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<blockquote data-quote="scourger" data-source="post: 5441608" data-attributes="member: 12328"><p>The last game I left was a 3.5 D&D game. It was run by a long-time player, first time DM. He made a couple of rookie mistakes at first but genreally did well. What did me in was other players dominating the story and the action. After a few months of play, it all started to feel familiar; and a bit of a grind. When my character finally died with certainty, I took a "break" that lasted several months. I came back and played another character whose player quit. That was fun because the other player really min/maxed it. But, I missed one session where the module concluded; and that was the end. The DM ran 2 of the trilogy but was done in by the other players' actions: greed and lack of appreciation. I know he'll never run that game again, and he may never DM again. Kinda sad for him, but he and two others of us still game together and have fun with other RPGs. </p><p></p><p>Before that, I quit a 1e nostalgia game for similar reasons. It was the same group, but we had more members back then. I felt betrayed by the other characters' cowardice that resulted in my paladin getting killed. I had another character, but I realized that I was just doing the same things and expecting different results (the definition of insanity). I understood that I would always be looking for a more heroic (storytelling & powergaming) game but the others were perfectly happy with a more "cautious" brand of tactics & strategy. The same thing had happened with the same group in some prior games, and I didin't want to be accused of bringing in a "revenge character" when my replacement was as cowardly as everyone else. So, I didn't show up for the rest of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scourger, post: 5441608, member: 12328"] The last game I left was a 3.5 D&D game. It was run by a long-time player, first time DM. He made a couple of rookie mistakes at first but genreally did well. What did me in was other players dominating the story and the action. After a few months of play, it all started to feel familiar; and a bit of a grind. When my character finally died with certainty, I took a "break" that lasted several months. I came back and played another character whose player quit. That was fun because the other player really min/maxed it. But, I missed one session where the module concluded; and that was the end. The DM ran 2 of the trilogy but was done in by the other players' actions: greed and lack of appreciation. I know he'll never run that game again, and he may never DM again. Kinda sad for him, but he and two others of us still game together and have fun with other RPGs. Before that, I quit a 1e nostalgia game for similar reasons. It was the same group, but we had more members back then. I felt betrayed by the other characters' cowardice that resulted in my paladin getting killed. I had another character, but I realized that I was just doing the same things and expecting different results (the definition of insanity). I understood that I would always be looking for a more heroic (storytelling & powergaming) game but the others were perfectly happy with a more "cautious" brand of tactics & strategy. The same thing had happened with the same group in some prior games, and I didin't want to be accused of bringing in a "revenge character" when my replacement was as cowardly as everyone else. So, I didn't show up for the rest of it. [/QUOTE]
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