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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 8924890" data-attributes="member: 6684958">Well, Id say that the small group of posters only play with a small circle of people.&nbsp; That seems to be very common.&nbsp; As is the typical once a week game.&nbsp; So, I'm the other type of DM, running eight games a week( one each tues and thurs, and three sat and sun) and an occasional pick up game.&nbsp; So roughly 35 players, and I'm only friends with nine of them (my bar for friends is super high), the rest I know...and a good handful I do not get along with even slightly(though yes, we game for four hours).&nbsp; I have gamed with thousands of strangers.&nbsp; In the old days, I could just go to the mall (remember malls) and wait to see who randomly showed up.&nbsp; Now a days I game at the library/center, often with strangers 13(the minimum aged &quot;allowed&quot;)-60+Well, I doubt anyone has given up gaming forever from my game experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; They just go to other games.&nbsp; There are anti-my types of games advertised.&nbsp; And then for a crazy fun twist...one of them groups wanted to play Spelljammer.&nbsp; Their DM did not feel like doing it, and they could not find one.&nbsp; So...they asked me.&nbsp; They even agreed to my house rules (that they hated back then).&nbsp; And now this is my sat afternoon group, and they found my house rules &quot;not so bad&quot;....I find it odd you think so.&nbsp; Really for ANY social activity go gather five people and you will likely get at least one that will try to 'bend things' and one that out right cheats.&nbsp; And it's very common in RPGs too.&nbsp; A lot of players only care about themselves and their own fun.&nbsp; And too many players idea of fun is to ruin the fun of others.A LOT of players (and people) need a leader with authority or they do lots of bad stuff.&nbsp; This is just human nature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 8924890, member: 6684958"] Well, Id say that the small group of posters only play with a small circle of people. That seems to be very common. As is the typical once a week game. So, I'm the other type of DM, running eight games a week( one each tues and thurs, and three sat and sun) and an occasional pick up game. So roughly 35 players, and I'm only friends with nine of them (my bar for friends is super high), the rest I know...and a good handful I do not get along with even slightly(though yes, we game for four hours). I have gamed with thousands of strangers. In the old days, I could just go to the mall (remember malls) and wait to see who randomly showed up. Now a days I game at the library/center, often with strangers 13(the minimum aged "allowed")-60+ Well, I doubt anyone has given up gaming forever from my game experience. They just go to other games. There are anti-my types of games advertised. And then for a crazy fun twist...one of them groups wanted to play Spelljammer. Their DM did not feel like doing it, and they could not find one. So...they asked me. They even agreed to my house rules (that they hated back then). And now this is my sat afternoon group, and they found my house rules "not so bad".... I find it odd you think so. Really for ANY social activity go gather five people and you will likely get at least one that will try to 'bend things' and one that out right cheats. And it's very common in RPGs too. A lot of players only care about themselves and their own fun. And too many players idea of fun is to ruin the fun of others. A LOT of players (and people) need a leader with authority or they do lots of bad stuff. This is just human nature. [/QUOTE]

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