tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post1805879034848052331..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: More Fun at the Gaming Club, Where I'm a DinosaurRPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-51754314017354803822016-05-01T18:32:56.389-04:002016-05-01T18:32:56.389-04:00You probably know more of the 'serious' ga...You probably know more of the 'serious' gamers. I knew more of the filthy casuals.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019436068380204226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-68256580649328229022016-05-01T11:37:19.650-04:002016-05-01T11:37:19.650-04:00For me it's all about the days/hours people wa...For me it's all about the days/hours people want to play. I have a job and kids so all-nighters and midweek don't work for me. Also I don't want to waste time, I want to play the game; a lot of gamers are big time-wasters showing up late and unprepared. When I say 8, I mean 8.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-25301238592993142592016-05-01T04:41:10.598-04:002016-05-01T04:41:10.598-04:00I think that of the Uruguayan gamers I knew (not s...I think that of the Uruguayan gamers I knew (not sure if I knew more or less than you) 10 years ago, probably about half are still active in the hobby. In the sense that they still get together to play RPGs at least once a month, anyways. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-60846833984779597642016-05-01T02:17:18.548-04:002016-05-01T02:17:18.548-04:00What seems to be the problem is that there is litt...What seems to be the problem is that there is little permanence within the hobby. Back in my ealry twenties, when I started, a bunch of my friends and acquaintances used play, but during the last 10 years most of them have left the hobby. I have a small group of friends that still play with me, and a couple more older than me that I know they play sometimes, but most of the people I knew that played, stopped for some reason or other. My point is, that like every other activity, of 10 young players we see, in 5 years ony 4 are going to still play, and in 10, there are going to be 2 left, with luck. The level of attrition of this hobby seems pretty high. At least here in Uruguay.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019436068380204226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-24269722000032539552016-05-01T02:16:30.424-04:002016-05-01T02:16:30.424-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019436068380204226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-24556911052657784372016-04-30T22:16:07.781-04:002016-04-30T22:16:07.781-04:00I'm older than the rest of the people in my cu...I'm older than the rest of the people in my current gaming group by 14+ years, and I like to think we all have a blast. When I was ST for a White Wolf game at the local gaming store, we occasionally got people just watching the play - and once a bit of intrigued praise from the staff. And I don't consider myself a very good ST.<br />The biggest drawback to the generations mingling in my area seems to be lifestyle issues. Those people with jobs and families just don't have the time available that the retired gamers and the college gamers do, and the hours we want to play creates a lot of conflict.<br />Another issue that comes up is the difference in experience. When the GM says, 'Remember the scene in Avengers where...' and I have to say 'I never saw that', then the mood drops a bit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427763868849263363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-44214693004799675302016-04-30T10:07:08.200-04:002016-04-30T10:07:08.200-04:00Well, other than me (a special case, as an older &...Well, other than me (a special case, as an older 'celebrity' guy who goes to the young people events) and the organizer (a younger guy who started gaming with the older crowd) the generations of gamers here don't mingle too much either. There's a ton of older gamers who still game but don't go to these events, and the younger guys obviously don't see them on account of this.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-6180944323126816372016-04-30T08:13:29.012-04:002016-04-30T08:13:29.012-04:00From the impression of cons I've been to, tabl...From the impression of cons I've been to, tabletop RPGing in the UK is greying. There may be a younger crowd out there somewhere, but their circles don't seem to intersect much with mine.Tim (Kalyr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00960811565368970485noreply@blogger.com