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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 6127360" data-attributes="member: 336"><p>Yes, I have run D&D Encounters tables as well as organized them at two different game store locations since the program started. We are talking about hundreds of players over several years, with many repeat players too. I also organize and run the Living Forgotten Realms (LFR) gamedays locally at multiple locations on a <strong>bi-monthly</strong> basis. With that program we are talking about quite a larger community, and a lot more repeat players. The frequency makes it such that we are running a mini-convention sized event every month. I've also organized one of the local conventions with a huge amount of LFR play. Not to mention that I volunteer at GenCon, DDXP (now Winter Fantasy), and Origins. All in all I've observed/played in/DM'd games with thousands of D&D4e players that were complete strangers to me before they sat at my table, and I also run a regular D&D4e game for my group of friends (7-9 players). Before 4e I ran Living Greyhawk (3.x) locally and at conventions, as well as 3.x for my regular group. So 3.x for 9+ years, and 4e since after DDXP 2008. </p><p></p><p>In that whole time, with thousands of players, the only time I have seen "quibbling" about the specific areas you mentioned was when we were doing playtesting of LFR adventures. That is part of the work involved in playtesting for gauging the relative difficulty of encounters for the advertised tier of play (average party level APL).</p><p></p><p>As a DM for my own group, and as a regular player in another group I can say that the robustness of the 4e framework is one of the greatest assets of the game. You can bend it quite far, my players and I do on a regular basis, but the robustness always helps me to gauge if I'm going to achieve the desired outcome. And the framework is so simple, that tacking on other stuff is relatively easy. The rules don't take away player agency, usually a DM that doesn't trust his players does that. The "rule" of yes, is there so that DMs have guidance to not automatically use NO as the default answer. It does not mean that the DM should not use "yes, but" as well as "yes, and" as the answer. It also does not mean that there are no situations when "no" is the appropriate answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 6127360, member: 336"] Yes, I have run D&D Encounters tables as well as organized them at two different game store locations since the program started. We are talking about hundreds of players over several years, with many repeat players too. I also organize and run the Living Forgotten Realms (LFR) gamedays locally at multiple locations on a [B]bi-monthly[/B] basis. With that program we are talking about quite a larger community, and a lot more repeat players. The frequency makes it such that we are running a mini-convention sized event every month. I've also organized one of the local conventions with a huge amount of LFR play. Not to mention that I volunteer at GenCon, DDXP (now Winter Fantasy), and Origins. All in all I've observed/played in/DM'd games with thousands of D&D4e players that were complete strangers to me before they sat at my table, and I also run a regular D&D4e game for my group of friends (7-9 players). Before 4e I ran Living Greyhawk (3.x) locally and at conventions, as well as 3.x for my regular group. So 3.x for 9+ years, and 4e since after DDXP 2008. In that whole time, with thousands of players, the only time I have seen "quibbling" about the specific areas you mentioned was when we were doing playtesting of LFR adventures. That is part of the work involved in playtesting for gauging the relative difficulty of encounters for the advertised tier of play (average party level APL). As a DM for my own group, and as a regular player in another group I can say that the robustness of the 4e framework is one of the greatest assets of the game. You can bend it quite far, my players and I do on a regular basis, but the robustness always helps me to gauge if I'm going to achieve the desired outcome. And the framework is so simple, that tacking on other stuff is relatively easy. The rules don't take away player agency, usually a DM that doesn't trust his players does that. The "rule" of yes, is there so that DMs have guidance to not automatically use NO as the default answer. It does not mean that the DM should not use "yes, but" as well as "yes, and" as the answer. It also does not mean that there are no situations when "no" is the appropriate answer. [/QUOTE]
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