I've always tried to treat cliques as a mirror of RL. Just how many of us here have time to be social butterflies and meet someone new every day? How many of us -wants- to do that? From what I've seen and heard around the game and in forums, a lot of RPers have social difficulties and have only a small group of friends in the real world that we actively communicate with. I don't think it's wrong if the world in-game is like that for us too.
I've heard a lot of promotion of this whole 'IC and OOC line' thing, but at the heart of it, not all of us are able to switch into a polar opposite of ourselves as soon as we log in and be able to confidently welcome strangers into our circles of people we trust. Kudos to those who manage to do it though, because as much as it can be frightening to have a stranger try to RP and become a part of what we want to cherish and protect, I'm sure the people trying to involve themselves are feeling similar emotions.
I'm just glad that this forum has developed so well to help people find like-minded RPers. A big thank you for those who commit their time into doing that. Ultimately, I think that anyone who tries to blame someone else for having a group of friends and wanting to hold onto that stability in their life should just try to keep a cool head. Just think about how you would feel IRL.
I've heard a lot of promotion of this whole 'IC and OOC line' thing, but at the heart of it, not all of us are able to switch into a polar opposite of ourselves as soon as we log in and be able to confidently welcome strangers into our circles of people we trust. Kudos to those who manage to do it though, because as much as it can be frightening to have a stranger try to RP and become a part of what we want to cherish and protect, I'm sure the people trying to involve themselves are feeling similar emotions.
I'm just glad that this forum has developed so well to help people find like-minded RPers. A big thank you for those who commit their time into doing that. Ultimately, I think that anyone who tries to blame someone else for having a group of friends and wanting to hold onto that stability in their life should just try to keep a cool head. Just think about how you would feel IRL.
