03-08-2016, 09:56 AM
(a little bit of a ramble, bit I just wanted to share some of my experiences and thoughts, too)
I do get a little angry when people say the friendships made in here are not transferable to real life. Somebody I met in the game is now somebody I consider my closest friend. I've met people who have helped me through exceptionally dark periods, and I have grown close enough to some people to truly call them family.
I don't entirely remember why I joined MnF Club, but I did play the Beta briefly before returning when it was released. I made an avatar to look similar to me (longish dark blonde hair, chin fluff, a fairly constant 'I don't know what is going on here' sort of look). I would play it for a couple of hours at a time, and blitzed my way to level 5 within the first week or so. After that I lost interest, but stumbled across the Alley in Beaver Bash. My interest in the sex scenes slowly faded and the more social side of the game took over. Since then, the Alley has been my (in game) home.
What surprised me at first, during my early days as part of the 'Alley crowd', was the range topics covered in conversations. Very little mention of sex was made, except from those looking to hook up; books, films, politics, religion, music and food were, and still are, among the more popular topics. It's become a running joke, I guess, that whenever people start talking about sex, people respond with mock horror and surprise, because it is something that isn't really spoken of much.
I know that to some, MnF Club is just another sex game; somewhere to waste a couple of hours, get themselves (and maybe others) off, and leave. For me though, it really is a community, filled with an incredible range of characters and personalities. The reason I come back everyday is to hang out with friends, engage in conversation, be part of this awesome community. The sex side of things, it's nice to indulge, but to me is secondary.
I do get a little angry when people say the friendships made in here are not transferable to real life. Somebody I met in the game is now somebody I consider my closest friend. I've met people who have helped me through exceptionally dark periods, and I have grown close enough to some people to truly call them family.
I don't entirely remember why I joined MnF Club, but I did play the Beta briefly before returning when it was released. I made an avatar to look similar to me (longish dark blonde hair, chin fluff, a fairly constant 'I don't know what is going on here' sort of look). I would play it for a couple of hours at a time, and blitzed my way to level 5 within the first week or so. After that I lost interest, but stumbled across the Alley in Beaver Bash. My interest in the sex scenes slowly faded and the more social side of the game took over. Since then, the Alley has been my (in game) home.
What surprised me at first, during my early days as part of the 'Alley crowd', was the range topics covered in conversations. Very little mention of sex was made, except from those looking to hook up; books, films, politics, religion, music and food were, and still are, among the more popular topics. It's become a running joke, I guess, that whenever people start talking about sex, people respond with mock horror and surprise, because it is something that isn't really spoken of much.
I know that to some, MnF Club is just another sex game; somewhere to waste a couple of hours, get themselves (and maybe others) off, and leave. For me though, it really is a community, filled with an incredible range of characters and personalities. The reason I come back everyday is to hang out with friends, engage in conversation, be part of this awesome community. The sex side of things, it's nice to indulge, but to me is secondary.