Taedrin
Gallente
Mercatoris Technologies
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Posted - 2007.02.19 15:34:00 -
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 Originally by: Anatolius
So, who wants to be the person to tell him that no one really respects him for being an Internet Somebody? 
I'm sorry, but that's just not true. People in MMOs who make certain accomplishments are respected by *most* players who haven't made those same accomplishments. I am reminded of when I played EQ and was but a lowly level 20 Wood-elf druid. Level 60/65/70/whatever-the -level-cap-was-at-the-time were an impressive sight to behold. Lower level players always wanted to 'inspect" the higher level players to see what sort of items the other guy had.
Likewise, in WoW newer players were quite impressed by the awesome power held by level 60 players. Furthermore certain players in WoW became celebreties (Mute and Drakedog to name the Warlock celebrities). These players were respected (or also hated in the case of Mute).
In EVE, new players are awestruck by massive battleships which can absorbe immense damage. I am also sure that certain CEOs of certain corps are well respected. Consider for a moment Seleene. Hate or love, nearly all people respect Seleene. When someone accused Seleene of logoffski. What was interesting was the number of posts that followed where people said that it must have been a legitimate disconnect because Seleene would *never* logoffski. This was a great amount of respect given towards Seleene, even by many of his enemies.
You don't get this sort of acknowledgement/respect if you are stuck flipping burgers at McDonalds or manning a cash register at Walmart. You can only get this sort of acknowledgement if you are someone significant in the real world. And if you aren't someone significant in the real world, MMOs are an escape which allow you to become someone significant in the virtual world.
Now I'm not saying that I support people spending too much time in EVE/WoW/EQ/other MMOs. I am merely explaining why people do it and giving examples. To be honest, I probably spend too much time in EVE myself, and not enough time doing homework/studying. Or at the least I spend too much time playing EVE first, and then doing homework later. 
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