GMs -- Don't we all want to roll our own?

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Originally Posted by balzacq

This comes from a thread in the GURPS forum, about the supposed lack of fantasy settings for GURPS:
See, I still just don't get this sentiment. To me, it sounds like saying "I'm creative enough to make up characters, dialog, situations, and trivial world details, but I must slavishly follow someone else's creative vision when it comes to the big picture."

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Yes, to "write or adapt [my] own" is an effort, but it's the fun kind of effort that doesn't feel like "work".

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Is it really the case that most GMs prefer not to create their own settings? Are most GMs merely consumers of world product who then "resell" to their players?

You're not considering one element of the equation: available time. Some GMs would love to create their own worlds, but would have to give up actually playing the game to squeeze it into their schedules.

I have very little face-to-face contact with my friends, mainly because they are too busy with their careers, spouses, and families.