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Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, General Discussion,
Today I come to ask you a question.. It’s some what of an odd question, because this is a game.. But...

“Have you ever met a True Friend In-Game? If so, have you ever gotten their Real ID? If you left WoW for a while, did you stay in contact?”

I’ve come asking this.. odd question because I kinda blew up on a guildie.. or two last night. And I got really mad and really, really upset. I really regret yelling at them. But I had two friends, two True Friends, who asked me if I was okay or if I needed a hug or someone to talk to. When I said no, I didn’t want to talk about it, but both of them had to reassure me that I could talk to them if I ever needed to.

But back on topic.

Have YOU ever made one? What was the point that you knew that the person was a True Friend? If so, why? What happened that you knew that (s)he was a True Friend to you?

Now, I know this post will get flamed very hard, but I really want to know. You can say that my curiosity get the best of me for this post.

❤ Nimila

P.S. Please try to keep it on-topic, I wanna know if I'm not the only one who has made a friend who I can call a True Friend in/over World of Warcraft.. :)

I mostly definitely have :) I have some very close friends that don't even play WoW anymore and we still are very close ♥

♥ Aune

I most certainly have. I consider my previous GM to be a good friend. We've never met in person, but we've spoken over Skype, have each other's RealID and often talk even when we're not playing the game. He's a really good guy and we have a lot to talk about, I have a great deal of respect for him.

Yep, and they dragged me all the way out to Tennessee from Arizona to work with them!
That was really before the real ID thing...but I have it now.

Eeyup.

I have made quite a few close friends from WoW & or the forum. Some might find it strange or say it's impossible to be close to people on the internet, but I say those people are wrong.

Heck if I wasn't one for being social, why would I even come to this forum day after day? :P

i have made 1 or 2. not mentioning names, but i know a person in my guild who is always open to talk and is always one of the most caring/understanding people ever. never seen/talked to her face to face ever, but she knows more about me than a lot of my real life friends.

Yup. Met my best friend five years ago by answering a thread on my realm forum for an arena partner. He quit years agobut we still talk every day. i've even flown out there to hang out.

04/10/2012 10:39 AMPosted by Killercaitie

Some might find it strange or say it's impossible to be close to people on the internet, but I say those people are wrong.

Agreed, Caitie.

I think those people are wrong too.

04/10/2012 10:42 AMPosted by Songbird

Yup. Met my best friend five years ago by answering a thread on my realm forum for an arena partner. He quit years agobut we still talk every day. i've even flown out there to hang out.

Wow, that's really awesome!

❤ Nimila

I met my ex fiance in game and was with him for a year, was going to move to his country to be with him. I met my current boyfriend in WoW and was friends with him for about a year before we ended up deciding we wanted to be together.

I have a lot of friends that I met in WoW, added to Real ID, and would definitely say I am close friends with now. Some of them are people that I am closer with at this point than some of my 'real life' friends. I probably quote Killercaitie too much.....*obvious stalker is stalking you*

Eeyup.

I have made quite a few close friends from WoW & or the forum. Some might find it strange or say it's impossible to be close to people on the internet, but I say those people are wrong.

Heck if I wasn't one for being social, why would I even come to this forum day after day? :P

/agree

My guild is made of friends and subscribers of my friends and I. (Youtube)
I got one of my best friends playing WoW, some already were. Our core raid team is made up of all friends, and PuGs if we're missing someone.

Edit: And I thinks that I made two new friends today. :)

Been in this guild, Relentless for going on 3 years. They hold RL Meet-n-greets once a year so you can go to a set location and meet the others within your guild. Its really nice thing to do on their website. I even had a close friend make me a t-shirt from one of their meet-n-greets back in '08. I never worn it...More sentimental value to me now. I might get it framed and put it in the bedroom.

Moreover, I've exchanged email, telephone and addresses to stay in contact with the guildies that were really special to me. We raided ICC together and the laughs and enjoyment just made us close over the years. But, to stay in contact with them I've always sent out an email to them or give them a phone call about once or twice a month to check up on them. :)

I have met people who over time, have grown to be close to my heart. I think I have said this before.

"My duty, as a fellow human being, is to apply myself to keep the others happy. Negotiations are in order, no violence allowed. Justice is a righteous cause to serve. Honor means nothing to me, only the gratitude of my friends that I have kept laughing and smiling everyday.

If they are crying, they will end up smiling soon enough. If they're mad, I will calm them down. That is my only, and true meaning of life. Video Games and Friendship are two things that I cherish in life, it may seem silly, yet right to me."

Honestly, That is all I can really say.

I have met people who over time, have grown to be close to my heart. I think I have said this before.

"My duty, as a fellow human being, is to apply myself to keep the others happy. Negotiations are in order, no violence allowed. Justice is a righteous cause to serve. Honor means nothing to me, only the gratitude of my friends that I have kept laughing and smiling everyday.

If they are crying, they will end up smiling soon enough. If they're mad, I will calm them down. That is my only, and true meaning of life. Video Games and Friendship are two things that I cherish in life, it may seem silly, yet right to me."

Honestly, That is all I can really say.

Much love goes to you.
❤

Sure. An old school forum troll. turned out we actually lived about ten minutes from each other. lol small world. :)

I have met people who over time, have grown to be close to my heart. I think I have said this before.

"My duty, as a fellow human being, is to apply myself to keep the others happy. Negotiations are in order, no violence allowed. Justice is a righteous cause to serve. Honor means nothing to me, only the gratitude of my friends that I have kept laughing and smiling everyday.

If they are crying, they will end up smiling soon enough. If they're mad, I will calm them down. That is my only, and true meaning of life. Video Games and Friendship are two things that I cherish in life, it may seem silly, yet right to me."

Honestly, That is all I can really say.

Much love goes to you.
❤

Much love indeed ❤

I love threads like this

Yup :) She's now one of my best friends irl. We live across the country from each other, but we stay in contact even when one of us isn't playing WoW at the time, or even when neither of us plays WoW. She's awesome sauce!

I met my girlfriend over WoW, and we've been dating and hanging out for some time since. :)

Plenty.

One of them even came to my last birthday party.

I've made a few friends I would consider "true" in the sense that I trust them and enjoy talking with them.

I have not, however, gotten their RealIDs; nor do I really care to. I honestly would sooner my relationship with them simply abruptly end on a positive note rather than have it awkwardly fizzle out after either I or they quit the game. Something like that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Eeyup.

I have made quite a few close friends from WoW & or the forum. Some might find it strange or say it's impossible to be close to people on the internet, but I say those people are wrong.

Heck if I wasn't one for being social, why would I even come to this forum day after day? :P

Cause being social is not cool ;)

On-topic. I only have two people on my REAL ID who I like a lot but never met them IRL. I seem to be more friendly with the females then the males. Most of the males tend to be jerks except maybe a few from my server.