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<blockquote data-quote="Osgood" data-source="post: 5564077" data-attributes="member: 32792">Wow.&nbsp; I disagree with most of what you have to say here Ryan, and the rest, I don't really have a basis for comparison.&nbsp; Your experiences seem to be very different from my own.While I agree that the game could use simpler rules, game complexity is rarely an issue.&nbsp; My group's longstanding process is to go with what the DM decides when in doubt, and look it up during the next break.&nbsp; I have yet to hear anyone complain about new powers, feats, etc. had to be learned upon leveling.For the most part the interdependence doesn't matter because everyone makes an effort to attend every week.&nbsp; The rare times we do have someone bail, we usually press forward with&nbsp; no major issues (the absent player gets ribbed the following week about not even being missed).&nbsp; The exception being when multiple people are out or the missing person&nbsp; is integral to the plot (as in we're taking on that character's&nbsp; nemesis).The short timer issue has never come up for me.&nbsp; I don't have a lot of opportunity for random guest stars dropping by wanting to play for a session.&nbsp; Honestly, I don't know enough gamers for that, and I still play with all the ones I care to (that still live in the country).&nbsp; As for the GM workload,&nbsp; I enjoy doing it so it's no biggie if it doesn't get used.&nbsp; But frankly after all these years, I'm pretty good at knowing what will get used (or recycled), so seldom are my efforts in wasted.&nbsp; Railroad vs. Sandbox generally isn't an issue either.&nbsp; I know my players, and I can usually anticipate what they'll do, and when they surprise me... I roll with it.&nbsp; I played for years without any prepared materials, I made it all up on the fly, so again, no big deal.None the less, as has already been stated, the only real way of &quot;doing it right&quot; is when everyone is having fun, and that's never been an issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Osgood, post: 5564077, member: 32792"] Wow. I disagree with most of what you have to say here Ryan, and the rest, I don't really have a basis for comparison. Your experiences seem to be very different from my own. While I agree that the game could use simpler rules, game complexity is rarely an issue. My group's longstanding process is to go with what the DM decides when in doubt, and look it up during the next break. I have yet to hear anyone complain about new powers, feats, etc. had to be learned upon leveling. For the most part the interdependence doesn't matter because everyone makes an effort to attend every week. The rare times we do have someone bail, we usually press forward with no major issues (the absent player gets ribbed the following week about not even being missed). The exception being when multiple people are out or the missing person is integral to the plot (as in we're taking on that character's nemesis). The short timer issue has never come up for me. I don't have a lot of opportunity for random guest stars dropping by wanting to play for a session. Honestly, I don't know enough gamers for that, and I still play with all the ones I care to (that still live in the country). As for the GM workload, I enjoy doing it so it's no biggie if it doesn't get used. But frankly after all these years, I'm pretty good at knowing what will get used (or recycled), so seldom are my efforts in wasted. Railroad vs. Sandbox generally isn't an issue either. I know my players, and I can usually anticipate what they'll do, and when they surprise me... I roll with it. I played for years without any prepared materials, I made it all up on the fly, so again, no big deal. None the less, as has already been stated, the only real way of "doing it right" is when everyone is having fun, and that's never been an issue. [/QUOTE]

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