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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 9621128" data-attributes="member: 4348">AI DMs may replace people or human DMs in the future to a limited degree, but I think you'll always have some pushback against AI being the DM by some people and some groups.A prime example is the FFG &quot;boardgames&quot; these days that require the use of a phone or tablet in order to play.&nbsp; It is normally a group game with an RPG or tactics based focus (similar to D&amp;D), but instead of a game master controlling the enemy, they have the program on the phone or tablet.Personally, I hate these programs.&nbsp; Part of the reason to play boardgames is the person to person interaction, and whether it is a player browsing on their phone or being distracted by it, phones just detract in general when at the table.&nbsp; There still needs to be someone who is using their phone to see what the AI is prompting to happen on the board, and a person to move the items on the board, but they also are now interacting with their phone just as much, if not moreso, than they are with everyone else at the table.I normally have a strict no phones policy when we play.&nbsp; Obviously, with this type of boardgame that is impossible, and as someone has to use their phone so we can play the game in the first place, others start using their phones (sometimes out of boredom as they wait for that one individual to interact with their phone and move the AI's thngs around).&nbsp; It's beyond annoying and these types of games have no charm for me.&nbsp; I actually sort of abhor these types of boardgames.&nbsp; Someone must find them popular though as I see these FFG games (Legends of the Dark I think is what the more recent one is called) all the time for sale in game shops.&nbsp; In that light I think there eventually will be AI DMs and they will be immensely popular in some groups.&nbsp; At the same time you'll have those who absolutely hate and detest them such as I probably would.&nbsp; In that light, even if you have those AI DMs, you'll always have those who prefer to have that human interaction rather than a computerized one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 9621128, member: 4348"] AI DMs may replace people or human DMs in the future to a limited degree, but I think you'll always have some pushback against AI being the DM by some people and some groups. A prime example is the FFG "boardgames" these days that require the use of a phone or tablet in order to play. It is normally a group game with an RPG or tactics based focus (similar to D&D), but instead of a game master controlling the enemy, they have the program on the phone or tablet. Personally, I hate these programs. Part of the reason to play boardgames is the person to person interaction, and whether it is a player browsing on their phone or being distracted by it, phones just detract in general when at the table. There still needs to be someone who is using their phone to see what the AI is prompting to happen on the board, and a person to move the items on the board, but they also are now interacting with their phone just as much, if not moreso, than they are with everyone else at the table. I normally have a strict no phones policy when we play. Obviously, with this type of boardgame that is impossible, and as someone has to use their phone so we can play the game in the first place, others start using their phones (sometimes out of boredom as they wait for that one individual to interact with their phone and move the AI's thngs around). It's beyond annoying and these types of games have no charm for me. I actually sort of abhor these types of boardgames. Someone must find them popular though as I see these FFG games (Legends of the Dark I think is what the more recent one is called) all the time for sale in game shops. In that light I think there eventually will be AI DMs and they will be immensely popular in some groups. At the same time you'll have those who absolutely hate and detest them such as I probably would. In that light, even if you have those AI DMs, you'll always have those who prefer to have that human interaction rather than a computerized one. [/QUOTE]

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