I have been an avid player of World of Warcraft since its release. However, in this time, I have noticed a certain trend regarding guilds. I have been invited and accepted into many top raiding guilds, but as soon as they found out I was disabled, its goodbye to me. Apparently someone who is disabled is rarely welcomed in guilds progressing through content, as their fear is, "he/she might not be able to make it on core nights due to health issues, therefor is not the type of raider we need, as we want people who can show up every progression night without worrying about their ability to show up."

The only guilds that have been fine with having a disabled player (that I can find) have been pure social guilds, no progression, no attempt at raiding.

At this point, I'm tired of not being able to see end game content, and I've done everything but end game content for the most part.

Have any of you ran into this problem? Any suggestions as to what to do? I love the game and I would hate to stop playing it, but that is pretty much where I am at.

First of all, welcome! It's great to see another WoW-addict here, so Mark can feel outnumbered.

When I read your post, the first thing I thought of was, "how do they know he has a disability?" I wrote a post on my blog about what and how I share about myself How Much to Tell, just to address this issue.

The truth is, you don't need to tell your guildies anything unless your MS becomes an issue. Yes, you may have a flareup where you can't raid, but nondisabled raiders have work issues, family issues, and personal issues come up as well.

I was with the people in my last guild for over a year and a half, both alliance and horde. When I applied, my husband (who is nondisabled and a skilled player) was in the guild. We had experienced problems in the past with guildies expecting his level of play from me, so before I applied, he gave the GM a heads-up that I had problems with reaction time. In Black Temple and Mt. Hyjal, I had to share my challenges with the guild, and they all reacted very well to it. The other day, I was chatting with the aforementioned former GM and I mentioned that I hadn't told the new guild about my challenges. His response was, "don't, get to know them first."

My advice is to let them get to know you as a player, and only share what you have to, i.e., what directly affects your ability to down content.

I notice people are getting more rude and all these people that are so focus on being Pro/Perfect. Well in WoW I notice people want you to play as much as they do and even if you miss one night they get pissed off. Why I stop playing WoW,. It's just good to wait to know the people bit better so you can try to judge how they will react but in the end only fate knows. If you talk with them for while you become a friend that they will/should be less likely to say something rude. Depends on the person still. People can't seem to understand I play video games for fun. I like the fact that if I put in enough time I will see rewards which isn't always true in real life. I enjoy game-play more then social part and people hate me for that. I would say take a break from the game if you can find something to fill its place. I notice I get to point where I'm just feed up and break helps some but in the end the problems are still there. Also try understand that lot people who game don't get much sleep or other factors that make them bit more on edge. That's my thought for whatever its worth.