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<blockquote data-quote="Ogre Mage" data-source="post: 9469176" data-attributes="member: 3404">I quit a gaming group in 2022 after 13 years.There were two big problems.&nbsp; First the game was based in Seattle and I live 62 miles away.&nbsp; The group was Seattle-centric and the gaming schedule was based around the convenience of the majority.&nbsp; For over a decade I struggled with this.&nbsp; I said various changes made things harder for me.&nbsp; They listened politely but rarely was I accommodated.&nbsp; And in a sense, why should they?&nbsp; I was one player.&nbsp; Everyone else lived in Seattle.&nbsp; This was a constant source of inconvenience and sometimes stress.The other big problem was the preferred gaming style of the group.&nbsp; They preferred a very gritty, low-powered game.&nbsp; They eventually stopped playing D&amp;D and one factor was they considered it too high magic and high powered.&nbsp; This was a source of friction.&nbsp; The last straw came when they said the next campaign would be a modern World of Darkness game.&nbsp; Our PCs would have no magic, no powers and no psionics.&nbsp; We would be playing ordinary people.&nbsp; They already knew my gaming preferences.&nbsp; I said I would prefer Vampire, Mage or Werewolf.&nbsp; No was the collective reply.&nbsp; I said I quit because I'm not driving 62 miles for a game I have no interest in.&nbsp; They were sorry but they let me leave.These folks are good people and longtime friends.&nbsp; I still see them around 3 times a year.&nbsp; But we don't game together anymore.&nbsp; I miss seeing them but I don't miss the game or the long drive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ogre Mage, post: 9469176, member: 3404"] I quit a gaming group in 2022 after 13 years. There were two big problems. First the game was based in Seattle and I live 62 miles away. The group was Seattle-centric and the gaming schedule was based around the convenience of the majority. For over a decade I struggled with this. I said various changes made things harder for me. They listened politely but rarely was I accommodated. And in a sense, why should they? I was one player. Everyone else lived in Seattle. This was a constant source of inconvenience and sometimes stress. The other big problem was the preferred gaming style of the group. They preferred a very gritty, low-powered game. They eventually stopped playing D&D and one factor was they considered it too high magic and high powered. This was a source of friction. The last straw came when they said the next campaign would be a modern World of Darkness game. Our PCs would have no magic, no powers and no psionics. We would be playing ordinary people. They already knew my gaming preferences. I said I would prefer Vampire, Mage or Werewolf. No was the collective reply. I said I quit because I'm not driving 62 miles for a game I have no interest in. They were sorry but they let me leave. These folks are good people and longtime friends. I still see them around 3 times a year. But we don't game together anymore. I miss seeing them but I don't miss the game or the long drive. [/QUOTE]

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