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<blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 3015114" data-attributes="member: 1515">In a certain way, they already have.&nbsp; I've been playing RPGA games online for 5 years now.Most RPGA campaigns allow online play (RPGA HQ has pushed the decision down to the management of each individual campaign):- Living Greyhawk allows online play, but only for Core modules- The other Living campaigns allow online play with no restrictions- The D&amp;D Campaigns (Mark of Heroes, Xen'drik Expeditions) don't allow online play at allHowever, the sense I get from RPGA management is that they still feel that online play is inferior in quality to getting people together F2F, and so, while they're willing to tolereate online play, they don't necessarily want to go out of their way to encourage it.&nbsp; They'd rather put their (rather limited) resources towards F2F play.A lot of the online RPGA play that I'm aware of is pretty informal -- more like game days or home play, though occasionally someone will get ambitious and organize a bigger online &quot;convention&quot;.&nbsp; There are several Yahoo groups that exist to organize online RPGA games.Most of the online RPGA play I've seen uses either AOL Instant Messenger or OpenRPG.&nbsp; OpenRPG has really taken over most of the LG play I've seen in the past couple of years; players of the other campaigns, where maybe having a grid isn't as important, seem less interested in changing over; I've tried (and failed) to install OpenRPG on my computer, and based on what I've read, OpenRPG can have a steep learning curve for some people, esp. those who aren't particularly computer-savvy.All that said...I really enjoy playing online.&nbsp; It's not quite as good as playing F2F, true, but I've made some really good friends through online play, and a lot of us do try to get together at conventions once or twice a year (this year it was Origins).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenobi65, post: 3015114, member: 1515"] In a certain way, they already have. I've been playing RPGA games online for 5 years now. Most RPGA campaigns allow online play (RPGA HQ has pushed the decision down to the management of each individual campaign): - Living Greyhawk allows online play, but only for Core modules - The other Living campaigns allow online play with no restrictions - The D&D Campaigns (Mark of Heroes, Xen'drik Expeditions) don't allow online play at all However, the sense I get from RPGA management is that they still feel that online play is inferior in quality to getting people together F2F, and so, while they're willing to tolereate online play, they don't necessarily want to go out of their way to encourage it. They'd rather put their (rather limited) resources towards F2F play. A lot of the online RPGA play that I'm aware of is pretty informal -- more like game days or home play, though occasionally someone will get ambitious and organize a bigger online "convention". There are several Yahoo groups that exist to organize online RPGA games. Most of the online RPGA play I've seen uses either AOL Instant Messenger or OpenRPG. OpenRPG has really taken over most of the LG play I've seen in the past couple of years; players of the other campaigns, where maybe having a grid isn't as important, seem less interested in changing over; I've tried (and failed) to install OpenRPG on my computer, and based on what I've read, OpenRPG can have a steep learning curve for some people, esp. those who aren't particularly computer-savvy. All that said...I really enjoy playing online. It's not quite as good as playing F2F, true, but I've made some really good friends through online play, and a lot of us do try to get together at conventions once or twice a year (this year it was Origins). [/QUOTE]

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