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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3138201" data-attributes="member: 35788">This too is a topic that interests me.&nbsp; I've had my hand in DMing 3 typical PbP games.&nbsp; 2 have been going since August 2005.&nbsp; Both are starting to get hit by player attrition and player non-posting.&nbsp; That makes me a bit sad.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp; The one that failed was because of several players refusing to post more than once a week when it was advertized at a post-per-day kind of pace.I've had my hand in playing in 5 games as a player.&nbsp; Two fizzled within a month of its start because the DM vanished.&nbsp; A third fizzled within 3 months because the DM vanished.&nbsp; A fourth fizzled after 8 months because the DM confessed he didn't have time anymore so it ended amicably.&nbsp; My fifth game is a game that is DMed by RA and like most games has moments of intense posting and moments where nobody posts for nearly 4-5 days.&nbsp; I don't see that game ending anytime soon, though.So all in all, I'm batting 67% as a DM and 20% as a player in terms of success.&nbsp; I don't join many games as a player anymore unless I know the DM and they've been around for a while.I've just now started up on something that I think I'm rather keen on.&nbsp; Velmont and Unleashed took me up on an offer to run solo games.&nbsp; Since Velmont and I are near the same time zone - perhaps even in the same time zone, I've honestly not checked - we can often crank out 4-5 posts apiece each day.&nbsp; I don't expect that pace to be daily ... but that's a much quicker pace than the other games.&nbsp; Unleashed and I are a bit at odds regarding the time zone thing so that game doesn't post as often per day.&nbsp; But even there it can be as much as 2-3 posts per day.&nbsp; Not only that, but I am finding the character development in the solo games to be at a greater depth.[If I count these two games, I'm batting 80% as a DM!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ]I've not tried LEW.&nbsp; It's just too ... scary ... for me.&nbsp; There seems to be such a huge learning curve at the beginning and I'm not that brave.&nbsp; I can admit that.&nbsp; Plus the whole &quot;anyone can create their own feat/part of the world/god(dess)&quot; thing kinda bothers me.&nbsp; I like a stable world.&nbsp; I'm not trying to slam LEW.&nbsp; I think it is great for those people that can manage it.&nbsp; I admit I haven't tried it, but it just doesn't seem to be my cup of tea.&nbsp; But those of you that enjoy it, rock on!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3138201, member: 35788"] This too is a topic that interests me. I've had my hand in DMing 3 typical PbP games. 2 have been going since August 2005. Both are starting to get hit by player attrition and player non-posting. That makes me a bit sad. :( The one that failed was because of several players refusing to post more than once a week when it was advertized at a post-per-day kind of pace. I've had my hand in playing in 5 games as a player. Two fizzled within a month of its start because the DM vanished. A third fizzled within 3 months because the DM vanished. A fourth fizzled after 8 months because the DM confessed he didn't have time anymore so it ended amicably. My fifth game is a game that is DMed by RA and like most games has moments of intense posting and moments where nobody posts for nearly 4-5 days. I don't see that game ending anytime soon, though. So all in all, I'm batting 67% as a DM and 20% as a player in terms of success. I don't join many games as a player anymore unless I know the DM and they've been around for a while. I've just now started up on something that I think I'm rather keen on. Velmont and Unleashed took me up on an offer to run solo games. Since Velmont and I are near the same time zone - perhaps even in the same time zone, I've honestly not checked - we can often crank out 4-5 posts apiece each day. I don't expect that pace to be daily ... but that's a much quicker pace than the other games. Unleashed and I are a bit at odds regarding the time zone thing so that game doesn't post as often per day. But even there it can be as much as 2-3 posts per day. Not only that, but I am finding the character development in the solo games to be at a greater depth. [If I count these two games, I'm batting 80% as a DM! :D ] I've not tried LEW. It's just too ... scary ... for me. There seems to be such a huge learning curve at the beginning and I'm not that brave. I can admit that. Plus the whole "anyone can create their own feat/part of the world/god(dess)" thing kinda bothers me. I like a stable world. I'm not trying to slam LEW. I think it is great for those people that can manage it. I admit I haven't tried it, but it just doesn't seem to be my cup of tea. But those of you that enjoy it, rock on! :D [/QUOTE]

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