Handing 500,000 gold to a random player – such lovely stories happen in World of Warcraft.
When talking about the communities of MMORPGs, negative aspects often come to the forefront. Players are often toxic, abusive, and simply unfriendly – or so it is often said. However, every day a few beautiful stories occur where players receive unexpected help or simply become the target of a selfless gesture.
That’s exactly what has happened now – and it’s causing excitement in the World of Warcraft subreddit.
What happened? Reddit user Percival91 opened a thread, showing other WoW players what a lovely encounter he had in the game. In the trade chat, he asked: “I need to earn enough gold for a WoW token and have 2 days left. Is that feasible?”
The WoW token is one of the possible payment methods to pay for the monthly subscription. Those with a lot of gold buy a token from other players and receive 30 days of game time in return.
Even for experienced players, a sum of 500,000 gold in 2 days is practically impossible to achieve.
Instead of getting tips, Percival91 received a group invitation. A bit puzzled, he asks with a “yo whats up” what the reason for the invitation is.
From the short conversation, it becomes clear: someone wants to gift him the gold for the WoW token. At first, Percival91 thinks it’s a joke (“Are you pulling my leg, buddy?”), but shortly thereafter, he is enlightened.
500,000 gold changes hands, accompanied by the saying: “You are a gem, go out there and shine bright.” Percival91 replies that he usually doesn’t pay with the WoW token, but right now he simply can’t afford the game in real life. He expresses his gratitude, and then the group is disbanded.
How much is it worth? What 500,000 gold means for an individual player varies greatly. For most players, such a large amount likely means many weeks of farming. Some may never be able to accumulate such a sum in their entire WoW career.
In any case, a gift of over 500,000 gold is quite a significant gesture – especially when no return is expected. A single WoW token currently costs about 220,000 gold in America, while in Europe the price is around 325,000 gold.
This is how the community reacts: The post in the WoW subreddit has attracted a lot of attention. Over 4,300 upvotes is quite a lot, and 94% approval is also remarkable.
- “What a legend.”
- “Nice to see that not the whole community is broken.”
- “The feelings… sometimes WoW players can be so surprising! I’m glad you can continue to play.”
Other players also share their stories of how they sometimes just helped strangers. For example, IliiiIlllIillilIl writes:
Back in MoP, I remember that I bought a couple of randoms epic flying. If someone asked me how much flying costs or where the flight master is, I just invited them into a group. Then I flew them there, gave them gold, and logged out without saying anything. That always made me feel really good, because I was sure I confused and at the same time made them happy.
Have you also experienced such beautiful encounters with unexpected gifts in World of Warcraft?
