Comradery and Gaming

[Proteus214]

A conundrum that has been bugging me for the past few years. You see comradery amongst sports team members and co-workers all the time, but my question is where does it come from. When a group of people get together for some activity, is it the social friendliness that bonds them, or is it the fact that they are working towards some ultimate goal that brings them closer together?

When I lead a group of people in anything, I always try and keep everyone focused on the goal at hand and comradery is usually a common occurrence, although I have been chastised in the past that my view is wrong.

What do you think?
Does good group mentality come from pre-existing social bonds or is it formed through the achievement of the group itself? Feel free to share your experiences.

 

[Ninjaottsel]

It could be either tbh, depends on the situation imo.

 

[Nickolai77]

Evolution would be my guess. Working together in a group meant that all members in the group where more likely to survive by working collectively. Therefore, certain feelings linked to comradeship and friendship have also evolved to facilitate for this.

 

[Proteus214]

Evolution would be my guess. Working together in a group meant that all members in the group where more likely to survive by working collectively. Therefore, certain feelings linked to comradeship and friendship have also evolved to facilitate for this.

Those are my sentiments exactly, but what happens when you have a group of friends that are then given a different goal entirely?

 

[Merteg]

To try and stave off the boredom and monotony of the job and life.

 

[KarumaK]

People work together for individual profit.

 

[TheMatt]

I think it is both as human beings are naturally gregarious.

Some people are pricks....

"I'm rolling on that for my other character." ... "You're what?"

 

[Tempest Fennac]

I agree with Nickolai, but I think wanting to socialise and achieve things together is the main factor a lot of the time, with avoiding boredom always being the main objective.