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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sholari" data-source="post: 735836" data-attributes="member: 6059">You have no idea what you are talking about there.  I have indeed had to look _very_ hard for a group that I liked since having to move for my job and have only managed to do that 5 months ago.  After 20 years of gaming that was quite a new experience for me.  At first I tried just playing as a regular player.   The first group by third level had a million gold pieces and a pet blue dragon.  I couldn't leave that group fast enough!  The second group I tried was run by a DM without a lot of experience because no one wanted to have to DM.  It degenerated into mindless hack-n-slash and after a couple sessions it lost its point.  So I did not stay long with that group either, because it seems that everyone was just fine with hack-n-slash as long as their characters advanced in level and they loads of magic treasure.As a result I decided I'd go back to being a DM and just try to clear room in my schedule for it.  The first group of players was a group their DM had left because it took too much time away from his family (or so they told me).  I got really tired of the constant rules lawyering and push for peoples characters to advance at a faster rate or having to constantly say "no" to a different prestige class every month.  I told these guys flat out that it just wasn't very enjoyable to be the DM for their group and I would be leaving the group.  Apparently, the fellow after me felt the same way because their advertisement is out again at the local gaming store.  I tried another group and this one wasn't as bad but they really could care less about story and would try to solve all things through combat.  This second group was a nice group of people, but our interests in gaming didn't really align and again I decided to leave this group.I finally had to get to the point of telephone interview potential players to look for people that were into the storytelling aspects of the game as well as the mechanics.  (I still find it ridiculous that I had to go to this length).  After finding another group for one of the players, I now have a group that can play three-dimensional characters and are not so concerned about how powerful their characters are.  It has been a lot of fun DMing this group for several months now.  However, if I have to move again for some reason... I just do not not if I want to go through all of this just to find a gaming group.Now you could make the case that maybe I'm a real jerk or that I just do not know how to run a game.  But honestly, most people consider me a really nice guy and a lot of my old gaming buddies look back at my games with a lot of nostalgia.  My campaigns would typically run 3 or 4 years, and the players generally really enjoyed them.  They still bring up certain things that happened in adventures that I do not even remember.You could also make the case that my experience is an isolated one.  I have seen a few posts from other DMs who aren't happy about certain aspects of the game.  I have also had two close friends (also former DMs) leave roleplaying entirely since 3rd edition, because they are not happy with the direction the industry is headed in and the lack of quality players. Finally, you could make the case that it is not 3rd edition but something else entirely that could be the problem.  Who knows you could be right?  Unlike some people that have left gaming entirely, I've tried to point out what I think to be the problems in a couple posts here.  I am not a champion debater but as a consumer of roleplaying products I am just not happy with where things are headed.With that said, I welcome all the witty sarcasm and invalidations of my opinion that people can muster.  Times change... and at this point I really do not care anymore.</blockquote>

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