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<blockquote data-quote="Lyxen" data-source="post: 8427672" data-attributes="member: 7032025"><p>It's a potential explanation, but it can only be one of the factors, because it's more than just a ratio. I have NEVER met a "bad" DM, whereas I have met plenty of bad players, I would say at least 20 people who were really bad, plus various obnoxious types. It's much more than the ratio of players to DMs...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I know for a fact that it's not mandatorily the case. There might be cases like this, but first quite a number of obnoxious players would never ever consider DMing, and second I have the perfect counter-example of PF, who was a great DM of ours, his campaigns were extremely imaginative and well organised and we had tons of fun, but who was one of the worst powergaming players ever, even in the munchkin zone of cheating, bullying other players to use his tactics, etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And then, again, have you encountered a really bad DM ? What did he do ? What kind of damage did he cause and why ? Because for me, they are more urban legends, or things dating from long ago with "Killer DMs of AD&D"...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lyxen, post: 8427672, member: 7032025"] It's a potential explanation, but it can only be one of the factors, because it's more than just a ratio. I have NEVER met a "bad" DM, whereas I have met plenty of bad players, I would say at least 20 people who were really bad, plus various obnoxious types. It's much more than the ratio of players to DMs... And I know for a fact that it's not mandatorily the case. There might be cases like this, but first quite a number of obnoxious players would never ever consider DMing, and second I have the perfect counter-example of PF, who was a great DM of ours, his campaigns were extremely imaginative and well organised and we had tons of fun, but who was one of the worst powergaming players ever, even in the munchkin zone of cheating, bullying other players to use his tactics, etc. And then, again, have you encountered a really bad DM ? What did he do ? What kind of damage did he cause and why ? Because for me, they are more urban legends, or things dating from long ago with "Killer DMs of AD&D"... [/QUOTE]
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