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<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 5439302" data-attributes="member: 5038">The first time involved me going to a high level AD&amp;D 1e game run by a coworker.&nbsp; The characters were modeled after Wolverine, Green Lantern and Dr. Strange.&nbsp; I don't like high level D&amp;D games and, if I want superheroes, I had a lot of games including Marvel, DC, and Champions.&nbsp;&nbsp; The second time was a group that I had started and had to leave, temporarily, due to school and work.&nbsp; I returned to find the player we brought in had convinced everyone to play Rolemaster. Not a problem I liked Rolemaster. &nbsp; &nbsp; The first problem was his best friend whom he brought in.&nbsp; The guy was a powergaming butt kicking douche (no offense to the power gamers and butt-kickers).&nbsp; I brought in my rogue and the guy tries telling me that I don't know how to make a character, because I didn't max out my ranks in my main weapon or body development. Even after telling him that I had been playing the game for ten years and my character would start putting more emphasis after he has been adventuring, the dude wouldn't stop harping.&nbsp; &nbsp; In addition, to the jerk,&nbsp; the game was one big combat fest with nothing else. Just one fight after another.&nbsp; Boring and not the style of gaming the group had been playing.&nbsp; &nbsp; After the game, I asked the GM if all of his sessions were like this and he said, &quot;Yes&quot;.&nbsp; So,&nbsp; I told him that I would not return.&nbsp; &nbsp; He then asked what was wrong and I told him that I don't enjoy hack and slash games.&nbsp; I want to explore the setting. I want to interact with NPCs. I wanted the style that we had been playing before I left and everyone seemed to enjoy.&nbsp;&nbsp; To my surprise, he breathed a sigh of relief.&nbsp; He hated the game he was running. He focused the game on combat, because his friend would whine and throw tantrums if there was anything except combat.&nbsp; Since nobody else spoke up he just assumed everyone was having fun.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Several days later, he called me up to ask me back. He talked to the other players and they were tolerating the game.&nbsp; They wanted more interaction with the setting and NPCs. So that was what he was going to give the group.&nbsp; His friend could either accept it or leave.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, I went back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 5439302, member: 5038"] The first time involved me going to a high level AD&D 1e game run by a coworker. The characters were modeled after Wolverine, Green Lantern and Dr. Strange. I don't like high level D&D games and, if I want superheroes, I had a lot of games including Marvel, DC, and Champions. The second time was a group that I had started and had to leave, temporarily, due to school and work. I returned to find the player we brought in had convinced everyone to play Rolemaster. Not a problem I liked Rolemaster. The first problem was his best friend whom he brought in. The guy was a powergaming butt kicking douche (no offense to the power gamers and butt-kickers). I brought in my rogue and the guy tries telling me that I don't know how to make a character, because I didn't max out my ranks in my main weapon or body development. Even after telling him that I had been playing the game for ten years and my character would start putting more emphasis after he has been adventuring, the dude wouldn't stop harping. In addition, to the jerk, the game was one big combat fest with nothing else. Just one fight after another. Boring and not the style of gaming the group had been playing. After the game, I asked the GM if all of his sessions were like this and he said, "Yes". So, I told him that I would not return. He then asked what was wrong and I told him that I don't enjoy hack and slash games. I want to explore the setting. I want to interact with NPCs. I wanted the style that we had been playing before I left and everyone seemed to enjoy. To my surprise, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hated the game he was running. He focused the game on combat, because his friend would whine and throw tantrums if there was anything except combat. Since nobody else spoke up he just assumed everyone was having fun. Several days later, he called me up to ask me back. He talked to the other players and they were tolerating the game. They wanted more interaction with the setting and NPCs. So that was what he was going to give the group. His friend could either accept it or leave. So, I went back. [/QUOTE]

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