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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 665657" data-attributes="member: 1194">It took me awhile to get to post, but I just wanted to say:Straight up, that is exactly how I feel as well, Shalimar.I take the "covenant of gaming" (whatever that is) fairly serious, and consider it a commitment, and a promise that you will uphold your end of that commitment.From what I've experienced, many people don't approach gaming like that. Maybe it's an age thing somewhat, but more likely just a personailty thing.I guess that's why it burns me so much when the _DM_ himself backs out of a game, citing lack of time/interest.Didn't they think about that commitment in the beginning?I have asked pointed questions of many DM's in their recruitment threads to try and impress on them the magnitude of what they are proposing to play. Some seem to say "Let's start a game" without thinking thru the implications.For this reason, I know think there should be a warning on the FAQ for players: DON'T spend too much personal time in creating your PC and customizing it for a PbP game unless you're darned sure that that DM is serious enough to come through.If we calculated the hundreds (probably thousands) of player-hours that DM's who back out of PbP games cost them, perhaps the slavish devotion to DM's this board typically has might be lessened healthily.[rant-ish] My personal opinion about DM's is that they are just more motivated players who choose to have more control over the game - they're not gods, the way most people react to them.They aren't even usually objective, since they have so much to keep in mind, they usually lack the distance re: their world that's necessary to see it from the players' perspective. [/rant]</blockquote>

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