Anyone gaming anything?

[Butler1000]

Playing pen and paper online is like taking a shower in a raincoat.
I'm kinda old school that way. I did one game were half the players were not in the room. Erg.

I get that. But I have found there are advantages as well. Much easier to get people together as no travel time. It's pretty much 50+ years that play 1st, 2nd edition, with a few in their thirties. So getting them out of the house is tougher.

I discovered it during the pandemic and am still in games 4 years later. Map Making, dice rolling, using private messaging all work well. Tracking of various conditions (invisible, stunned whatever) is easy. Character sheets, shared documents for treasure, Information are better. Macros for attacks work well..

In the case of a TERB game Ithink the ability to be anonymous will be a huge factor in getting players.

 

[seanzo]

Gaming is going through a dark age right now. But it also matters what type of games you like. Im assuming single player with your GTA suggestion.

Baldurs Gate 3
Black Myth Wukong
Final Fantasy 16
Elden Ring

Indie studios are basically the only game in town now and a lot of that just doesn't interest me all that much, The Long Dark was the last game I really feel in love with but quickly lost interest in. Anything that comes out of the major development studios is universally garbage. I still play Squad a bit but other than that I've more or less checked out of gaming. I plan on using my gaming rig for DJing going forward I just need to save the money to invest in a good set of turntables and a mixer

 

[NotADcotor]

I get that. But I have found there are advantages as well. Much easier to get people together as no travel time. It's pretty much 50+ years that play 1st, 2nd edition, with a few in their thirties. So getting them out of the house is tougher.

I discovered it during the pandemic and am still in games 4 years later. Map Making, dice rolling, using private messaging all work well. Tracking of various conditions (invisible, stunned whatever) is easy. Character sheets, shared documents for treasure, Information are better. Macros for attacks work well..

In the case of a TERB game Ithink the ability to be anonymous will be a huge factor in getting players.

I never liked the idea, tried it once before the covid.

For me a much bigger part is the social aspect, gathering around the table with a bunch of neckbeard nerds. The game is just there to kill time between Monty Python references

On line... it's so sterile. But different strokes and all that.