Topic

Making friends?

Hi guys,

I'm actually pretty new to the game (just spending some time on it playing around because I find it a lot of fun!); but I don't know how exactly the best way is to make friends/allies/whatnot in the game world.  Two people I know from another game, one I returned something I found of hers, and the other is a friend of a friend.  

But I think games are more fun if there are people to get to know and chat with.

So how do you break the ice in a game like this where there doesn't seem to be a global type of chat room or such?  :)

Thanks!

Posted 10 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Global chat is up there on the right side of the screen above your friends. (just left of local chat/im window).  You can also join groups.
    Posted 10 months ago by Sooriyan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've seen the global chat, but have never seen anyone really talk in it.  At least when I'm online.  Hrm.
    Posted 10 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yesterday a person just came up to me and asked me questions about how to play, and i was very happy to chat and make friends.  

    Random Kindness is a good tool for making friends.  Whenever I bestow some, people are very nice to me.
    Posted 10 months ago by Jewel Stoned Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Synnia, you might have been affected by a chat bug in which you are disconnected from chat while changing streets. Just close and reopen the chat window if you notice people have stopped talking.
    Posted 10 months ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Synnia, definitely keep global open while you play. It may be that you were on at one of the odd times when it's quiet, but generally speaking, there's usually something going on in there. ETA: as Tom C said, we do sometimes get booted from global without realising it, so definitely close and reopen it if it seems silent.

    As you continue playing, chances are very good that, as others have pointed out, you'll end up making more friends through random events, encounters, & quests.

    Good luck, and enjoy!
    Posted 10 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just add everyone you see, people love that!
    Posted 10 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hi Synnia, please feel free to send me a friend request, I've been playing a couple of months now and tend to play mostly solitary, more through circumstance than choice (mainly time zones).  I'm about most days, and if there's anything you need help with you just have to ask.
    Posted 10 months ago by Troll Doll Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm sorry elf, but I tend to think that's quite strange. I'm mean... I go to my home page and there's this friend request from a person I'm never met? O.o You can do what you want, but that's just my thoughts/feelings on the matter.
    Posted 10 months ago by Sweet Stuff Ng Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sweet Stuff Ng, I think elf was kidding?  In my experience almost nobody likes that, though perhaps I am showing my age.  ;)  

    Synnia, in addition to all the above tips, the same stuff works as would work in real life - just say something in local chat or IM to anyone you're around who you like the look of, or start saying hi to people you run across frequently. Just say "I like your hat" or "So nice to see another bog-dweller up here" or "Did you see that crazy forum posting" -- not everyone will chat, but some will.  Mining is a good semi-shared activity for meeting people, but I have found friends in many places - at the mailbox, standing in trees, rescuing stranded pigs. 
    Posted 10 months ago by oscarette Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There are many Groups.  Some are for locations such as states or countrys.  Some are for people who came here from other games.  Some are for Hobbies.  Join some Groups that share your interests then when you play, have the Group Chat open (it's the upper Chat).  That will make it easy to meet people with your own interests.

    Zilloween is a fun celebration here at Glitch.  It comes up every couple of months or so.  At that time there is a lot of candy sharing and often large candy sharing parties.  These are usually announced here in the Forums.  You should be able to meet some Friends during that celebration with no trouble.
    Posted 10 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I add everyone because I love them so much.  :-)

    Plus they give me food and pet me.
    Posted 10 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When I started I just explored the world and tried handing everyone a single cherry while saying 'hi'. Now I'm giving out goodie bag to newbies as I can afford to gove a lot more than cherries!
    Got a couple of Glitchy friends that I'll always stop and say hi to and give house keys without worrying.
    Lots more glitchy aquaintences have been made mining, particularly in the 'group mining' zone Neva Neva.
    Never really got in to Global Chat- I'm not very chatty really and found it hard to keep up.
    And as others have mentioned above, you can always join interest groups.
    Posted 10 months ago by Sideco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sweet Stuff Ng - I have this urge to tell everyone I find in game today to send you a friend request. Muh wa ha ha ha ! (evil laugh)...by the way, I'm kidding...or maybe not. Muh wa ha ha ha! Now where did all my sharks with frickin laser beams get off to?
    Posted 10 months ago by Dannelynn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Add me as a friend if you like!:D
    Posted 10 months ago by gracerigney Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Look in the trees for fish.
    Leave notes.
    Tell a story.
    Take invites to parties.
    Throw parties.

    Yesterday, there was a pile of four beers sitting on a rock in Groddle Heights. There was a person just standing about two feet away, just looking at the beers. "Hey," I said. "Hey, are those your beers?"  They didn't say anything. So I said, "Hey. Hey are those your beers?"

    And that person didn't say anything. So I was like, damn. I'm going to take these beers. So I took them. And then I was all like, man. There's no beer here anymore. So I put down one of each of the four cocktails in the game that are served in martini glasses. All the while, this one glitch was standing there, just looking at me.

    So I shouted "UPGRADE!" and I ran away.

    Later, I made the beer into chilli and stuffed it in some other person's bag while they were sleeping.
    Posted 10 months ago by HeyGabe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Add everyone who's replied to you here! :D

    And, like everyone said, saying hi, commenting on nice clothes, etc. always works. In some ways, it's just like real life. Another good idea is to join some groups. :)
    Posted 10 months ago by SeerQueen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • HeyGabe makes me smile. I am glad he is my friend.
    Posted 10 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kookaburra smiling makes me smile.  <smiles>  I'm glad she's my friend.

    :: dances around ::
    You can add me to your friendslist if you like!  I always (almost always) accept friend requests.  And I post stuff semi-regularly in the updates feed too so you know I'm still alive and not a bot or something. Unless I'm a really vociferous bot.  In which case it would be wise to ignore me.  >_>

    <_<
    Posted 10 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Dunno when you're on but feel free to friend me. Added bonus - levitation tours!

    Seriously, I friend just about everyone.
    Posted 10 months ago by Moehr Ossum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Definitely keep global chat open. People tend to pop in occasionally even when it isn't lively. Also, feel free to add me! I'm always down for new friends.
    Posted 10 months ago by 404 - Not Found Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hiya! Forums,global groups, and parties are all a good start. Busy streets are good to and just saying something funny or nice in game is a good way to.
    Posted 10 months ago by Thursday Soleil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for all the advice guys.  Comcast was being dumb and went down for several hours yesterday or I would have been on at night.  I was lurking in global for a bit before the internet went down; so I should be on tonight and say hi to people. :)

    And rescuing stranded pigs, seriously.  I have seen a few in places where I just boggle.  Then I hogtie them and drop them somewhere that makes more sense.
    Posted 10 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How can you not make friends?  Glitchen are almost all total friend-sluts.
    Posted 10 months ago by The Missing Finger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Synnia, there are a couple of groups for porcine rescue - if you find more than one piggy stranded in a single location, you can post in group chat and often some lovely *new friends* will come help you hogtie and relocate.  :) 
    Posted 10 months ago by oscarette Subscriber! | Permalink