| Southerncomfort |
Im sure my situation is not unique so I wanted to ask my fellow gamers what your thoughts would be.
I live in a medium sized city and there isnt a lot of gaming opportunity. I play with five other people, all single, all over the age of 25. I am the only married one with children.
My group plays once a week. Clearly, anyone who is married with children know that getting time away on the weekends isnt without sacrifice or very easy.
Three of the five play in at least one other game a week. Two play in four games a week. Thats right, four games. The guy who runs the game is one of these two. For the most part, everyone in the group gets along although we are more aquaintences rather than real friends without a whole lot in common other than the game.
My problem is the lack of consideration. One of the guys that plays in four games shows up late frequently. The group for the most part does not reply to emails or not much. The DM hardly replies to emails. It seems like the game just doesnt have a lot of priority for them at all. Myself and the other guy play in one game a week so it is our chance to let go of reality a bit and use our imagination. I guess when the others are playing multiple times a week, one game isnt that important.
I dont want to give up on playing a game I love as while there may be other opportunities to play, I just dont know of them. However, it is very frustrating when the others wont put hardly any effort into the game that you have to sacrifice every week to be involved in. I mean, some of the guys dont even take the time during the week to update their character sheets. It is litterly just show up and play.
Again, I dont want to quit playing and Im not someone who starts problems but this is getting really frustrating. I have tried bringing it up subtlety but nothing seems to really change.
Anyone have any advice?