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<blockquote data-quote="Barak" data-source="post: 2896415" data-attributes="member: 3028">Alright, I'm answering multiple people here.Rules error, absolutely.&nbsp; As a player, I always pointed out rules error.&nbsp; To the point that it has annoyed DMs before.&nbsp; And it sure has annoyed the more &quot;competitive&quot; players. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> Tactical decisions?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; To a degree, I qualify as &quot;tactician&quot; in that weird chart that tracks what kind of player you are.&nbsp; I -do- enjoy roleplaying, quite a bit.&nbsp; But when combat breaks out, I look for tactical advantages.&nbsp; I do -not- view the game as player against DM.&nbsp; I -do- understand that the DM is, in the end, an arbiter.&nbsp; At the same time, I'm a much better tactician than most DMs I've played under.&nbsp; Does that mean I should just take over combats entirely?&nbsp; I don't think so.On the other hand, despite oryan77's beliefs, I mostly DM.&nbsp; Yet, it would be a major pain if the players always pointed out &quot;tactical errors&quot; to me.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because not all of my NPCs/monsters always do the best thing.&nbsp; Dragons, liches, Powerful wizards?&nbsp; Well yes they do.&nbsp; But Golems, mindless undeads, goblins, dumb thugs, etc?&nbsp; Well no.&nbsp; They have their own mindset, their own way of acting in combat.&nbsp; It's not always the most tactically sound actions, but it's what they'd -do-.&nbsp; And a player constantly pointing out that fact would annoy me.&nbsp; To a degree, that is why I do not point out everything to the DMs either.Rule errors?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; Tactical decisions?&nbsp; No.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barak, post: 2896415, member: 3028"] Alright, I'm answering multiple people here. Rules error, absolutely. As a player, I always pointed out rules error. To the point that it has annoyed DMs before. And it sure has annoyed the more "competitive" players. :lol: Tactical decisions? No. To a degree, I qualify as "tactician" in that weird chart that tracks what kind of player you are. I -do- enjoy roleplaying, quite a bit. But when combat breaks out, I look for tactical advantages. I do -not- view the game as player against DM. I -do- understand that the DM is, in the end, an arbiter. At the same time, I'm a much better tactician than most DMs I've played under. Does that mean I should just take over combats entirely? I don't think so. On the other hand, despite oryan77's beliefs, I mostly DM. Yet, it would be a major pain if the players always pointed out "tactical errors" to me. Why? Because not all of my NPCs/monsters always do the best thing. Dragons, liches, Powerful wizards? Well yes they do. But Golems, mindless undeads, goblins, dumb thugs, etc? Well no. They have their own mindset, their own way of acting in combat. It's not always the most tactically sound actions, but it's what they'd -do-. And a player constantly pointing out that fact would annoy me. To a degree, that is why I do not point out everything to the DMs either. Rule errors? Sure. Tactical decisions? No. [/QUOTE]

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