Post: WoW Player Kicked From Guild for Being Deaf
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01-02-2011, 01:04 PM
#1
CLM
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WoW Player Kicked From Guild for Being Deaf
Well you no longer have to be bad at a game to get kicked from a clan or guild. Now being deaf will be your ticket to getting rejected from teams.
User Unwelcomed explained how he was involved in an accident significantly damaged his hearing. Since he had troubles talking to friends and listening to music he turned to World of Warcraft to boost his morale. His guild didn't mind his disability till they asked him to use the Vent voice chat servers. He said no but mentioned he could research raids and use DBMs.
His guild didn't really care about his "raid researching" abilities and kicked him. Here is his complaint:
Originally posted by another user
Hey there thanks for clicking my post. This is going to be a bit lengthy.
I recently had an accident that resulted in the permanent lose of my hearing. The last few months have been the hardest i have ever known. I have had to deal with never listening to music and talking to people has become exhausting.
Its become that most people i thought were my friends just didn’t want to deal with me anymore as i had become inconvenient. I felt more alone than ever.
So i came back to wow. Now I’ve been playing with my guild for about 4 years. We have all become close friends. We have even done some rl guild parties. I explained why i have been off for so long to the guild. I explained my condition. Everyone was pretty supportive for about 5 minutes.
Do you know what the first question i got from my guild leader was? He asked me if i could still use vent. I told him no, but tried to assure him it wouldn’t be a problem as i usually research the fights before hand and use dbm.
He tells me that i can’t raid unless i have vent. Guild rules and all. I was pissed. After a huge blow out between us i get removed from the guild and put on ignore. Our guild wasn’t even that good. We did naxx full clear 10 man once.
After that i cried. I didn’t know what to do, who to turn to. I tried joining up with some other guilds but their response to why i can’t use vent went about the same.
So i come to the forums to not only vent my frustrations but to find others with my condition. Are there any deaf friendly raiding guilds out there? Would you be willing to take me in? How have you dealt with being deaf?
Any advice is appreciated, so long as its constructive.
Thanks for letting me blow off some steam, typing this out has helped.
TL
R version
Got deaf, got kicked, cried.
Edit: I can’t believe the responses i have received. My brother and i have been reading all of them and i have not felt such compassion in such a long time. (And from the wow forums no less lol) Its almost to much to handle. Now don’t get me wrong, i’m 6’3 240 pounds built like a truck chef crying just isn’t something i do. lol But here i am making an exception.
My brother and i have decided to make something out of our guild. The offers have been appreciated and noted. Thank You all again for the feedback it means more than you could ever know.
I recently had an accident that resulted in the permanent lose of my hearing. The last few months have been the hardest i have ever known. I have had to deal with never listening to music and talking to people has become exhausting.
Its become that most people i thought were my friends just didn’t want to deal with me anymore as i had become inconvenient. I felt more alone than ever.
So i came back to wow. Now I’ve been playing with my guild for about 4 years. We have all become close friends. We have even done some rl guild parties. I explained why i have been off for so long to the guild. I explained my condition. Everyone was pretty supportive for about 5 minutes.
Do you know what the first question i got from my guild leader was? He asked me if i could still use vent. I told him no, but tried to assure him it wouldn’t be a problem as i usually research the fights before hand and use dbm.
He tells me that i can’t raid unless i have vent. Guild rules and all. I was pissed. After a huge blow out between us i get removed from the guild and put on ignore. Our guild wasn’t even that good. We did naxx full clear 10 man once.
After that i cried. I didn’t know what to do, who to turn to. I tried joining up with some other guilds but their response to why i can’t use vent went about the same.
So i come to the forums to not only vent my frustrations but to find others with my condition. Are there any deaf friendly raiding guilds out there? Would you be willing to take me in? How have you dealt with being deaf?
Any advice is appreciated, so long as its constructive.
Thanks for letting me blow off some steam, typing this out has helped.
TL
R versionGot deaf, got kicked, cried.
Edit: I can’t believe the responses i have received. My brother and i have been reading all of them and i have not felt such compassion in such a long time. (And from the wow forums no less lol) Its almost to much to handle. Now don’t get me wrong, i’m 6’3 240 pounds built like a truck chef crying just isn’t something i do. lol But here i am making an exception.
My brother and i have decided to make something out of our guild. The offers have been appreciated and noted. Thank You all again for the feedback it means more than you could ever know.
I guess the guild really had their heart set on voice chatting. Hopefully this kid joins another guild and gets his vengeance.
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01-02-2011, 08:14 PM
#22
itzkoolaid
Pokemon Trainer
Thats horrible, if one of my "good" friends got injured and couldnt hear very well, I wouldnt just medaphoricly walk away and not be friends anymore. Those kids that kicked him had no heart. He turned to a game for friends and fun, but kids take it too seriously and kick him from a guild because hes deaf? You dont even need to use vent to play WoW. I think he can read messages.
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I agree with you, but i wouldnt consider hearing a simple thing. We need it for everyday life. +Reped you.
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Originally posted by Superman.
makes you think how lucky you are, just a simple thing like our hearing is so important in our lives...you never realise that until you read stories like this.
I agree with you, but i wouldnt consider hearing a simple thing. We need it for everyday life. +Reped you.
01-02-2011, 08:19 PM
#23
juddylovespizza
I'VE GOT JUNGLE FEVER
I can understand why he simply can't communicate fastly which is needed. End of.
01-02-2011, 08:35 PM
#24
DarkSoldier2123
Haxor!
Wow, if you're going to kick him out of the clan just because of that, then you really need to go see someone and get a life and heart.
01-02-2011, 08:41 PM
#25
Wolf 13
Bounty hunter
Originally posted by another user
Since he had troubles talking to friends and listening to music he turned to World at War to boost his morale.
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