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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 6607682" data-attributes="member: 336">Even when I'm playing I'm always in the back of my mind thinking of aspects of the game from the DM perspective.  It think that is inevitable.  During our 3.x days usually other DMs were constantly asking me rules questions so I became the Rules 'Cyclopedia for those games so it was harder to keep my focus on my character and not the rules.In our 4e games that has happened before but the rules are so simple that the other DMs have quickly caught on that they can answer the question for their game situation better than I.  I try to steer them in that direction so I can sit back and enjoy myself.  Another thing is that I completely remove myself from the other players' play.  For example, from the DM perspective, I know that a particular tactic for a specific class can be very helpful in a certain instance.  As a DM I usually mention it to the player so that they are aware, until they have caught on.  As a player I simply keep my mouth shut.  I immerse myself in my character only and let others do the same for their characters.  I've even gotten to the point where when players are asking me questions I direct them to the existing DM.  That way he can answer with a definitive answer of how he wants to do things.I can't escape the facts/rules that I know, but I can make it so I'm not responsible for answering the questions.</blockquote>