Do you ever wish that your personality/behavior in real life was more like how you act in-game?
Sometimes I feel like when I play WoW, what other players see is the best possible version of me. I like the way I am in WoW. I tend to stay positive and take things in stride, I treat others well, and I don’t get frustrated or angry very easily. I feel like that character that other players interact with is a pretty cool person, funny, and fun to be around, even if I’m still pretty aloof sometimes and need some larger-than-average degree of space. I like that person.
Sometimes IRL, outside of WoW, I feel like the extreme opposite. Sometimes I see myself acting like the types of players I don’t enjoy playing with: crabby, frustrated, cynical, impatient, and negative. The type of player that blames others, says mean things to others, gets angry too easily. I don’t like that person very much.
I guess it’s easy in WoW if you just play for fun and do whatever you want, since nothing much is really at stake. That’s not to say that I don’t try…whenever I play in groups I really try to do the best that I can, and I play hard and never give up. There’s things like WSG that I truly love and feel passionate about, but it doesn’t turn toxic. I’ve spent so much time in pugs over the past 15 years that I’ve gotten pretty good at being the happy warrior, unflappable, relentlessly positive. I wish I could make that translate more to life outside the game.
Maybe it’s easier with games since you can just step away and log off if you’re not feeling it. I guess we all just have rough days sometimes.
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Yeah, you’re a nice person, Eek. 
Sometimes I wish I could be as ‘nice’ as I am IRL in game. I tend to get impatient with trolls and people in-game/on the forums who insist on being ridiculous, hypocritical, or downright nasty.
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Thanks, Pipi, I think you’re a nice person too. It’s good to see you again.
I’m probably the opposite. Real life is in a really good place. All of my jobs so far I’ve been pretty well respected at. I rarely get frustrated despite the last 7 months being an absolute nightmare.
WoW I’m a bit of a noob. I don’t intend to push super high and I do lower keys mostly (and at most heroic raids). But I also don’t take crap. Had a warlock the other day keep pulling mobs in KR. Third strike and I left, advising that there’s no issue (warlock name here) is going to tank for you guys!
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I’m a sarcastic smartass in and out of game. I don’t understand why people might have different personalities in game.
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that’s a good thing you’ve noticed that. You can take that lesson and try and apply it to real life.
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I had a feeling there’s probably some people who feel the opposite way.
I suppose these games can provide a good outlet for letting various aspects of our personality off the leash, so to speak, especially if it goes along with the type of character you chose. The stereotypical undead rogue ganker for example, could be a really well-adjusted person IRL.
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Yeah, also I tend to do a lot more killing in world of warcraft. just a little bit.
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Actually that’s probably about right.
In my friendship group the two nicest and well adjusted people I know that play WoW (smart successful and friendly) are like diehard horde only. My boss who always plays tank classes and my friend Will who plays Undead/Goblin and his GF plays Blood Elf/Undead.
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Somewhat… I believe Luna would probably become a lunatic dealing with 5 o’clock traffic as well though haha
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I wouldn’t blame you…that’s no place for children of the stars.
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Yeah. I’m not RPing, so there is not need to try and be something different.
Kind of. I have less anxiety when I’m online. I also struggle with eye contact in real life. It’s a stupid leftover from when I was bullied as a kid. Eye contact gave bullies an excuse.
The only big difference between me here and me in real life is I swear A LOT more. It’s tough sometimes trying to behave here lol
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Not really different, just a bit more outgoing online in general.
When dealing with people in person, I tend to be more quiet and reserved in general.
Online, the lovable big goofball and insufferable smartass traits tend to come out more.
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I wish I could be more outgoing in RL like I am while playing wow. When I’m playing I feel like I give not a single damn about what people think of me, talking to people feels simple and easy.
In RL, my crippling social anxiety makes me pretty much incapable of talking to strangers or making friends.
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My personality doesn’t really change. I do this on purpose. What you see online is what you get IRL 
the good and the bad.
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I wish my IRL personality reflects that of my characters, not exactly the kind of gamer others perceive me as. I wish I had the leadership, assertiveness and confidence of my tanks. As a young woman with ‘‘daddy issues’’, playing male characters gives me a sense of being consoled by a male presence which compensates for what I don’t have IRL. I wish I was born a guy.
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IRL, I’m less…mmmmmm…gassy and I don’t swat flies with my tail.
/moo 
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