The dark side of MMORPG romance

Pete Rojas says: "'Miss B.' wrote a special column for Joystiq about love, romance, and the world of Massive Multi Online Role Playing Games. My fave part:"

With all the joy that an MMORPG romance can bring there is also a dark side to all this: jealousy, betrayal, and the inevitable breakup. In Star Wars Galaxies players can get married in the game by exchanging rings (which are either player created or looted). One toon has both rings in his/her inventory – targets the other player and selects “propose union” from a radial menu. If the other person accepts the second ring is transferred into his/her inventory and also placed on a finger. Now here’s the fun part, to remove the ring you have to select “divorce” from the radial menu. D-I-V-O-R-C-E rears its ugly head even in the fantasy that is Star Wars. To make the situation even more dramatic the ring, upon closer inspection, shows sign of wear and decay.

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