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<blockquote data-quote="Tyranthraxus" data-source="post: 6708210" data-attributes="member: 13335"><p>Sorry, didnt make that want to sound like 'Woe is me'. Sometimes Im kinda sad that I lost my old playing group/friends to the dreaded Family and RL <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Thats not it at all.</p><p></p><p>Im just a bit disappointed that a lot of people think that Organised Play is just the speedbump on the road to a 'REAL GAME' (HOME GAME) and that should be the desired goal. </p><p></p><p>I dont agree with that at all. Ive played in Long Standing Homegames (I got pidgeonholed as the DM for YEARS... years.. because everyone thought I was great at it (read: nobody else wanted to do it!). I can tell you know, DMing because other people expect you to dm and then taking flack because you decided you didnt want to do anymore is not fun. </p><p></p><p>I came to the realisation, I actually PREFER gaming with strangers. The less I know them the better. I cant anticipate how they will act, how their character will act, what spell their cleric might chose to cast, or what they will say in an intense debate with an npc. And I love that uncertainty. Dont get me wrong, after a while strangers become well known gaming buddies.. have no issue with that. But its gaming with strangers that does it for me. and OP is no better place to find such people. </p><p></p><p>Scorpienne above explained it all very well. I think people become better roleplayers when they do game with strangers/ the unknown. There is a certain comfort level to gaming with the same people week after week. You know sorta what they are going to do, you know that say Travis will always play a Rogue even when it says Fighter on his character sheet, you know Alan will always cast Bless the first round of combat. I call it the cycle of repetition in a way, which Is why I think Home games can burn out, but also really flourish when they inject a new player. There becomes a new dynamic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tyranthraxus, post: 6708210, member: 13335"] Sorry, didnt make that want to sound like 'Woe is me'. Sometimes Im kinda sad that I lost my old playing group/friends to the dreaded Family and RL :). Thats not it at all. Im just a bit disappointed that a lot of people think that Organised Play is just the speedbump on the road to a 'REAL GAME' (HOME GAME) and that should be the desired goal. I dont agree with that at all. Ive played in Long Standing Homegames (I got pidgeonholed as the DM for YEARS... years.. because everyone thought I was great at it (read: nobody else wanted to do it!). I can tell you know, DMing because other people expect you to dm and then taking flack because you decided you didnt want to do anymore is not fun. I came to the realisation, I actually PREFER gaming with strangers. The less I know them the better. I cant anticipate how they will act, how their character will act, what spell their cleric might chose to cast, or what they will say in an intense debate with an npc. And I love that uncertainty. Dont get me wrong, after a while strangers become well known gaming buddies.. have no issue with that. But its gaming with strangers that does it for me. and OP is no better place to find such people. Scorpienne above explained it all very well. I think people become better roleplayers when they do game with strangers/ the unknown. There is a certain comfort level to gaming with the same people week after week. You know sorta what they are going to do, you know that say Travis will always play a Rogue even when it says Fighter on his character sheet, you know Alan will always cast Bless the first round of combat. I call it the cycle of repetition in a way, which Is why I think Home games can burn out, but also really flourish when they inject a new player. There becomes a new dynamic. [/QUOTE]
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