Meeting someone?

[Illmaeran]

Some of my friends want me to try and meet someone romantically.

Is this a dare or joke on their part, or are they sincerely hoping you'll be able to find a real life partner and are encouraging you to use the game to do so?

I met my ex-wife in a game, so I know it's possible. As the previous poster said, your best bet is to play what you want, be your genuine self, engage in communities and be open to voice chat. The worst thing you can do is force things; it's obvious and will only make you nervous or act like something you're not. BE YOURSELF! BE GENUINE! You're not everyone's type, just like I'm not everyone's type. Once I learned to accept that, my romantic life improved substantially. As long as we're always our genuine selves, when we meet people who like people like us, genuinely amazing things can happen.

[Vidu]

Some of my friends want me to try and meet someone romantically.

Do you want that? Because it really doesnt matter what they want - what matters is only what you want when it comes to things like this.

Outside of that I can only echo what Daeriion already said: At the end of the day your personalty will matter a lot more than your ingame-character.

[Shibi]

Play what you want to play, be who you want to be.

Though, if you form a relationship with someone, you will likely have to deal with honesty. And that comes down to the sort of person you are inside.

As it's super common in some games it's well trodden ground; Many do deal with honesty, some don't.

Is your heart pure or dark?

[Cyd3l]

Hello. I was wondering about something. I play as a fem Au Ra but male irl. A friend of mine in game sent me tells that if I want to meet someone I should play a male character like a bun boi or male Au Ra.

Does it really affect in meeting anyone? Or should I be happy in what I choose to play as?

It does and it doesn't. Really depends on the other person. You are more likely to get attention from other guys playing a female character. But at the same time if you get to know anyone, and are looking for a connection IRL what your character gender is probably won't matter in the end.

[Equitable_Remedy]

Hello. I was wondering about something. I play as a fem Au Ra but male irl. A friend of mine in game sent me tells that if I want to meet someone I should play a male character like a bun boi or male Au Ra.

Does it really affect in meeting anyone? Or should I be happy in what I choose to play as?

What is happening here?

[Theox]

Y'all use mmo games as dating apps now? Weird...

[Rayne6665]

How is it weird xD i mean people found their love partners through mmo playing together for a long time and even got engaged/married irl. I dont see what’s wrong with that lol

[einschwartz]

How is it weird xD i mean people found their love partners through mmo playing together for a long time and even got engaged/married irl. I dont see what’s wrong with that lol

Relationship that grows naturally from years of playing together is different than playing the game with the sole intention/expectation of wanting a romantic bond with the other person.
The latter is an immediate red flag for me personally.

[Eien713]

Relationship that grows naturally from years of playing together is different than playing the game with the sole intention/expectation of wanting a romantic bond with the other person.
The latter is an immediate red flag for me personally.

I 100% agree. To be honest, I have no respect for guys who play the game solely/mainly to pick up girls. This is a fantasy/JRPG game, not a dating sim. To me, this is disrespectful even to the devs themselves, who put so much effort into the game, only for guys (usually desperate ones or psychopaths) to reduce it to nothing more than a dating app. God, if you're a female, you'll immediately get a target mark on your head the moment these guys learn you're a girl. Kinda makes female players feel on edge all the time.

[Liam_Harper]

How is it weird xD i mean people found their love partners through mmo playing together for a long time and even got engaged/married irl. I dont see what’s wrong with that lol

The key point there is they found their partners through years of playing together and developing a close connection. In such a case both involved learn about each others personality, preferences and the type of person they are behind the screen. So it really doesn't matter what your ingame character looks like at all. I had a female character back when I met my partner in WoW.

This is a lot different from setting out to intentionally find romantic involvement from the start, based on your ingame characters appearance. It's far more likely to fail. You're better off sticking with whatever character you like, being a decent person and just setting out to make friends, if you do meet someone along the way you can be sure they're interested in you for who you are.