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<blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9292565" data-attributes="member: 7037866"><p>Serious to whom? You? Are you the person to judge what level of being serious or committed to playing D&D or any other game is acceptable?</p><p></p><p>No. Of course you aren't.</p><p></p><p>Each person, each <em>group</em>, decides that for themselves.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps you don't take your game seriously, or any of your hobbies for all I know? Are there any you do take seriously?</p><p></p><p>I find it interesting when people post about how serious or not others take their D&D games. Frankly, it is a hobby, like any other, some people take their hobbies seriously, others don't. Rarely can people from both camps enjoy that hobby together for an extended period of time-- eventually frustrations on one side or the other bring things to an end.</p><p></p><p>Poker is example of such a hobby. I don't enjoy playing with people who play recklessly and just throw money away on a whim. When I meet such players, I know not to join their tables or if they join the table I'm at, I leave. I'm certainly not out to ruin <em>their</em> fun, but I don't want them to ruin mine, either.</p><p></p><p>Golf is a hobby I enjoy which I don't take seriously. I don't play it enough to bother taking it that seriously. Sure, I feel great when I make a great shot, laugh at myself when I make a horrible one. Why? Because I know if I <em>did</em> want to do better, it is entirely on me to practice, commit, etc. to improve. When I was younger and played with my father and his friends, he would get frustrated at times by my play because he <em>knew</em> I could be better, if I wanted to. Luckily for me, now that he's older, he plays more for the fun than the competition of it. However, when I did play I knew well enough to bring my clubs, show up on time, not waste time on my turn, etc. because it is frustrating and disrespectful to the others I play with. I know their standards and if I want to be an acceptable player to join them, I try to meet those standards. Sure, I accept their advice to be better, as well. With luck, I even remember it for the next time I play with them.</p><p></p><p>So, what annoys me? When players "say" they want to play and join in, but then repeatedly don't show up, show up unprepared to play, can't bother to learn the basic features of the game, and continuously waste mine and other players' time. Gaming time to me is precious, and it frustrates me (is no longer fun <em>for me</em>!) when at the end of a session I feel like we've hardly accomplished <em>anything</em> because of such players. Sure, they might have enjoyed themselves and had fun, but it is also about <em>my fun</em> and the others I play with (who FYI get just as annoyed). We make many allowances for individuals because we are all different, but there comes a time when a player has to face the reality that either they need to step up, or perhaps find a different game, different group, or different hobby. Whatever works for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ezo, post: 9292565, member: 7037866"] Serious to whom? You? Are you the person to judge what level of being serious or committed to playing D&D or any other game is acceptable? No. Of course you aren't. Each person, each [I]group[/I], decides that for themselves. Perhaps you don't take your game seriously, or any of your hobbies for all I know? Are there any you do take seriously? I find it interesting when people post about how serious or not others take their D&D games. Frankly, it is a hobby, like any other, some people take their hobbies seriously, others don't. Rarely can people from both camps enjoy that hobby together for an extended period of time-- eventually frustrations on one side or the other bring things to an end. Poker is example of such a hobby. I don't enjoy playing with people who play recklessly and just throw money away on a whim. When I meet such players, I know not to join their tables or if they join the table I'm at, I leave. I'm certainly not out to ruin [I]their[/I] fun, but I don't want them to ruin mine, either. Golf is a hobby I enjoy which I don't take seriously. I don't play it enough to bother taking it that seriously. Sure, I feel great when I make a great shot, laugh at myself when I make a horrible one. Why? Because I know if I [I]did[/I] want to do better, it is entirely on me to practice, commit, etc. to improve. When I was younger and played with my father and his friends, he would get frustrated at times by my play because he [I]knew[/I] I could be better, if I wanted to. Luckily for me, now that he's older, he plays more for the fun than the competition of it. However, when I did play I knew well enough to bring my clubs, show up on time, not waste time on my turn, etc. because it is frustrating and disrespectful to the others I play with. I know their standards and if I want to be an acceptable player to join them, I try to meet those standards. Sure, I accept their advice to be better, as well. With luck, I even remember it for the next time I play with them. So, what annoys me? When players "say" they want to play and join in, but then repeatedly don't show up, show up unprepared to play, can't bother to learn the basic features of the game, and continuously waste mine and other players' time. Gaming time to me is precious, and it frustrates me (is no longer fun [I]for me[/I]!) when at the end of a session I feel like we've hardly accomplished [I]anything[/I] because of such players. Sure, they might have enjoyed themselves and had fun, but it is also about [I]my fun[/I] and the others I play with (who FYI get just as annoyed). We make many allowances for individuals because we are all different, but there comes a time when a player has to face the reality that either they need to step up, or perhaps find a different game, different group, or different hobby. Whatever works for them. [/QUOTE]
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