Those who are part of a widely scattered family may know the challenge of staying in touch with everyone regularly. An MMORPG like World of Warcraft can help spend time together even over great distances.
Which family puts this into practice? The WoW player Pale_Sun8898 wanted to find out on Reddit why others still play the Blizzard MMORPG after so many years, even though they no longer have as much time due to work, family, and so on as they did 15 or 20 years ago.
He himself now focuses mainly on story and solo content due to the exhausting everyday life, and he is working on the transmog collection for his ten characters. Back in 2005, when he was 18, things looked very different. At that time, he was specifically focused on mastering raids.
Among the over 1,200 responses, there is also an experience report from RosyBijou. The player states that she only started playing WoW because her son (who was still a student at the time, and is now in his mid-30s) wanted to play the game. She didn’t trust this internet and therefore got a version of the game herself.
In the following years, the shared hobby became a great way for RosyBijou and her son to communicate. Today, he is married, has kids, and lives in another state. However, WoW continues to be an important bonding element for the family because the game provides a simple way to spend time together even over great distances.
Every weekend we spend a few hours on Discord, playing dungeons, exploring the depths, or sometimes just wandering around Azeroth while chatting and catching up (it’s better than uncomfortable phone calls…).
As our family has grown, our family WoW group has also expanded. It has become the highlight of my weekends because I’m with everyone (but to be honest, I also enjoy popping in just for myself during the week!).
RosyBijou on Reddit
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How does the community react to the report? The post by RosyBijou received over 800 upvotes and countless comments.
- stars_eternal explains on Reddit: “That’s so sweet, what a great way to stay connected.”
- tendies_senpai asks on Reddit: “Can I join your guild? Signed, someone who desperately wants to play without toxicity. I just had my first child […]. In the little time I have to play, it really annoys me that I can’t join a queue for Solo Shuffle without someone (healer) blaming me for their performance issues.”
- ZAlternates reports on Reddit: “That’s really cool. A couple from our guild has three kids who play, and they always have their perfect 5-player group. The husband used to tank when the kids were younger, but the oldest started tanking in Dragonflight and loved it. It seems cool to keep that going, at least for a few more decades.”
- Nya-Nyan writes on Reddit: “I know this from my family. My brother introduced us to WoW many years ago. We introduced my boys, then my baby as soon as it was old enough. Now, 20 years later, we still all meet in WoW and on Discord. Every time I see their character, it feels like I’m seeing them, because I know their characters just a few years less than I know them, so it feels like I’m meeting them in person.”
Do you also regularly play an MMORPG with your family? Tell us in the comments! By the way, WoW is not only a great game to stay in touch with adult children, it is also a wonderful shared hobby for couples: Player is incredibly grateful for WoW Classic: “Gave me thousands of hours with my wife in a hobby that we loved”
