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<blockquote data-quote="Clavis" data-source="post: 3863660" data-attributes="member: 31898">I definitely believe there are better and worse ways to play RPGs.I define &quot;better&quot; as leading to a game that is more satisfying, on more levels, for a longer period of time. For example: playing PCs with motivations, DMs adjudicating PC actions without favoritism, running campaign worlds that react to the PC's, not railroading PCs, players cooperating with each other, DMs being sensitive to the desires of their group and adjusting their adventures accordingly, etc.The &quot;worse&quot; way to play might be fun for some people, but will only remain fun for a short period of time. For example: PC on PC combat, powergaming, DMs playing PCs, PCs having more magic items than they have levels, etc.It's not elitist to believe that there are better and worse ways to play, because anybody is capable of playing better.New players are almost always going to play worse than more experienced ones. That's OK, because its how players learn to be better. They HAVE to make the same mistakes that every gamer has made. They will almost certainly still have fun playing the game&nbsp; while making the classic mistakes. The most an experienced player or DM can (or should) do is set an example of good play, and thereby demonstrate that there is even more fun to be had in playing better than in playing worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clavis, post: 3863660, member: 31898"] I definitely believe there are better and worse ways to play RPGs. I define "better" as leading to a game that is more satisfying, on more levels, for a longer period of time. For example: playing PCs with motivations, DMs adjudicating PC actions without favoritism, running campaign worlds that react to the PC's, not railroading PCs, players cooperating with each other, DMs being sensitive to the desires of their group and adjusting their adventures accordingly, etc. The "worse" way to play might be fun for some people, but will only remain fun for a short period of time. For example: PC on PC combat, powergaming, DMs playing PCs, PCs having more magic items than they have levels, etc. It's not elitist to believe that there are better and worse ways to play, because anybody is capable of playing better. New players are almost always going to play worse than more experienced ones. That's OK, because its how players learn to be better. They HAVE to make the same mistakes that every gamer has made. They will almost certainly still have fun playing the game while making the classic mistakes. The most an experienced player or DM can (or should) do is set an example of good play, and thereby demonstrate that there is [I]even more[/I] fun to be had in playing better than in playing worse. [/QUOTE]

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