Is this a good game for an introvert to try and find friends?

[Capricorn Anomaly]

Wondering if anybody has some experience with this sort of thing? I've read some good experiences from people similar to myself in regards to this specific game but I'm still a little uncertain. Usually I just play co-op with my wife but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out. I was always terrified of running into absolute morons, idiots (even worse when you realize they're your age, 30+)..... so I stay to myself for peace of mind. Really I just really dislike toxicity and trolls.

Thanks for taking the time to read :)

[bobster66]

It's a good game for an introvert to play alone. But to find friends? Possibly, but there has to be better games for that. This game leans heavily towards solo play for most of the experience, with only occasional brief interactions with others.

[Festivized-Nugget]

There are many very nice people in this game, more than not you you run into the nice people; has there been bad people? yes. I would recommend finding discords full of people who love this game, as usually they are filled with the nice people.

Not going to promote certain discords, but they are out there.

[Hefutoxin]

While I did make a friend here, there is no native text chat, so everything is through a Mic.

I'd suggest Dungeons & Dragons Online, Guild Wars 2, or trying out random Multiplayer servers in Project Zomboid.

[Dezktop]

the game don't support 2 players doing the story line just fyi you will have to do every single instanced quest twice.( not counting when they bug out and you need to do them again cause of that :-)

[lockwoodx]

Originally posted by Enigmatika:

Wondering if anybody has some experience with this sort of thing? I've read some good experiences from people similar to myself in regards to this specific game but I'm still a little uncertain. Usually I just play co-op with my wife but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out. I was always terrified of running into absolute morons, idiots (even worse when you realize they're your age, 30+)..... so I stay to myself for peace of mind. Really I just really dislike toxicity and trolls.

Thanks for taking the time to read :)

I'd say you have a much better chance with this game than most:
The good news is you won't have to mess with discord.
The bad news (for introverts) is you'll have to use in-game voicechat.
The not so bad news is only people on your team will hear you so it's a very personal experience.
The best news is its easy to add friends and find them later.
The worst news is if more than 4 of you want to play together too bad and you'll be forced back to discord.

edit: Now I'll answer the other part of your question. If you're that intolerant of running into people who are different than you then video games might not be for you.

[Capricorn Anomaly]

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

Originally posted by Enigmatika:

Wondering if anybody has some experience with this sort of thing? I've read some good experiences from people similar to myself in regards to this specific game but I'm still a little uncertain. Usually I just play co-op with my wife but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out. I was always terrified of running into absolute morons, idiots (even worse when you realize they're your age, 30+)..... so I stay to myself for peace of mind. Really I just really dislike toxicity and trolls.

Thanks for taking the time to read :)

I'd say you have a much better chance with this game than most:
The good news is you won't have to mess with discord.
The bad news (for introverts) is you'll have to use in-game voicechat.
The not so bad news is only people on your team will hear you so it's a very personal experience.
The best news is its easy to add friends and find them later.
The worst news is if more than 4 of you want to play together too bad and you'll be forced back to discord.

edit: Now I'll answer the other part of your question. If you're that intolerant of running into people who are different than you then video games might not be for you.

I appreciate your input but I would like to address that last part. It's not about being intolerant of people that are different than me, it's about not wanting to deal with trolls and toxicity, there's a difference. Perhaps I should have made that more clear in the post. But thanks nevertheless.

[lockwoodx]

Originally posted by LightUnknown77:

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

edit: Now I'll answer the other part of your question. If you're that intolerant of running into people who are different than you then video games might not be for you.

You didn't try to understand what OP meant.

I perfectly understand what they meant. Games are an escape. Running into morons who spout politics or other taboo subjects can be an unpleasant experience. For those whom are exhausted, an even worse one when it happens within their outlet from the real world. The OP however was interested in the possibility of making friends and if you haven't checked the manual lately, that entails getting to know potential suitors beyond the dermis level. In my evaluation the OP was asking for a safe space more than overcoming introversion, but I took the time to provide input for both questions.

[lockwoodx]

I'll also point out this game has EXTENSIVE if not the most options I've ever seen in an online game to report, mute, blacklist, and etc... someone you don't like. It has everything but contact Bethesda HQ.

[Lerch2000]

Originally posted by Enigmatika:

Wondering if anybody has some experience with this sort of thing? I've read some good experiences from people similar to myself in regards to this specific game but I'm still a little uncertain. Usually I just play co-op with my wife but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out. I was always terrified of running into absolute morons, idiots (even worse when you realize they're your age, 30+)..... so I stay to myself for peace of mind. Really I just really dislike toxicity and trolls.

Thanks for taking the time to read :)

most of the issues you will encounter will be here in the discussion boards (go figure), but in the game itself with the lack of text, it's fairly uncommon.

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

I perfectly understand what they meant. Games are an escape. Running into morons who spout politics or other taboo subjects can be an unpleasant experience. For those whom are exhausted, an even worse one when it happens within their outlet from the real world. The OP however was interested in the possibility of making friends and if you haven't checked the manual lately, that entails getting to know potential suitors beyond the dermis level. In my evaluation the OP was asking for a safe space more than overcoming introversion, but I took the time to provide input for both questions.

Everyone else took it as an introvert wanting to know if the game has a decent community for making a friend or two, or if there was a significant amount of toxic people.

You "massaged" the meaning of his words to insinuate he was intolerant of people who are different from him and wanting a safe space instead of overcoming introversion.

I'm not sure what you think introverts are, but it's not a negative trait that needs to be overcome. Introversion is just as normal as extroversion.

[lockwoodx]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

I'm not sure what you think introverts are, but it's not a negative trait that needs to be overcome. Introversion is just as normal as extroversion.

I'm not about to explain what introverts are if you can't properly understand I wasn't being negative. I was being accurate.

[Lerch2000]

Like I said
"most of the issues you will encounter will be here in the discussion boards"

why is this and argument issue?

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

I'm not sure what you think introverts are, but it's not a negative trait that needs to be overcome. Introversion is just as normal as extroversion.

I'm not about to explain what introverts are if you can't properly understand I wasn't being negative. I was being accurate.

Uh huh.

Originally posted by Lerch2000:

Like I said
"most of the issues you will encounter will be here in the discussion boards"

why is this and argument issue?

Fallout 76 PvP only exists on the forums now.

[Percello]

Introvert and wanting friends? Didn't know that was a thing. But to answer your question, Sure. Game has good solo play for the introvert side and there's people if you want to make friends.

[lockwoodx]

Originally posted by LightUnknown77:

Originally posted by JG Wentsworth:

I'm not about to explain what introverts are if you can't properly understand I wasn't being negative. I was being accurate.

Correction. According to your own perception, you are accurate. Not trying to start a war, but you whipped out the chessboard.

It's in my nature as a hyper-competitive individual. Their queen's gambit however, was no match for my albin.