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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 1757467" data-attributes="member: 19042">I tried playing with RPG Host and it was ok but nothing like the real thing. When the site went pay-for-play, I stopped using it.A couple problems: it takes a LOT longer to type up what your character is doing than just saying it. And for the DM, the work is multiplied by the number of players that must be responded to. Sometimes players will just wander off and you can't tell if they're there or not; and sometimes they're doing other things like surfing the net or watching TV so you end up repeating yourself a lot.If you already have a group, you're in a much better situation. I found most players online to be flakes who would come and go as they please.I haven't played online in years, so maybe things have improved. But I think voice software would be better. One good thing about typing everything is that you can save everything into a .txt file so you'll have a log of everything that happened.In short, I think the technology is decent but just not quite "there" yet. When tech gets to the point that you can see everyone and talk to them over your computer, with a means of displaying maps/die rolls/pictures etc. all linked together, then it'll be very good indeed. I'm sure the tech is there now, but it's just not properly packaged or easy enough to market to the masses. But the day of playing in-person online isn't too far off...</blockquote>