Timeline for Are there tips on reconciling the playing differences in this group?
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| Jul 1, 2015 at 19:33 | comment | added | KorvinStarmast | TTRP gaming does not operate in a vacuum. With the scenario presented, there is more than an in-game relationship involved. " The player in question is a good friend." The suggestion to fire the player seems to miss the combined points of the question, which includes the "out of game" fact of friendship. | |
| Jul 16, 2012 at 19:41 | comment | added | TimothyAWiseman | My experiences differ. In most of my gaming groups through the years, we have been friends first and then started gaming. When I ran into people that didn't quite enjoy it, I would point out that they didn't need to feel obligated to be there. But if someone is there mostly for the social aspect, and not disrupting the game I would let them stay as long as they wanted. This might be very different for a group where the game came first and they barely knew each othere away from the gaming table though... | |
| Jul 16, 2012 at 19:39 | comment | added | SevenSidedDie | @Johnny Instead of a lot of comments, maybe you'd like to post an answer? (Comments tend to get cleaned up, so they'll disappear.) | |
| Jul 16, 2012 at 19:20 | comment | added | John | About kicking the player out: social psychology teaches us that once you dislike someone involved in your social circles (different opinions, value systems, communication and response styles), sooner or later, you'll find a way to get rid of that person, since being in close proximity to that person makes you uncomfortable. Therefore, trying to be "fair" to the player and rationalizing on reasons "to kick out or not to kick out" is not an effective approach; it's just agony. Better do it clean and fast - say "you're out!" And done. | |
| Jul 16, 2012 at 19:11 | comment | added | SevenSidedDie | I hesitate to recommend firing a player if they're not disruptive, but you make a compelling point there at the end: it might be a favour to them if they're only just tagging along and not really enjoying the game. | |
| Jul 16, 2012 at 18:55 | history | answered | Brian Ballsun-Stanton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |