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<blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 3326318" data-attributes="member: 3887">Like other people have said, its a playstyle issue. People wanting different things out of the game. Par for the course for a game with as many varied play elements as D&amp;D.There are a number of simple solutions. In fact, I can see you have them already.Which illustrates what I call the Stupid Paradox of 3.0+ Multiclassing... it's very flexible, but it punishes players for not planning out a 20 level advancement path and locking themselves into it. Having a character grow in response to in-game events usually comes at the cost of effectiveness. Lovely design, that.&nbsp; This is an elegant solution. Simple. Coincidentally, I do much the same thing in my campaign.Another elegant solution is using your magical DM powers to equalize the 'effectiveness level' of the party. By giving out personalized magic item, powering up familiar's and cohort's, endowing characters w/special powers. Bend the rules a little. This was all but required in previous editions if you cared one whit about balance.Have a talk with this guy. Explain very carefully that different players enjoy different aspects of the game, and that reasonable people can find ways to accommodate different playstyles&nbsp;&nbsp; at the same table.Ask why another player's enjoyment of game takes away from his.After all, RPG's are usually cooperative games. Why shouldn't the cooperation extend to the metagame parts as well?Needlessly complicated. Just talk with the player that thinks it's cheating to give out character building help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mallus, post: 3326318, member: 3887"] Like other people have said, its a playstyle issue. People wanting different things out of the game. Par for the course for a game with as many varied play elements as D&D. There are a number of simple solutions. In fact, I can see you have them already. Which illustrates what I call the Stupid Paradox of 3.0+ Multiclassing... it's very flexible, but it punishes players for not planning out a 20 level advancement path and locking themselves into it. Having a character grow in response to in-game events usually comes at the cost of effectiveness. Lovely design, that. This is an elegant solution. Simple. Coincidentally, I do much the same thing in my campaign. Another elegant solution is using your magical DM powers to equalize the 'effectiveness level' of the party. By giving out personalized magic item, powering up familiar's and cohort's, endowing characters w/special powers. Bend the rules a little. This was all but required in previous editions if you cared one whit about balance. Have a talk with this guy. Explain very carefully that different players enjoy different aspects of the game, and that reasonable people can find ways to accommodate different playstyles at the same table. Ask why another player's enjoyment of game takes away from his. After all, RPG's are usually cooperative games. Why shouldn't the cooperation extend to the metagame parts as well? Needlessly complicated. Just talk with the player that thinks it's cheating to give out character building help. [/QUOTE]

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