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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8130101" data-attributes="member: 23751">I'm in the middle.&nbsp; I think that it's fun to watch a good group, but I'm only willing to go so far to do it and I don't watch them except once in a blue moon.A buddy and former DM of mine is one of the few lucky enough to play in many of these events.&nbsp; He's been in several by WotC and some of the charity events put on by Luke Gygax.&nbsp; Last year here in Los Angeles there was a Roll20 ticketed event that he was playing in.&nbsp; One of the guys in my group suggested that we go to check out how these games are live.&nbsp; When tickets eventually went on sale we looked at the prices and they rivaled what the Pantages theatre charged for Hamilton tickets.&nbsp; Both of us said, &quot;It would be fun to go, but not for that amount of money.&quot; and just forgot about it.The day of the event my buddy messaged me on Facebook and said that he had been given several comp tickets and wanted to know if I wanted one.&nbsp; I said hell yeah and got to go for free.&nbsp; When I got there it was pretty crowded.&nbsp; The popularity made a fairly big impression on me.&nbsp; That many people were paying those prices to see a D&amp;D game.&nbsp; I'd peg it at somewhere between 1000 and 1500 people. While waiting outside to be let into the venue location, two women walked up to the worker at the gate and asked when it would open.&nbsp; He told them and then asked where they were from.&nbsp; They said that they arrived from Colorado.&nbsp; That just floored me. Not only were they paying Broadway Musical ticket prices, but they traveled from Colorado to Los Angeles to see the event.Edit: I loved the event and had a blast. Before the event started I got to talk to his current D&amp;D group about their games and they asked me about his older campaigns.&nbsp; The event itself was very entertaining and fun to watch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8130101, member: 23751"] I'm in the middle. I think that it's fun to watch a good group, but I'm only willing to go so far to do it and I don't watch them except once in a blue moon. A buddy and former DM of mine is one of the few lucky enough to play in many of these events. He's been in several by WotC and some of the charity events put on by Luke Gygax. Last year here in Los Angeles there was a Roll20 ticketed event that he was playing in. One of the guys in my group suggested that we go to check out how these games are live. When tickets eventually went on sale we looked at the prices and they rivaled what the Pantages theatre charged for Hamilton tickets. Both of us said, "It would be fun to go, but not for that amount of money." and just forgot about it. The day of the event my buddy messaged me on Facebook and said that he had been given several comp tickets and wanted to know if I wanted one. I said hell yeah and got to go for free. When I got there it was pretty crowded. The popularity made a fairly big impression on me. That many people were paying those prices to see a D&D game. I'd peg it at somewhere between 1000 and 1500 people. While waiting outside to be let into the venue location, two women walked up to the worker at the gate and asked when it would open. He told them and then asked where they were from. They said that they arrived from Colorado. That just floored me. Not only were they paying Broadway Musical ticket prices, but they traveled from Colorado to Los Angeles to see the event. Edit: I loved the event and had a blast. Before the event started I got to talk to his current D&D group about their games and they asked me about his older campaigns. The event itself was very entertaining and fun to watch. [/QUOTE]

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