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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 3224387" data-attributes="member: 99">Just one more quick point on individual vs. group XP.&nbsp; I did individual XP for YEARS and I thought I was doing it for all the right reasons.&nbsp; They system I used strongly encouraged the players to GET INVOLVED.&nbsp; The players who made sure that their characters played a part in every scene and had interesting backgrounds, motivations, a diverse skillset and willingness to engage in social interaction were mopping up the XP.&nbsp; As a bonus, it was punishing the guys who kind of sat back and just let things happen without as much input from them.But then I came to understand (thanks to Robin Laws) that the &quot;Casual Gamer&quot; is a common player archetype.&nbsp; And in my opinion (and his) a valid one.&nbsp; That guy is not as involved as some of the other players and he's never going to be.&nbsp; He's just having fun showing up and hanging out with his friends.&nbsp; And there was another key:&nbsp; Those guys are my friends.&nbsp; If they are showing up and having fun and they're my friends, why am I punishing them again?So I dropped individual XP and have never been all that tempted to go back to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 3224387, member: 99"] Just one more quick point on individual vs. group XP. I did individual XP for YEARS and I thought I was doing it for all the right reasons. They system I used strongly encouraged the players to GET INVOLVED. The players who made sure that their characters played a part in every scene and had interesting backgrounds, motivations, a diverse skillset and willingness to engage in social interaction were mopping up the XP. As a bonus, it was punishing the guys who kind of sat back and just let things happen without as much input from them. But then I came to understand (thanks to Robin Laws) that the "Casual Gamer" is a common player archetype. And in my opinion (and his) a valid one. That guy is not as involved as some of the other players [i]and he's never going to be[/i]. He's just having fun showing up and hanging out with his friends. And there was another key: Those guys are my friends. If they are showing up and having fun and they're my friends, why am I punishing them again? So I dropped individual XP and have never been all that tempted to go back to it. [/QUOTE]

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