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Ever Notice Any Regional Differences in Playstyles?

Started by Joethelawyer, April 08, 2010, 09:44:20 PM

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Joethelawyer

April 08, 2010, 09:44:20 PM
I think it was Erik Mona who discussed this in a video I saw a while  back, where he noted that in different regions in the USA there were  different RPG playstyles.  Has anyone ever noticed this?  Either  regionally in the US or globally in different countries?
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samurai007

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April 09, 2010, 03:35:11 AM
I haven't gamed in any other parts of the country.  What are the supposed stereotypes?  Because IMO, it comes down to the individual players and GM, not the region of the country, and here in CA I've seen all kinds.

Warthur

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April 09, 2010, 04:17:52 AM
Like samurai007, I suspect it's based more on different gaming circles than different regions, though obviously depending on your local gaming scene there may or may not be a link.

I moved from Oxford to London recently; in Oxford the gaming scene is quite tight-knit and lots of groups have regular contact with each other, and there's more of a recognisable local style, whereas in London things seem to be a bit more diverse because the community is a bit more diffuse.

I suspect "regional styles" come about when a local gaming community is cohesive enough that people regularly compare notes and borrow ideas from each other.
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April 09, 2010, 05:08:53 AM Last Edit: April 09, 2010, 05:12:39 AM by Melan
When I moved to Pécs (a smaller city in SW Hungary) in 1999, I noticed to my chagrin that the rumours about the place being a hotspot for the worst possible type of Vampire snobs was no exaggeration.

I recall marching into the university game club with my brand new 3.0 PHB, browsing it at a table, and one sullen, pasty-faced dude in black marched right up to me, remarked with a look of utter contempt that "This game has no future", then turned and left without saying a further word. :cool: That was a bit of a culture shock.
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April 09, 2010, 06:16:08 AM
I hear that in Holland it's de rigeur to use cups to roll your dice. Weirdos. Is this the sort of thing you mean?

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April 09, 2010, 09:18:24 AM
The German tribes have peculiariteis, too.

The Forgers are mostly found near the coast, Shadowrun is played at the Rhine & Ruhr, Bavaria is a wasteland (save Munich, but that doesn´t count) and Midgard is only to be found in secretive Southern circles. Of course, east & west have utterly different gaming histories. Leipzig is in the strong hands of Vampire players, whereas Dresden is more or less a mixed affair. Lots of splintered developments out of historical circumstance. DSA can be found everywhere except in the area of the Midgard tribe.
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April 09, 2010, 09:25:36 AM
Quote from: Joethelawyer;372437I think it was Erik Mona who discussed this in a video I saw a while  back, where he noted that in different regions in the USA there were  different RPG playstyles.  Has anyone ever noticed this?  Either  regionally in the US or globally in different countries?

Do you have a link to this video? I'd like to check it out.
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April 09, 2010, 10:17:42 AM
I've played in a bunch of different areas, and I'd have to say the differences between groups within a given region seem to me to be lager than differences between regions.
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Pseudoephedrine

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April 09, 2010, 12:25:40 PM
Quote from: Aos;372505I've played in a bunch of different areas, and I'd have to say the differences between groups within a given region seem to me to be lager than differences between regions.

Yeah. I will say that some regions seem to have more tightly linked gamer communities than others, but that's the only major regional variation I've seen. Toronto, for example, is pretty tightly linked through the internet and the shared experience of visiting the three game shops in town (the Hairy T, 401 and Silver Snail), to the point where I occasionally have to introduce myself to people by "I'm Pseudoephedrine" for clarity's sake.
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April 09, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;372542Toronto, for example, is pretty tightly linked through the internet and the shared experience of visiting the three game shops in town (the Hairy T, 401 and Silver Snail)

They still sell tabletop rpgs at Silver Snail?  That's not the first place I would have thought of, to go shopping for rpg books.

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April 09, 2010, 04:07:03 PM
Quote from: ggroy;372598They still sell tabletop rpgs at Silver Snail?  That's not the first place I would have thought of, to go shopping for rpg books.

The upstairs used to have a display of stuff (mainly WoD). I haven't been there in about a year and a half so it may have changed in that time, but people in my extended gaming crew mention going there for one RPG related reason or another from time to time.
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April 09, 2010, 04:50:39 PM
Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;372616The upstairs used to have a display of stuff (mainly WoD). I haven't been there in about a year and a half so it may have changed in that time, but people in my extended gaming crew mention going there for one RPG related reason or another from time to time.

Only times I ever went to Silver Snail was to pick up some comic books, whenever I was visiting friends or passing through after a business trip.

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April 09, 2010, 05:01:23 PM
I wish I had some material for poking fun at gamers from Indiana.  This would be the perfect thread.
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Joethelawyer

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April 09, 2010, 07:31:10 PM
Quote from: Premier;372502Do you have a link to this video? I'd like to check it out.




Here's the link to the video, jump ahead to 9:50 minutes in it and  you'll see what I mean by regional differences in playstyles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKp7Vi1apto
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Koltar

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April 09, 2010, 07:53:20 PM
Quote from: jrients;372638I wish I had some material for poking fun at gamers from Indiana.  This would be the perfect thread.

Doctor Rotwang and Zachary both live in Indiana. Thats also the home for a LOT of gamers that probably love the fact that GEN CON is in their hometown every year now.

Most of the Indy-area gamers I've met seem pretty cool.

Even tho my store is in the Cincinnati suburbs - we get a lot of regulars from just across the border that live in Indiana.


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