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<blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 5603614" data-attributes="member: 40522">I hate the DM that views the group as &quot;my group,&quot; or the campaign as &quot;my campaign,&quot; as opposed to a collective effort. I despise the heavy-handed and arbitrary style of play (favoring the DM's sense of narrative, or simply his perceived authority as DM) that inevitably results. I abhor the ham-fisted and clumsy efforts that such DMs take to &quot;control&quot; the campaign, such as dictating player character motivations or reactions, or hand-waiving rules on behalf of or against the player characters. I openly deride DMs that openly appeal to their own authority as DM or use deus ex machina plot devices to &quot;keep players in line.&quot;I hate players that encourage DMs like that, directly or indirectly.Between both players and DMs... I don't like the conflict-aversive nature of many gamers. When a personality conflict arises, most people don't say anything about it. They just stew over it and let it blow up one day, or they let the group dissolve. I do absolutely and unequivocally hate passive-aggressive behavior in game groups.For what it's worth... I also hate DMs and players that act like I'm the jerk when I actually try to talk through a personality conflict or other issue with them instead of picking a side and getting snotty about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dykstrav, post: 5603614, member: 40522"] [FONT=Arial]I hate the DM that views the group as "[I]my[/I] group," or the campaign as "[I]my[/I] campaign," as opposed to a collective effort. I despise the heavy-handed and arbitrary style of play (favoring the DM's sense of narrative, or simply his perceived authority as DM) that inevitably results. I abhor the ham-fisted and clumsy efforts that such DMs take to "control" the campaign, such as dictating player character motivations or reactions, or hand-waiving rules on behalf of or against the player characters. I openly deride DMs that openly appeal to their own authority as DM or use [I]deus ex machina[/I] plot devices to "keep players in line." I hate players that encourage DMs like that, directly or indirectly. Between both players and DMs... I don't like the conflict-aversive nature of many gamers. When a personality conflict arises, most people don't say anything about it. They just stew over it and let it blow up one day, or they let the group dissolve. I do absolutely and unequivocally hate passive-aggressive behavior in game groups. For what it's worth... I also hate DMs and players that act like [I]I'm [/I]the jerk when I actually try to talk through a personality conflict or other issue with them instead of picking a side and getting snotty about it. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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