>>43372656Are they someone you enjoy spending time with regardless? Yes, coddling them is the answer.
Do you think people should at some point actually learn the game? Yeah, you're gonna have to be patient with neophytes and shit--or rather, SOMEONE is going to have to be. You can't learn how to play and how to be a "real" participant of a subculture in a vacuum.
Do you want to play a game where everyone involved has some established level of competency? Then don't play with people that haven't learned the game yet.
If someone says they want to play but doesn't bother trying to learn, and you want to spend time focused on the game instead of the more purely social experience they were seemingly expecting, don't play with them. "I'm sorry, we don't have the patience for you not actually learning the game, no hard feelings, let's get some drinks later"
or don't say anything if you don't give a shit about themThere you go. The dilemma has been solved.
Surprise surprise, /tg/ subcultures are like all other subcultures.
