A game that got me friends.

Around three years ago I started playing a game called Arma 2. I was playing on a server I created and I was looking for people to join the server to help with a video series I was going to do. I waited a little while and over time a few people joined. I asked the people who had joined if they had Skype so I could explain what I wanted help with. Most of them didn't have Skype. But there were two of them that did. I had no idea that these two people would become some of my closest internet friends. I call them "internet" friends because they live far away and really can't be considered friends that I can hang out with in real life, but they are treated no different none the less. Three years later we are still friends and it is amazing to think our friendships have grown stronger just by playing video games together. Unlike my friends that I can hang out in real life with, which I can play video games with them also, but most of the interaction is done outside of the game. My friends that are strictly friends online are what I feel the same kind of friends that I have where I live but sometimes, my online friends will be more a part of my social life rather than some of my IRL friends. I really don't understand the term IRL (in real life.) because wouldn't it be also considered real life if I were talking to someone on Skype? I don't know but that is the term people use to distinguish their friends that they see and hang out with rather than the ones they talk to online. But before I get too side tracked I would like to talk about I am glad to have to technology we have in today's world. I don't think I would have half of the friends I have today if it weren't for Skype and video games. I mean most of my friends I had met in school and talked to on a daily basis when in school, have since moved on and most hardly keep in touch with me anymore, but like I was warned at a younger age, all of that is just a necessary part of life. What I wasn't told is that I would meet some of the most entertaining fun people to talk to, and people that kept sane on the hard days, or weeks of my life, while playing video games, and talking to on Skype. The memories we shared while playing games were awesome and held much laughter. Some of these memories I can play back because they were recorded on gaming videos on my YouTube channel. I think there is just one puzzle piece left to put together at this point. You see the two friends I met that one day on the server I plan to meet up with in real life. One of them lives in Texas. His name is Kevin. Now I am not sure if meeting him would ever be possible but if I am ever on his side of the state on a trip there I will definitely meet up with him. The other one lives closer than I even thought he would have. My friend Travis, turns out to live in a small town only about two hours away from where I live! Now all I would have to do to go meet him is save up some road trip gas money and get directions! The only thing that keeps me wondering is: will these friends stick around?