I was listening to nostalgic classic wow music and came across a story from a guy that was pretty touching.
I was 12 years old when my dad first came home and helped me make an account for world of warcraft. I had no idea what it was or if I would even care to play it. My dad was super excited about it we both decided on our characters I was a gnome warrior and he made a human paladin.
We would both have different times to play it and just watch each other and explore the areas. We did that for almost 6 months but then driving home from work he got into car crash and died that same day. I was bleeping shattered I had to move in with my mom and go to a new school and start a whole new life in another state. The only thing I actually had was WoW. I played it all the time day and night.
School was terrible and I had no friends, me and my mom were distant and my older sister was in another state. I escaped into the game and learned to love the world my dad cherished so much. I started to play on his character instead of mine because it was the last memory of him being happy and it made me feel connected to him like he was watching me play like we used to do. The world, the quests, the dungeons and the people was so fascinating and fun to me. Every Time I was playing I made sure to help out players and do all the quests in the area because I wanted to really experience it.
I eventually found friends that I would end up playing with for 4 expansions. It was my entire life and most of my teenage years and I will never ever get them back and I don’t regret it at all. I quit WoW at the end of Cata with a level 85 holy paladin and it was very hard for me to do so I felt as if I was letting my dad go and quitting the game me and him once loved more than anything. To this day I buy a sub every now and then to log on and just get my fill in the new world and explore everything my dad never got to see. Thank you WoW for helping me through my life and letting me escape into your world all the sleepless nights raiding and the stressful times doing arenas and the nights i just explored old places me n my dad used to geek out about. This game wasn’t just a game for me. It really was a savior in some way and much more than a experience I will never forget it
OP, your story is incredibly sad and uplifting at the same time. I’m glad you found a way to get through those horrible times while remembering your dad.
I have been moving from one country to another constantly, starting from a very young age, due to my parent’s work requirements. Every time I made new friends, we had to move again. So naturally, MMORPG became the center of my life as well.
I joined the great MMORGP era at its very early stage, which means most of the games are full of people who want to rob you, scam you, or outright kill you for fun just because they can. I was 10 at that time.
I have learned a lot throughout the years of playing MMORPG, about how to identify and avoid bad people, how to not become a victim to obvious scams, and most importantly, that people cannot be trusted. The lessons turned out to be very useful in real life too.
So I guess not only WoW, but MMORPGs are very important to me as well, they taught me more than my parents ever could.
I’m sure almost everyone who’s been around a while has an “I dived into WoW when I had to deal with real life pain” story. I personally hid here for a good long while after my mom died back in 2006. It’s easier when you focus on game junk versus sitting around stewing on why you’re sad.
Keeping busy is always good to get through things like that. The way wow was back then was awesome. It was big communities and it seemed like you met and talked to new people every day.
You were getting “away” from real life sure but meeting people like yourself at the same time.
Very touching indeed. I to lost my father at what I thought was a young age (36). WoW has been a big part of my life. My life’s escape. I am sorry to hear about your father but glad you found some joy in it in the end. I know if I played WoW with my Dad I would do the very same thing. Happy Trails.