sweet.dreams: im a 70 year old with dementia and home bound in a wheelchair, world of warcraft is my link to other people, in a guild of other older adults, most with health and other problems and we support each other like a family spread out over the whole world from england to new zealand and even one in china - life for me would a rather lonely place without my wow famliy

synthsupreme: As a wow player, this is why you should always treat other players with respect. Stop the toxicity in game, even if you have a bad day. You never know who's sitting on the other side of the screen.

richardtrainor3554: Elune light your path

LOVEALWAYS0121: I have a spinal injury and have most my best friends from wow, my condition is nothing like this dude but when yout physcially limited in life, gaming communitys can be a life saver

sebastianaminoff9703: WoW is an amazing game, that has saved me many times in my life. Barrens music seriously cures depressive thoughts.

SharonMcwilliams78: What a wonderful way to immortalise yourself with such extreme disabilities. Beautiful

anxiety_fitness: I have been playing WoW almost my whole life. I'm 27, the game is entering it's 20th anniversary, I have TRUE core memories from WoW as a child. Did I play too much? Probably. But I enjoyed every moment, learned a lot, and built real friendships. And during hard times of my life, such as becoming house bound due to panic attacks and agoraphobia, WoW was there, and I was free.

nabbunsechkie: "Family is where you're meant to be most free. Don't let blood chain you down." This kid lived that quote up

r8chlletters: It’s easy for nongamers to judge gamers as addicts. For those of us who, for whatever reason, cannot succeed in real life (RL) in traditional ways, we can do and be a lot in these other realms and connect with people all over the world. I count those in my gaming group as friends and they add to the adventures of my life. Gaming can be a very healthy and enriching endeavor I wish more people understood this.

centrelens: Very interesting that he experinced real life experiences like love and friendship but hardly left the house or met people, its shows its partly internal

MrSatnavatron: Solidarity with all those using the online spheres to fill their worlds

XHYTHTGFRVFGBV: Nothing surprises me anymore, especially after nearly 10 years of playing Kingdoms of Camelot, where I had the honor of leading my clan. In that time, we shared incredible highs—celebrating members getting married, seeing friendships blossom across the globe, and forming lifelong bonds through Facebook. But we also faced heartbreaking lows, like losing members who passed away and are deeply missed. Our clan brought together people from all walks of life: doctors, nurses, strippers, cowboys, gangbangers, bikers, lawyers—you name it. Regardless of background, we stood side by side, fighting for each other around the clock, every day. The sense of camaraderie was beyond anything I could have imagined.

patrickrempel9293: Wow has been with me through the toughest parts of my life over the last 19 years i have been a subscriber. I have made a lot of life long friends in the game and this story of Ibelin is not uncommon in the way you can have the richest life with like minded people and completely remove the chains of reality. I don't have a debilitating disease like Mats did and I am so happy he got to experience things he very likely never would have been able to without the amazing community in Wow.

MostlyLoveOfMusic: It's touching but of course very sad

KIL0: I relate to this.

A friend I've known since 2006, through FINAL FANTASY XI, and he recently died in August.

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holymoly6829: This is an amazing story

davidpak271: The stigma against gamers needs to stop.

enchantedecho57: As wonderful as this tale is, and I cannot wait to watch it, I just want to point out how refreshing it is to see WoW painted in a good light in the media.

carolemg: I met my husband playing WoW 16 years ago and we still play together. We have a marvellous 14 years old daughter together. My 33 years old daughter met her husband 10 years ago the same way and they have 2 beautiful little girls. I met wonderful people in this game and grieve the loss of few.

Mejasonjames: A heart warming story, but how are we still in a world where people judge games as loners with no life that need to grow up. Wake up people we games get to experience multiple lifes, make lasting memories and friendship that surpass almost all others.

addfuture: Video games have saved countless lives around the world

Seeker7172: I remember Ibelin. Household name in the RP scene back in vanilla WoW. God rest him.

martinrobinson9061: A great heart warming story with a loving family.

BeforetheStorm.: I don't play videogames but the fact that other people miss him despite never meeting him in person means that he was truly a great person. We lost a brother today. May he be missed. RIP.

LayllasLocker: Started in 2005, WoW gave me friends from different countries. Back then I was a student in a country that had sanctions, so I couldn’t travel in RL. But I could in WoW. 20 y later and I’m still in touch with most of my “online” friends.

AMMMMP: While this is truly heartwarming I'm just amazed that his parents had zero idea this was going on. Surely they took SOME time to be aware of what his hobbies and interests were?

lizbourn4192: It must be so comforting for the parents to have this wonderful collection of memories that Mats shared with online friends. My son died at the age of 21 in 1992. No online games, no mobile cameras in mobile phones. No mobile phones. I have internal memories of him but not the wealth of stuff shared by Mats. I wish you well parents of Mats - he played a blinder

Oct 23 2024

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