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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 6033248" data-attributes="member: 10784">I played for a DM that would effortlessly DM groups of 8-12 people in 2E days.  He was a master - he kept things running smoothly & swiftly almost all the time, and everybody got their chance to shine each session.  (When he needed a break once, i tried to DM the group when it was at 9 people and it left me with a major headache...)When 3E came around, he continued DMing the same group, though I had to drop out due to getting a crazy job that required a ton of hours.  (Then I got married, and then spawned...)  But, they went through a long campaign that took the players from leve1 to epic level (mid 20s).  I came back to gaming briefly at the end of the campaignUnfortunately, the DM had health issues and is no longer actively gaming, or DMing.  So, I don't know how he would have done with 3.5E or 4E.when I DM now, I prefer 5 or 6 players.  When I ran 1E/2E games back in the day, most of my groups tended to be smaller because I was kind of shy and didn't have a lot of friends.  So, it was mostly 3-4 gamers.  More than 6 players kind of puts the challenge system of 3E/4E out of whack, I've found.  The bigger groups are often exponentially more powerful (My 3.5E group of 8 players were 13th level and almost KO'd a souped up & fully buffed CR:16 blue dragon in the first round, despite the dragon crushing 2 of the PCs in its surprise round.)</blockquote>