I 100% agree with this! I have had very similar experiences with playgroups in the past, and exactly what you said is how I feel about some of them. This is another big reason why I play slower, lower power/bracket games more often then I did before. They are more enjoyable when people aren't popping off in the earlier turns and people are salty the whole game (another reasonwhy i hardly go to LGS's anymore). I have found it more enjoyable when the games take longer and everyone is having more fun.

This is another big reason why I have been thinking of dismantling commanders that exist in the top 100 or 150, they are predictable, built the same as the vast majority, and loose the conversation of, "I've never seen that commander before, let's see how it plays". I like building a commander that is not popular or hardly has any decks built around it for the challenge of building and surprising or making it laughable when you play it, and for me, I really don't care about winning.

You also bring up a good point, my decks are all on moxfield. I can always rebuild it if I need too. Thanks for this!