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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 5300138" data-attributes="member: 524">My thoughts on system burnout ... I personally have found that system burnout is not what is really happening. What most likely has happened is that you were playing along and then suddenly you had an internal conflict that made you "hate" the current system.Perhaps it was because the others seemed to optimise their characters and you thought that went against your RPer traits and you blamed the system. Or maybe the system did not allow you to do something you wanted desperately to do - like emulate a character in a book/movie/comic.There is the possibility that you have outgrown your playgroup (it could be forever, or just a while). They may not be "right" for you at the moment, however there is always that feeling that you cannot betray them and stick with them. This outgrowth could be based on style of game you wish to play or run, or it could be based on the style that is run by your DM.Solutions to this are varied: Get a new system and try it out with your current group, offer to run a one-nighter. A lot of games companies now let you download test drive rules with a test drive adventure and characters. The one that comes to mind for me is Savage Worlds.Find another group and try them out for a while - do not change systems just groups.Find another group with another system so that you can still play with your current group/friends as well. It will be like having steak on Mondays and a nice roast on Wednesday. Basically the same food, but served two ways.I have gone through the "burnout" three times in my 28 year roleplaying career. None of them have been because of system but rather players. The last big one saw my wife being insulted and that was the last straw for me. System has very little to do with what is really happening, you just want to blame it.I've been playing D&D since I was 10 (so 28+ years). I've also played other systems. It is easy to change systems so burning out for them is not something that should be common. Rather you will find it is the people you are with. You want a change they do not. So your burnout right now is them not wanting to try something different.D</blockquote>

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