[Ansteorra] The poor sad remnant of the SCA

[Jeffrey Clark]

I'm going to come out of lurker mode for a moment,

I don't see where things like MMORPGs are competing with the SCA for time;
the kind of people who don't do the SCA because of MMOs probably weren't
going to play in the SCA for that long anyway. I think that it really comes
down to money. I don't have the money to drive all over Texas and Oklahoma
for the SCA events; and there aren't that many events that appeal to me as
a non-fighter (and going and "hanging out" at a fighting event isn't always
fun enough to merit the expense).

I've said -- several times on this list -- that I would like to see more
local (baronial) things on a weekly/monthly basis that are just fun things
to do (parties/revels/potlucks). I also wish that there were more events
that were closer to me (anything beyond 3hr drive is not close).

That being said, the few (~2/yr) events I do go to I have a blast at. I
wish that I could be more involved -- only interacting with the SCA a few
times a year does not help with motivation...

I'd like to reiterate though that the main thing keeping me away from going
to more events is finances.

--Alessandro Zorzi



> On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Cynthia Teague wrote:

> >
> >> I have been reading these discussions with interest. There are a lot
> >> of great ideas, and I hope that many of them are implemented.  But as a
> >> relative newcomer I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I AM having fun;
> the
> >> events ARE magical; court is FULL of pageantry; and I've met with LOTS
> of
> >> chivalry and courtesy. I gather that it used to be better, and I guess
> I'm
> >> kind of naive ... but I think what we've got is still pretty great.
> >>
> >> Vigdis
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