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EQ Suicide Hoax
Steve Gibson
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As many of you guys recall, there was a story a few days ago about a female EverQuest player who was so into the game that when she had moderator access taken away from her by Verant that she actually committed suicide (In real life). Well all hell broke loose of course and Verant was even going as far as deleting all posts on messageboards about the topic. Here's the kicker though, according to an investigation conducted by AVault, this was all a hoax! Doh! Here's a taste:

working with representatives of KanOkla, the Internet service provider which had provided modem service for the person identified as “Leza,” has established that the person, who claimed she was living in Colorado, was actually dialing in from northern Oklahoma.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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  • lurker legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    November 18, 2000 6:38 AM

    Good. I was hoping it wasn't real.

    More PR!!!! YEAH!!!

    • lurker legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 18, 2000 6:39 AM

      err... that shoulda been PRESS, not P(ublic)R(elations). my bad

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