Shadowslayer
Explorer
Lord Zardoz said:I personally think that the Internet is a great tool for finding potential games, but using that method pretty much opens you up to the magical world of "Meeting Strangers over the Internet", which has an even money chance into turning into a horror story as it does of succeeding.
Well yes, but "even money" means 50/50. So its just as likely to be a success as a nightmare.
When someone responds, invite him out for a coffee and see if anything clicks. (and try to find something in common besides gaming) If he's the sort of guy you could see yourself hanging out with then great. If not, you blew a buck for a coffee and a half hour's time. Yeah you'll meet some oddballs, but so what? No one said you have to game with everyone who responds.
So yes, it really IS like running a singles ad. Just remember that there's lots of stories about people who were successful going that route. "Meeting strangers over the internet" sometimes DOES have a happy ending.
I know it sounds hokey, but really, if you take the attitude that you just want to meet some new friends, (friends first, game later) then you'll be successful if you keep at it.