Does it ever get old?

RPGPundit · December 26, 2008, 02:30:10 AM

Here I am, with over 20 years of roleplaying. Today, my Amber group got together fairly impromptu to do some christmas day gaming (here in Uruguay, Christmas Eve is the big family/dinner night; and people get Christmas Day off, but rarely do anything heavy, so everyone was free). And it was fantastic.

There's rarely a session where SOMETHING doesn't happen that I've never seen before in my long career. Individual campaigns can sometimes get boring, I suppose, but gaming itself, never. At least not for me.

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boulet · December 26, 2008, 08:34:19 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;275844And it was fantastic.

There's rarely a session where SOMETHING doesn't happen that I've never seen before in my long career. Individual campaigns can sometimes get boring, I suppose, but gaming itself, never. At least not for me.

Oh come on, don't be such a tease. Share the minutiae of your enthusiasm, what happen during your Amber game that made you feel great ?

Drohem · December 26, 2008, 12:01:38 PM

Gaming itself can become boring if you're not matched with the right group. I think that once you find the right group and you guys 'click' then you can have the experience that you're talking about.

David Johansen · December 26, 2008, 01:42:54 PM

Sometimes the society of gamers gets old but I think the immersive, interactive fantasy experience doesn't.

joewolz · December 26, 2008, 02:04:45 PM

I have yet to burn out. I've never needed a break from gaming, and have been gaming weekly, with some dry spells (never more than 3 months), for the last 14 years.

I love gaming.

beejazz · December 26, 2008, 04:09:39 PM

I've had my dry spells, but only because of time constraints and such. Gaming doesn't get old.

Serious Paul · December 26, 2008, 04:51:14 PM

Gaming itself never loses that thrill for me. I hope it never does.

Narf the Mouse · December 26, 2008, 05:16:16 PM

Gaming is basically a 'You get what everyone puts in' hobby. So it does seem it would be very group-dependant.

Pseudoephedrine · December 26, 2008, 05:37:21 PM

We end campaigns once they get boring. We might take a few sessions to do a wrap-up of it, but we move onto the next one quickly. Other than that, I game with my friends, so if a particular session is slow, there's always something to entertain us.

The Shaman · December 26, 2008, 06:22:23 PM

It did, for about twelve years.

I hung 'em up back in '89, and didn't even look at rpgs again until I saw 3.0 D&D in a shop in 2001. I decided to see what the ol' game was up to, and reintroduced myself to the game.

Now I'm running into the same problem as last time: everyone wants to play fantasy, and finding gamers for other genres is tougher. And this time it's even more difficult, because the systems I most interested in running are long out of print, so that shrinks my gaming pool even more.

OneTinSoldier · December 26, 2008, 11:05:00 PM

I've never had any hobby get old.

My problem is I have more hobbies than I have time.

Halfjack · December 27, 2008, 01:01:12 AM

It's not old after 32 years. Hard to see it getting old as long as I have players that grow with me.

JamesV · December 28, 2008, 09:19:04 AM

Gaming has been nothing but a joy in my life, and I think it does have to do with the fact that I play with dear friends.

PaladinCA · December 28, 2008, 04:20:51 PM

The actual gaming itself doesn't get old.

The tedious game prep and the effort to get everyone together for a game sure does.

It helps to have a good group that makes everything worth the hassle. I wouldn't bother otherwise.

RPGPundit · December 29, 2008, 12:37:04 AM

Quote from: boulet;275869Oh come on, don't be such a tease. Share the minutiae of your enthusiasm, what happen during your Amber game that made you feel great ?

You know, it wasn't even anything in particular. It was just an unscheduled game, that managed to come together, and a long session of Amber where there was lots of cool shadow-walking, some fighting, lots of scheming, a few unexpected twists, etc.

And it just led me to think that its pretty amazing that I can play 3 times a week, and still never really get bored of the hobby itself, and only very rarely be bored even in a single given session.

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