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<blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 5457700" data-attributes="member: 2093">The last time I needed new players, I started a game at the local game shop. One of the players was a guy I knew years ago from another activity. Somehow, despite my unique name, he didn't recognize me. He was a jerk back then, and still was at this time. He spent the whole first session trying to run the character of the 12 year old newbie who was sitting next to him - so badly that even the kid wouldn't listen to him!And then when he started a) telling his wife (who wasn't playing but was present doing her own thing) to bring him drinks and such and b) telling me that I didn't know the rule for a given situation very well and that &quot;in x other game&quot; he was a rules master (but NOT THIS GAME), I knew he wasn't going to last.We rapidly relocated the game to my home instead of the shop (which was my plan all along) and did not invite him along. He had his wife call me 3 different times, asking why he wasn't invited. I finally told her that the reason was that he was rude to her! She never did figure it out.I was later told by the kid's father (kid and dad are now long-time players in my game) that if &quot;that guy&quot; had stayed, they would not have kept coming to the game. I'm SO glad I was proactive and didn't put up with him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gilladian, post: 5457700, member: 2093"] The last time I needed new players, I started a game at the local game shop. One of the players was a guy I knew years ago from another activity. Somehow, despite my unique name, he didn't recognize me. He was a jerk back then, and still was at this time. He spent the whole first session trying to run the character of the 12 year old newbie who was sitting next to him - so badly that even the kid wouldn't listen to him! And then when he started a) telling his wife (who wasn't playing but was present doing her own thing) to bring him drinks and such and b) telling me that I didn't know the rule for a given situation very well and that "in x other game" he was a rules master (but NOT THIS GAME), I knew he wasn't going to last. We rapidly relocated the game to my home instead of the shop (which was my plan all along) and did not invite him along. He had his wife call me 3 different times, asking why he wasn't invited. I finally told her that the reason was that he was rude to her! She never did figure it out. I was later told by the kid's father (kid and dad are now long-time players in my game) that if "that guy" had stayed, they would not have kept coming to the game. I'm SO glad I was proactive and didn't put up with him. [/QUOTE]

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