Well, here it goes. A while ago I remember reading a post about how someone truly connected with the character Taimi because they themselves felt somewhat similar to Taimi due to unfortunate disabilities. This, and an extended period of time debating (similar to that of plucking flower petals one by one “say it” … “don’t say it” …, but making sure to land on “don’t say it”) whether I want to share my own story, I guess I too finally gathered enough courage to actually say it. Or maybe it’s due to the realization of the protection of internet anonymity, because I haven’t told anyone else before…
Anyways I’ll come right out; I suffer from depression, co-morbid with a few other things. As you can imagine this takes a toll on my every day life. While this may be the case in the real world, there seems to be a lack of said toll in Guild Wars. I’ve come to appreciate the thought and time it took to create a sense of a “Living World” because this offers the best chance to escape the real world. You get to become someone else and truly be in a world where you shape it from the ground up. You can be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want to do with little to no judgement from other people. Suddenly, it feels like a huge weight is lifted from within myself when I play this game, offering me freedom from which I don’t normally have. I can actually talk and have conversations with other people. I can make friends who actually stick by my side. I can live. For some reason I can’t get this feeling doing anything else, which is why I love this game so much.
So thank you to the wonderful creators of this game. Your efforts at building this game haven’t gone unnoticed, and I hope you know there are a variety of different ways this game has touched the hearts of many, including my own. And also thank you to the people who also enjoy Guild Wars 2, with whom I wouldn’t be able to say this if it weren’t for you.
Thanks for your time if you did read this.
Ryan