GMforPowergamers
Legend
I have found that I have a lot in common with MOST role-players I find (any social media and I guess message boards count as that) however I also find that minor differences can cause big rivalries... some I understand (me pushing for more 4e will rub people who hate 4e the wrong way) some I don't (I get accused of weird things and the more I explain that it isn't true the more the thread derails to pointless arguments)Obviously, it's my fault for reading comments on Facebook, and maybe I shouldn't make that mistake again, but at the same time, it's because I'd isolated myself from people like that, that I had rose colored glasses with regards to the hobby.
I think I'd rather hang out with the Scarlet Brotherhood, some Red Wizards, or Vecna cultists. They seem like more reasonable folk.
Somewhere around 4e (2007-2009ish) I started to dislike some moderation on these boards and some policies... but the worst day here is easier then the best day on twitter or facebook. I still think of this as "grandma friendly" but I'm not even sure all the posters know what that means anymore.
Having said that this board is no longer the most talked about place in my D&D circles... once it was pretty much a 3 way tie from here the RPG board and the WotC board... when the WotC board closed it seemed like this was THE MAIN talk we had... today we talk about twitter and youtube and tic tok individually more then enworld. In fact 1 player I share in 2 of 3 groups actively says "I don't want to hear about facebook or enworld things" when we talk but has 0 problems with tic tok and is case by case on youtube...
I am sure there is something new that my 13 year old neice uses for social media I don't even know about. I am sure the next generation of D&D players will be there too... and I am sure there will be toxic fans in all of them... so I like it here (even if I complain) but I agree with some social media being
I think I'd rather hang out with the Scarlet Brotherhood, some Red Wizards, or Vecna cultists. They seem like more reasonable folk.