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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5124271" data-attributes="member: 58197">I don't figure anything. I'm quoting <a href="http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/BreakdownOfRPGPlayers.html" target="_blank">WotC's research results</a>. You may explain them as you like."We also have data that suggests that most groups are made up of people who segment differently (that is, monolithic segmentation within a gaming group is rare), and in fact, having different kinds of players tends to make the RPG experience work better over the long haul."I do find, anecdotally, that while the really extreme types don't play well together and indeed seldom play well at all, a reasonable balance among reasonably different players is a good thing. I like having a diversity of viewpoints in the group. Keeps things from getting stale.A related possibility is that the diverse player types each keep their "segment" of the game alive and vital. As WotC discovered, even the Power Gamers (tactical/combat) are seldom interested in a game that's nothing but a series of rooms with monsters in them; they do want a good story driving the battles. Likewise, even the Storytellers (strategic/story) enjoy an explosive finale.If your group is all Power Gamers, you might find the story aspect becoming flat and perfunctory because there's nobody with a real interest in story to engage the DM. If you're all Storytellers, the game might go off into the weeds of ever-more-intricate plots without ever coming to a decisive resolution.</blockquote>

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