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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shellman" data-source="post: 2786153" data-attributes="member: 16067">From my experience,    I have tried a number of gaming groups and I personally feel that I can pretty much tell if I can play with the group within one or two sessions. The group I play with now has been together for about two years. Two of us have been gaming together for about 5 years now. I really like to game with these guys, even though I am the only one with a wife and kids. They are pretty understanding when it comes to family issues, but they also know that I love to play as much as they do and I make every possible game I can.     As far as age differences go, I am probably the oldest at 34 if not I am close. Everyone else in the group is at least 25. Anyway age aside, we all get along for the most part and we respect each other but we do have disagreements periodically like every other group of friends out there.     I was once very disrespected by one of the DM's in the group and I gave him notice (at an appropriate time), that if it ever happened again I was walking away from his game. The point is we had an issue, we addressed it and we moved on.     The last new group I tried, I played one session. Everyone in the group was 24 or under and drinking alcohol (including the DM). Niether the age or the drinking specifically bother me, but I got really tired of the f*** this and f*** that language. They argued more than they played and most of the group did not know many of the game mechanics of 3.5 compared to 3.0. This was supposed to be 3.5 game.     I am not a rules lawyer by any means, but I know how to play my character. The DM knew most of the material but did not correct the other players when they did something wrong mechanically. So when I tried to play my character (according to the game mechanics), I had to stop every time and prove basic rules out of the PHB 3.5 to the rest of the players (the DM just sat there and would tell them I am right). I had never been so tired after a game session. Needless to say, I never played with them again and I would probably walk away from any game with any of those four people playing in in the future.    I agree that it is hard to find a comfortable group to play with. My current group plays very well together (We don't go through very many players). I would say that if your looking for a new group don't get discouraged, the good groups are out there! Sometimes it just takes a bit more effort to make the connection. If you love to game as much as I do, keep your head up and keep looking, you will find a good group!</blockquote>

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