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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5079169" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Yup. People are lazy. Given the choice between good enough for no effort and great for lots of effort, the vast majority of people will choose good enough. Heck, how many movies have to come out that proves this? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because people have very little free time and wasting it on bad gaming just sucks. And, I'm of the opinion that there is far more bad gaming out there than good. I'm very lucky because I have two great groups, both of which play over Maptools. However, to get to those two great groups, I had to wade through OVER 100 players over a course of three or four years. Now, sheer bloodymindedness has gotten me to this point, but, I can totally see people not expending the effort.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I pretty much agree with this. About the only issue is time. If someone is choosing computer games over gaming, that's one less person at the table. If you happen to live in an area with a dearth of gamers, that can be the difference between a group and lone wolfing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm a HUGE proponent of VTT programs. Virtual Tabletops are FANTASTIC. I'm the only gamer in my town. Without things like OpenRPG or Maptools, I would have had to give up gaming years ago. That would make me a seriously sad panda. But, VTT's are not easy to use, often have a pretty steep learning curve and are still no guarantee of being able to play. </p><p></p><p>I wish, wish, wish that the RPG producers would get together and promote VTT's. Right now it's pretty hit and miss. Pinnacle (Savage Worlds) produces lots of material directly for Maptools and I believe Fantasy Grounds. But, other than some fan based initiatives, there's little to no support for VTT's. </p><p></p><p>A real shame that, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5079169, member: 22779"] Yup. People are lazy. Given the choice between good enough for no effort and great for lots of effort, the vast majority of people will choose good enough. Heck, how many movies have to come out that proves this? Because people have very little free time and wasting it on bad gaming just sucks. And, I'm of the opinion that there is far more bad gaming out there than good. I'm very lucky because I have two great groups, both of which play over Maptools. However, to get to those two great groups, I had to wade through OVER 100 players over a course of three or four years. Now, sheer bloodymindedness has gotten me to this point, but, I can totally see people not expending the effort. I pretty much agree with this. About the only issue is time. If someone is choosing computer games over gaming, that's one less person at the table. If you happen to live in an area with a dearth of gamers, that can be the difference between a group and lone wolfing. :) I'm a HUGE proponent of VTT programs. Virtual Tabletops are FANTASTIC. I'm the only gamer in my town. Without things like OpenRPG or Maptools, I would have had to give up gaming years ago. That would make me a seriously sad panda. But, VTT's are not easy to use, often have a pretty steep learning curve and are still no guarantee of being able to play. I wish, wish, wish that the RPG producers would get together and promote VTT's. Right now it's pretty hit and miss. Pinnacle (Savage Worlds) produces lots of material directly for Maptools and I believe Fantasy Grounds. But, other than some fan based initiatives, there's little to no support for VTT's. A real shame that, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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