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<blockquote data-quote="omniscitoad" data-source="post: 7697912" data-attributes="member: 63362">I don't know, seems to work ok with us.&nbsp; Some of our more marathon discussions can really go a little overboard, twisting back on themselves multiple times (mostly due to a particular character/ageing player with a particularly thick skull).&nbsp; When we get caught in one of those, anyone outside the conversation tends to drift off (my character manages his business interests, for example).&nbsp; It is also the kingmaker AP, and two of our players couldn't care less about the kingdom building aspect, but are enjoying the rest of the adventure, so they will drift off while a few of us work on that.&nbsp; I suppose this isn't really the forum to discuss the issues of my play group, ha ha.I think what I'm just wondering is if the injection of tech &quot;at the table&quot; is an issue more because of distraction, or because it messes with social cues in ways that are already turned upside down by having only voice communication (we use Skype voice, not text).&nbsp; The advantage of the vtt is that there is a ding when your turn in combat comes up.&nbsp; There is also two characters with leadership, and summoning, and an animal companion, and a paladin mount, so combat can take a long time.&nbsp; Again, not the place to pick apart what my group is doing right and wrong, but illustrative of how methods of relieving boredom until your turn comes around may be less of an issue when you can't see that the person is doing something else, because those social cues we use face to face just aren't there.&nbsp; You don't see Bob sending a text or Sue checking facebook quickly because you don't SEE them. Also, when someone seems a YouTube video, we all get it on Skype and enjoy it together at the same time, so again there isn't a disruption by only one or two players, were all partake as a group.It may also be that we use this as our way to keep in touch and hang out with friends now spread across the world which makes it different for us.&nbsp; We spend an hour just catching up every time!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="omniscitoad, post: 7697912, member: 63362"] I don't know, seems to work ok with us. Some of our more marathon discussions can really go a little overboard, twisting back on themselves multiple times (mostly due to a particular character/ageing player with a particularly thick skull). When we get caught in one of those, anyone outside the conversation tends to drift off (my character manages his business interests, for example). It is also the kingmaker AP, and two of our players couldn't care less about the kingdom building aspect, but are enjoying the rest of the adventure, so they will drift off while a few of us work on that. I suppose this isn't really the forum to discuss the issues of my play group, ha ha. I think what I'm just wondering is if the injection of tech "at the table" is an issue more because of distraction, or because it messes with social cues in ways that are already turned upside down by having only voice communication (we use Skype voice, not text). The advantage of the vtt is that there is a ding when your turn in combat comes up. There is also two characters with leadership, and summoning, and an animal companion, and a paladin mount, so combat can take a long time. Again, not the place to pick apart what my group is doing right and wrong, but illustrative of how methods of relieving boredom until your turn comes around may be less of an issue when you can't see that the person is doing something else, because those social cues we use face to face just aren't there. You don't see Bob sending a text or Sue checking facebook quickly because you don't SEE them. Also, when someone seems a YouTube video, we all get it on Skype and enjoy it together at the same time, so again there isn't a disruption by only one or two players, were all partake as a group. It may also be that we use this as our way to keep in touch and hang out with friends now spread across the world which makes it different for us. We spend an hour just catching up every time! [/QUOTE]

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