Hobby thread? Hobby thread.

[ShadowHM]

Have none of those online friends transitioned from gaming friends to actual friends? If they were more than that beforehand then was their no added closeness gained? It just seems to me that their should be something to show for your hobby in those relationships. Even if it is a less tangible something. Though I too find myself struggling with the transfer from gaming friends to actual friends. It sucks when a game goes away and you suddenly realize that all those friends went with it. Hopefully some have stayed though and are the results of your hobby.

Hello swirly,

I really should have said "I have nothing tangible to show for mine."

Yes, some of those gaming companions have become friends.

And yes, when new games came along, some of the companions were lost. For example, when Guild Wars came along, I lost the company of some very fine companions when I declined to play too.

However, I am still in contact with some of the companions of Diablo 1. I remain in contact with others as well, some of whom I met through this forum as well as those I met through game play.

The evolution of the Internet has made that contact easier to maintain, I would submit. We can literally talk to each other now, instead of typing at each other in-game. This allows for much more intimacy, in the sense that we can enquire about how each other's children/spouses/jobs/etc. are going at the same time as communication on in-game tactics.