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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5396385" data-attributes="member: 22779">The thing is, this isn't an either/or situation.&nbsp; There's any number of ways you can do this.&nbsp; Game time is game time for one.&nbsp; Shooting the breeze with your friends, talking about the stock market, whatnot, is something people can do all the time.&nbsp; For some people, they want to get immersed in the game.Or, you can break it up.&nbsp; Sometimes the players goof around and whatnot, but the players are mature enough and on the ball enough to get with the program when the DM is trying to set a mood.&nbsp; It really does help to have good players here.&nbsp; Or you can use good old peer pressure.&nbsp; If it's just one guy cutting jokes and making inappropriate comments, that stops when no one laughs.Or, not.&nbsp; Every table is different.&nbsp; Some tables are not into a more immersive game.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; I've certainly played that way and will do so again.&nbsp; Sometimes, I want a more immersive game though and that's fine too.&nbsp; The same group of people, if they're mature enough, can switch between the two modes pretty easily.I reject the idea that it's impossible to do unless the DM somehow beats the players about the head and shoulders for every infraction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5396385, member: 22779"] The thing is, this isn't an either/or situation. There's any number of ways you can do this. Game time is game time for one. Shooting the breeze with your friends, talking about the stock market, whatnot, is something people can do all the time. For some people, they want to get immersed in the game. Or, you can break it up. Sometimes the players goof around and whatnot, but the players are mature enough and on the ball enough to get with the program when the DM is trying to set a mood. It really does help to have good players here. Or you can use good old peer pressure. If it's just one guy cutting jokes and making inappropriate comments, that stops when no one laughs. Or, not. Every table is different. Some tables are not into a more immersive game. That's fine. I've certainly played that way and will do so again. Sometimes, I want a more immersive game though and that's fine too. The same group of people, if they're mature enough, can switch between the two modes pretty easily. I reject the idea that it's impossible to do unless the DM somehow beats the players about the head and shoulders for every infraction. [/QUOTE]

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