Actually I met LFG at FF07 and he was a very nice guy and didn't even know he was deaf when talking to him found out weeks after. And people flaming others because of something like that should be shot.
If I recall correctly, part of the first shaman epic in EQ1 was the "Trial of Patience" where you had to wait under water for some sharks to swim up to you.
ive read that as well and couldnt help but lol at that...
i just went to the devtracker to quote some dev saying the obsidian was ingame but it seems like theyve deleted those postings... gj SoE for trying to clean up there