I used to honestly run around and waste money. I was ALWAYS broke and never carried ready made food with me. This resulted in me eating a TON of allspice to get out of a valley. I had to call my friend to come rescue me some times hehe. I also used to mine in Ajaya Bliss! One of us!
I was a very goals and number oriented sort of player I loved socializing and friends, I was a Greeter and Live Help Guide by the end, as well as a dedicated Game of Crowns groupie and passable PBMS participant. Mostly I loved to set my own goals and just while away the hours amassing things. I was one of the first players to level 60 in the imagination based level system. Fourth or Sixth if I remember right :P I had about a bajillion favor with Grendaline. I adored badges. I had no qualms with putting the TV on and grinding out ten plus hours for a shiny badge. I rode the hell out of that subway let me tell you. I also was a dedicated hoarder. One of my favorite things to do was to envision some new content like herb sundaes, and then save up like ten thousand of each herb telling myself I'd make a killing when they released them. (Spoiler alert: herb sundaes never happened.) That was me though. Avid socializer and self-destructive grindy gamer :')
I often played alone but I always had a Group Chat going so, although I was alone in play I was very active in Chats. Occasional parties and Zilloween were when I was pretty active with my Friends. I was a Greeter so I did interact with new players most days. That was great Fun for me and I hope that the Newbs enjoyed it too.
I played alone but.. but.. I have met lovely ppl an I had tons of fun throwing party and be social as well in game, what I miss most is that we could play in both way, some days alone or just by chatting was easy to find friends to make new project with or just have a chillout party at someone home. Surely in late alpha (when I joined) and early beta, we used to be really helpful with each other, socialize and share was a very common way to play, the Help Chat was made to share any problem you could have in game also because there werent any greaters when I joined so we had to help each other
I played mostly by myself(6months) until one fateful day I met Helcat in game and she introduced me to people and broke the ice so to speak. Met some some really good people while playing the game
I started as a lone player. I didn't know anyone that played and while I'm pretty outgoing in RL, I'm weirdly shy in game. So I played happily by myself for a while until I started making small bags of basic items, dropping them in new players' inventories, and running away. Most players were bewildered and some would get a "thanks" out before I hopped to a new street and I cackled in happiness every single time. Until one day, a new player followed me and demanded why I had given him a bag of stuff. That began my first Glitch friendship (Rev...where are you!?) and we used to mine together a lot. Eventually I ended up in Ajaya and was snarkily teasing the "cool kids" and suddenly I was accepted as One. So many crazy times in that mine. There was tombstone art with Zubes. And house decorating with Sisfwip. And GoC sessions with some very patient, very GOOD players who's names I'm currently blanking on. And then sometimes, I would still strike out on my own, loving the solitude that Glitch could offer.
There were times (very rare times in my experience) that Glitch felt clique-ish or intimidating. But it helped me get past some of my online shyness since once I really started talking to someone else, I would realize that most Glitchen were very similar in a lot of ways.
Yes, @"Sweet Tangerine", I always kinda felt like it was clique-y. By the time I joined (late August '12) everyone already knew eachother and I would sit and watch Global but while never being able to get a word in haha. Hopefully this time I can make more than like 2 friends
I am quite shy and mostly played alone. I very much enjoyed the earlier street projects though. It didn't take much effort to get in touch with others there.
I played alone because I had huge lag problems which fortunately I have no more. Also because most of the players I had made friends with in the forums were in different time zones. I remember being sad that in beta I could never be online for the closing parties... who knows this time round
Oh the nostalgia I will feel if the Eleven beta operates similarly to the Glitch beta! I can only assume a lot of things will be different, what with the webapp having to be almost totally recreated though, if I have my facts straight... : )
I started off playing on my own and I was happy to play alone, as I tended to spend a lot of my free time on there... probably more than I should have, haha. After I shared the game with friends and they slowly came over Glitch became even better. Then I found a great co-op community where we left gifts in each other's houses and free to take items outside. It was the best tree house community ever. That really made Glitch the best, the community I loved it. And I would always have fun teaming up with random Glitches on missions.
I definitely played alone, trying to remember places that I liked the most and ending up across the map, forgetting those first areas. I think I explored a bit too much instead of settling down and building myself something to be proud of. Like a home and fortune!
I played alone, too. Looking back, I wish I hadn't, because there are some very, very nice Glitchen that I got to know a little bit after The End. I had one IRL friend play with me sometimes, but he wasn't as into the game as I was.
Close to The End, I traveled along with someone and went to each party space with him/her so that he/she could take snapshots of the areas. That was fun, and I wish I had done more things like that sooner!
I thought I was mostly alone in playing alone. lol. I lurked in Global, sometimes connected with rl friends who played, but mostly loved to explore, pet piggies, milk butterflys, and gather stuff.
I started out by my self . But i soon made lots of buddies to play with from all over the globe I miss that the most . and the parties , teleport racing , my house , animals , garden ect....
As an extroverted introvert I felt so lucky to be in a game that let me play accordingly. Good days with high energy and happiness were made better by playing with everybody. Low energy days or insomniac nights were made better by playing alone. Shy days could be overcome and sad days could be turned around by an act of random kindness whether giving or receiving. And glitch was the one place I could go and be myself without fear cause if I said or did something that was goofy or dorky or silly or sweet or jerky or weird, it was ok cause it's glitch! Best community ever. Glitch gave me some of the best bff's I could ever wish to play with who had no idea how many times they got me thru some really tough rl times by just letting me tag along. But no matter what, playing with my wardrobe and decorating my house with my collections made me incredibly happy.
Coolbetty, that is exactly the way I played! I bet you a TON of people played that way. I wasn't very social on a day-to-day basis in the main/general chat, especially when it started getting really big and there were a ton of people chatting. When I wanted to be social, I worked on projects and chatted locally with the people there, or I went to a busy mining spot and chatted with people there.
I mostly ran around by myself and yammered with people in global chat. Sometimes I went on resource-gathering excursions with a friend or two, and I was always fond of no-no parties
I was a loner, but I loved to silently help other Glitchen in passing, when I could. I mostly alternated between exploring around Ur and hanging out in my home, tending crops, cooking, and making booze. I was really hoping to help fight rooks, eventually, but I never got around to leveling the right skills. oops!
@coolbetty, exactly, Glitch was one of the few places I almost always felt _safe_. I could get online when I was having relly bad anxiety or something, and tell people about it, and they'd say the _right_ things. Not always (cos nobody's perfect) but nearly all of the time.
I played on my own, explored, quested, and crafted. I liked that there were so many other ways to game to get involved with other players, but I never really used any of those functions. I liked using the mental skills to make glitchens around me happy. That was probably my favorite skill, and the only way I socialised. I'd build up enough energy through meditation, and then I'd blast everybody with happiness, and move to the next area before anybody could properly thank me. I loved how the game allowed people to randomly make others happier in so many ways. I chose to use that skill, but many others would leave nice notes, or leave items, or hug or kiss, or play games or invite random players to parties. So many nice things to do for strangers! I loved it.
I've recently remembered a little detail of my playing that brought me a lot of joy. I used to collect the meals I'd get as bonuses for things and some of the spawning food items from places I'd frequent. I'd throw them all into bags in a cabinet at home until those bags were full and then I'd either use them for treats at a party or hide full stacks around Ur or fill smaller bags full and label them accordingly. I liked to feel like I was letting the will of the Giants move me
I was loner, but I had a friend named Plue44 that I traveled with. Usually I was out collecting and getting things to improve my house, and also collecting and racing Cubimals.
I played alone much of the time but met some wonderful friends. An alt got involved in Civility and after that I joined in some great group adventures, but I was happy exploring and making on my own while talking on chat to some lovely people. (You know who you are FE!) I am so pleased to see many of their names here, look forward to more chats in future!
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I started as a lone player. I didn't know anyone that played and while I'm pretty outgoing in RL, I'm weirdly shy in game. So I played happily by myself for a while until I started making small bags of basic items, dropping them in new players' inventories, and running away. Most players were bewildered and some would get a "thanks" out before I hopped to a new street and I cackled in happiness every single time. Until one day, a new player followed me and demanded why I had given him a bag of stuff. That began my first Glitch friendship (Rev...where are you!?) and we used to mine together a lot. Eventually I ended up in Ajaya and was snarkily teasing the "cool kids" and suddenly I was accepted as One. So many crazy times in that mine. There was tombstone art with Zubes. And house decorating with Sisfwip. And GoC sessions with some very patient, very GOOD players who's names I'm currently blanking on. And then sometimes, I would still strike out on my own, loving the solitude that Glitch could offer.
There were times (very rare times in my experience) that Glitch felt clique-ish or intimidating. But it helped me get past some of my online shyness since once I really started talking to someone else, I would realize that most Glitchen were very similar in a lot of ways.
Close to The End, I traveled along with someone and went to each party space with him/her so that he/she could take snapshots of the areas. That was fun, and I wish I had done more things like that sooner!
I used to collect the meals I'd get as bonuses for things and some of the spawning food items from places I'd frequent. I'd throw them all into bags in a cabinet at home until those bags were full and then I'd either use them for treats at a party or hide full stacks around Ur or fill smaller bags full and label them accordingly. I liked to feel like I was letting the will of the Giants move me