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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 5035728" data-attributes="member: 7883"><p>He's not alone having players like that. I did as well. Several of mine just wanted to play. They didn't want to min-max, they didn't want prestige classes....heck, they didn't multiclass....they just wanted to roleplay.</p><p></p><p>Then there were the optimizers. In the end, we ditched several of them from the group, as they reduced the interest level of everyone else by trying to handwaive roleplaying, and always working on the perfect "build". They just didn't mesh well.</p><p></p><p>As the DM of the group, I found the more casual guys way more fun. They came, they took part, they didn't feel they had to be the center of attention and the biggest bad boy on the block...they just wanted to have fun.</p><p></p><p>Everyone's got their preferences....but I don't think there's anything wrong with the casual gamer, or not wanting to optimize. Personally, I'll use prestige classes....but usually because I find something interesting in one...not necessarily because I want "phenomenal cosmic power".</p><p></p><p>Banshee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 5035728, member: 7883"] He's not alone having players like that. I did as well. Several of mine just wanted to play. They didn't want to min-max, they didn't want prestige classes....heck, they didn't multiclass....they just wanted to roleplay. Then there were the optimizers. In the end, we ditched several of them from the group, as they reduced the interest level of everyone else by trying to handwaive roleplaying, and always working on the perfect "build". They just didn't mesh well. As the DM of the group, I found the more casual guys way more fun. They came, they took part, they didn't feel they had to be the center of attention and the biggest bad boy on the block...they just wanted to have fun. Everyone's got their preferences....but I don't think there's anything wrong with the casual gamer, or not wanting to optimize. Personally, I'll use prestige classes....but usually because I find something interesting in one...not necessarily because I want "phenomenal cosmic power". Banshee [/QUOTE]
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