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Waiting For Slow Players In Role-Playing Games - Page 2

Playing in a forum can be slow as it is just because of the mechanics of waiting for people in different time zones to make their move so you don't need the added delinquent adding to the wait time. Krsuten's problems can be easily sorted out by joining us in World of Medieval or FE. How come you haven't joined us yet?

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The weirdest is what JB said that he sees them login and like check the Role-playing Game thread they're in but don't reply to it - that makes no sense at all.

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It isn't that weird, really they might be on the run and just checking their emails and got a message that there was a new reply in the game.

Rather off topic, but...
FairMaiden, I am actually waiting on someone to join Love Bytes so we can start role-playing there.

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One of the things I have done as a Play By Post GM is to establish clear expectations for posting; i.e. Once a Day, Mon - Fri. Weekends optional, if Life happens, and it does, just give us a heads up. If a player contacts me and says "I'm going on vacation for a week", that covers a lot of things, and I'll move their character out of the spotlight if it's in the middle of roleplaying, or make simple decisions and roles for them, if in combat.

If I don't hear from a player for 3 days, with no notice, I contact them to check what's up. If I don't hear for a week with no notice, I find a way to write them out of the game, in a way that if they return, I can easily bring them back in.

I understand that real life takes priority over Fantasy, but one player should not hold up the game.

What frustrates me the most is when I join a game as a player, make an awesome character and have great group dynamics with the other players only to have the GM disappear.

Games Role-Playing Players Slow Waiting

There will always be some slow player but what make it worst is the GM that chooses to wait for that slow player at the expense of everyone else. .