Shut down the casinos

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

Originally Posted by baakss [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not just pixels. It's the time you spent to acquire them. It's the relationships you built in game. It's the ups and downs of wiping, winning, etc..

"It's just pixels" and you're a psychologist?? Sorry, I knew people who ruined their lives over this game in live. Lost families, dropped out of college, etc... and when you say "just pixels", it's an incredibly naive way of thinking about how people feel about their hobbies.

I said in reality they are... and they are. Like it or not... they are. What you're getting at is more of an addiction problem. People normally don't drop out of school or lose families due to a hobby...

Hey, like I've said already... I've devoted a great deal of time into Everquest since I started the year it came out, along with many other games, but EQ easily the most.

The platinum I acquired doesn't really have much meaning... they are pixels on a screen. They come, and they go, but the people I've played with, been in guilds with on EQ and Rift, WoW, LotRO, etc for over a decade now have not. I consider these people closer to me than most of my family. I've met most of my original guild on EQ at the conventions and what not. Those are not "just pixels" as I stated. The currency certainly more so though yes, but I completely get where you're going at with your statement.

I'm sure I could have done much greater things with my time, such as been more apart of my family growing up and even now instead of peering into a computer screen. I could have went out and volunteered more than what I did/do. Made some new friends, maybe I wouldn't still be fucking single at the age of 28?!

When you start to put things into perspective like that, YES, they begin to be more and more "just pixels," but I wouldn't change my time spent on EQ and the people I've played with over the years. Apart of who I am now is due to it and those people I know and have met, or just knew in-game.


I was speaking on the behalf of the currency lost, or gained. What you have acquired in-game as far as currency and items doesn't do you much, if anything, in the real world.

Also, these are just my opinions. My career has nothing to do with them. Could be worse though... I know of a doctor who literally believes in the "stork" theory. No bullshit.