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I think a huge part of the disconnect is the people talking about their power of veto rarely actually use that power, and never use it...

I presume it's any time they're unwilling to compromise and someone has to make a final decision. This doesn't mean any time there is...

At this point, it feels like everyone should just start referencing prior events at one another: Poster #1: Grievance from post 337...

Absolutely, but that goes both ways. There is no reason to expect the DM to compromise all of the time either. I imagine the vast...

I sacrifice and compromise for players all the time. What most of the DMs are saying is that sometimes there are hard lines that will...

Sure. But the trading isn't by role. It's by human. That's the fundamental flaw of the debate in this thread. Roles are arbitrary labels...

I don't have an answer because I don't have to "sacrifice" anything any more then my players do. Except of course that guy that wanted...

I can't guarantee "maximum enjoyment" all the time for anyone at the table, myself included. For example if someone finds the game...

Not directed at me, but I feel most DMs will share my line here. My preference trumps that of the players when my fun and motivation are...

In one sense it does because if I'm not okay with the game I'm running I'm not going to be running a game. But it's also false because...

Might need to point out who saud that. The compromises demanded by several posters all involved getting what they wanted. I ban...

We've been told repeatedly that if we don't allow any possible species, it's a bad thing. No ifs, ands or buts. There is never a good...

Same, because if I can't trust them, I can't enjoy the game.

Them rejecting an idea the DM had does not mean they are forcing anything on the DM, and they also are not in the wrong for rejecting it...

The problem is that instead of having a discussion of what works for us, people who give players authority over the GM say that anyone...