Fuck Players thread. >be me>not even GM>join Cyberpunk Red effort game>GM says make sure you're active, can post decently, not busy with work life>answer honestly and get accepted in>discuss DM on character concept day 1>get character sheet done, get world integration in>basically Corpo looking to move up in the world in his company and looking to make underground allies, eventually taking down rival bitch girlboss>GM already made girlboss NPC, already made the company I work at, doing work like proper good GM>3 days pass, only one person has made their character and chats a bit>DM asks the other two if they're ready to make their character yet>"busy with work, I'll be available in 2 days">didn't you say you had free time?>uhh yeah but stuff came up it'll be done after this week>other guy responds like 12 hours later with just "I'm thinking Techie">GM says sure, discuss with him>one day later, the "thinking Techie" guy just ghosts>three days, GM asks the work guy if he's ready>no response for a day>then I'm so sorry guys I thought I could juggle the game but I'm too tired from work some bullshit I'm thinking of seeing a therapist sorry bye!Fuck. players.
>>97362783whats a cyberpunk red effort game? obviously the cyberpunk red part, but never seen effort in context.
>>97362783Your fault, stop playing online shit. If you’re not playing in person you’re not actually doing /tg/
>>97362783Do they count as players if they never actually played the game?
I'm usually GM and whenever I'm a player I get super pissed at the complete lack of urgency so many other players have. I'd like to actually get some plot points and battles done in the 4 hours we're playing and not turn the game into the nerd comedy hour or take off in the opposite direction from where the action is happening. >>97362915This. Online interactions don't really scan to the brain as being fully "real". So it's okay to flake etc. Whereas IRL you're enmeshed with these other people. You're looking forward to seeing your friends. You're less likely to skip because you feel "tired" if it's your turn to bring snacks or another player is getting a ride from you etc. And you don't get the same sense of contentedness and being in a tribe even though the internet lets you pull in people who share your niche interests from around the globe. If Discord hit those same brain switches you wouldn't see so many NEETs and incels roping.
