to the OP
man, yes it is a video game, but all the people you play with are actual real people, not NPC's man. imo you should have gone out of character.
i have been an MMO player for the better part of 5 years and met several very cool people i still keep in touch with through a video game. i mean you spend time with these people like real life friends so why not treat them like one? some of the people i have played with have had kids, lost parents (one of the guys i played with actually lost both his parents in the 9/11 twin tower incident) dogs, had surgeries, stomach stapling, etc etc, we talked about real life things because we are real people.
i am sure that the dude you were playing with knows that you care, but i mean, don't feel weird about extending your care for another human being even if you just know them through a video game/internet.
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