Find Your Online Love Match ... With an Elf
Online games are no longer just for the proverbial basement dweller any longer as everyone from high-powered CEOs to your granny are meeting up in games like 'World of Warcraft' and 'Everquest' to slay beasts, gather wealth and sometimes even hook up.
Recently the BBC took a look into the phenomenon of gamers finding potential mates through the unconventional means of online role-playing games. While tales of online monitor-jockeys getting together to swap more than just discs aren't anything new, to many these type of matches still seem limited to the nerd crowd. But, the reasons people continue to find love in video games are actually quite universal.
First of all, by picking up a gaming habit that appeals to you, you ensure that anyone you meet in-game at least has that in common with you. You've already narrowed the populous down much more quickly than is possible in most normal social situations, and you've done it without having to suffer through the small talk coupled with bad breath.
One must, however, be able to read between the lines. Just by looking at someone's online avatar you won't be able to tell if they are a hard worker, a caring lover or if they are even the gender they appear as in the game. We won't fathom the amount of hearts broken by the words "actually, I'm a dude, dude."
But by engaging in conversation or joining a group of adventurers on a similar path as your own, you may be able to quickly determine just what kind of people you are dealing with by the way they conduct themselves throughout a variety of scenarios. Are they quick to give up a fight? Do they steal all your loot? Do they talk too much? Or do they have all the best armor, a coffer full of gold and a strong, silent demeanor (like us – wink wink)? Believe it or not, these signs often translate into real world personality traits.
While most of the world may not cast aside animal attraction anytime soon, (the tried and true method of "buy drinks, face rejection, repeat" still yields some surprisingly amazing results, after all), the Internet continues to prove it's use beyond porn and identity theft as a spyglass into human behavior.
From BBC
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