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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 3484762" data-attributes="member: 1457">Great post, Dykstrav. Trust me, you're not alone--I started D&D in 1981 or so, a little second grader playing as a "Halfling". Come a long way since then: as others have said, the game has changed, you've changed, your gaming partners have changed--it's just not the same as rolling dice in the basement in the 80's. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />One of the points you brought up was the apparent divisiveness of gamers, and I'd like to ask if your observation comes from personal face-to-face experience, or from message boards. Gamer message boards are known to be passionate and flammatory; it's the <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19" target="_blank">nature of the medium</a>. Spend too much time on boards and you'll lose your faith in humanity, much less our particular sub-culture. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I urge you not to take message board sentiment or behavior as indications of what the gaming populace is actually like. The good news is that with the right players, any game can be a wonderful experience. Your profile says you're in the RTP--small world! I went to school in Greensboro--and there are plenty of gamers in that college- and tech- heavy region. Go to some of the local cons, browse for RPGA guilds and other clubs, and meet some new players. I bet you'll find like-minded individuals, and you'll be back to having fun and rolling dice in no time. -z</blockquote>

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