What's your play:run ratio? [Archive] - Wizards Community

What's your play:run ratio? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Jay_Ibero_911
02-27-08, 06:08 PM For many it's probably easiest to go by reward points, so for me it's about 5.5 to 1. Which isn't too bad since I've been playing for 5 years and only DM'ing for one...
copperwyrmling
02-27-08, 06:34 PM For many it's probably easiest to go by reward points, so for me it's about 5.5 to 1. Which isn't too bad since I've been playing for 5 years and only DM'ing for one...

Based on reward points... I have 432 player reward points and 213 GM reward points listed, so almost exactly 2:1. I began GM'ing LG about five months after I started playing D&D (first tabletop D&D game was an LG game in March 2004, first GMing record is from August 2004).
MwaO
02-27-08, 07:37 PM About 6:1 for me. But then again, I'm the person in charge of mustering most of the games I play, so I'm definitely not getting off easy :)
solbergb
02-27-08, 07:46 PM Reward points have some oddities. Core specials and adaptables give vast numbers - going to a convention remotely and playing 12 rounds of regionals and metaregionals is like playing one adaptable. If you don't run/play an even mix of different reward-type modules your numbers could be odd.

Aside from local conventions, I play a lot more than I run. I organize games online but rarely GM them and when I travel, I just play, and when I play adaptables I've been "all game and no run" with the exception of one Fane of the Drow game.

At local conventions, I run more than twice as much as I play but if you factor in the zeros and such where I was just a player, it evens out to more of a 1-1 ratio.

After my first year in LG pretty much all "homegames" were slot zeros or playtests due to my activity in the local convention scene.

Overall I'd say I run maybe 20% of my total LG games. If you figure time spent on LG though, "play time" vs "all other time" the numbers even out some. I spend a lot of time prepping the mods I do run. It is highly unusual for me to know the players or even APL range I'm running for.
_metz_
02-27-08, 08:14 PM In the past year or so, its about 1-5.

Played all the games early and now just run things.

Don't mind though, as long as the party aint 'roll'players I ususally find it pretty fun.

Based on Reward points: Played 2 games for each one I have DMed.
kenobi65
02-27-08, 09:25 PM Based on my reward points, it's about a 3-1 play/judge ratio. Though, that history goes back to 2003, and the majority of my play history is non-LG play (Living Force, Living Death, Living Arcanis before it left RPGA, etc.)

For LG specifically, I'd guess my ratio is more like 4-1 or 5-1.

But, what this doesn't capture is that I have several home groups, all of which I'm the DM for, and most of which aren't RPGA play. For me, RPGA represents my primary opportunity to actually *play*, instead of just DM all the time.
MatteBlack
02-27-08, 09:30 PM I have been basically playing in the campaign for 2 years and DMing for the last 3mos out of an obligation to support the campaign. I basically dislike DMing due largely to a sort of performance anxiety but, am told I am pretty decent. Based on My ARs, I am around 15:1.
Suvarov454
02-28-08, 07:59 AM I've been playing for a little over a year, and my reward points don't include my activity for Genericon XXI last month yet, which skews the results. With those added in, my ratio is more like 5:3. I guess that makes me the leading contender for the Sucker award, at least until TetsujinOni sounds off. :D
TetsujinOni
02-28-08, 11:05 AM I've been playing for a little over a year, and my reward points don't include my activity for Genericon XXI last month yet, which skews the results. With those added in, my ratio is more like 5:3. I guess that makes me the leading contender for the Sucker award, at least until TetsujinOni sounds off. :D

Play: 92 (TotalCon and GeneriCon not reported yet). Run: 120 (as previously mentioned).

What was that about 'sucker'? I think LGMoses has close to 0:1 though.
Maesto
02-28-08, 03:15 PM Hmm, I'm intrigued now. 242 played, according to my play history (that sounds about the number of ARs I think I have, too). According to the GM history, I've run 115 games. So about 2:1.
AiraWest
03-02-08, 01:20 PM Well, I've only played the game 12 times. So compared to most of you all I am probably a newbie or beginnier. Anyway, my ratio is 1:3.
clannagh
03-02-08, 06:49 PM 286/118

But almost all of the GM-ing was pre-june last year.
JohnduBois
03-03-08, 12:46 PM I'm at 369 play/339 DM, but that doesn't count DDXP. I expect that it will even out somewhat once my DMing there gets entered.
Samwise
03-03-08, 03:28 PM Around 10:1.
I did not start playing until the Bright Lands arc, and then I got dragged back into being a core reviewer, which killed over half the adventures available to me. (I do not like to travel.)
bitznarf
03-04-08, 09:53 AM Roughly 2:1 here.
Shadowed Intent
03-04-08, 05:46 PM played 28 (94 points) ran 272 (892 points)
larytw
03-06-08, 11:33 AM With 3 conventions outstanding I have 583 player reward points and 302 judge reward points. So about 2/1 then.

Lary Wesley
HassanSabbah
03-06-08, 11:59 AM Roughly 1:1 at slightly past 150, but for the last year, it's more like 0:much as I'm trying to get a solid RPGA community going in my home country.

Baris
Redfist
03-06-08, 12:02 PM 44% judging, 56% playing
Lomiat
03-07-08, 12:06 AM 429 player points: 144 judge points.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Jay_Ibero_911 02-27-08, 06:08 PM	For many it's probably easiest to go by reward points, so for me it's about 5.5 to 1. Which isn't too bad since I've been playing for 5 years and only DM'ing for one...
copperwyrmling 02-27-08, 06:34 PM	For many it's probably easiest to go by reward points, so for me it's about 5.5 to 1. Which isn't too bad since I've been playing for 5 years and only DM'ing for one... Based on reward points... I have 432 player reward points and 213 GM reward points listed, so almost exactly 2:1. I began GM'ing LG about five months after I started playing D&D (first tabletop D&D game was an LG game in March 2004, first GMing record is from August 2004).
MwaO 02-27-08, 07:37 PM	About 6:1 for me. But then again, I'm the person in charge of mustering most of the games I play, so I'm definitely not getting off easy :)
solbergb 02-27-08, 07:46 PM	Reward points have some oddities. Core specials and adaptables give vast numbers - going to a convention remotely and playing 12 rounds of regionals and metaregionals is like playing one adaptable. If you don't run/play an even mix of different reward-type modules your numbers could be odd. Aside from local conventions, I play a lot more than I run. I organize games online but rarely GM them and when I travel, I just play, and when I play adaptables I've been "all game and no run" with the exception of one Fane of the Drow game. At local conventions, I run more than twice as much as I play but if you factor in the zeros and such where I was just a player, it evens out to more of a 1-1 ratio. After my first year in LG pretty much all "homegames" were slot zeros or playtests due to my activity in the local convention scene. Overall I'd say I run maybe 20% of my total LG games. If you figure time spent on LG though, "play time" vs "all other time" the numbers even out some. I spend a lot of time prepping the mods I do run. It is highly unusual for me to know the players or even APL range I'm running for.
_metz_ 02-27-08, 08:14 PM	In the past year or so, its about 1-5. Played all the games early and now just run things. Don't mind though, as long as the party aint 'roll'players I ususally find it pretty fun. Based on Reward points: Played 2 games for each one I have DMed.
kenobi65 02-27-08, 09:25 PM	Based on my reward points, it's about a 3-1 play/judge ratio. Though, that history goes back to 2003, and the majority of my play history is non-LG play (Living Force, Living Death, Living Arcanis before it left RPGA, etc.) For LG specifically, I'd guess my ratio is more like 4-1 or 5-1. But, what this doesn't capture is that I have several home groups, all of which I'm the DM for, and most of which aren't RPGA play. For me, RPGA represents my primary opportunity to actually play, instead of just DM all the time.
MatteBlack 02-27-08, 09:30 PM	I have been basically playing in the campaign for 2 years and DMing for the last 3mos out of an obligation to support the campaign. I basically dislike DMing due largely to a sort of performance anxiety but, am told I am pretty decent. Based on My ARs, I am around 15:1.
Suvarov454 02-28-08, 07:59 AM	I've been playing for a little over a year, and my reward points don't include my activity for Genericon XXI last month yet, which skews the results. With those added in, my ratio is more like 5:3. I guess that makes me the leading contender for the Sucker award, at least until TetsujinOni sounds off. :D
TetsujinOni 02-28-08, 11:05 AM	I've been playing for a little over a year, and my reward points don't include my activity for Genericon XXI last month yet, which skews the results. With those added in, my ratio is more like 5:3. I guess that makes me the leading contender for the Sucker award, at least until TetsujinOni sounds off. :D Play: 92 (TotalCon and GeneriCon not reported yet). Run: 120 (as previously mentioned). What was that about 'sucker'? I think LGMoses has close to 0:1 though.
Maesto 02-28-08, 03:15 PM	Hmm, I'm intrigued now. 242 played, according to my play history (that sounds about the number of ARs I think I have, too). According to the GM history, I've run 115 games. So about 2:1.
AiraWest 03-02-08, 01:20 PM	Well, I've only played the game 12 times. So compared to most of you all I am probably a newbie or beginnier. Anyway, my ratio is 1:3.
clannagh 03-02-08, 06:49 PM	286/118 But almost all of the GM-ing was pre-june last year.
JohnduBois 03-03-08, 12:46 PM	I'm at 369 play/339 DM, but that doesn't count DDXP. I expect that it will even out somewhat once my DMing there gets entered.
Samwise 03-03-08, 03:28 PM	Around 10:1. I did not start playing until the Bright Lands arc, and then I got dragged back into being a core reviewer, which killed over half the adventures available to me. (I do not like to travel.)
bitznarf 03-04-08, 09:53 AM	Roughly 2:1 here.
Shadowed Intent 03-04-08, 05:46 PM	played 28 (94 points) ran 272 (892 points)
larytw 03-06-08, 11:33 AM	With 3 conventions outstanding I have 583 player reward points and 302 judge reward points. So about 2/1 then. Lary Wesley
HassanSabbah 03-06-08, 11:59 AM	Roughly 1:1 at slightly past 150, but for the last year, it's more like 0:much as I'm trying to get a solid RPGA community going in my home country. Baris
Redfist 03-06-08, 12:02 PM	44% judging, 56% playing
Lomiat 03-07-08, 12:06 AM	429 player points: 144 judge points.