How do you meet people in WoW?

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Hello everyone :slightly_smiling_face:
I wanted to open up a little discussion about meeting people in-game and share some of my personal thoughts and experiences. :couple:

So, I’m a pretty social person — I love chatting in-game and always try to connect with new people. I’m not shy about talking on Discord, and I don’t hide behind my character.

There’s this stereotype that girls who play WoW are either not very attractive… but honestly, that’s just not true. I take good care of myself, I care about how I look, do yoga and exercise bikes.

But here’s something I’ve noticed: whenever I meet a guy who’s cool, mature, and attractive — there’s like a 90% chance he’s already taken. Either he has a girlfriend or he’s married. And sometimes, we’ll start chatting and everything seems fun, and then suddenly… poof, he’s gone. A lot of guys in WoW come off as super passive or emotionally immature. It’s kinda disappointing.

Now, why do I want to meet someone through WoW? Because it’s a shared passion! It’s something to talk about, bond over, laugh about, and spend time together doing. Whether it’s geeking out over lore, running old raids, or just farming mounts and to go to BlizzCon together - that sounds like a dream to me. :grin:
I’d get it if he spends hours raiding — because I’m the same way. That kind of understanding is rare and valuable.

People often say, “Why not just meet someone on dating apps or in real life?” Well… I’m an introvert. I work from home, I’m a freelancer, and I spend most of my time indoors. I’ve tried dating apps — but let’s be real, the vibe there is off. Most guys just want something casual or are just bored and scrolling. It’s not for me.

I know that many people have met through WoW and built amazing relationships — even marriages — and I think that’s beautiful. But for me, the experience so far has been kinda disappointing.

So, how do you feel about meeting people in-game? Have you ever had a meaningful connection through WoW? Would love to hear your stories or thoughts :speech_balloon:

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Well meeting friends I just say hi to everyone i see.

Online dating? Not the foggiest idea.

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I’m really receptive to it! Besides relationships I’ve had through other means, two of mine have been through women I’ve met in MMOs.

Don’t be disappointed by this it’s a chance to make a friendship. Actually my friend Yuki is almost 95% the female equivalent of me and it’s great we’re not in a relationship like that because I’d probably tire of myself. :stuck_out_tongue:

But yeah about 4 times I’ve met up with people I’ve initially met ingame and have lots of positive memories even if it led to a breakup or it didn’t last. We do a ‘yearly’ guild meetup so that’s also a nice chance to get an IRL feel for something that’s kinda distant otherwise.

Something you might like is ‘Lovebringers’ it’s basically dating but for MMO’ers. It is predominantly targetted towards FFXIV players but it’s suprising how many people play WoW too.

Good luck,
Elk :smiley:

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I made a friend by seeing someone chilling as a Dark Iron and I came up and talked about how Dark Irons are the best dwarves, which led to sharing the locations of the Earthen flavor NPCs they added to SW, Org, IF, and TB (and Vashj’ir/Boralus, technically). We flew around to check them out and read their flavor text.

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Sounds like trouble lol. Enjoy the search.

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It’s video game, it not that serious.

I plan with friends to do friendly things, people who try to make it more before we have even met are a red flag.

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I haven’t said my Batteltag and Discord yet :grin:

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Well, I thought this was AI generated troll bait but I don’t think AI would make such a goof.

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Do you have some kind of phobia of seeing trolling everywhere? :clown_face:
On the Internet and specifically in the game - I am sociable, in reality I have one friend and I don’t like to go to public places where there are a lot of people, I don’t feel comfortable, especially when alone.
What is the contradiction here?

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No, I don’t have a phobia, it’s just something that’s becoming more and more common. Also, a phobia would imply I’m scared and nothing in my post indicated that.

You just said you were a social person online but you can’t meet people on dating apps because you’re an introvert.

If you don’t see the contradiction here then I’m going to assume you’re not an introvert, you just don’t like dating apps (which is fine.)

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I have mediocre violin skills and a small library, also misanthropy. Wait…am I me? Or Sherlock Holmes?

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Yes.

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World of Warcraft in reality is played by people from all walks of life. The stereotype of it being played my fat no lives, while can be mildly amusing at times is really not accurate in the grand scheme of things.

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I met my husband liek 15 years ago at the Pandaria BMAH. I told him I loved his transmog and gave a winky face. We have 3 kids now and live a life of luxury.

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I like poking people with Lucille’s Sewing Needle and start accusing them of being witches. It can spark some brief interactions. Anything to brighten someone’s day as they sit bored in Dornogal, waiting in queues.

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Amazing :blush:

I’m always picking on people with my toys :grin:

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UwU? :point_right: :point_left:

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I dunno how but I’d suggest finding a raid leader so you get a pass on your bad parses and also get all the loot. :nail_care:

Hehehe I’m just kiddin

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So this is like dating advice not how to find a steady Raid Group or something…

I can understand. If WoW is a big part of your life, it would be nice to have someone to share it with.

I have been playing for like 16 years or so, and haven’t made many connections. I showed my niece my friends list and she was like “that’s so sad” because it only had like 4 people and only one still played. I was like… hey little ms judgey… jk I didn’t say that.

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