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<blockquote data-quote="ninjayeti" data-source="post: 7869221" data-attributes="member: 6789120"><p>I'd strongly encourage you to give it a shot. I have been playing through VTTs for a couple of years now and it has really been a gaming Renaissance for me - prior to that it had been over 10 years since I had played IRL due to multiple moves, demanding work schedules, and having kids. Now I consistently have a weekly game and for a while was playing twice weekly.</p><p></p><p>The main bit of advice I would pass on is that you should look at online gaming the way you would look at online dating. You wouldn't expect to marry the first girl you swipe right on and you shouldn't expect for the first gaming group you connect with to be a perfect fit for you either. Personally I have had a couple of poor experiences (annoying players, GM who ghosted after 5 sessions), a couple games that were good-but-not-great, and an amazing game with an awesome group of players that is going strong 9 months in. </p><p></p><p>I've done both paid and free games. I'd say the main advantage of a paid game is you can get into something right away usually at the day and time you want. You will likely need to be more patient and/or flexible to find a free game with an opening. Paid GMs are obviously more reliable but the caveat is that paying players can be quicker to jump ship on a game because they know they can get into another paid game easily so games can still fall apart especially early on. </p><p></p><p>I definitely prefer Fantasy Grounds over Roll20, but that said Roll20 has a larger community and more paid games so you may have more luck finding games there. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck! You may have a false start or two but if you are willing to stick it out I think it will be worthwhile in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ninjayeti, post: 7869221, member: 6789120"] I'd strongly encourage you to give it a shot. I have been playing through VTTs for a couple of years now and it has really been a gaming Renaissance for me - prior to that it had been over 10 years since I had played IRL due to multiple moves, demanding work schedules, and having kids. Now I consistently have a weekly game and for a while was playing twice weekly. The main bit of advice I would pass on is that you should look at online gaming the way you would look at online dating. You wouldn't expect to marry the first girl you swipe right on and you shouldn't expect for the first gaming group you connect with to be a perfect fit for you either. Personally I have had a couple of poor experiences (annoying players, GM who ghosted after 5 sessions), a couple games that were good-but-not-great, and an amazing game with an awesome group of players that is going strong 9 months in. I've done both paid and free games. I'd say the main advantage of a paid game is you can get into something right away usually at the day and time you want. You will likely need to be more patient and/or flexible to find a free game with an opening. Paid GMs are obviously more reliable but the caveat is that paying players can be quicker to jump ship on a game because they know they can get into another paid game easily so games can still fall apart especially early on. I definitely prefer Fantasy Grounds over Roll20, but that said Roll20 has a larger community and more paid games so you may have more luck finding games there. Best of luck! You may have a false start or two but if you are willing to stick it out I think it will be worthwhile in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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