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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 4297268" data-attributes="member: 871">Warning: a bit of a rant, but it's also providing my experience related to the thread topic.Well, tonight my plans have fallen through.Tonight I have quit a gaming group that I have been a part of for several years (since high school, really).&nbsp; The reason why: I just can't stand to be around a certain player in the group anymore.For a while, I still attended games when the other player wouldn't be there.&nbsp; However, said player got wind of this and would, on occasion, suddenly be available to game that night (last minute, of course).&nbsp; He often uses his roommate as a scapegoat (&quot;Well, I told So-&amp;-So to tell you I'd be able to make it, but I guess he forgot to....&quot;—this coming from a grown adult with his own means of communication).&nbsp; As it is, I was about to provide that guy's roommate a ride to the game when I was informed that the problem player in question would show up.&nbsp; I told the roommate that I would not be attending the game.&nbsp; I then called the DM &amp; informed him of this change.Not too long afterward, problem player calls me, acting innocent of the issue.&nbsp; I straight-up told him my problem with him and hung up.&nbsp; I then called the DM and told him that I would no longer attend anymore games—he could just kill off my PC or whatever.&nbsp; The DM said that I could just take some time &amp; reconsider after a while, but I informed him that this was a decision I was considering for a while, and that I simply had enough of dealing with this problem player.Now, I have dealt with this problem player &amp; his antics for several years, off &amp; on.&nbsp; Frankly, I'm tired of dealing with him.&nbsp; However, this also essentially means that I won't see any of my old gaming group at all anymore, other than occasionally bumping into some of them at the local gaming store.I will say this—this doesn't mean I'm no longer gaming: I play in another gaming group on Fridays, and I was considering starting up a game on Saturdays (which I definitely will do now).Said player has an issue with how I run my games: I have an issue how he plays games (whether it's me or another DM running).&nbsp; I highly doubt he'll try to play in any games that I run (if he tries to, I highly suspect it would only be to stir up trouble).Well, that's my story.&nbsp; Basically, I've quit my gaming group because of another player at the table.&nbsp; Has anyone else here had a similar experience?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 4297268, member: 871"] Warning: a bit of a rant, but it's also providing my experience related to the thread topic. Well, tonight my plans have fallen through. Tonight I have quit a gaming group that I have been a part of for several years (since high school, really). The reason why: I just can't stand to be around a certain player in the group anymore. For a while, I still attended games when the other player wouldn't be there. However, said player got wind of this and would, on occasion, suddenly be available to game that night (last minute, of course). He often uses his roommate as a scapegoat ("Well, I told So-&-So to tell you I'd be able to make it, but I guess he forgot to...."—this coming from a grown adult with his own means of communication). As it is, I was about to provide that guy's roommate a ride to the game when I was informed that the problem player in question would show up. I told the roommate that I would not be attending the game. I then called the DM & informed him of this change. Not too long afterward, problem player calls me, acting innocent of the issue. I straight-up told him my problem with him and hung up. I then called the DM and told him that I would no longer attend anymore games—he could just kill off my PC or whatever. The DM said that I could just take some time & reconsider after a while, but I informed him that this was a decision I was considering for a while, and that I simply had enough of dealing with this problem player. Now, I have dealt with this problem player & his antics for several years, off & on. Frankly, I'm tired of dealing with him. However, this also essentially means that I won't see any of my old gaming group at all anymore, other than occasionally bumping into some of them at the local gaming store. I will say this—this doesn't mean I'm no longer gaming: I play in another gaming group on Fridays, and I was considering starting up a game on Saturdays (which I definitely will do now). Said player has an issue with how I run my games: I have an issue how he plays games (whether it's me or another DM running). I highly doubt he'll try to play in any games that I run (if he tries to, I highly suspect it would only be to stir up trouble). Well, that's my story. Basically, I've quit my gaming group because of another player at the table. Has anyone else here had a similar experience? [/QUOTE]

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