Are you able to make e-friends in game? Or are you having trouble with that? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Mist Walker Skarloc

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Gods Of The Hot [GotH]

P/W

23 Oct 2007 at 07:23 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kakumei

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother to try to make friends within the game itself--it's so crammed full of children/idiots/idiot children that it's worth neither the time nor effort, though you might come upon a diamond in the rough on the occasion.

I tend to play only with friends I've already made elsewhere.

You make it sound like all children are immature, that isn't true. I must know hundreds of 'diamonds in the rough'.

To the OP, I'd say e-friends are easy to make. Your Guild and Alliance should be full of potential e-friends, so get to know them well.

Surena

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/Me

23 Oct 2007 at 07:33 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mist Walker Skarloc

To the OP, I'd say e-friends are easy to make. Your Guild and Alliance should be full of potential e-friends, so get to know them well.

This is so full of optimism, you should watch it explode.

Most people are your e-friends if they have a certain advantage. Don't misunderstand me, we all seek an advantage or something beneficial when socialising but the amount of leechers and beggars is astonishing, and those that believe that getting helped is a basic right.

Mist Walker Skarloc

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Gods Of The Hot [GotH]

P/W

23 Oct 2007 at 07:44 - 43

True, maybe I'm just extremely lucky. I have one e-friend that hates another because they had an argument, I believe it was a Sundering versus Vampiric debate. Completely pointless, but aside from that, everyone in my Alliance is fine with each other (touch wood). Absolutely no beggars. Although we do get requests for help a lot, everyone understands when someone says "sorry, I'm busy atm".

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

23 Oct 2007 at 08:00 - 44

I don't really have a problem with e-friends here...

altough tons of em already left guildwars leaving me pretty lonely :/
atm tough i kinda stopped helping people out, i still answer questions and stuff but i'm now a guild member instead of officer/leader so i want to do something for myself.

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

23 Oct 2007 at 08:48 - 45

I seem to have made loads of friends in GW. I started playing with my 2 best mates in RL but through my playing career i have made a whole friends list of mates

Yesterday i even made a new mate from France

But anyway, welcome to the community and gl in your search for e-friends

t_the_nihilst

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Columbus, OH

So Goth We Crap [Bats], Friday The [13th]

Me/

23 Oct 2007 at 08:51 - 46

Just join a guild of like-minded folk and you'll be alright.

norad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

vancouver bc

Clan Kgyu [KGYU]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:17 - 47

Hai there. Wanna be friend :> ? Give me a pm and we can have a little fun ifyouknowwhatimean.

Yue

The Cheese Stands Alone

Join Date: Dec 2005

A Chair

Delta Formation [DF]

R/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:19 - 48

O Hey There Matt I Herd U Wuz Canadian Why Dont U Come And Plai Wid Me Plx Ok Me Gibs U Love Long Tyme!

I herd u lyke it in da pooper.

norad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

vancouver bc

Clan Kgyu [KGYU]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:24 - 49

^_^

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

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

23 Oct 2007 at 09:30 - 50

Quote:

Originally Posted by norad

^_^

I read your edating thing on your myspace....

Oh boy, would that guy's face be red if the op turn out to be a guy.

norad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

vancouver bc

Clan Kgyu [KGYU]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:32 - 51

What if im ok with that too

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Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:44 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goddess Elaine

Well, I kinda tried to make some friends in my guild & alliance by doing nice things such
as helping them getting a mini pet and did all the work ( Requesting codes
for each people who have trouble getting it )...

They say thank you after getting it, but I never heard from them ever since.
O_o...

Hahahah my hopes went into failure. >_<

Yes, a lot of the time you wont get much thanks from people for helping out/giving things away for free. Sometimes I will go to Ascalon or Shing Jea to try to give things away to new players, but it does make it all the more worth it when you give something to someone who in genuinly grateful, and quite obviously new to the game. It's sweet.

If you find you can't make many friends in-game, it's more than likely because people use Heroes / Henchmen a lot these days, and don't look around for PuGs and the like. If you find you have trouble with any part of the game, I'm sure there will be GWG forum members who will help out. I have made a number of friends in GW thanks to this Forum and we help each other out from time to time.

Buying all four games was a great decision. Welcome to Guild Wars.

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

23 Oct 2007 at 09:45 - 53

I used to not have enough space to put all my friends when i first started, nowadays 90% of my friends list is dead and its damn hard to make new ones now, most of my friends are in the guild so no point adding them. Its damn hard to get them in pugs because the nice/smart players are all avoiding pugs.

If anybody's interested in having a gw(aka not personal stuff) chat than plz add me, its gets boring talking to the same 20-30ppl on gw.

Kings Bane(account1) + Emmeline Hazel(account2)

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

23 Oct 2007 at 09:52 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spazzer

As for ingame, PvP players are a lot more sociopathic than PvE players. Maybe you should try some cooperative play.

Corrected.

Personally.... I don't tend to bother with e-friends in Guild Wars.

I help people on a semi-regular basis.
I'll team up with less-experienced people to do missions I've already been through, just because they need help.
I'll give random odds and ends to folks if I don't need them (quite regularly if I get things that others might collect and I don't want to collect them myself, I'll go to an appropriate outpost and just give them away at random).
I give any Fiery Dragon Swords I find to new warriors in low-level areas.
I've had various newbs signed up to my Guild for all of a day and given them the 1k they were desperate to "borrow" knowing full well that they'd quit the next day and I'd never get it back.
I've taught people how to FFF with heroes, letting them leech off my efforts, only to have them abuse me and put me on their ignore list.
I've performed countless ferrying and taxi services for no charge whatsoever while others around me were asking Platinum in exchange for the same.

On the whole.... Guild Wars can be a cruel and utterly thankless world of leechers, thieves and exploiters who care about nothing more than taking all they need from the hard work of others without adding any themselves....... But what hope is there of it ever changing if we don't try to set an example and do things the way they should be? When you can genuinely give without expecting anything in return... it starts not to matter so much how others react or respond to it.... and can become a more pleasant surprise when someone DOES actually appreciate it.

If you want E-friends.... I'd recommend looking over the PvE and in-game related areas of these boards and get to know folks there. The PvPers, on the other hand, tend to be aggressive and confrontational for the most part (i.e. I'd recommend avoiding them). But then I suppose when their entertainment demands viewing everyone as the enemy, it is hardly surprising they end up that way.

norad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

vancouver bc

Clan Kgyu [KGYU]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 09:54 - 55

You interested girl? havent gotten your pm yet. I can show you around gw and we can do some other fun stuff. :>

Spazzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

USA

Team Asshat [Hat]

Mo/E

23 Oct 2007 at 09:58 - 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotiCoto

Corrected.

Corrected? You don't even have any friends. To pvp well, you must have decent social skills. It's a team game, and you won't do anything but RA on your own.

Quote:

Personally.... I don't tend to bother with e-friends in Guild Wars.

I don't know what to say to this.

Also norad, I <3 u. This thread was destined to head that direction from the start.

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 10:05 - 57

I have made alot of friendships on guildwars, although some are deeper than others. A great friend of mine, I'll leave him anonymous, I was introduced to in pre-searing when we realised we both needed a similar quest. We F-listed each other, chatted and eventually started a guild together. We have since changed guilds alot of times, even been in different guilds alot, but always remained friends. We met up IRL last year, and he's due to come visit for my birthday soon too.

I guess I made alot MORE friends when I joined a larger guild with a large alliance. I have always found it's easier to get help from alliance/guild members, and thus make new friendships. Pretty much my entire alliance is on first name terms with each other (which makes posting on guru fun sometimes xD) and we all have a great time.

So my suggestion would be; Join a guild, be talkative etc and you'll make friends pretty quickly.

(And yes, my guild would be happy to take you xD)

Spazzer...I remember you as a title-hoarding armour person. When did you suddenly become god? Quit telling people what to think; everyone is entitled their own opinions

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

23 Oct 2007 at 10:09 - 58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spazzer

Corrected? You don't even have any friends. To pvp well, you must have decent social skills. It's a team game, and you won't do anything but RA on your own.

But it builds on the "Us-and-Them" mentality. Your team-mates become tools for the furthering of your own success and the expression of your desire to beat up everyone else.
Though I'm primarily a PvE'er, I used to Alliance Battle a lot. People are REALLY immature there. Fort Aspenwood isn't quite as bad, and has an extra roleplaying sub-element to it. And then I look at the hardline PvP'ers here... and some act so thoroughly obnoxious that I can't see how they're not insta-banned. I digress though.... Alliance Battling was starting to make me more aggressive, and I wasn't liking that.... so I stopped.

Quote:

I don't know what to say to this.

You don't need to say anything to it.
I'm neither a particularly socio-dependant person NOR a particularly aggressive and hostile one. I tend to just keep to myself and perform random acts of generosity or mild criticism as and when I feel like it.

Folks in the PvE areas, while not half so actively hostile as the folks in the PvP realms (from what I've seen), do quite often seem distant and self-concerned. Guild Wars in general has become large and very impersonal, so one can hardly expect to be making friends left right and center.... but I have quite a few folks on my friends list that I will very occasionally contact for one reason or other.

Spazzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

USA

Team Asshat [Hat]

Mo/E

23 Oct 2007 at 10:11 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSlayer

When did you promote your sorry ass to god?

Yes, I am very pro at pve and I've never denied that. <3

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSlayer

Quit telling people what to think; everyone is entitled their own opinions

This thread is a fakepost; why can't you enjoy it? Also, this statement contradicts itself. Cheers. =)

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 10:15 - 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotiCoto

And then I look at the hardline PvP'ers here... and some act so thoroughly obnoxious that I can't see how they're not insta-banned./QUOTE]
Guildwars always has had and always will have PvP elitists. Nobody wants them here, but hey, they won't ever realise that the world WILL continue to turn without their opinions.

I guess not everybody needs a collection of "e-friends" like I do. I like having people I know well to quest and mission with. It makes it more fun to be able to play GW with other people who you know enjoy the same basic kinda stuff you do. It's something each player of GW has in common; they enjoy GW. Obviously each for their own reason.

I have ALWAYS found PvE more friendly. As my friend just said "Does screaming at each other and calling people n00bs suddenly count as being social?"

Anyway, angry angry moderators will be cross if we turn this into an argue-fest, so why don't we try to stay on topic?

Hailfall

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Germany

Phantom Commando

N/

23 Oct 2007 at 10:20 - 61

I made some nice e-friends trough the game..

1 by doing those HoS runs, just because we teamed up so many times and now the same thing in the Deep, i keep joining the same group so now we all laugh and have a good time.

Also your guild should be a place to make new nice e-friends

Crowell The Fallen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Know Your Enemy [PMS]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 10:21 - 62

I have had no real trouble finding 'e-friends'. Just play the game and stuff, and you will find a few. The best way to find a e-friend would probably do some sort of 2 man farming thing. Thats how i met a lot of people, was by doing UW farming as a 55 with a SS. Met a lot of people and have many of them on my friends list. Also, as previously mentioned, joining big guilds is handy.

Surena

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/Me

23 Oct 2007 at 10:26 - 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spazzer

To pvp well, you must have decent social skills. It's a team game, and you won't do anything but RA on your own.

That's the joke of the day. Next thing you will tell us is that rank is a factor of emotional intelligence (mine is 9 if you care).

Where in PvP exactly do you need decent social skills? Best thing people do is listen and do their job (positioning, calling hexes, splits) well because all they want is farm fame (or the old ladder) or any other points and not suck.

Havre Fras

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/Me

23 Oct 2007 at 10:30 - 64

Friends? Who needs friends when you've got heroes?

But seriously, I had quite a lot in my old guild, I was one of the regulars and an officer (then leader then back to officer), y'see, so becoming well known in the guild was just, uh, natural. Then the guild broke up and not many of my old friends logged on anymore. I lost 'em all.

What pisses me off most, suprisingly, that I still owe this one guy some tanned hides from when I just started the game. He's been on my friends list for ages, i'm just hoping he logs back on so I can give 'em to him!

Oh well, Koss is my ol' buddy now, as well as the other 24 heroes (or something like that). Not to mention my new guild.

So, uh, yeah, just join a good guild like everyone else is saying.

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

23 Oct 2007 at 10:46 - 65

If eFriends are what you are after, Gri-- er, Guild Wars is not the place to find them. Try IRC or something. Much more.... receptive.

Quote:

Originally Posted by norad

You interested girl? havent gotten your pm yet. I can show you around gw and we can do some other fun stuff. :>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spazzer

Yes, I am very pro at pve and I've never denied that. <3

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

23 Oct 2007 at 11:30 - 66

i mainly make friends through trades.. people buy alot of my stuff ( or i buy theres hehe), we start chattin... and its carrys on from there tbh =D

Holly Herro

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Kangaroo-land.

Blades of the Dingo [AUST]

23 Oct 2007 at 11:35 - 67

I suggest, joining a big guild with a bunch of people, when they ask for help, help them and then yea.

It's what some one in our guild did, she's now one of the coolest people there! :O

Gusnana1412

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

M Cheese [cese]

R/Rt

23 Oct 2007 at 11:37 - 68

Sharing Experience:

It is easy to hard to gain *new* eFriends from Guild Wars, mostly depend on time.

Usually it is easier to get new eFriends in Guild Wars if there are new contents being introduce (New Campaign, New Expansion, New Place, New Mission, and more) and it is getting harder afterwards.

Some Points why its getting harder:
1. the game not forcing people to keep playing.
2. instancing environment + party size limit. (unable to join party in the middle)
3. limited things to do in the end of the game. (or the game end fairly quick and you don't have more reasons to keep playing)
4. guild wars lack of this things: most people like to talk to random people but not limited in the same instant area (such as city/outpost), they tend to like talking to random people while doing something else.

and more~

Advise: pick a good time to play.

Easy example: there is a time where alliance chat filled with lot of people and sometimes it just 1 or 2 people talking or maybe none. In Guild Wars it is good to know when to play and when not

Tiyuri

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

23 Oct 2007 at 11:52 - 69

I am the kindest and nicest person in Guild Wars, I'll be your friend

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

23 Oct 2007 at 11:54 - 70

I have no friends in Guild Wars besides my Guild Leader who for some reason loves me and forces Officer status on me. I H+H everything though, so I can't complain about no friends.

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

23 Oct 2007 at 12:05 - 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotiCoto

I help people on a semi-regular basis.
I'll team up with less-experienced people to do missions I've already been through, just because they need help.
I'll give random odds and ends to folks if I don't need them (quite regularly if I get things that others might collect and I don't want to collect them myself, I'll go to an appropriate outpost and just give them away at random).
I give any Fiery Dragon Swords I find to new warriors in low-level areas.
I've had various newbs signed up to my Guild for all of a day and given them the 1k they were desperate to "borrow" knowing full well that they'd quit the next day and I'd never get it back.
I've taught people how to FFF with heroes, letting them leech off my efforts, only to have them abuse me and put me on their ignore list.
I've performed countless ferrying and taxi services for no charge whatsoever while others around me were asking Platinum in exchange for the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotiCoto

But it builds on the "Us-and-Them" mentality. Your team-mates become tools for the furthering of your own success and the expression of your desire to beat up everyone else.

I don't know how you manage to be cynical and a doormat at the same time, but goddamn, congratulations, that's pretty impressive.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mist Walker Skarloc

You make it sound like all children are immature, that isn't true. I must know hundreds of 'diamonds in the rough'.

Children tend to be, by definition, immature. Being, y'know, children and all.

moko

??uo??o??

Join Date: May 2006

23 Oct 2007 at 12:23 - 72

*gives ehugs to everyone*

<3333333

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

23 Oct 2007 at 12:28 - 73

I will say that I've found the PvP side of Guild Wars (don't count RA, TA or AB) to be much more cooperative and coordinated. As for PvE...well I'll just say that the cool players are the hardest to find. That's not to say that PvP has it's side of douchebags as well, just less of them.

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

23 Oct 2007 at 12:36 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

I will say that I've found the PvP side of Guild Wars (don't count RA, TA or AB) to be much more cooperative and coordinated. As for PvE...well I'll just say that the cool players are the hardest to find. That's not to say that PvP has it's side of douchebags as well, just less of them.

PvP has less douchebags? I can't believe that after even spending 10 minutes in HA. Cool PvE players are hard to find because they are all H+Hing everything, lol. I never had problems making friends in MMOs that weren't instanced, I think that might be the bigger part of the problem.

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

E/

23 Oct 2007 at 12:45 - 75

The main problem I have is remembering old friends who had previously left the guild and then contact me months later, with a new character name, for a chat.

Only the other night I was chatting to someone who knew me for 30 minutes without having any idea who he/she was. I don’t like to ask as I think it sounds rude

Maybe it’s because I’m old and forgetful

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

23 Oct 2007 at 12:47 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHunterX

PvP has less douchebags? I can't believe that after even spending 10 minutes in HA.

I would, after 12 failed runs in Thunderhead Keep. Not to mention the overall failure of PUGs in general I've witnessed (I'd say that literally 5% were successful).

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHunterX

I never had problems making friends in MMOs that weren't instanced, I think that might be the bigger part of the problem.

Because in GW, if someone leaves - not a disconnect, but someone actually leaves the game - and depending on that person's role (say, a monk), you're pretty screwed. In other MMOs, if the healer leaves you're like "Aw crap, well, let's starting hollorin' and see if anyone wants to heal for us while we wait here in this dungeon".

Ebony Shadowheart

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

USA

SSW

E/

23 Oct 2007 at 13:04 - 77

I've met many great people and many horrid people in my year and a half or so of game play. I'm also in a relatively small, close nit guild. Well...the older members are close nit, most of our new members are rather quiet

Anyway, sometimes meeting people is hard and no matter what area of the game you play (pvp or pve) you're going to run into more assholes than people you'd like to get to know. I've made my friends from just hanging out in outposts, through playing Aspenwood or AB, through occassionally hanging around in a low level area and simply helping people out, and once in a while through my various pointless amusing arguments that I get into. Weird how things work out sometimes.

If you still need someone to wander along through Factions with you, I am more than willing. I have a sin, a rit, an ele, and a baby mesmer that I have to shuffle through that game yet. I think all of my other characters (except my paras) have been through it as well, so I have no shortage of chars that could help out. ^.^ You can add Ebony Shadowheart and Eve Shadowprayer to your friend's list if you'd like, so you know when I'm on. (two separate accounts)

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

23 Oct 2007 at 13:08 - 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mokone

*gives ehugs to everyone*

<3333333

*emakes esweet elove to emoko*

<3

This thread is pretty awesome tbh.

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

23 Oct 2007 at 13:14 - 79

I've made friends in GW, but 8 out 10 have turned out to be stalkers* (slight exaggeration, but you get my drift), so I keep people at arm's length now and mostly just H/H.

*EDIT-> I don't mean to imply that everyone who plays GW is a stalker. I just have a real gift for being a nut magnet.

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

23 Oct 2007 at 13:15 - 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

I would, after 12 failed runs in Thunderhead Keep. Not to mention the overall failure of PUGs in general I've witnessed (I'd say that literally 5% were successful).

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.

Dual Monk FoW and UW runs ALSO make friends. You find someone good, F-list each other, do a few runs together and before you know it, you're doing missions and quests as well as farming :}

Dammit my spelling is failing today -,-