Usually, the countless gaming forums are precisely the wrong place to share personal matters, such as misfortunes, as such posts are often dissected by flamers and trolls and dragged into the abyss of human indecency. Just think of the well-known case in which a son had died and the father wanted to thank the community in his son’s name in the World of Warcraft forum for all the fun his son had. The first comment at that time was “What did he drop?”.
Community organizes events and donates in honor of the ailing guild leader
It is all the more delightful to hear that such things can also happen quite differently, as happened a few weeks ago on the Eldre’Thalas server: Tabytha and David Armstrong have been successfully leading a guild there to this day. David decided to create a thank you thread for the developers at Blizzard because World of Warcraft is a very big deal in their life and a passion that the two have shared for many years – but the 33-year-old Tabytha is suffering from cancer and doctors predict a life expectancy of only about one more year.
The community reacted promptly: On the weekend following the thank you, about 250 players from all possible realms gathered on Eldre’Thalas and organized large events with giveaways, participants could win countless prizes, such as rare mounts or vouchers for real life. Overall, the event in honor of the ailing guild leader and her husband was a complete success that moved both to tears. They said they were “overwhelmed” by the sympathy and countless get well wishes from their fellow players.
Through a subsequent fundraising appeal on youcaring.com, they can even attend BlizzCon (the fundraising goal was $500, but it was surpassed tenfold in a short time), a long-standing dream of the couple – of course, only if treatment methods and health do not stand in the way. The community managers at Blizzard immediately offered the two to meet at Blizzard’s trade fair.
[quote_right]”WoW is more than a game”[/quote_right]
In an interview, Tabytha stated how grateful she is to the community for all this support and that her family could now understand when she told them repeatedly “WoW is more than a game”. For many, it is a social fabric that can provide support and strength – like in this shining example, which will likely be talked about for a long time, but unfortunately so far represents a rare exception.
