One part of my online gaming that I adore is the social interraction. There are not many other ways that you could simultaneously be communicating with people all over your own country and internationally.
I have been aware of the possible downsides, but have really loved having team speak to be able to talk to my friends in the guild.
I love logging on each evening and seeing which of my “friends” are also logged on. I love making a plan and getting together with these friends for an hour or so of fun. I love that when we get together, the group is better than the sum of the individuals – we can achieve things together that we could never achieve alone. I love being able to celebrate the positive experiences and comiserate the not so positive together. I also love that I can also run about Norrath, just pottering by myself and still have a bunch of fun chattering to folks.
I love having a good joke and laugh, and I love that sometimes there are serious things going on in real life and a small word of encouragement from these friends can give you a huge boost.
So Kilanna has now been part of the brave guild Pax Fatalis for 2 months. I count myself very fortunate to have found such a nice virtual family. I feel as though I have found a very active group with a philosophy that very much matches my own.
It is also a little over a month since I joined the small guild Torrent Knights on Antonia Bayle too – and it has been a joy and pleasure spending time with nice people and new friends who enjoy similar things.
Not much more to say today really – except happy gaming everyone 🙂