When asked to discuss some of their most meaningful moments in gaming, I got a number of responses. The below response focuses on the palyer's relationship between himself and his guild as well as his relationship with his girlfriend. It's worth noting that the player doesn't have an unequivocally "positive" response - there is a range in his response. The events that transpired had real, physical effects on the player, as any in-person drama might have had. Being behind a keyboard and monitor didn't make what happened feel any less real for the player, because the connections we make in these games are real. Moreover, having said connections exist between himself and his girlfriend managed to have positive effects on his personal life. In short, what happened online had just as much of an effect as anyone might expect from similar experiences outside of the game.
My original guild fell apart (drama) then I joined a new guild, this was during dragon soul, I've been playing with a small group from there ever since, the rest of the guild moved to another server but I've kept in contact with my guildies, they are friends, I along with my girlfriend who also plays met two of them last year and plan to meet the other 2 at some point over the summer.
When my GF and I started seeing each other we were both playing wow, we lived around an hour’s drive away from each other, and due to work commitments and neither of us having a car, we only saw each other one or two days a week. We have now been together for almost 4 years and have played wow on and off for around 3years combined. WoW DEFINITELY helped our relationship, maybe it was because we spent countless hours talking over skype, I don’t know, but WoW really did help in the early days. We moved in together around a year ago and continue to play WoW to this day.
Playing together is something we still really enjoy, whether it's leveling alts together or being in the same raid, and I do think it’s exciting, but to be honest I'd rather do "outside stuff" with her instead of WoW haha!
WoW DEFINITELY helped our relationship, maybe it was because we spent countless hours talking over skype, I don’t know, but WoW really did help in the early days.
The drama was very real, at the height of said drama I struggled to sleep, I couldn't stop thinking about the events that transpired, I felt almost betrayed because the people I had been playing with all left our guild, leaving me and my girlfriend behind, my girlfriend stopped playing for a while after that.
