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<blockquote data-quote="CydKnight" data-source="post: 7127189" data-attributes="member: 6873462"><p>In an attempt to view your post neutrally, a few things come to mind as I read it.</p><p></p><p>First, it is my minimal experience at gaming Cons that it can sometimes be difficult to find a minimum number of GMs/DMs to fill all of the game tables. As such the Officials often have to take whoever they can find and hope for the best. For a player this means getting a competent, experienced DM/GM can be hit and miss at these events.</p><p></p><p>With the probability that you will be playing at a table with people you don't know, there can be personality clashes which will lead to degraded experience. Add to that everyone being excited just to be playing at the Con and you will have high expectations which in all likelihood will not be met. Start off the first few games this way and tensions can start to rise creating an environment at the table which can become more adversarial than cooperative.</p><p></p><p>For me the best approach to these events has been to simply go and experience playing with different players and DMs. This often gives me a new perspective on gaming in a way that helps me be more conscious of the expectations of others. It also usually gives me an appreciation for the players and DMs that I play with on a regular basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CydKnight, post: 7127189, member: 6873462"] In an attempt to view your post neutrally, a few things come to mind as I read it. First, it is my minimal experience at gaming Cons that it can sometimes be difficult to find a minimum number of GMs/DMs to fill all of the game tables. As such the Officials often have to take whoever they can find and hope for the best. For a player this means getting a competent, experienced DM/GM can be hit and miss at these events. With the probability that you will be playing at a table with people you don't know, there can be personality clashes which will lead to degraded experience. Add to that everyone being excited just to be playing at the Con and you will have high expectations which in all likelihood will not be met. Start off the first few games this way and tensions can start to rise creating an environment at the table which can become more adversarial than cooperative. For me the best approach to these events has been to simply go and experience playing with different players and DMs. This often gives me a new perspective on gaming in a way that helps me be more conscious of the expectations of others. It also usually gives me an appreciation for the players and DMs that I play with on a regular basis. [/QUOTE]
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