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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 6018187" data-attributes="member: 2093">I'm not a HUGE online gamer, but I've been gaming with several friends online for a couple of years, now, and we've tried several different setups.First, we tried maptools. It isn't bad, but we had connectivity issues periodically, especially for one player who lives where his connection can be a little flakey, and he was often the DM, which made it worse. We played 4e for a while, then CoC, then switched over to Roll20.Roll20 again, isn't bad (especially with skype) but we've had connectivity problems there, too. We played a couple different rules light games, and are now at a sort of break in the game; I'm not sure what we'll do next...My suggestion is just try different things.  I've done some play-by-post as well "live" gaming.  NONE are as good as face to face, IMHO, but they're their own animal, worth experimenting with. I play with my older brother, across country, because otherwise we'd never get to play together again, and with my local best friend, because we can't always get together in person...and with other gamers I've never met, just because we can. You can either recruit gamers first (in forums here, I'm sure) and then pick a compatible tool, or pick a tool you like (for example roll20 has a forum for finding gamers) and then get the group together. Either way will work, I'm sure. Just be aware that the pace is very different, and don't expect the same things out of the game, and you'll have fun.</blockquote>

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