This theme is my gratitude and a request

Hello, dear Blizzard!

This letter expresses my gratitude and a request. Please read it all, and I would appreciate any feedback you might have. :face_holding_back_tears:

Throughout my life, I have played World of Warcraft. I remember the first day I encountered the gameā€¦ My older brother played the vanilla version with his friends, and I sat behind him asking, ā€œJump into the water and swim a little, please? :point_right:t2::point_left:t2:ā€ I love flying and swimming in World of Warcraft even now. Maybe thatā€™s why I play as a druid. :slight_smile:

I was just a 6-year-old girl then, and now I am 21 years old. Can you believe it? I have known this wonderful world for 15 years. Wow!

Azeroth has always been there for me. I havenā€™t had an easy life, and I consider myself a soft-hearted person. But your world has always been by my side. Azeroth feels like my second home. I remember how I discovered the Dark Portal. It was mysterious and a bit scary. I also fondly recall my adventures in Feralasā€¦ I still love that location to this day. As a feral druid, I feel peaceful there and truly at home. I donā€™t know how else to express it.

I have many cherished memories from my adventures. One day, I fought Onyxia. My night elf felt heroic like a dragon in battle! After the fight, I was shocked when Varian Wrynn approached me after the raid. I was like: ā€œ:open_mouth:???ā€ But after some of his words, I noticed a little guy running to Varian. I saved Prince Anduin without even realizing it. I left the dungeon with a sense of accomplishment and pride, thinking, ā€œI saved a little silly guy; what a hero!ā€ (I was about 10 years old, just like Anduin at that time, haha).

Later, I saved his life in Pandaria and again in Shadowlandsā€¦ I even defeated Sylvanas during my first actual Mythic raid, and now I have Vengeanceā€™s Reins!

Wellā€¦ Today we face more global troubles, and War is not only in game, I see. But I am not an agressor and not a victim. I am just girl from Belarus who wants to be at home. Yeah, Azeroth is my second home and there is a safe place for my mental health.
I try to play in this game as always, but we know that It canā€™t be the same. Especially because I canā€™t save someone *ss. :sweat_smile: And I am begging you: please return me home. Give me a chance to fight for pure heart and see how Anduin (maybe) found the love of his life.

Thank you for your hard work. Perhaps one day Iā€™ll join you as an artist or game designer. Who knows?

Best regards,
your Lapylina. :purple_heart:

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Iā€™m quite sure, that youā€™re still allowed to play it is just that certain payment methods are blocked off.

There are ways around this which may cost you, but Blizzard wonā€™t be able to change the situation until the actual IRL situation changes and lifts the Sanctions in and around Russia.

Good luck.