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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AlViking" data-source="post: 9708153" data-attributes="member: 6906980">I've had players at the table that ruined the experience for others.  Fortunately rare but sadly occurs just as often or more often than hitting a bad DM. It's just a numbers thing, 1 DM versus 5 other people sitting at the table.There's a lot of things in there.  I think everyone at the table is bound by the social contract and if any one individual violates that it can be an issue.  I think the power of the DM to make or break a game is sometimes overestimated.  DMs typically have more influence than one individual but I've had DMs that weren't the best but we still had a lot of fun because we players had fun playing off each other.There is a lot of advice in the DMG on how to run the game.  Just like any game the GM can choose to follow that advice or not.I haven't seen a lot of that but I'm sure some people complain because the sky is blue.  I think the 2024 DMG is better than the 2014 version but it can't be everything for everyone.I think you've read things into statements that are not there.  What I remember people saying is that the game should be fun for everyone including the DM.</blockquote>