But even as somebody who tends to be a solo player in multiplayer games, I have managed to collect a string of friends and acquaintances over the years. The social aspect of MMOs are like a sewer what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.įrankly, when it comes down to it, my experiences are probably more akin to the commenter than not. I did end my response with something that I can sum up by paraphrasing Tom Lehrer: I am certainly not the poster boy for socialization. In fact, yesterday’s post was worth posting because I actually did, grudgingly, go play with some strangers. A recurring theme here is playing with the same four people once a week and rarely getting involved with anybody else in the game. I was snarky because I do not think that, in general, I espouse a philosophy on this blog that places emphasis on social interaction. Now, I had my own snarky response to this. everyone tends to be greedy, but in an innocent way you’ll never see them again (they just disappear into the aether) you make instant friends for the day (and everyone is bubbly) After many years play as a non-guilder/PUGster, I’ve come to the conclusion that meeting people in MMOs is like going to Kindergarten.

I think your overestimating the social significance of MMOs.

I got a comment on yesterday’s post that questioned what some would consider one of the primary pillars of the MMO experience:

Eq2 the means to an end