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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 1571172" data-attributes="member: 2167">EnvyI truly envy all of the gamers here that have full-time groups. I myself have been going through withdrawl for the last year.  We managed to maintain a gaming group that began in college for nearly 10 years, though the last 4 years it started to fall apart, meeting less and less often, more and more outside responsibilities, work schedules differentiating, etc. Finally last year it completely fell apart as we scattered to the winds across the eastern seaboard.  When I arrived where I live now, it was to find a seriously deprived gaming community.  Even chatting with the owner of our single remaining gaming shop has only proven how rough it is here. The only thing really keeping him in business is the card game genre with the younger crowd. To give you an ideahow bad it is, its one game shop in a city with an overall population of roughly 1.3 million.  You would think that if even 1/4 of a percent of them were gamers there would be enough to support one game shop.So far the only "mature" game groups I have found either fit into the "freaky" gamers group (eptimoe of the gamer stereotype) or gaming zealots.  I was actually told by one group that they meet every Saturday from Noon-9pm and if you miss more than 2 days a year, you're out.  Who can do that and still have a normal life?  Granted its much harder for me in that I cant game during the week since I work graveyard (Midnight-8am), but I never thought I would reach a stage in life where I couldnt find a game.So hats off to all those still able to game regularly! I envy you.PS: My Stats - Age = 35, Career = Software Support Engineer</blockquote>

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