What's going on?

[Brother Shatterstone]

I see your point. It was not my intention to call out players. I don't think any player was mentioned by name.

Nor do I remember seeing any.

I simply do not want to see it happen if at all possible… At least in large threads that everyone in PbP would have a good chance to read… I seriously doubt too many others besides the DM/GM and the player(s) typical read TTT threads of games they’re not in.

Now don’t get me wrong people not posting is a serious issue, I’ve seen great game die cause of this but even mediocre games deserve a fate better than that.

Have I ever gotten onto people about not posting in games? Oh yeah, its rare for a GM/DM of mine not to hear it from me and I’ve had the same attitude towards my fellow players… (I give my best, and I expect people's bests) I can come off pretty blunt at times, I come from a different world than most of you due to my military service, and what I consider my nice tone isn’t always perceived this way.

Anyhow, there is a difference between MIRL and simply not posting your games. Stuff happens and these games are slow so you can’t expect people to be around to post everyday but if you don’t commutate to your GMs and or players than your leading your game(s) down a dangerous path.

To be honest… Theirs not a single DM/GM I game with that I don’t have their email address, mailing address, and in some cases I have their phone numbers. I have no doubt this is has saved more than a few games and has also given me so seriously great friends.

I couldn't recommend it more if I tried.

 

[Jdvn1]

... I don't understand how people game play in the same game without means of contacting each other. I always have a phone number or email address or something.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

... I don't understand how people game play in the same game without means of contacting each other. I always have a phone number or email address or something.

Yeah I agree, I think it’s a less common of a problem than it use to be cause the email system for ENworld is now back online with the new server. (Same system that sends email notifications out.)

But yeah it use to happen all the time…

 

[Jdvn1]

One of my DMs in a LEW game is gone too -- and he has is account set to not accept emails.

I'd feel better if I at least knew he was alive.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I'd feel better if I at least knew he was alive.

Aye I hear you there... To be honest theirs not much I can do to help you directly but if you make your way down to the meta forum and ask for an administrator to act as a go between they are usually willing to send an email for you.

 

[Gomez]

Don't forget that CS still runs PbP, I'm just his lacky cohort.

Don't worry, some day you will get the Leadership feat and get a cohort of your own!

 

[doghead]

Whoops, looks like I wasn't as clear as I should have been in a couple of cases.

... I tend to think there isn't a need for it. Otherwise, maybe you have bigger problems.

Also, some players are also GMs, so it's not foolproof either.

By it I meant a State of Play for GM's thread, not a means of restricting access to or readership of the thread. I don't think there is any reason to restrict access. And as you said, many players are GM's and most GM's are players.

Okay, but the biggest complain by far is people not posting, which is understandable and it annoys me far more than most of you, but I think it would be a bad idea for anyone to have the option to libel players who aren’t keeping up. (for whatever reason)

I see far more possible harm coming out of said threads than any possible good.

By bemone failures, I was refering to our own failures, as GM's - things we did but shouldn't have, or things we didn't do but should have. I didn't intend it to mean bemone players who are failures. Complaining about others, as BS has pointed out, ends up causing more harm than good.

thotd.

 

[Jdvn1]

Aye I hear you there... To be honest theirs not much I can do to help you directly but if you make your way down to the meta forum and ask for an administrator to act as a go between they are usually willing to send an email for you.

Hm, that's a good idea. Will do. Thanks!

 

[Crothian]

big day

29 talk

53 Play

thursday

30 talk

53 Play

 

[Jdvn1]

Around 30 TtT seems pretty consistant.