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<blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6550313" data-attributes="member: 6697674">Party optimization is something that a lot of people ignore.&nbsp; I encountered a much bigger concentration on it in the early days of D&amp;D, when character deaths were more common, in general, and there weren't very many ways to optimize individual characters.&nbsp; It's still a very good thing to do, though.Character and party optimization are both good strategies, but they can weakened considerably by players who don't know how to work well in a party, or who don't know how to take advantage of their own optimizations.&nbsp; I have seen more than my share of players who build very strong characters but don't know how to play them in a way that maximizes their strengths.&nbsp; I have also seen players who know how to build and play strong characters, but are at a loss when it comes to working effectively within groups, even when doing something fairly simple like combat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickin_grinnin, post: 6550313, member: 6697674"] Party optimization is something that a lot of people ignore. I encountered a much bigger concentration on it in the early days of D&D, when character deaths were more common, in general, and there weren't very many ways to optimize individual characters. It's still a very good thing to do, though. Character and party optimization are both good strategies, but they can weakened considerably by players who don't know how to work well in a party, or who don't know how to take advantage of their own optimizations. I have seen more than my share of players who build very strong characters but don't know how to play them in a way that maximizes their strengths. I have also seen players who know how to build and play strong characters, but are at a loss when it comes to working effectively within groups, even when doing something fairly simple like combat. [/QUOTE]

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