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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Do you have a MMO will and testament?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind/" rel="tag">The Daily Grind</a></p><a href="http://www.estateplanningsocal.com/last-will-testament.asp"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="149" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/will.jpg" /></a>Okay, so perhaps this topic is a little morbid, but it will generate some interesting discussion nonetheless. Maybe you don't want to think about this kind of thing, but you probably should. We're curious, what will happen to your MMO characters, accounts, and online friends if you unexpectedly and unfortunately pass away?<br /><br />Most people don't consider writing a personal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%28law%29">will and testament</a> until they have children. Most people don't consider writing a <em>digital</em> will and testament until, well... ever. If you were to die, would you want your guild to sit around in the dark for days or weeks until they happen to start doing their own research? What about your characters and accounts? Would you want to pass anything along to longtime friends? MMO subscriptions and related gaming expenses (e.g., vent accounts, guild hosting, etc.) don't terminate when you do, so someone will need to cancel them unless you want a few extra charges to pass along to your next of kin. Do you wish to go gently into the night or have a server-wide gathering to pay their respects?<br /><br />There's really a lot to consider when you think about it, even if it is a little uncomfortable.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/">The Daily Grind: Do you have a MMO will and testament?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19158775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/12/the-daily-grind-do-you-have-a-mmo-will-and-testament/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>death</category><category>digital-footprint</category><category>testament</category><category>the-daily-grind</category><category>will</category><category>will-and-testament</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Pilley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Team: William Dobson]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/meet-the-team/" rel="tag">Meet the Team</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/meet-the-team"><span style="font-style: italic;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/wdrunepriest_425px.jpg" alt="" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div>
<span style="font-style: italic;">Starting this week, once a week, our writers will tell you more about themselves, and let you get to know them and the characters they play a little better. Click here to read more </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/meet-the-team">Meet the Team</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.<br /></span><strong><br />What do you do for Massively.com?</strong><br />Currently I contribute features and guides, and have just switched my main focus to <a href="http://www.warhammeronline.com"><em>Warhammer Online</em></a>.<br /><br /><strong>What's your favorite MMO?</strong><br />I'll give two answers here. I think it's always hard to beat someone's first experience in an MMO world, which is why <em>EverQuest</em> has to be right up there with my all-time favorites. Looking at more recent times though (in the last few years), although it's early days I think that <em>WAR</em> has a lot going for it and will remain my current favorite for some time to come.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/">Meet the Team</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/#2077851"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/06/meet_tim_dale_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Meet the Team: Tim Dale" title="Meet the Team: Tim Dale" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/#2016861"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/05/screenshot00010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Meet the Team: Jon Shute" title="Meet the Team: Jon Shute" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/#2003888"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/05/gunflint1-sms-0509_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Meet the Team: Lemuel Pew" title="Meet the Team: Lemuel Pew" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/#1513589"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/04/wowscrnshot_041609_190643_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Meet the Team: Lesley Smith" title="Meet the Team: Lesley Smith" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/meet-the-team/#1498264"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/04/avatarandaredevilat580_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Meet the Team: James Egan" title="Meet the Team: James Egan" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Meet the Team: William Dobson</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/">Meet the Team: William Dobson</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1335157/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/meet-the-team-william-dobson/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>featured</category><category>meet-the-team</category><category>warhammer-online</category><category>will</category><category>will-dobson</category><category>william-dobson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
