D&D 5E GMs of EN World: What player behavior annoys you the most?

[Warpiglet]

Selfish indulgent behavior is right behind disruptive behavior for me.

At a con, a character no only polymorphed into a creature but went to lengths describing how he flew up high with a one hit die opponent, dropped him, cast a spell on him before he hit the ground and on and on and on...

Jackwagon! We are all waiting to take a turn as well! A quick summary will do!

The DM with a particularly long pinky nail then wanted to shut the event down because "it was late" and he was tired (not that it was over). Dude, we drove 8 hours to come to the con, we listened to numbf*ck give an exposition on a simple kill and now you want to shut it down?! RIP OFF!

 

[JediSoth]

Players don't pay attention during the game and need a recap every time it's their turn and player who miss session, but get angry that they weren't consulted on group decisions that occurred during the session they missed (especially if their absence occurred with little to no-notice).

 

[iserith]

The DM with a particularly long pinky nail then wanted to shut the event down because "it was late" and he was tired (not that it was over).

In my experience, people with long pinky nails don't have an issue with it being late or being tired.

 

[Warpiglet]

In my experience, people with long pinky nails don't have an issue with it being late or being tired.

Haha! Yeah, but it might be the crash!

 

[neobolts]

Players who commit to being a regular, but then attend less than 50% of the time, generally due to other social events.

 

[Swarmkeeper]

Players who consistently ignore the basic pattern of play outlined in the PHB (pg 6) and instead roll willy-nilly skill checks without being asked.

 

[robus]

Players who consistently ignore the basic pattern of play outlined in the PHB (pg 6) and instead roll willy-nilly skill checks without being asked.

I think there was a whole thread on that just recently!

 

[Imaculata]

Players who constantly correct the DM on his rulings, when it doesn't concern the actual rules of the game.

 

[Craig B.]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in the post before, but it is something I find annoying. I realize D&D is a Role Playing Game, but there is such a thing as too much role playing. Sometimes lengthy descriptions disrupt the flow and some people need to understand they're playing a game, not writing a novel.

 

[iserith]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in the post before, but it is something I find annoying. I realize D&D is a Role Playing Game, but there is such a thing as too much role playing. Sometimes lengthy descriptions disrupt the flow and some people need to understand they're playing a game, not writing a novel.

Yep. One thing I explain is that concise statements of goal and approach or dialogue add up over the course of a session. You don't have to get it all out right here.

Truthfully this doesn't come up a lot for me though. More frequently what I'll see is someone who busts out a huge backstory and then just sits quietly during the game. It's like, what, did you get everything out that you wanted to say before we started actually playing?