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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steenan" data-source="post: 5562400" data-attributes="member: 23240">1. I've been playing RPGs for about 16 years. Mostly, but not only, as a GM.2. I think I played more than a hundred games over the years; I definitely don't remember each and every of them now. But I can surely list at least:* Warhammer* Cyberpunk* Earthdawn* Shadowrun* World of Darkness (old Vampire, Werewolf, Mage; new Werewolf)* Call of Cthulhu* Kult* Star Wars (d6)* D&D (3e, Pathfinder)* Dogs in the Vineyard* Exalted* Mouseguard* WolsungOther than that, there were many homebrews, many freeform games in various settings and some small-scale LARPs.3. I switch games for several reasons:- I have many different roleplaying needs that no single game can satisfy. Sometimes I want optimization and tactical play, sometimes I want immersion and detailed setting, sometimes I want intense acting, sometimes I want cinematic action, sometimes I want to focus on moral choices. I like to have the system support the play instead of distracting from it, so I choose a game that fits how I want to play.- My group of friends is stable as a group of friends, but not as a gaming group. Different subsets have time to play together at different points; it's hard to schedule a long campaign. For this reason, we prefer one-shots and short (3 to 10 sessions) campaigns.- Peoples' gaming preferences change as the time flows. Being stuck in a game one no longer likes is not fun. Switching games quite often allows us to avoid burn out - and we may return to a game a few years later with new ideas and new energy.</blockquote>

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