World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 7 | Page 61

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who play 1st person shooters

MMORPG levels, and even within

doesn’t necessarily mean that all

or sports games or games on

the WoW community based on

of the stigmas that traditionally

Facebook view people who play

judgement passed down by

become attached to that are

MMO’s. And then in the MMO

other people that play WoW, but

true. I think that’s one of our

community there’s how people

don’t role play. Breaking that

most important missions on the

view people who play WoW and

perception, and breaking the

podcast isn’t that right Turwinkle?

how fellow MMORPG’ers view

perception that “Oh, well I play

people who play WoW. Then

WoW but at least I’m not a role

there’s the “normal” or standard

player” or “I play an MMO but

that’s something that I’ve always

WoW players who do PvE, or

at least I don’t play WoW” etc...

especially with not only the

end game raid, and all those

all of those perceptions we are

podcast but with my channel,

aspects and then they look at

trying to break and let people

when interviewing guilds and

the role players and are like “Oh,

know that people who role play

individuals about their role play,

what are those people doing?”.

can be successful authors,

one of the things I like to do is

So it’s almost like there’s a very

nurses, doctors, politicians and

peek behind the screen and we

small community that’s not only

airline pilots, and have families,

talk about “What do you do in your

judged from the societal levels,

and kids, and be successful in

life? What are your hobbies?” and

and the gamer levels, and the

life, and that being a role player

it’s interesting to note that not all

Turwinkle: Certainly, and

of them are 40 years old living in
mom and dad’s basement eating
cheetos all day. They are from
all walks of life and all ages that
love role play. Whether they are
doctors, or grandmas, or kids
in high school. People from all
over the world role play and they
are out there, but a lot of times
again the way that media portrays
them is that nerdy kid, with the
glasses and the braces and the
pocket protector. Certainly that
is something that we’re looking
to break that stereotype and help
folks that are wanting to get into
role play but are a little nervous
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