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<blockquote data-quote="Werebat" data-source="post: 6372960" data-attributes="member: 40158">Yes -- I really like using my iPhone to run mood music (although Apple went and royally screwed up iTunes in That Update a while back), and when I switch over to 5e I will really miss being able to use the Pathfinder the rules concordance I have on my iPad (hope WotC puts one out SOON).&nbsp; I'm not saying that technology has no place at the table.But playing a tabletop RPG via the internet is like drinking a diet soda.We have one guy who lives out of state and regularly plays via Google face chat or whatever it's called.&nbsp; He says it's about 70% as good as being there physically.&nbsp; If more than one person &quot;dials in&quot; to the game (because someone is sick, etc), it deteriorates rapidly.&nbsp; The main problem we see is that the digital conduit can't distinguish between &quot;important&quot; and &quot;background&quot; noise, so the people who &quot;dial in&quot; find it very hard to focus -- the same problem that people with hearing aids tend to have.&nbsp; To make things easier for the people who &quot;dial in&quot;, the rest of us have to put a damper on the &quot;side conversations&quot; and other excess noise, especially during the turns of the people who &quot;dial in&quot;.&nbsp; If you're having a conversation at the end of the table while the DM is trying to communicate with the dialup guy, it's like you're right up in the face of both of them constantly interrupting them.It works, technically, but it's better for everyone when people can just show up physically.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Werebat, post: 6372960, member: 40158"] Yes -- I really like using my iPhone to run mood music (although Apple went and royally screwed up iTunes in That Update a while back), and when I switch over to 5e I will really miss being able to use the Pathfinder the rules concordance I have on my iPad (hope WotC puts one out SOON). I'm not saying that technology has no place at the table. But playing a tabletop RPG via the internet is like drinking a diet soda. We have one guy who lives out of state and regularly plays via Google face chat or whatever it's called. He says it's about 70% as good as being there physically. If more than one person "dials in" to the game (because someone is sick, etc), it deteriorates rapidly. The main problem we see is that the digital conduit can't distinguish between "important" and "background" noise, so the people who "dial in" find it very hard to focus -- the same problem that people with hearing aids tend to have. To make things easier for the people who "dial in", the rest of us have to put a damper on the "side conversations" and other excess noise, especially during the turns of the people who "dial in". If you're having a conversation at the end of the table while the DM is trying to communicate with the dialup guy, it's like you're right up in the face of both of them constantly interrupting them. It works, technically, but it's better for everyone when people can just show up physically. [/QUOTE]

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