Eldrevy.9147 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietPepsi.4371 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yep. I've had a more than a few sessions where I've spent it just having convos in chat, and messing around in cities with other people. Or have been playing, and stopped to chat with people. It makes for a nice change of pace in a game that unfortunately concentrates almost solely on combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldrevy.9147 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 > @"DietPepsi.4371" said: > Yep. I've had a more than a few sessions where I've spent it just having convos in chat, and messing around in cities with other people. Or have been playing, and stopped to chat with people. It makes for a nice change of pace in a game that unfortunately concentrates almost solely on combat. I've met a lot of really cool people on GW2. I've recently taken a hiatus from gaming in general and haven't talked to a lot of people that I use to on here. Recent events in life have made me think a lot about these people. I'm currently updating the client so I can go back to that. Real life sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietPepsi.4371 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 > @"Eldrevy.9147" said: > I've met a lot of really cool people on GW2. I've recently taken a hiatus from gaming in general and haven't talked to a lot of people that I use to on here. Recent events in life have made me think a lot about these people. I'm currently updating the client so I can go back to that. Real life sucks. Meeting up with old friends always feels great. Whatever has been going on in life for you, I hope it's getting better, or gets better in time. Sometimes talking to awesome people is all GW2 needs to enable you to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I use the forums to socialize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 To answer the OP yes, I'm sure there are other ppl who do that . . . But for me game chat is just like the forum, I'm speaking to the void without any real hope that anyone is listening :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockhead Magee.3092 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Nope. There are always thieves to hunt in WvW and they don't kill themselves (unless they lag and fall off a cliff - then, I guess, they have killed themselves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos.2503 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 That happens to me occasionally, on days when I dont feel like doing dedicated content, I usually get on to chat with guildies, occasionally with friends across the pond via whisper. Most of the time I roam in the beginner areas to point newcomers toward content, or give them some starting advice. It's nice to relax once in a while, the game likes it's schedules, whether it be WvW, or World bosses, and the like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietPepsi.4371 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 > @"Gop.8713" said: > To answer the OP yes, I'm sure there are other ppl who do that . . . > > But for me game chat is just like the forum, I'm speaking to the void without any real hope that anyone is listening :p The vast majority of the playerbase don't reply in chat same way how the majority of people viewing the forums may not ever post anything, but people are listening, and if you hang around long enough, someone will reply. Those are the interactions worth looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenev.5289 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I mean, it's pretty hit and miss. Most of the time I feel like I'm playing alongside bots... other times, I'm happily chatting with some cloud cuckoolanders. Am I looking for social interaction? Not really, but it definately adds to the experience. A silent dungeon can be a boring dungeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth.4217 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Pretty much but less now since the removal of team queue in PvP.. Had heaps of friends to log on too but now only 1 due to the limitations enforced on us so I log on when I see him playing GW2 via discord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyMofo.8923 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Nope. There are better places to socialize and better games to play. I just log in for daily laurels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 > @"DietPepsi.4371" said: > > @"Gop.8713" said: > > To answer the OP yes, I'm sure there are other ppl who do that . . . > > > > But for me game chat is just like the forum, I'm speaking to the void without any real hope that anyone is listening :p > > The vast majority of the playerbase don't reply in chat same way how the majority of people viewing the forums may not ever post anything, but people are listening, and if you hang around long enough, someone will reply. Those are the interactions worth looking for. It was a joke :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donari.5237 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Both? I PvE a lot, but I am in an RP guild that has a weekly rp session. Sometimes that turns into going out into the world to fight things in character, other times it's just chatting in character in the guild hall (though wacky hijinks can happen there too, but of course there's no actual game fighting ... maybe once that guild has the arena, heh ... ) I don't log in merely to randomly talk, though, since my guilds have Discord channels for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchybhaal.4275 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Pretty sure everyone that sits in Lions arch But in all seriousness, thats what my guilds discord is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateless gate.8406 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I have the opposite feeling. People behave so ridiculously online (and not just in the "toxic" way) that I keep map chat and guild chat off most of the time. The quality of interaction is unbelievably low relative to real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerioth.7062 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I get on to do both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mea.5491 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Totally! :D I'm old, I've been playing this genre since 2002! I still remember sitting in Prontera, Ragnarok Online and the game had this chat room feature so I often only logged on to chat and didn't actually do anything productive! I do that in GW2 too, especially since they nerfed my playground (Istan) lol. Nowadays I either sit in Caledon Forest and encourage newbies to ask me anything (which leads to making new friends most of the time!) or just hide at a remote part of Mistlock and talk to my guildies. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimo.3281 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 im currently not in the mood logging on coz i currently enjoy other means to "socialize" on the other parts of the internetz. and making diy music and vids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasimir.6239 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Both, depending on my mood and how many of my friends are logged in. I honestly couldn't tell you if I'm playing or socializing most of the time as both go hand in hand for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fill.3106 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I'm the opposite. Log in for the daily 2 gold, teq, meta events on the ls4 maps then log off. I don't remember the last time i had a conversation with someone unless arguing in map chat counts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coso.9173 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 depends what you mean by socialize. i like doing group acvitivies, world bosses, events, etc. and also talk to my guild, but not so much to talk with random people around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mDane.7182 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 These past few days i think im only logging in to - 1. collect daily rewards 2. do dailies 3. troll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy Lu.3865 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 No. I come in a game first to play. If I get friends at the top of it (what is my case as I did build up many friends over time in GW2), then nice, but for me, the basic social life is in real life, not in a game. The problem is that even when you build up friends in game, in most cases, due to different locations (different regions up to different countries), they remain "virtual" friends. So, I find that a game like GW2 gives a nice opportunity to build up virtual friends, who - depending on geographic locations - can become real life friends, but at same time, I also believe that there is a quite high risk to forget socializing in external world, that is the real one we have to live in. Sorry, I have it hard to explain, hope I make sense! :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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