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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 4768570" data-attributes="member: 10177">One thing I want to say about my on line gaming experience. It took me a long time to warm up to it. Like over a year. Now it only took me 4 or 5 sessions to start liking it, but it took over a year to start to really like it. I think it has a lot to do with all of us learning to communicate effectively via the internet.Now that most of us use the SKYPE Chat feature for our out of game chat, the MAtpools Chat window for in game comments, and the voice chat part of SKYPE is primarily for communicating between the game master and players currently taking actions, I have really taken a liking to the on line environment. Even to preferring it over face to face now.We "chat" about whatever we would normally talk about at a gaming table, sharing relevant links, etc... but unlike at a face to face game, our chatting doesn't intrude upon the main game. We are all hearing what is going on via the voice chat. We can do in character comments via the Maptools chat, and ask game master type questions, without interupting the actual play. The Game Master responds when they are most comfortable doing so.Plus when we are given important names, clues, treasure lists, usually in the SKYPE chat window, we copy and paste it into our digital character sheet, keeping up to date on everything. I really like it when the game master has the PDF, or a good scan is made of their module, because then they copy/paste relevant descriptions into the SKYPE window and I can copy/paste them for me to reference whenever I find the need.I can even copy and save relevant maps for future reference, in or out of game.So I find on line gaming superior to face to face in many ways. I don't even have to gather up books, load them into my car, unload them, reload them, inventory them to make sure I am not leaving any behind, etc... Nor do I have to spend 15, 25, or 60 minutes driving to wherever I would have a face to face game.Plus the mini's are all digital, right there in my/our library folders. Same with the maps. Plus you can create macros for your PC, which with the click of the button can make the roll for all to see, or secretly to the GM only.So no transporting of maps or mini's, or dice. No worrying about damaging them or losing them.There are lots of reasons why I like on line versus face to face.</blockquote>

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