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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4721967" data-attributes="member: 54846">I've only been to two cons where I gamed. I've also played in several Game Day events. All of it has been D&D. 3e and 4e.And all of it has made me want to tear my hair out.The adventurers are very, very, very dry. Just 'here's some monsters, hack at them'. The DMs, nor the adventures, encourage any sort of roleplaying - which is why I thought people went to Cons to play. My hands feel tied; unless I do exactly what the little booklet says I should do, then the DM just doesn't seem interested in it. I tried to get into character and felt like a sore thumb.Then you have players who are very, very slow to understand the rules. The "I wait all round, and then on my turn I perouse my options and try to discern them." For someone who knows the rules, and just comes to play, this is disconcerting.Every single time I have done it, with the exception of one, someone at the table has really gotten under my skin. Either a bad DM, or a player. The most recent example was Yesterday at D&D Day; there was a full fledged mentally challenged person at the table. Not incapable of understanding, but utterly unable to verbally contain himself. Is this just what I should expect at Con/Event games? If so, where is the draw/what is the benefit here? Am I simply having a run of bad luck? Or am I just too negative and should button my trap?</blockquote>