Everquest Haze of Denial
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But first, for all of us, a duo of EQ junkies at Gamespy came up with the Top 10 Most Famous EQ Items. Feel like punishing yourself for not selling all of your items separately, instead selling your character for a lot less? It even has the current eBay rates and EQ platinum averages as well.
Switching gears, most of you probably by now know of the unfortunate "suicide" Everquest incident of the past week. If not, a 19 year-old girl had reportedly killed herself after Verant fired her from her guide position on one of the servers. Gamers.com wrote a summary and article about the event, an incredible aspect being that people actually accepted that a girl could do this over a game, me included.
The biggest contribution of the article comes at the end. If you're in Everquest more than you care to be or know your should, just want to talk with others like you or don't quite know how to start breaking the habit, you're not alone and there is help:
Secias is starting an EQ addicts support group to reach out. Public and private message boards, along with real time chat, will be available. "Everyone out there knows this problem exists and knows people who have been like it. I have had people try to talk to me in game, while I was an addict, and wanted no part in it. Someone must step forward and let those out there who feel alone and are depressed and feel like no one cares, that there are people who care, and we have been through what they are going through... and most of all that we want to help them."
The guy's personal addiction was amazing, but he's "clean" and makes sense so go and check it out.
