4 Useful Social Skills To Help You Make In-Game Friends Immediately
Whether you’re forging connections in real life or trying to make friends in the worlds of fun online games like Wizard101, the same social skills apply. Are you looking to add more people to your Friends List or fill in the gold stars next to existing members’ names to identify them as best friends? You can’t go wrong if you keep these social skills in mind!
Be polite
When you’re asking a family member to pass the salt at dinner or imploring a Life Wizard to heal you in the heat of battle while enjoying online games with friends, politeness is key. If you and the person you’re talking to both have Text Chat privileges, you have the freedom to choose your words carefully—but make sure “please” and “thank you” are among them! Meanwhile, the more restrictive Menu Chat still has plenty of polite options, from “Can you help me please?” to “Thanks for the help.” Think about leading with those rather than the more stern “I need more Health” and “Hurry up.”
Offer compliments
A compliment can make someone’s day in real life, and the same thing is true of addicting online games. If you’ve been in The Commons lately, you’ll know what an astonishing array of gear, mounts and pets are available. If one of these catches your eye, it costs nothing but a few seconds of your time to compliment its owner. If you and the other player have Text Chat, go right on up and let the person know that you think his or her Fennec Fox pet has cute ears, or that the new Evil Sandman pet is too cool for school. Menu Chat requires you to be a little less specific, but you can still say “I like your pet.”
Give and take
As with any relationship, a Wizard101 friendship requires give and take. Don’t ask people to teleport into your battle against a fearsome boss or help you find Fire Blossoms for your crafting project if you’re not prepared to do the same for them.
Be reliable
Don’t you hate when a friend commits to something and then flakes out? Whether you were supposed to meet at the mall after school or fight Malistaire together in Dragonspyre, one thing’s for sure—being left hanging doesn’t feel good. If you commit to helping someone out, be sure to honor that promise in both the real world and the Spiral!
In terms of online games to play with friends, Wizard101 is a great choice. Being polite, complimentary, reliable and prepared to give and take will go a long way when you’re trying to make in-game friends.
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Excellent advice. Wizards who don’t follow these common sense rules are wizards I don’t want to be around. Invest in the few extra key strokes to be polite, there are many people who will like you much better for it 🙂
politeness should go without saying ! Sadly there are still rude players about. Hate when they leave half through a dungeon battle without saying a word .
Ah, I follow these characteristics and help people along the way, it feels great to help wizards with quests or other things they need help with.
Cool! I like how it gives you tips on how to be a good social person! 😀