D&D General How long has your Current Group gamed together?

[Hussar]

Holy crap I did not expect that result to the poll. Yeah, yeah, I know, selection bias and all that. But WOWZERS. People have MUCH more stable groups that I would have guessed. I mean, according to this, 80% of groups are 3 years or more? On one hand, that's freaking fantastic! I love the fact that groups are that stable. It's the way it should be. On the other hand, I'm SO JEALOUS!

 

[GrimCo]

I think that's because people here lean on the older side. From anecdotal experience, most groups break due to big life changes ( going from hs to college, from college to work). You know, as you get older, social circle gets smaller, but stronger.

 

[Cergorach]

4 of the 5 members that created our group 35 years ago. Meanwhile some new people joined, stayed a while and eventually left. Most of the core group is left...

 

[Maxperson]

I have been running for one group since covid, though few players left, some eventually returning to form second group.

Wow. You caught them a second time?! There's a vaccine for that.

 

[Maxperson]

Holy crap I did not expect that result to the poll. Yeah, yeah, I know, selection bias and all that. But WOWZERS. People have MUCH more stable groups that I would have guessed. I mean, according to this, 80% of groups are 3 years or more? On one hand, that's freaking fantastic! I love the fact that groups are that stable. It's the way it should be. On the other hand, I'm SO JEALOUS!

81%! Don't short change us.

Like I said earlier, though, I think that overall you are correct. I suspect that most groups are casual gamers in junior high, high school and college, and those groups are going to have a lot of turnover, especially in high school groups where kids split up to go to different colleges or begin work when they graduate. Then they will split up again when they graduate and go home or go to post graduate education.

This site has a lot of older folks who are extra invested, so we will tend to have much more stable groups.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

Wow. You caught them a second time?! There's a vaccine for that.

I did caught them into playing a different game, to be honest.