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<blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 5467194" data-attributes="member: 17106">One hopes that &quot;DM's discretion&quot; would take into account this kind of abuse. That said, playing this way (without XP) implies a high level of trust that the players will be engaged and act reasonably. That probably why you see a lot of responses of people who used XP and then dropped it; not so much because they learned one way was better but because they developed a comfort level with their group to where the DM no longer felt XP was necessary.Consider an analogy: money. Some people are paid largely by commission or tips, some people are paid flat by the hour, and some people are paid salary. The less pay is tied to performance and work, the more it is assumed that the recipient will work well. Some people prefer commissions and such for the chance to earn extra money, some desire a flat salary to take away the stress involved in making decisions on the job that earn you money. The same is true of D&amp;D XP; some people want to see their actions rewarded through XP, and some people just want to play the game and don't care.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ahnehnois, post: 5467194, member: 17106"] One hopes that "DM's discretion" would take into account this kind of abuse. That said, playing this way (without XP) implies a high level of trust that the players will be engaged and act reasonably. That probably why you see a lot of responses of people who used XP and then dropped it; not so much because they learned one way was better but because they developed a comfort level with their group to where the DM no longer felt XP was necessary. Consider an analogy: money. Some people are paid largely by commission or tips, some people are paid flat by the hour, and some people are paid salary. The less pay is tied to performance and work, the more it is assumed that the recipient will work well. Some people prefer commissions and such for the chance to earn extra money, some desire a flat salary to take away the stress involved in making decisions on the job that earn you money. The same is true of D&D XP; some people want to see their actions rewarded through XP, and some people just want to play the game and don't care. [/QUOTE]

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