Player away, wants to play by internet( messanger) [Archive] - Wizards Community

Player away, wants to play by internet( messanger) [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
K_bundos
03-17-06, 07:27 PM Hi everybody
I have a RPG group for almost 7 years and I wouldnt like to miss the games while I'm away, since I'm going to be away for at least 5 years. So I was wondering if anyone here ever tried to play by internet? Basically, what im going to use is the audio conversation on Msn messenger to communicate with the rest of the group( the others will be at my DM's house, so It would be just me on the net). The internet speed connection here is about 4mb/1mb
and i think my DM's connection is 2mb/512. The equipment is not really professional(cheap mics that come with webcams).
If anyone ever tried this and want to share his experience it would be nice, and if you never tried but have some tips, it would be great too.

Thx a lot
K_Bundos
K_bundos
03-20-06, 08:33 AM anyone ?
Gallameed
03-20-06, 08:54 AM I think it sounds like a really bad idea, if you had all the latest gizmos so there was no delay and screw ups then ok, it might be worth trying for fun.

I personally hate online D&D. My friend tried doing something like that before and found it to be impersonal, lacking the true sense of what makes D&D.

Theres just no way you can get that "friends around the table" feel and online gaming often results in no-shows and games falling apart, online gaming is soulless, I'd rather not play at all.

Online D&D aint proper D&D, you need a real ''face to face'' situation IMO. With the presence of the players all in the same room to fully "get" the game.

How are you suppossed to share a pizza and some beers? :)
Lord Karsus
03-20-06, 08:59 AM How are you suppossed to share a pizza and some beers? :)

-A fax machine?
Gallameed
03-20-06, 09:01 AM -A fax machine?

No that only sends a copy of the pizza and beers silly! ;) :P
Lord Karsus
03-20-06, 10:26 AM No that only sends a copy of the pizza and beers silly! ;) :P

-A copy of pizza and beer. Heh...

-Alright. Well, how about UPS, or Fed Ex shipping? Pack your pizza and beer in the box, slap a hefty ol' stamp on it, and send it to your player. I'd recommend doing this in advance, as it does take some time for packages to travel. You should plan it such that your player recieves his "goodies" sometime right before the playing session begins.
Jonise
03-20-06, 08:10 PM I am actually doing it right now. In fact I played for about 2 months and am now DMing the game with a group of about 5 players. We each have a camera and they have a mike from one of the players boardroom; so they all can talk. I have a headset and we just use the MSN messanger service and the camera focuses on a whiteboard. They we use sticky tack and high-gloss colored paper cut in shapes for the PC's and use sticky tack to show where they are at. It works out really well; but we (my group and I) have all been playing for at least 10 years; some of us since the late 80's. I just make sure the players email me the pc attributes and stats so I can have an idea on helping the campaign. Also, Mapmage.com has some great download tools such as dice mage.
LucyWanabe
03-21-06, 08:42 AM -A copy of pizza and beer. Heh...

-Alright. Well, how about UPS, or Fed Ex shipping? Pack your pizza and beer in the box, slap a hefty ol' stamp on it, and send it to your player. I'd recommend doing this in advance, as it does take some time for packages to travel. You should plan it such that your player recieves his "goodies" sometime right before the playing session begins.

Also, a copy of something isn't as good as the original when sent through a fax machine--I know that from personal experience.

And online CAN work--I'm involved in various MUDs on a website, which is where most of the campaigns I'm running are (I hope this explains all the weird and seemingly unrelated questions I've been asking have come from ;) ). Player interaction is excellent, and we have our own little community built up on this website. Once a year, we all get together for one big massive gaming session! Weeee!

Uh, a bit off topic, but online can work.
Yokinobu
03-21-06, 01:11 PM I was actually introduced to D&D gaming over the internet. Me and a bunch of other people who all lived in different states would get online and play over AOL IM Chat. We had to type everything, and that sounds horrible, but we were all fast typists and it was alot easier to say things(especially embarassing stuff) when typed. I didn't mind it, if I could I would round up all my buddies and continue playing in that fashion.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
K_bundos 03-17-06, 07:27 PM	Hi everybody I have a RPG group for almost 7 years and I wouldnt like to miss the games while I'm away, since I'm going to be away for at least 5 years. So I was wondering if anyone here ever tried to play by internet? Basically, what im going to use is the audio conversation on Msn messenger to communicate with the rest of the group( the others will be at my DM's house, so It would be just me on the net). The internet speed connection here is about 4mb/1mb and i think my DM's connection is 2mb/512. The equipment is not really professional(cheap mics that come with webcams). If anyone ever tried this and want to share his experience it would be nice, and if you never tried but have some tips, it would be great too. Thx a lot K_Bundos
K_bundos 03-20-06, 08:33 AM	anyone ?
Gallameed 03-20-06, 08:54 AM	I think it sounds like a really bad idea, if you had all the latest gizmos so there was no delay and screw ups then ok, it might be worth trying for fun. I personally hate online D&D. My friend tried doing something like that before and found it to be impersonal, lacking the true sense of what makes D&D. Theres just no way you can get that "friends around the table" feel and online gaming often results in no-shows and games falling apart, online gaming is soulless, I'd rather not play at all. Online D&D aint proper D&D, you need a real ''face to face'' situation IMO. With the presence of the players all in the same room to fully "get" the game. How are you suppossed to share a pizza and some beers? :)
Lord Karsus 03-20-06, 08:59 AM	How are you suppossed to share a pizza and some beers? :) -A fax machine?
Gallameed 03-20-06, 09:01 AM	-A fax machine? No that only sends a copy of the pizza and beers silly! ;) :P
Lord Karsus 03-20-06, 10:26 AM	No that only sends a copy of the pizza and beers silly! ;) :P -A copy of pizza and beer. Heh... -Alright. Well, how about UPS, or Fed Ex shipping? Pack your pizza and beer in the box, slap a hefty ol' stamp on it, and send it to your player. I'd recommend doing this in advance, as it does take some time for packages to travel. You should plan it such that your player recieves his "goodies" sometime right before the playing session begins.
Jonise 03-20-06, 08:10 PM	I am actually doing it right now. In fact I played for about 2 months and am now DMing the game with a group of about 5 players. We each have a camera and they have a mike from one of the players boardroom; so they all can talk. I have a headset and we just use the MSN messanger service and the camera focuses on a whiteboard. They we use sticky tack and high-gloss colored paper cut in shapes for the PC's and use sticky tack to show where they are at. It works out really well; but we (my group and I) have all been playing for at least 10 years; some of us since the late 80's. I just make sure the players email me the pc attributes and stats so I can have an idea on helping the campaign. Also, Mapmage.com has some great download tools such as dice mage.
LucyWanabe 03-21-06, 08:42 AM	-A copy of pizza and beer. Heh... -Alright. Well, how about UPS, or Fed Ex shipping? Pack your pizza and beer in the box, slap a hefty ol' stamp on it, and send it to your player. I'd recommend doing this in advance, as it does take some time for packages to travel. You should plan it such that your player recieves his "goodies" sometime right before the playing session begins. Also, a copy of something isn't as good as the original when sent through a fax machine--I know that from personal experience. And online CAN work--I'm involved in various MUDs on a website, which is where most of the campaigns I'm running are (I hope this explains all the weird and seemingly unrelated questions I've been asking have come from ;) ). Player interaction is excellent, and we have our own little community built up on this website. Once a year, we all get together for one big massive gaming session! Weeee! Uh, a bit off topic, but online can work.
Yokinobu 03-21-06, 01:11 PM	I was actually introduced to D&D gaming over the internet. Me and a bunch of other people who all lived in different states would get online and play over AOL IM Chat. We had to type everything, and that sounds horrible, but we were all fast typists and it was alot easier to say things(especially embarassing stuff) when typed. I didn't mind it, if I could I would round up all my buddies and continue playing in that fashion.