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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 2679764" data-attributes="member: 20308">As opposed to now, where you pull out your "Diplomacy sword" and engage in social combat.  And if you tell your players that they should roleplay their way through the encounter rather than just rolling, you are apparently a bad DM.  And don't even get me started on the inflated importance that the rules have taken on with the players now.  Before, things not covered in the rules were up to the GM, and so players generally had less of a problem with the GM's ruling.  Now, I've seen players get belligerent with GMs on what should be happening in the game, or they feel somehow cheated if the GM were to make a GM call instead of using a rule.  I don't know if there's just more of a PCs vs. GM mentality nowadays, or what, but I've definitely noticed a change.  Maybe it's just the gaming circles I've been in lately, but sheesh.  My current campaign is ending sometime before February next year, and it's going to be a cold day in hell before I gm for some of my current players again - if I pick up the D&D 3.x GMing mantle again at all.</blockquote>