My players want to play but I have little motivation? /u/Zestyclose-Sound9854 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I would normally call it quits but my players are really into it. They want to see where their characters arcs conclude.

They constantly show interest in their characters and the world, actively plan when the next session is for me and communicate well. We play weekly for two years now and all the players have never missed a session. They are good players and I also get to be a player in another game every other week myself – everything should be fine.

But for some reason, I feel like the flame has gone out and I am struggling to get the motivation to prep.

Part of the problem, I feel, is that one of the players never has anything good to say about the game. I don’t know how rational that feeling is; it might be that they (unlike my other players) are not as good at giving constructive feedback. It definitely is not malicious and I did ask my players to always come to me if there is an issue. Maybe I am partly bored with my setting and blaming the player unfairly. It is hard to tell.

Whatever the case, my players may have noticed and some of the quieter players have “randomly” reached out to let me know they think I am doing a good job. Unfortunately, it hasn’t helped. We took a break for Christmas but I am trying to decide whether or not I want to continue the sessions going forward.

What is a good way to deal with situations like this?

I would normally call it quits but my players are really into it. They want to see where their characters arcs conclude.

They constantly show interest in their characters and the world, actively plan when the next session is for me and communicate well. We play weekly for two years now and all the players have never missed a session. They are good players and I also get to be a player in another game every other week myself – everything should be fine.

But for some reason, I feel like the flame has gone out and I am struggling to get the motivation to prep.

Part of the problem, I feel, is that one of the players never has anything good to say about the game. I don’t know how rational that feeling is; it might be that they (unlike my other players) are not as good at giving constructive feedback. It definitely is not malicious and I did ask my players to always come to me if there is an issue. Maybe I am partly bored with my setting and blaming the player unfairly. It is hard to tell.

Whatever the case, my players may have noticed and some of the quieter players have “randomly” reached out to let me know they think I am doing a good job. Unfortunately, it hasn’t helped. We took a break for Christmas but I am trying to decide whether or not I want to continue the sessions going forward.

What is a good way to deal with situations like this?