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<blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 7869130" data-attributes="member: 6804070"><p>Hmm, paid or free...?</p><p></p><p>Well one thing I have always kept in mind is this, when a service is free, that means you are the product. That's not always bad, just something you have to keep in mind. One problem with free VTT platforms is user commitment. No money in, often means no commitment.</p><p></p><p>You asked about paid GM's... I've heard both sides of the coin, no commitment from the players and also lots of commitment. Not sure their is any good data other than anecdotal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Sounds like the same with Free VTTs too huh?</p><p></p><p>As a GM I vastly prefer FG to Roll20. So much easier to prep and such. But as a player I'm not convinced it matters all that much. I mean yea it matters, but as a player what is much more important is the group of people. In that regard I've always found the FG community much more friendly and helpful than the Roll20 one. But experiences will vary.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This can happen. It happened with the first group I gamed with online a long time ago. Hasn't happened since. Voice and video can help alleviate this, so can good DMs who keep things moving. In FG we use random initiative each turn, so everyone has to stay on their toes, and gentle prompts by me or the others players is enough peer pressure to get people to be all in.</p><p></p><p>But again, even that i all about the group. Find the community you like best, get involved, build a group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordEntrails, post: 7869130, member: 6804070"] Hmm, paid or free...? Well one thing I have always kept in mind is this, when a service is free, that means you are the product. That's not always bad, just something you have to keep in mind. One problem with free VTT platforms is user commitment. No money in, often means no commitment. You asked about paid GM's... I've heard both sides of the coin, no commitment from the players and also lots of commitment. Not sure their is any good data other than anecdotal :( Sounds like the same with Free VTTs too huh? As a GM I vastly prefer FG to Roll20. So much easier to prep and such. But as a player I'm not convinced it matters all that much. I mean yea it matters, but as a player what is much more important is the group of people. In that regard I've always found the FG community much more friendly and helpful than the Roll20 one. But experiences will vary. This can happen. It happened with the first group I gamed with online a long time ago. Hasn't happened since. Voice and video can help alleviate this, so can good DMs who keep things moving. In FG we use random initiative each turn, so everyone has to stay on their toes, and gentle prompts by me or the others players is enough peer pressure to get people to be all in. But again, even that i all about the group. Find the community you like best, get involved, build a group. [/QUOTE]
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