Folks who only (or pretty much only) play #DnD, what would you say is the #1 thing preventing you from playing another #TTRPG?
I'd really like to have a constructive discussion about this, so please don't attack folks in the replies.
— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) January 20, 2021
Essentially time and effort basically being all on me.
When I used to hang at a game store, I played bunches of different games because there was a large pool of people running different things. No longer having that specific type of social circle, different story. Once you get past D&D, tastes at our table vary widely. Folks want to play different games, but don't always want to play what someone else is interested in. I can't (cannot) do horror games; @vymair doesn't fancy supers; @Hjorimir isn't into FATE; and so on.
— derpy lit prof 🖖 (@TraylorAlan) January 20, 2021
On top of everything else, schedule for me is just an exhausting roadblock.
Additionally for me, no other game has the history of connection that D&D does. Last night I just started playing 5e with two friends from high school that haven’t played since 2e. I don't think I'd have had the same buy-in and success doing that (from myself or them) trying with a different game.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 20, 2021
And to be clear, there are non-D&D trpgs that I love and would play, and others I haven't played that I am dying to try, but the rest of life has proven difficult to line up to make that happen successfully.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 20, 2021
Time in general.
— SlyFlourish.com (@SlyFlourish) January 20, 2021
It’s a combination of factors for us.
– D&D is easy to customize and has a lot more support and discussion than most systems (such as D&D beyond).
– Learning and teaching a new TTRPG is cumbersome and time-consuming for adults.
– Opportunity cost of game night, i.e., it’s hard 1/ …to reliably get folks together for a 2-4 hour game, and our campaign falls behind when we aren't playing D&D. It's also why we have some unplayed board games!
– D&D is flexible in mood and play style, which makes it easier to find players. 2/3— Justice Arman (@justicearman) January 20, 2021
Cost and access are issues, but they don't rank high for my home group.
The number one issue? My players aren't interested. If they asked me to GM something else, I would! But we all love D&D, and the barriers to trying something new for them are significant.
3/3
— Justice Arman (@justicearman) January 20, 2021
One of the things that's really interesting here is there's a lot "I can't find the time to play a second game," responses.
I need to break down these polls into "instead of" and "in addition to" responses. But that's for another day. https://t.co/nzfdVUJudM
— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) January 20, 2021
I keep seeing a lot of people don't have the time or money to learn new rules. I feel everyone there. Luckily there are a lot of cheap/free games that are easy-to-learn.
But also, many folks did have the time/money to learn 5e. I bet most will when 6e happens. https://t.co/nzfdVUJudM
— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) January 20, 2021