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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 484002" data-attributes="member: 2020">Posted:&nbsp; Have you ever actually been to a con?&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp; I've been to dozens of conventions.&nbsp; I have been a convention goer since 1985.&nbsp; Gen Con.&nbsp; Origins.&nbsp; Three Rivers.&nbsp; Winter Fantasy.&nbsp; Andcon.&nbsp; U-Con.&nbsp; Cubicon.&nbsp; Nova.&nbsp; MichiCon.&nbsp; I could name a few more ...&nbsp; &nbsp; Posted:&nbsp; I realize that what you said there is an ideal of the way it is supposed to happen. But very seldomly does it happen that way.&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp; I have been at over 100 RPGA events.&nbsp; It happens exactly the way I've laid it out.&nbsp; The system works ... it works, and they work very hard to make it work.&nbsp; Posted:&nbsp; For instance, in 2001 my friends and I played in the DnD open at GenCon. It was three rounds long.&nbsp; One GM sat at the table and ate scabs off his arms. I kid you not.&nbsp; The first GM was so HORRIBLY biased that there were people NEARBY complaining for us!&nbsp; The third GM, however, was good. I will give you that.&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp; I have had a few bad Judges myself in the RPGA.&nbsp; And, a lot of good Judges.&nbsp; It is not easy, being a DM.&nbsp; It is certainly not easy, being one for 12 hours straight, day after day (I, certainly, could not do a good job of DMing, if I had to do it for 12 hours a day, for 3 days straight.)&nbsp; Also, the RPGA is likely to remove the Judge from Judging, if he eats scabs off his arm.&nbsp; They will not put up with that kind of behavior out of their Judges, anymore than they will put up with disruptive players.&nbsp; Posted:&nbsp; Now, I dont have a problem with the utopic light that you shed on the RPGA, except that in my personal experience it hasn't been that way. Ever.&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp; I did not cast the RPGA in a utopian light.&nbsp; I'm saying they work hard and they contribute something very good at conventions.&nbsp; They are a worthwhile organization, and deserve people's consideration.&nbsp; Posted:&nbsp; I have been to enough cons to be one-upped at a table because soemone knew a judge or an organizer and got to sit out More than Once.&nbsp; The RPGA is just like any other organization. If you are in the know with enough people, your experience is fine and dandy, but if you are not it isn't.&nbsp; Comment:&nbsp; All gaming groups have their problems.&nbsp; I never said the RPGA was perfect.&nbsp; What I said was the RPGA provides a chance for a convention-goer to have an enjoyable game, or many enjoyable games, where otherwise that person might not have any chance at the convention.&nbsp; It is not true that you have to be In The Know to have an enjoyable experience, in the RPGA.&nbsp; I am not In The Know in the RPGA, as it were, and I have had many enjoyable experiences with them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 484002, member: 2020"] Posted: Have you ever actually been to a con? Answer: I've been to dozens of conventions. I have been a convention goer since 1985. Gen Con. Origins. Three Rivers. Winter Fantasy. Andcon. U-Con. Cubicon. Nova. MichiCon. I could name a few more ... Posted: I realize that what you said there is an ideal of the way it is supposed to happen. But very seldomly does it happen that way. Answer: I have been at over 100 RPGA events. It happens exactly the way I've laid it out. The system works ... it works, and they work very hard to make it work. Posted: For instance, in 2001 my friends and I played in the DnD open at GenCon. It was three rounds long. One GM sat at the table and ate scabs off his arms. I kid you not. The first GM was so HORRIBLY biased that there were people NEARBY complaining for us! The third GM, however, was good. I will give you that. Answer: I have had a few bad Judges myself in the RPGA. And, a lot of good Judges. It is not easy, being a DM. It is certainly not easy, being one for 12 hours straight, day after day (I, certainly, could not do a good job of DMing, if I had to do it for 12 hours a day, for 3 days straight.) Also, the RPGA is likely to remove the Judge from Judging, if he eats scabs off his arm. They will not put up with that kind of behavior out of their Judges, anymore than they will put up with disruptive players. Posted: Now, I dont have a problem with the utopic light that you shed on the RPGA, except that in my personal experience it hasn't been that way. Ever. Answer: I did not cast the RPGA in a utopian light. I'm saying they work hard and they contribute something very good at conventions. They are a worthwhile organization, and deserve people's consideration. Posted: I have been to enough cons to be one-upped at a table because soemone knew a judge or an organizer and got to sit out More than Once. The RPGA is just like any other organization. If you are in the know with enough people, your experience is fine and dandy, but if you are not it isn't. Comment: All gaming groups have their problems. I never said the RPGA was perfect. What I said was the RPGA provides a chance for a convention-goer to have an enjoyable game, or many enjoyable games, where otherwise that person might not have any chance at the convention. It is not true that you have to be In The Know to have an enjoyable experience, in the RPGA. I am not In The Know in the RPGA, as it were, and I have had many enjoyable experiences with them. [/QUOTE]

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