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[Plies]

While I can admit to you, embarrassingly, that I have gotten caught up in emotional affairs in certain MMORPG 's, I can assure you that most romance born in game-land are simply that _ a game.

In reality , I didn't know this woman.
I thought I did at the time.
The only thing I really did was end up lending her copious amounts of gold and outfitted her with the best quality armor.

But I didn't spend hours holding her hair back when she's vomiting from the flu like a real life partner has.

I foolishly thought that talking to her for hours on end in voice chat is the key to OUR intimacy.

But I never stared into her eyes and felt the whisper of her voice in my ear like a real life partner can.


My ego was boosted because I bravely slayed any creature that sought to harm her.

But I didn't know what her favorite shoes are.

Or her favorite shampoo.

Or her favorite movie.

Nor did I know her fears, and hopes - Other than attaining max level and scoring epic gear.

I thought it was real, my dear GAFfers.

Trust me. I know. I have been there more times that I'd like to count.

BUT once the smoke-and-mirrors of the online lust and infatuation fade, the two involved are usually left panicked, resentful, and more alone than they care to remember.

Yes, at one time (or a few) in my life, I was a virtual simp.

 

[GHG]

 

[Dr Bass]

What exactly am I reading here?

 

[HRK69]

Aah my daily Plies thread

I can go to sleep now

I just wish my socks weren't wet and miserable

 

[Catphish]

 

[Bernardougf]

 

[Danjin44]

smoke-and-mirrors

I mean I dont play "online" games but I play games same reason I watch movies or listen to music.......it just entertainment, nothing more and nothing less.

 

[HAYA8U5A]

Somebody fell in love with a dude, playing a chick, catfishing another dude.

 

[Topher]

In reality , I didn't know this woman.

Or that she really was a woman

 

[Boralf]

 

[Ceadeus]

When I started WoW I was so new to mmo, I would talk to NPC's thinking they were players.

Imagine if I found out there were female gamers, Jesus Christ I would have turned into the biggest simp.

 

[Pimpbaa]

How do you know it was a girl? We all know MMORPG really stands for Many Men Online Role Playing Girls.

 

[Plies]

How do you know it was a girl? We all know MMORPG really stands for Many Men Online Role Playing Girls.

...

I foolishly thought that talking to her for hours on end in voice chat is the key to OUR intimacy.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Between this and your given up on dating thread and the asking if it's considered cheating because your girlfriend made out with a bunch of her girl friends thread I must admit you are interesting



https://www.neogaf.com/threads/does-it-count-as-cheating-if-its-another-woman-♀%EF%B8%8F.1685645/

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ive-given-up-on-dating.1685442/

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Get a life!

 

[Pimpbaa]

...

He could have easily altered his voice with software. I'm telling you this person has an orc cock!

 

[bender]

 

[diffusionx]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Plies]

He could have easily altered his voice with software. I'm telling you this person has an orc cock!

 

[Bernardougf]

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

I don't think you could have tortured that information out of me.

 

[That Damn Kid]

 

[kpopSuperstar]

 

[Nydius]

Somebody fell in love with a dude, playing a chick, catfishing another dude.

Man, this gives me memories of vanilla WoW days. We had a guy in our guild who went hot and heavy for this "girl". She never spoke in teamspeak and we were all warning him that he was being played. But no, he was adamant that she had to be a woman based on their private conversations. Fast forward a few months later when the truth (that we all knew) was revealed, dude had an epic meltdown.

/gquit, sat in Ironforge Trade Chat going off on an epic rant about men pretending to be women, which got more unhinged as more people interacted with him, and then he ended up getting a 7-day suspension by a game mod for his language.

20 years later and I still laugh about the whole damn thing. Bonshee and Catimel and the Ironforge Meltdown on Skywall.

 

[EntelechyFuff]

I'm thankful to have learned this lesson early. When I was teenager playing FFXI on my PS2, I "met" a "girl" and we would do everything together. Outside of game she would send me the most chaste cleavage selfies you can possibly imagine and I felt like the mack daddy of Gustaberg.

Anyway I did (and still do) play MMOs in such a slack ass touristy way. We were both summoners, and she wanted to get her progression quests done, and I just wanted to sneak/invis over the entire accessible game world at absurdly low levels.

Cut to 2 weeks later where I chance encounter her running around with another higher level summoner, with his massive dong summon trailing behind him.

TL;DR - MMO hoes ain't loyal.

 

[Plies]

hoes ain't loyal.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Back to the 4TB Expansion card thread it is.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

 

[Barakov]

While I can admit to you, embarrassingly, that I have gotten caught up in emotional affairs in certain MMORPG 's, I can assure you that most romance born in game-land are simply that _ a game.

In reality , I didn't know this woman.
I think I did at the time.
The only thing I really did was end up lending her copious amounts of gold and outfitted her with the best quality armor.

But I didn't spend hours holding her hair back when she's vomiting from the flu like a real life partner has.

I foolishly thought that talking to her for hours on end in voice chat is the key to OUR intimacy.

But I never stared into her eyes and felt the whisper of her voice in my ear like a real life partner can.


My ego was boosted because I bravely slayed any creature that sought to harm her.

But I didn't know what her favorite shoes are.

Or her favorite shampoo.

Or her favorite movie.

Nor did I know her fears, and hopes - Other than attaining max level and scoring epic gear.

I thought it was real, my dear GAFfers.

Trust me. I know. I have been there more times that I'd like to count.

BUT once the smoke-and-mirrors of the online lust and infatuation fade, the two involved are usually left panicked, resentful, and more alone than they care to remember.

Yes, at one time (or a few) in my life, I was a virtual simp.

Well, it's Friday somewhere.

 

[jshackles]

Did you steal her lunch?

 

[Plies]

Did you steal her lunch?

I never met her IRL.

 

[CGNoire]

You can have my lunch if it makes ya feel any better.

 

[Plies]

You can have my lunch if it makes ya feel any better.

 

[struggler_guts]

Sheeesh, I hope you're young OP cause I feel like we all went through varying degrees of this but as kids on like chat rooms or shitty flash games or the early days of wow and diablo type shit.

Rule 1 of internet safety, you never know who you're really interacting with

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

bro

 

[Plies]

bro

It can happen to the best of us.
Take it as a cautionary tale.

 

[Rentahamster]

Did you steal her lunch?

It was in her box.

 

[TexMex]

Where is your handler

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

 

[Kuranghi]

Did you talk dirty with her on voice chat?

 

[Connificent]

 

[Plies]

Did you talk dirty with her on voice chat?

We mostly talked about her cats and how jerky her ex-boyfriends were.

 

[Judge Magister]

 

[OverHeat]

Damn OP that's depressing as fuck

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

Dear OP, nobody needs to hear about your adventures in extreme loserdom.

 

[Garibaldi]

A lovely little bit of morning coffee drama. Thanks

I hope (s)he remembers you fondly.

 

[SamuraiEdge]

 

[Robb]

 

[Soodanim]

Thanks again for the gold and armour btw