DF zombies.

[Ashkendor]

And that seems to be the type of people the DF attracts.

To be fair, everyone has to use DF at some point or another.

[ninthfantasy]

I love talking to people in DF. Even more so because I'll never see them again. I'll admit sometimes I just really want to get out of there so I mightn't spend my time talking but most of the time if I'm helping someone in DF, I like to partake in conversation. Especially around NY, that was fun. I said Happy New Year in almost every group and no one ever said it back to me.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

People don't talk in DF because they're too busy whining on the forums on how RNG for Zodiacs is being unfair, or how tanks are going too fast, or how this DPS was being mean to them.

[JediShecky]

I have met a few really great and fun people during DF parties. I wish there could be a way to tag some of these folks, so that a star or some other icon would appear by their name if you have run a dungeon with them again.

[Hocchi]

I hate using RL examples, but if someone says 'Hi' or 'How are you doing?' Are you going to just ignore them and run off

Yes .

[Gardthorne]

Communication in dungeons shouldn't be necessary unless there's a new/bad player in a run. It's kind of pointless to make much conversation in DF when there's very little chance you're going to run into those players again. DF is for convenience not making friends.

[Magis]

Dungeons by design hamper the ability to communicate unless you are using voice chat. It's all GO GO GO, fast movement. The fact DF means you will probably never see those players also makes chatting less likely.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Communication in dungeons shouldn't be necessary unless there's a new/bad player in a run. It's kind of pointless to make much conversation in DF when there's very little chance you're going to run into those players again. DF is for convenience not making friends.

There was someone or something that said that despite how much communication in general has evolved over the years, we are more closed off than ever. Everyone is all about their personal goals that you may as well treat this game as a glorified single player mode with the AI behavior set to RNG. No one is asking to strike up a conversation, but a simple hello or a quick blurb about whatever topic is on hand makes the experience far more enjoyable or at least tolerable. People are less likely to rage quit if there's a bit of friendly chatter every now and then.

[Balipu]

I personally talk all the time.

[Fornix]

I hate using RL examples, but if someone says 'Hi' or 'How are you doing?' Are you going to just ignore them and run off, or will you reply to them?

A few months ago during a campaign to raise organ donor shortage awareness me and colleagues approached hundreds of people within the shopping district in a crowded city center. And roughly 50% of all people would simply pass you by without giving any intention to respond. Not even a simple notion to state they would have no time right now, they simply flat out ignore you instead.

So why, why would a virtual world be any different? It's just what society is like these days. In case you travel a lot and visit both cities as well as rural areas, it's very clear that in particular within cities this sort of anti-social behavior is the norm.