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<blockquote data-quote="fissionessence" data-source="post: 4767998" data-attributes="member: 63357">I try to play online, but due to a really weird schedule on my part, and a lack of others who are able to match my schedule, I am generally unable to do so. I prefer face to face, except that I know only one person who's as interested in RPGs as I am, so getting a group was tough, and they're not all that invested in the game. Playing online would potentially get me in a game where all the players were more invested. I could theoretically meet new people in my area to play with, but I don't like making friends. Playing online also gives me the benefit of not having to spend more energy/time with the people I meet outside of the game.I am not satisfied with the current tools. Apart from above, this is probably another big reason I don't play as much online as I'd like. I played a few LFR maptool sessions several months ago, but the character tools are cumbersome and essentially require me to build my character sheet twice . . . except that they don't have tutorials on how to use their tools, making it that much harder. Maptool itself was great, but those stupid tools really turned me off. They also update with annoying frequency, requiring me to re-enter all of my info to stay 'updated'. It was after one of these updates that I stopped playing. I'd rather just roll my dice and tell people what I got.I am interested in and looking forward to Wizards's tools. I have high hopes that the [hypothetical] tabletop will reach a larger number of people, allowing my schedule to not be as much of an issue. I'd also hope for a better ease of use factor than what I'm getting from the maptools character records.~ fissionessence</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fissionessence, post: 4767998, member: 63357"] I try to play online, but due to a really weird schedule on my part, and a lack of others who are able to match my schedule, I am generally unable to do so. I prefer face to face, except that I know only one person who's as interested in RPGs as I am, so getting a group was tough, and they're not all that invested in the game. Playing online would potentially get me in a game where all the players were more invested. I could theoretically meet new people in my area to play with, but I don't like making friends. Playing online also gives me the benefit of not having to spend more energy/time with the people I meet outside of the game. I am not satisfied with the current tools. Apart from above, this is probably another big reason I don't play as much online as I'd like. I played a few LFR maptool sessions several months ago, but the character tools are cumbersome and essentially require me to build my character sheet twice . . . except that they don't have tutorials on how to use their tools, making it that much harder. Maptool itself was great, but those stupid tools really turned me off. They also update with annoying frequency, requiring me to re-enter all of my info to stay 'updated'. It was after one of these updates that I stopped playing. I'd rather just roll my dice and tell people what I got. I am interested in and looking forward to Wizards's tools. I have high hopes that the [hypothetical] tabletop will reach a larger number of people, allowing my schedule to not be as much of an issue. I'd also hope for a better ease of use factor than what I'm getting from the maptools character records. ~ fissionessence [/QUOTE]

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