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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Beginning of the End" data-source="post: 4718959" data-attributes="member: 55271">I don't have any particular hate for them. I've played in a few RPGA sessions over the years and have found the artificial constraints imposed by organized play to result in sessions that are, at best, watered down and mediocre.But there are lots of reasons to like the RPGA. There are things you can do in the RPGA (like take a single character to many diffferent gaming tables) that are much more difficult to do outside of the RPGA. And the RPGA also provides opportunities for people to play who might not have other opportunities. That's all to the good.What I do actively dislike is the way in which the RPGA and organized play has become the tail wagging the dog. Re-designing the game with an explicit goal of making it more conducive to a style of play which is inherently crippled is, IMO, idiotic.If the RPGA actually constituted the primary market for D&D players, then that would be fine. But it isn't. It's a side-show compared to the wider hobby. And catering your products to a minority is a really stupid way to do business.</blockquote>