i've been purposely avoiding runescape because if i start playing i suspect i'll never finish my thesis. i've heard it is pretty amazing though. have a friend back home who is really into it. she said that she never understood what i got out of posting on message boards (with respect to how involved you can get with dramas and the like) until she started playing runescape.

i also read something a little while ago now (not sure if i could find it again) about (arguably) the first case of adult onset DID that had ever been reported. the girl was from germany and she was totally addicted to some online game (might have been runescape) and she developed alternative identities based around her characters after 6 months continual gameplay. it is arguable whether it is a 'genuine' case (though she surely met criteria). she got better pretty fast with treatment... lol. i'll check it out after i finish my thesis though. thanks for the link.