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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5781168" data-attributes="member: 8158">Why do you feel that the online community doesn't mirror the actual community? I actually am also referring to sessions at the local hobby shop where there's a melodramatic outburst a couple of times per night. I'm talking about sessions at conventions where the DM tosses out a few hold persons and silenced arrows and the session's over. I'm talking about people that I counted as friends for many years but eventually outgrew playing D&amp;D with.Some people are attracted to D&amp;D--and DM'ing in particular--because it makes them feel empowered. There are folks who fantasize about having authority, and DM'ing is that outlet. Of course, not having experience with actual authority, they don't know how to exercise it. They feel that belligerence or derision are the proper way to react when someone challenges them. Then are the &quot;auteur&quot; DM's who feel that the PC's job is to follow the script and hit their marks. The gaming community is steeped with these people. Such DM's might let players create whatever characters they want (because the characters are ultimately just spectators), but they're also likely to strip all those needless choices away (because the characters are ultimately just spectators). Ultimately, I would say that in this hobby, most people are either introverts or extroverts, and it's a minority that actuality fall towards the center of that spectrum. And beyond gaming,, people in general have poor conflict resolution skills.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 5781168, member: 8158"] Why do you feel that the online community doesn't mirror the actual community? I actually am also referring to sessions at the local hobby shop where there's a melodramatic outburst a couple of times per night. I'm talking about sessions at conventions where the DM tosses out a few hold persons and silenced arrows and the session's over. I'm talking about people that I counted as friends for many years but eventually outgrew playing D&D with. Some people are attracted to D&D--and DM'ing in particular--because it makes them feel empowered. There are folks who fantasize about having authority, and DM'ing is that outlet. Of course, not having experience with actual authority, they don't know how to exercise it. They feel that belligerence or derision are the proper way to react when someone challenges them. Then are the "auteur" DM's who feel that the PC's job is to follow the script and hit their marks. The gaming community is steeped with these people. Such DM's might let players create whatever characters they want (because the characters are ultimately just spectators), but they're also likely to strip all those needless choices away (because the characters are ultimately just spectators). Ultimately, I would say that in this hobby, most people are either introverts or extroverts, and it's a minority that actuality fall towards the center of that spectrum. And beyond gaming,, people in general have poor conflict resolution skills. [/QUOTE]

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