After they logged off, they were genuinely hungry. Once they had eaten and satisfied their hunger, upon logging back in, their in-game characters were no longer hungry either.
Someone else discovered that after eating some food in the game, they were not hungry when they logged off!
As these two pieces of news spread through the forums, the boards went completely wild, and countless people began sharing the changes they encountered when the game's realism was boosted to twenty percent.
"I found that I can now bleed in the game, and it really hurts!"
"I went to a tavern in the game and splurged, spending one Gold Coin on half a table of dishes, including fresh seafood—it was so delicious! The point is, after my character in the game was full, I was full in real life too!"
Wow!
This piece of news set the entire forum ablaze, with many people rushing into the game's taverns, small diners, teahouses, and street stalls to eat.