Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Sure. Obviously if a DM’s rulings are so consistently anti-player that they can’t retain players then they won’t have a game left to rule on. But, being unable to hide in most combat circumstances isn’t a particularly onerous ruling - it’s common enough that WotC had to add the Aim maneuver in Tasha’s so ranged rogues could have the damage output they’re supposed to, and on a personal level, such a ruling would be enough to keep me from playing a rogue in someone’s game, but not enough to keep me from playing in their game at all. YMMV.I would like to add the caveat, only so far as the players tolerate their DM's interpretation of the rules. It doesn't seem like that's much of an issue if she's been a DM for as long as she has - she's definitely had a pool of players to draw from willing to engage. But DMs who routinely have mismatches between their take on the rule and their players may run short of players, in which case it being their game, their rules is a hollow solace for the lonely DM.
Nor am I, but the impressiveness of her arguments isn’t really relevant here. The rules explicitly say the DM decides when it’s possible to hide. She shouldn’t really need to make any other argument than referring to that.Ultimately, I'm not at all impressed by her arguments - at least as reported here.
“I don’t agree with your ruling, but I’ll defend to the death your right to make it.”