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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 9029388" data-attributes="member: 85555">I would echo what others have said here but say this is going to depend on how hyperbolic you are being. I have seen players asked for constructive feedback who kind of end up going on a rant, and you can see the moment in the GM's eyers when they disengage from the conversation. But I have seen and been part of plenty of constructive discussions with a GM where they are finding the feedback helpful and useful. Making it about them being a problem (and not saying you are doing this, but the 'reasons why they suck' part seems to suggest it) rather than about showing them what is and what isn't working with this particular group, will lead to issues. Yes they asked for constructive feedback, but they probably aren't asking for harsh judgement or anything that feels like an insult. Also they could just be fishing for compliments. That is why you need to try to read the person and get a sense of what they are really asking (i.e. if they are just asking for feedback because they are worried one of their encounters was a little unbalanced, but you proceed to lay out all of their failings as a GM, they might get defensive). Also even if they don't get upset, with constructive feedback you can also affect a person's confidence and get inside their head unintentionally. So I think it is similar to how you might help someone in any other extracurricular, where you don't want to kill enthusiasm or make them feel like they are never going to be any good but you do want to provide guidance that will legitimately help them get to another level and enrich their enjoyment (and yours if you are successful). Another approach that can be very handy in my experience is simply to rotate the GM position. So it isn't always one guy running games all the time. That way you all get exposure to different GM styles, you all experience what it is like being on the other side of the screen, etc. I have found in groups that rotate the need for constructive feedback is a lot less because people tend to pick up tools and techniques from one another and also start to see how issues that don't seem like a problem from behind the GM screen can be an issue for players (and vice versa)</blockquote>

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