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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1822230" data-attributes="member: 9254">I don't believe DMs should start out mandating a division system.&nbsp; Some groups may need the metagame control to make things acceptable but that shouldn't be assumed from the beginning. IMO a proper game is a mixture of techniques.&nbsp; The gear goes to the best people for it but when the gear becomes disparate item sale becomes much more common *AND* DMs start giving out items targeting the poor.&nbsp; This way the players aren't at loggerhead for too long but are aware that sometimes they will need to do adjustments.&nbsp; Of course I believe in *not* giving out stupid items.&nbsp; I was in an early 3E game where the DM gave us a ring of regeneration.&nbsp; Too handy to sell but it consumed far too much of our wealth for us to be comfortable (it was worth more than any person's total wealth value).&nbsp; We did swap it around a lot to maximize its performance but still.... we could've found a small armory with a half dozen +2 weapons and sets of +2 armor for the (sale) value of the ring, let alone the retail value of the ring.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 1822230, member: 9254"] I don't believe DMs should start out mandating a division system. Some groups may need the metagame control to make things acceptable but that shouldn't be assumed from the beginning. IMO a proper game is a mixture of techniques. The gear goes to the best people for it but when the gear becomes disparate item sale becomes much more common *AND* DMs start giving out items targeting the poor. This way the players aren't at loggerhead for too long but are aware that sometimes they will need to do adjustments. Of course I believe in *not* giving out stupid items. I was in an early 3E game where the DM gave us a ring of regeneration. Too handy to sell but it consumed far too much of our wealth for us to be comfortable (it was worth more than any person's total wealth value). We did swap it around a lot to maximize its performance but still.... we could've found a small armory with a half dozen +2 weapons and sets of +2 armor for the (sale) value of the ring, let alone the retail value of the ring. [/QUOTE]

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