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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3485545" data-attributes="member: 22779">I wonder though, how much this is an internet thing?&nbsp; People who have no problems finding a group to play whatever game wouldn't be posting on message boards about it while those who are having problems likely would.&nbsp; My experience is a little different.&nbsp; We tried all sorts of different games in the 80's, but, that was with my friends and not at a gaming club.&nbsp; In the 90's, when I gamed at the FLGS, it was pretty much 2e or nothing.&nbsp; Tried a few pick up games of Vampire, but, that was about it.&nbsp; Heck, it wasn't until I came to internet gaming sites that I realized that anyone still played 1e.&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I just hadn't ever seen anyone playing since 2e released.This sort of thing I find kind of discouraging honestly.&nbsp; I really do believe that online VTT gaming is on par with face to face.&nbsp; Not better, certainly, but, not worse either.&nbsp; Then again, it has been a very, very long time since I got to play with friends rather than people I met through the hobby.&nbsp; The people I gamed with (and currently game with as well) are not the people I would go out for a beer on Friday night with, even in the 90's.&nbsp; Not that I didn't like the people I gamed with, that's not true.&nbsp; Just that it tended to slot into &quot;my gaming friends&quot; and &quot;my regular friends&quot;.Man, that sounds snobbish.&nbsp; :/&nbsp; I don't know how to phrase it better though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3485545, member: 22779"] I wonder though, how much this is an internet thing? People who have no problems finding a group to play whatever game wouldn't be posting on message boards about it while those who are having problems likely would. My experience is a little different. We tried all sorts of different games in the 80's, but, that was with my friends and not at a gaming club. In the 90's, when I gamed at the FLGS, it was pretty much 2e or nothing. Tried a few pick up games of Vampire, but, that was about it. Heck, it wasn't until I came to internet gaming sites that I realized that anyone still played 1e. :) I just hadn't ever seen anyone playing since 2e released. This sort of thing I find kind of discouraging honestly. I really do believe that online VTT gaming is on par with face to face. Not better, certainly, but, not worse either. Then again, it has been a very, very long time since I got to play with friends rather than people I met through the hobby. The people I gamed with (and currently game with as well) are not the people I would go out for a beer on Friday night with, even in the 90's. Not that I didn't like the people I gamed with, that's not true. Just that it tended to slot into "my gaming friends" and "my regular friends". Man, that sounds snobbish. :/ I don't know how to phrase it better though. [/QUOTE]

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