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July 10, 2005

Real divorce, virtual goods

It was bound to happen: virtual goods becoming a bone of contention in a divorce settlement. From Pacific Epoch:

Game Accounts Take Center Stage In Divorce

A divorce in Chongqing has turned ugly when both parties want their joint online game accounts, Chongqing Business Post reports. Mr. Wang from Chongqing and Ms. Ye from Huibei met last September on Shanda's (Nasdaq: SNDA) online game Legend of Mir 2. Wang saved Ye's character from being killed by another player. The couple married at the end of October but decided to get a divorce in June. During their marriage, the couple jointly played over ten Mir 2 accounts, attaining level 40 to 50 status for all of them. The characters and virtual items are estimated to be worth 40,000 to 50,000 Yuan. Wang said that he wants to keep the accounts and virtual items and is willing to give their joint apartment to Ye. However, Ye wants to split the apartment and game items equally.

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The love spells she casted for my situation cleared away the emotinonal pain and damage that was caused by arguments and fighting.

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