When you talk about how people only use MMO's to escape and be away from who or what they really are. I don't think that they are trying to escape from who they are i just think that they are adding another dimensions to their lives and the way they live it. I think that the reason people play games anonymous or under an alias is because they are not 100% confident about what they are doing. I think that if computer gaming was the main sport on earth then this would not be the case people would be proud to be the person that has 15 kills or has shot someone in the back of the head etc.

I do think that the anonymous thing has to do a lot with self consciousness with the individual involved from my experience of playing MMO's it is people who are under code name such as black hawk who speak out allot more than some who's game name might be John Smith. I think that this gives people who are shy or who are looked down on in life to be and act like the person who they want be. If you look at MMO's in that respect it is giving people a chance to come out of their shells and be who they want to be because common perception frowns upon certain individuals. When yo relate this to Maslows hierarchy of human needs i think that as long as a human is satisfied in what they are doing when they are doing it then there shouldn't be a problem as long as no laws are being broken.