For all its joys,gamingcan be really hard.
Unlike, say, first-person shooters likeCall of Duty, MMOs arent about twitch-based gameplay or fast reaction times.
As with every game this size, however, theres a certain barrier to entry.
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For differently-abled gamers, this presents a problem.
JennyLynn Mason, who goes by the in-game name Ciopori, is one such player.
But she found that it wasnt a realistic support system she could rely on long-term.
Being deaf-blind, I couldnt fully depend on the visuals, Mason says.
There were many aspects of the game, such as the chat feature, which was hard to read.
When I first joined, I joined with friends who helped me to learn the game.
They showed me where to go and they guided me and I followed them.
But then they started to leave and I was left alone at a crossroads.
When I joined a pick-up game, it was not a real team, Nick says.
It was a mixed hodgepodge of people, so when I joined typically they required a headset.
But for me, with Undaunted, it gives me kind of a backstage pass.
Ramsay says that hes seen a greater amount of outreach from those outside the community following the videos launch.
Several members have met lifelong friends even their partners through the guild.
Connection is very important to me, she says.
It does feel like a family.
Ramsay tells a similar story.
We have a secret Santa event that we do every year, Ramsay says.
I think it was a 15-pound box of goodies, and we started dating online shortly after that.
We got married last month in New Zealand.
Several members of the Undaunted Guild actually use add-ons to make the game as accessible as possible.
As it stands now,World of Warcraftis exponentially more playable to more groups than ever before.
Incidentally, in that same expansion, the first deaf character was introduced in the form of Sansok Khan.
My advice is thatWorld of Warcrafthas something for everybody, he says.
you might just create a hunter [class] and go around taming all the pets that you like.
We always attempt to support each other.
