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Abbel Calima · Oct 23, 2007, 01:53 PM // 13:53

Most of my friends on GW are actually my friends irl. Also some members of our guild are grown to me after an half year.

When i just started to play GW it was easy to find friendly friends, but they became inactive and after that the unfriendly people came to guildwars..
Then when i started to PvP i then again found some new friends.

Anyways if you still find that you havent got enough friends, keep in mind that you could add the guys/girls who posted in here (that includes me too!).

Rocky Raccoon · Oct 23, 2007, 02:16 PM // 14:16

I think you find friends in game by not trying and it just happens. Find a nice sociable guild and you will develop friendships. I am 59 years old and have friends from all age groups, it just takes time to develop a fellowship with people. Our guild is a sociable soon to be small guild of people who have played the game for a while and developed friendships over time. Just be yourself and friends just happen.

Malice Black · Oct 23, 2007, 02:45 PM // 14:45

This is not a PvP vs PvE thread
This is not the SotiCoto thread
This is not flame anyone who disagrees with me thread.
This is not a thread to whine about heroes

etc

Try to be cheerful for a change AND keep it on topic.

Ghengis Kwell · Oct 23, 2007, 02:52 PM // 14:52

As part of a Clan we encourage GW players to come along to our Forums and join in other games, once you get chatting on Vent/TS you get to know each other quicker than by typing in GW Chat . I like to think of all the Mods as being our friends...........ok some maybe a bit strict but who doesn't like a bit of discipline once in a while

:P

Longasc · Oct 23, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Among the many crappy guys I met in GW, there were some gems!

Bryant Again · Oct 23, 2007, 03:08 PM // 15:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSlayer

This thread isn't about success...I think you'll find that even with the suckiest of all sucky PUGs, most people in the group are still nice and fun to play with. Especially when you get into whisper with them and spend the rest of your time talking about how badly your group is failing.

Sorry for my lack of specifics: They failed due to incooperation, rudeness, ragequitting, cussing, list goes on. General unfriendliness.

Also, I don't really think it's too cool to talk behind a teammate's back like that : \ If there's something they're doing blatently wrong, I'll kindfully try to honestly help them out - and that's what has earned me quite a few friends, one of my favorites being some guy having trouble with his Hundred Blades build and who was totally estatic after I told him to use Dragon Slash and Save Yourselves.

Kusandaa · Oct 23, 2007, 03:17 PM // 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

Sorry for my lack of specifics: They failed due to incooperation, rudeness, ragequitting, cussing, list goes on. General unfriendliness.

Also, I don't really think it's too cool to talk behind a teammate's back like that : \ If there's something they're doing blatently wrong, I'll kindfully try to honestly help them out - and that's what has earned me quite a few friends.

I agree to that. Most PUGs I've been nowadays with are incredibly rude and do as they want, not caring that beside them are other people. And most of them don't even take criticism or tips; they say "STFU" and aren't thankful when they DO take the advice.

And this is why I play with my buddies and alliance members most of the time. Most I've met via my old guild and forums, or the few PUGs that are nice to play with and offer a spot in our guild.

Milennin · Oct 23, 2007, 03:29 PM // 15:29

Oh, making friends in Guild Wars is really hard for me.XD Well, finding some nice people isn't really that hard, just join a PUG somewhere or help someone with a mission or so, but there just isn't much to do together.

You can find a newbie that wants to be your friend after explaining him some basic stuff, but next time you meet him, he either will ask to help him with every quest, mission, explorable area etc. (and doesn't like you anymore if you refuse 1 time), or he totally ignores all your advice and just keeps failing everything he does.

Then meeting an average player. He might want to be your friend after helping him with a mission or quest or capturing an elite skill, but once you helped him finishing the storyline, he'll get bored and quits. Or gets more experienced, and wants to only do stuff with henchmen and heroes.

Then the hard-core players, which want to do vanquishing and hard mode missions with you, often just play so much you can't keep up with them. They'll rush through the campaigns like a hurricane, and most of them are already looking to do something else after they finished their goal instead of wanting to play with you.

Even though I don't like RuneScape anymore, it was at least much easier to make friends (probably because there are no instances...). You could just chill-out at some training spot, or play a simple game of Castle Wars with eachother.

Divinity Coast · Oct 23, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52

For me,making friends online is going pretty well..Or I'm just really lucky.
This is how I met my guild:

Came back from the mall, where I bought Prophecies, and after half an hour or so, all files were downloaded and I could start playing. Made a female ele(sexy!) and watched cutscene. Arrived in Ascalon, see some (fellow-dutch) player say something about a Dutch guild, I say: ''I want to join''(in Dutch).
He invites me, I accept, we meet each other, party up, go into Lakeside County, he learns me the basics. We get to know each other a bit, and now, 4 months later, I am a pretty well-known member in the guild!

So I pretty much know these people since my first minute of GW.

Cammy · Oct 23, 2007, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by norad

^_^

I read your edating thing on your myspace, if we have our time I know i can change your opinion on that matter sweetie :>>>

lol win!

What an e-player!

Matt is hawt irl

elektra_lucia · Oct 23, 2007, 06:05 PM // 18:05

Most people are users. I don't really give people anything, so that doesn't help... To the few that I do, they usually abused it. I don't really have much of a problem if I try, I guess. I tend to play with heroes too much =D. I also get frustrated at bad skill bars, and can be a sarcastic jerk. I think this prevents people from liking me, lol...

To answer the question - nah, not if I put the effort in.

I just found the guys are mostly users, and the girls are mostly rape victim attention RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOs. It's annoying. Very few are worth bothering with, and same in real life...

Tea Girl · Oct 23, 2007, 06:36 PM // 18:36

be nice & not annoying... then u will make friends

Count Feanor · Oct 23, 2007, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Most of my friends are my actually "real life" friends as well. I've met other people I've put on my friends list and have kept in touch, but those are rare. For me it's been kind of random; I'm doing my thing and BAM! I meet a really nice person that I enjoy hanging with. Like I said, it's been rare, but when it does happen, it's good. By the way, I'll be your friend o_O. Lol, j/k... but seriously. O_O

nechronius · Oct 23, 2007, 06:52 PM // 18:52

I've been lucky. After taking a 1.5 year break from the game I met up with a small but great guild and have been more active in-game than ever. We help each other a lot and occasionally band together for more organized events, but we are just as comfortable engaging in our own private pursuits.

Granted not every great game experience you have will translate to long term efriends, but I think that's par for the course on the internet. Even in real life friends come and go, and on the net it's just even more variable.

As far as advice, I can only tell you that meeting new people and making online friends is about the same as in real life, only more prone to misunderstanding since text can't easily convey emotion or sarcasm. Also bringing a lot of emotional baggage with you in-game or having a chip on your shoulder doesn't give a great first impression.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't be true to yourself, but starting off by showing how angry or depressed you are in a party of people trying to have fun or accomplish a goal can bring everybody down and people may not want to get to know the "real" you. Have fun, try to enjoy and get along with people who are probably very different than you. You may not normally associate with them in real life, but at least online you have something in common.

Trub · Oct 23, 2007, 08:31 PM // 20:31

Teh interwebz iz serious bizness.
j/k.
Always remember:
Be true to yourself. You have absolutly NO reason to impress, placate, or stroke anyones ego in a game.
Offer to help others in low level missions (THK is a good place to start.)
If you don't belong to a guild/alliance, look in the LF guild thread. ALOT of good, longtime guilds there.
Don't rage at the drop of a hat. people don't like that. really they don't.
Otherwise, enjoy the game at your own pace, the way you want to...peoples will always be here.
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PvE Helpful hint # 1732: Olias won the Elonian 'Ugly Mug of the Year' award. AGAIN.

Tiny Killer · Oct 23, 2007, 08:46 PM // 20:46

Strangely enough, making friends in a game is just like making friends in real life.

elektra_lucia · Oct 23, 2007, 08:54 PM // 20:54

It's not really quite the same.

In PVP for example if you have fame, or in a top guild people will lie to gain your interest so they can use you. Look at half the rank3 females that suddenly went to R9 quicker than males. Not because they're better players, they just gained the interest of guys easier.

If you are rich in PVE, a guy pretending to be a girl might try to steal your ecto, or use you. Online it is very easy to hide, and lie. People often see it as the internet so they don't have to be themselves too...

It's sick, but that's how it is

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Kissa · Oct 23, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03

I have some e-friends in game (those I always say hi to, when I log in and chat a little bit). I got to know them, when we were in a guild.

I actually have a really interesting e-friend (ex-guildie) since about 1 year, with whom I do lots of stuff together (more than with anybody, he says hi to me when I am still loading the screen): HM mission, trying out new builds, helping me through mission. But he is a exclusively Guild Wars friend, I dont know where he is from, what he looks like, what he does outside of GW, we never talked on teamspeak (which I wont do anyway). He never asks question or tells me anything what is going on in his life and I dont ask either. I like the relationship stays like that, innocent and absolutely virtually

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And I mostly meet nice people in pugs or during trade. Last time I met a very nice rit while selling her some luxon shards and we started talking about rits, armours and builds. It was lots of fun. Just dont take things to seriously, be relaxed and have fun.

Captain Arne Is PRO · Oct 23, 2007, 10:35 PM // 22:35

I made a cool new friend yesterday, she and I simply have common in-game goals and as such we partake in many of the same activities and have been playing together quite a bit.

Croco Clouds · Oct 23, 2007, 10:42 PM // 22:42

Only guild/alliance mate. coz lots of ppl outside (especially Kamandan) are mean