I didn't realize there was a low - hanging branch. I hit it and fell off my mount right in front of a big crowd. People were laughing and taking screenshots.
One embarrassing moment is when you misread the chat and reply to something completely wrong. For example, someone was asking for advice on a quest and I thought they were just chatting about the weather, so I gave a really off - topic answer.
There was a story about a player in an MMO who accidentally sold his most powerful weapon for a really low price because he misclicked. He was so distraught at first, but then the whole server rallied around him and helped him get a new one. It was really heartwarming and funny at the same time.
One 'teacher horror story' I heard was about a teacher who had a student constantly disrupt the class by shouting and throwing things. The teacher tried every method of discipline but nothing worked. The student's behavior affected the whole class's learning environment, and the teacher was constantly stressed and felt powerless to change the situation.
One 'hr horror story' I heard was about a company that promised a great career path during the hiring process. But once an employee started, they were constantly overworked with no chance of promotion. The HR just ignored the employee's requests for training and development.
One of the scariest is when a cloud service provider had a major outage. Many businesses relying on their services were left in the lurch. Their websites went down, and they couldn't access important data stored in the cloud. It showed how vulnerable businesses are when they put all their digital eggs in one basket.
A friend of mine had a date who took her to a really seedy part of town. The place was dirty and there were some really sketchy - looking people around. She was so scared and just wanted to leave right away. It was a really bad choice of location for a date.
A friend of mine matched with someone who claimed to be a chef. When they met at a restaurant, the 'chef' didn't even know how to use a fork properly. He made a mess while eating and then started criticizing the food in a really unprofessional way. It was so embarrassing for my friend.
I know of a case where a student shadowed a physician in an emergency room. There was a huge influx of patients, and the physician seemed completely overwhelmed. Instead of handling the situation calmly, the doctor started making hasty and perhaps wrong diagnoses just to get through the patients quickly. The student was horrified as they could see the potential harm to the patients.