A while back I was introduced to the web comic Looking For Group (LFG), published by Blind Ferret (the name of which is highly problematic, and is quite telling of later attitudes). While it has a concrete and unique story line, the comic is heavily based on WoW – the classes, the races, the environment, [...]
Yes, you read the title right. I won’t say that I don’t like WoW anymore, because that’d be a lie. But I will admit that it’s been wearing on me as of late. With the pigeonholing and simplification of specs, constant references and examples of racism that are essentially encouraged through quests, and the continuation [...]
This is my attempt at a post for February’s Blog Carnival of Mental Health, developed by Astrid and hosted by Differently at Ramblings of the Differently Sane. I say attempt because whether or not this post fits the subject is still up in the air. But it’s an important topic for me, so I’m trying [...]
By staticnonsense
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Posted in ableism, Blog Carnivals, mental health, Of Video Games and Reclamation
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Also tagged ableism, blog carnivals, disability, mental health, mental illness, neurodiversity, psychophobia, social conflicts
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Back in the day, on another server in the different era of patch 3.3.3a, we mained a Survival hunter. Or, well, one of us did. The rest of us didn’t find a whole lot of enjoyment in hunters, though the general knowledge and occasional gameplay would seep through. But for whatever reason, hunters were what [...]
By staticnonsense
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Posted in mental health, Of Video Games and Reclamation
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Also tagged DID, disability, mental health, mental illness, multiplicity, neurodiversity, OCD, plurality, self acceptance, World of Warcraft
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Note: This post talks extensively about the history of slurs and stereotypes regarding mental illness, which may be triggering. It also includes discussion of abuse related to them. Certain things I have elected not to link to, such as the game and article in question. This is done on purpose, to help avoid further triggering [...]
Hasn’t finished downloading yet. Not sure how I feel about it already. On one hand, it’ll probably be interesting. New talent trees to play with, of which I have been dreadfully interested in since the beta trees were released. I kind of want to see how soul shards work now. And the ability to call [...]
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week in the United States! Started by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, its a week dedicated to help bringing awareness about the effects of mental illness and support for loved ones that live with it. I hope to be able to write something about living with mental illness [...]
By staticnonsense
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Posted in ableism, mental health, Mental Illness Awareness Week, Of Video Games and Reclamation
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Also tagged ableism, assumptions, disability, mental health, mental illness, Mental Illness Awareness Week, NAMI, neurodiversity, self acceptance, social conflicts
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Over the last day or so I’ve found myself in the forests of Felwood again. Despite the vast dislike for the zone among players, this place has always been dear to me. I typically find myself here long before I need to as a Warlock (and like it or not ‘locks, if you want one [...]
edit: lol at trolls icu Through all of my previous years as a gamer, I initially avoided mass multiplayer online (MMO) games. Considering that I used games to get away from people, playing with them seemed counterproductive. But over the past couple of years I’ve started expanding myself into the digital culture of MMOs, playing [...]
