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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5552221" data-attributes="member: 18280">I don't owe anyone loyalty because they are a gamer.&nbsp; I am loyal to my friends, some of whom are gamers and some of whom are not.&nbsp; If you have a spot at my table, I owe you something....but not carte blanche!&nbsp; I will remove you if you don't belong.&nbsp; And I will accept your withdrawal if you don't feel my table is a good fit.&nbsp; That doesn't mean that I won't be your friend.But Joe Gamer down the road?&nbsp; I don't owe him anything.&nbsp; Nor does he owe anything to me.Given that we live in a culture where, increasingly, not having the spotlight on you all of the time -- or, gasp!, on another player! oh noeses! -- is considered somehow damaging to the game, it is hardly surprising that one might not want to play in a campaign one isn't enjoying.The player definitely has the right to determine whether or not he wants to play.&nbsp; And the rest of the group definitely has the right to decide whether or not to ask him back when the preferred campaign starts again.But the longer a period one is expected to &quot;take one for the team&quot;, and the more painful that &quot;one for the team&quot; is to take, the less likely I would be to care whether or not I played with that group again.BUT I would still be able to be friends with them.&nbsp; Gaming tastes do not dictate my friendships.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 5552221, member: 18280"] I don't owe anyone loyalty because they are a gamer. I am loyal to my friends, some of whom are gamers and some of whom are not. If you have a spot at my table, I owe you something....but not carte blanche! I will remove you if you don't belong. And I will accept your withdrawal if you don't feel my table is a good fit. That doesn't mean that I won't be your friend. But Joe Gamer down the road? I don't owe him anything. Nor does he owe anything to me. Given that we live in a culture where, increasingly, not having the spotlight on you all of the time -- or, gasp!, on another player! oh noeses! -- is considered somehow damaging to the game, it is hardly surprising that one might not want to play in a campaign one isn't enjoying. The player definitely has the right to determine whether or not he wants to play. And the rest of the group definitely has the right to decide whether or not to ask him back when the preferred campaign starts again. But the longer a period one is expected to "take one for the team", and the more painful that "one for the team" is to take, the less likely I would be to care whether or not I played with that group again. BUT I would still be able to be friends with them. Gaming tastes do not dictate my friendships. RC [/QUOTE]

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