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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 5312608" data-attributes="member: 18701">I fit this example perfectly. In my case though, it isn't so much that I crash &amp; burn because I suck, it's because I don't put up with BS from problem players. I also don't let players dictate to me how the campaign world works. And if anyone pays attention to how people are on ENworld, then you know that D&amp;D players are very whiny &amp; act like Divas when they don't get what they want. So it's hard for a DM like me to find easy going &amp; laid back players.Well you won't have a very accurate portrayal of good &amp; bad DMs then if all you want is for people to say yay or nay.I've played with a couple of dozen players in the 10 years I've been DMing. If every one of them that left on bad terms or were never invited back got to reply to your question, that sure would tip the scale on the &quot;bad DM&quot; side a lot more than you'd get players claiming I was a good DM.Good players stick around, so you don't cycle through good players as much as you may cycle through bad players. So in my case, I have a lot more players saying I suck than I do saying I'm good.And if all of my problem players got to vote that I was a bad DM, I'd feel the need to defend myself. I certainly don't think I suck &amp; I'm sure my players would be dumbfounded if they heard someone say that I sucked. I am not perfect, but I have spent 10 years trying to improve and I like to think I do a pretty good job. And I still look for ways to improve every day. That's why I like reading these forums.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 5312608, member: 18701"] I fit this example perfectly. In my case though, it isn't so much that I crash & burn because I suck, it's because I don't put up with BS from problem players. I also don't let players dictate to me how the campaign world works. And if anyone pays attention to how people are on ENworld, then you know that D&D players are very whiny & act like Divas when they don't get what they want. So it's hard for a DM like me to find easy going & laid back players. Well you won't have a very accurate portrayal of good & bad DMs then if all you want is for people to say yay or nay. I've played with a couple of dozen players in the 10 years I've been DMing. If every one of them that left on bad terms or were never invited back got to reply to your question, that sure would tip the scale on the "bad DM" side a lot more than you'd get players claiming I was a good DM. Good players stick around, so you don't cycle through good players as much as you may cycle through bad players. So in my case, I have a lot more players saying I suck than I do saying I'm good. And if all of my problem players got to vote that I was a bad DM, I'd feel the need to defend myself. I certainly don't think I suck & I'm sure my players would be dumbfounded if they heard someone say that I sucked. I am not perfect, but I have spent 10 years trying to improve and I like to think I do a pretty good job. And I still look for ways to improve every day. That's why I like reading these forums. [/QUOTE]

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