Nobody really, I played for a couple months on the sever before I was like, "hey, I should sign up". The rest is history. I dont really recall being close to anyone before I sgned up...
Right after I joined, Toothpaste, Moe, Blackhawksniper, and a few others I dont even remember now (=[ <3) were really tight and we used to rip avalanche together. Great times.