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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dice4Hire" data-source="post: 5085561" data-attributes="member: 55066">Both, certainly.I have DMed a lot, especially online, and it can be hard to guide players into characters that will fit the party, world and adventure. Even when sitting down around a table, the negotiation process can be difficult, but online it is a lot harder. I do believe a DM should provide some guidelines and players should think of the party when they make up characters. Characters that are effective, interesting and allow the rest of the party to play are highly preferred. One trick ponies, or ubermenschs are not preferred. I especially remember players in 3.x especially, who seemed to enjoy making alignment conflicts a central part of the gaming experience. Paladin plus assassin, or such, Maybe it would be fun for them to be the focus of attention and have everyone trying to work around them, but it is no fun for the DM or other players. It seemed to me that there was a subset of player who really seemed intent on riding roughshod in any game.</blockquote>