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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9273262" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Every time I read posts stating that folks are forced to play D&D and keep up with the latest edition, or they wouldn't be able to play at all, I feel like I'm living in a different world. I'm not saying that their personal experiences are not true, but I feel that there is more to the story and that such statements need caveats, such as "in my group of friends, with whom I want to continue playing, ..."</p><p></p><p>First, if you are willing to play online, I find it easy to join or run games for a very wide range of systems. As for in-person games, I may be spoiled in the Twin Cities, because of the number of FLGS's and gaming-meetups (i.e., Meetup.com), in my area. For my main group of players, obviously I'm limited by that groups tastes, but my group has never insisted on the newest rules. </p><p></p><p>If you are a player, it would be simple to find games on line that you could join at no cost. If you are a DM, there is obviously more effort involved in finding a regular group, but in my experience it would not be difficult to find 4-6 people to play a game I want to run, even if I'm only using 2014 rules or a completely different system. The more indie, obscure, and experimental the game, the more difficult it will be to find players, but I just don't think that not using the newest version of a popular system is that big of a barrier to find people to play with unless you are in a small gaming community and refuse to play online.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9273262, member: 6796661"] Every time I read posts stating that folks are forced to play D&D and keep up with the latest edition, or they wouldn't be able to play at all, I feel like I'm living in a different world. I'm not saying that their personal experiences are not true, but I feel that there is more to the story and that such statements need caveats, such as "in my group of friends, with whom I want to continue playing, ..." First, if you are willing to play online, I find it easy to join or run games for a very wide range of systems. As for in-person games, I may be spoiled in the Twin Cities, because of the number of FLGS's and gaming-meetups (i.e., Meetup.com), in my area. For my main group of players, obviously I'm limited by that groups tastes, but my group has never insisted on the newest rules. If you are a player, it would be simple to find games on line that you could join at no cost. If you are a DM, there is obviously more effort involved in finding a regular group, but in my experience it would not be difficult to find 4-6 people to play a game I want to run, even if I'm only using 2014 rules or a completely different system. The more indie, obscure, and experimental the game, the more difficult it will be to find players, but I just don't think that not using the newest version of a popular system is that big of a barrier to find people to play with unless you are in a small gaming community and refuse to play online. [/QUOTE]
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