Azeroth is awesome, and gaming is a valuable hobby!

Just thought I’d share this. Sadly it’s in norwegian, but I am sure someone is willing or able to translate it somehow. I kind for the story to reach the developers of WoW too, even though I bet they already know how important it is to many of their players.

This is the story told from the parents of a kid stuck in a wheelchair from he was around 5 years old(?), where Azeroth became a very important part of their son’s life. Their son is now dead from the disorder that put him in a wheelchair. He got to be 25 years old, and played WoW for about 12 years. Some of his friends he made in Azeroth have also made some comments in this article;

https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/xl/forst-da-mats-var-dod_-forsto-foreldrene-verdien-av-gamingen-hans-1.14197198

EDIT: BBC has picked up the story, here is a link to an english article; https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-47064773

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Thanks for sharing, intresting read!

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I agree, and I think it’s awesome that this guy’s parents actually realized there’s more to gaming than the shallow view they once had.

I really hope this article will reach the WoW developers somhow. Sadly I don’t have time to translate it manually, but I am sure there is an easier way to do it.

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I think this might be the same article that is mention here :wink::

It is a touching story worth sharing. And I do hope the devs get to hear it too.

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It is indeed the same one :slight_smile: - also heartwarming to see that others pick up on it!
A few on Reddit translated it into English (we use the translation for our own forum post - with the original photos.

Starlights forum:
http://starlightguild1.com/star/viewtopic.php?f=47&p=7416#p7416

Or direct to Reddit:

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Rest in peace, Mats.

-From a Swedish brother

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You beat me to it. :slight_smile:

BBC has now picked up the story and it can be found here:

I think it is amazing that such a positive story is spreading.

https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-47064773
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Thanks, added it to the main post.

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