Many may have already seen this as it was reported on a Norweigan site (taken from the article) but this was a lovely piece on how one person had their life changed, and undoubtedly changed the lives of others, all met via this game.
I can’t include the link (not allowed) but if you look on the BBC website under health, there’s an article titled “My disabled son - ‘the nobleman, the philanderer, the detective’”.
Should any of those mentioned frequent the forums, I doth my Hordy cap to you.
I read it before work this morning and had only gotten back to it just now, without of course realising it already had widespread coverage, and deservedly so.
Aye, good story It’s that kind of community spirit that is the hidden gem of WoW - and the secret power of online gaming that even if you’re having a terrible time IRL, you can still feel ‘normal’, at least for a while
And this is the reason why it makes me real sad when people say they don’t want to be in a guild. I’ve never been in a guild I didn’t prefer to flying solo, and some of them have left me with lasting friends with whom I keep in touch via various social mediums, play other games, and just generally banter with. Why does anyone not want to get in on that?
A very powerful article. His parents had no idea either!
This is the true spirit of wow I do believe. Leave our RL shackles behind the second we log in