FitzTheRuke
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And I'm getting questioned over why I think that DM's are only doing this to exercise authority over the game? When every example of players in this thread is players being completely unreasonable and every poor, put upon DM is only trying their level best to bring an interesting game.
Extremes are just how internet arguments read - whether they are intentionally written to mean the extreme or not.
Your posts make it sound like all DMs are vicious tyrants, and @tetrasodium's posts (for example, sorry to call you out like this Tetra!) sound like all Players are entitled whiners (and that the current system promotes this).
But I think that it's more likely that both of you are saying, "I don't like it when THIS happens and I will advocate against it".
Which, in itself, is an absolutely reasonable take. I don't like entitled players OR tyrant DMs! But you'll probably find me arguing with BOTH of you if your wording makes it seem like most games have these problems, and I'll argue even more vehemently if you make it sound like MY game has either of those problems.