D&D 5E The Mainstreaming of D&D

[Parmandur]

Players can die easy trying to do 6-8 encounters a day.

Game day ≠ actual day playing a game.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Game day = actual day playing a game.

Thus you can imagine the nightmare it is for someone who likes to do multiple in-game days a session.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

In my experience characters die quite easily if you observe the 6-8 encounter adventuring day guidelines.

Or if you use the alternate resting and healing rules, which makes it easier to not change your D&D playstyle completely to fit the wild idea of 6-8 encounters per day.

 

[Aldarc]

In my experience characters die quite easily if you observe the 6-8 encounter adventuring day guidelines.

In my experience characters die quite easily if you decree that "rocks fall, your PCs die."

 

[Charlaquin]

It's a weird trend that many complaints I see could be solved by following DMG rules and guidelines.

I’d say it’s a pretty predictable trend - games tend to work as-intended when run as-written.

 

[Charlaquin]

Or if you use the alternate resting and healing rules,

Sure.

which makes it easier to not change your D&D playstyle completely to fit the wild idea of 6-8 encounters per day.

Speak for yourself. 6-8 medium encounters (as defined by the encounter building guidelines) in a day is pretty typical in a dangerous adventuring location in my experience.

 

[Parmandur]

Thus you can imagine the nightmare it is for someone who likes to do multiple in-game days a session.

You certainly can do that, but PCs will not be challenged. And that's OK, not every game needs to be Steading of the Hill Giant Chief. The game works fine with the characters not being pushed.

 

[Malmuria]

I’d say it’s a pretty predictable trend - games tend to work as-intended when run as-written.

well, then you have to contrive a narrative in which the pcs have 6-8 resource-draining encounters (combat). Dungeons could work, as long as there are convenient resting spots

 

[Parmandur]

Sure.

Speak for yourself. 6-8 medium encounters (as defined by the encounter building guidelines) in a day is pretty typical in a dangerous adventuring location in my experience.

Pretty modest Dungeon, really. But again, characters don't need to be pushed to their limits to have fun.

 

[Parmandur]

well, then you have to contrive a narrative in which the pcs have 6-8 resource-draining encounters (combat). Dungeons could work, as long as there are convenient resting spots

Yes, dungeons as outlined in the Dungeon Masters Guide do work for playing Dungeons & Dragons...