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Message: <blockquote data-quote="molonel" data-source="post: 3486861" data-attributes="member: 10412">Amen. So is the time you spend with friends while doing so.Mmmmm, I don't know about that, so much. More on that in a moment.I've gamed with literally hundreds of players in gaming groups in several states, now. Cons, home games, the works. And I really think this is a local issue for you, because although I've certainly encountered obnoxious gamers, this has NOT been my experience at all.No, you're not being unreasonable. Conan OGL is dedicated to recreating the world of Robert E. Howard's stories, and is going into yet another edition. I do think that there are a range of gaming styles that encompass a broad range of gaming experiences. Some may not be for you, but you are certainly entitled to your preferences.I do find your coupling of 300 with Final Fantasy curious, though.I don't think you should give up the hobby unless you find something that is more fun and enjoyable to do. I know there are such gamers as you mention. Some of them run 3rd Edition games. Some of them run earlier editions of the game. Some run Castles & Crusades. The point is simply to find the game and the group of gamers that suits your style.A while back, I got burned out on D&D. No, not 3rd Edition D&D. ANY edition of D&D. I didn't want to play 1st, or 2nd, or OD&D, or Moldvay D&D, or Mentzer D&D, or Holmes D&D, or whatever crack-out-my-butt subdivision anyone wants to make. I didn't want to play Castles & Crusades.So I threw together a mishmash of d20 Modern, the X-Files, Call of Cthulu, Delta Green and a host of other sources, and ran my own game. I'm also playing White Wolf's Exalted game.Sometimes, you just get burned out, man.And see, this is part of the reason I get so tired of hearing the comparison between more recent editions of the game and video games. Besides the fact that board games and and video games are a perfectly legitimate way to spend one's time, the gulf between any edition of an RPG and most video games is so vast that generally the only people who don't KNOW much about most video games are the ones making the comparison.I'm a Talisman 2nd Edition man, myself. I played Arkham Horror, and I -loved- it.I think more gaming groups should switch up their schedule a bit to provide for DM and player burnout, and also to further explore the dimensions and possibilities that our hobby has to offer.Heh. I hear you, man.Since I think the OP said he's already taken a year off from gaming. Sure, maybe he needs a longer break, but maybe a different game or a different style of gaming is in order. Certainly with a different group of gamers, from what it sounds like.Again, amen.Well said.</blockquote>

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