Ever had a player get so bent out of shape over something small, then refused to play

[3catcircus]

I have a friend who keeps complaining about never having any games to play in. Every time someone pitches an idea, he shoots it down in flames, usually over some crazy little detail that he gets all bent out of shape over. The latest 2 examples were both for D&D. The first was going to be about the players as new hatchling dragons. He didn't like the way the game started, with the dragons all being alone in a cave with no other hatchlings or adults, and it was aborted. The second was when he refused to play in the game when one of the other players said they wanted to play a good gnoll PC. His rational was that gnolls are always man-eatting evil bastards. Period. He said that it was "allowing liberties with stuff just coz", and refused to play.

It's frustrating, but I keep trying never the less. It's annoying listening to him complain about not playing, then refusing to play over some technicality. Does any one else have any experience with this? Should I just give up? I really like the guy, he's a good friend and I want to get him invovled in something, but I keep hitting brick walls.

F him...

 

[Templetroll]

I'm more shocked and disturbed by people seriously comparing D&D to dating than I am by anything in the OP.

One guy I knew showed up on a night we knew he had a date and explained it thusly, "You can get laid anytime, but a good game of D&D... it's priceless."

He didn't understand why we all laughed at him.

Later, I found out the woman he went to see had been drinking, wanted to talk about their relationship and was soon crying. He bailed and came to the game instead.