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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6245633" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Ahnehnois, I'm curious about something.&nbsp; I've seen &quot;player entitlement&quot; crowd used fairly regularly on these boards as a pejorative.&nbsp; For the sake of argument, let us just say its a neutral descriptor; eg, it is meant to have explanatory power rather than to slander or malign.I've GMed solely for 28 years.&nbsp; Never a player except a stray evening of CoC and the very first evening of introduction to 1e.&nbsp; All I am and all I have ever been is a GM.&nbsp; However, I would 100 % be part of the caste that identifies with systems that are maligned as &quot;player entitlement.&quot;&nbsp; I can easily enough discern why folks would cast that aspersion on players...&quot;players want stuff/toys/control&quot;...hence &quot;entitlement.&quot;&nbsp; However, as a neutral descriptor, why do you think &quot;lifer&quot; GMs would cast their lot with the &quot;player entitlement&quot; crowd (systems and techniques).&nbsp; What utility, if any, do they gain?&nbsp; For the record, I'm looking to by psychoanalyzed here, looking for motive-hunting.&nbsp; As such, I've forfeited any right to take offense to your response.&nbsp; I'm genuinely curious and just want your thoughts if you'll indulge me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6245633, member: 6696971"] Ahnehnois, I'm curious about something. I've seen "player entitlement" crowd used fairly regularly on these boards as a pejorative. For the sake of argument, let us just say its a neutral descriptor; eg, it is meant to have explanatory power rather than to slander or malign. I've GMed solely for 28 years. Never a player except a stray evening of CoC and the very first evening of introduction to 1e. All I am and all I have ever been is a GM. However, I would 100 % be part of the caste that identifies with systems that are maligned as "player entitlement." I can easily enough discern why folks would cast that aspersion on players..."players want stuff/toys/control"...hence "entitlement." However, as a neutral descriptor, why do you think "lifer" GMs would cast their lot with the "player entitlement" crowd (systems and techniques). What utility, if any, do they gain? For the record, I'm looking to by psychoanalyzed here, looking for motive-hunting. As such, I've forfeited any right to take offense to your response. I'm genuinely curious and just want your thoughts if you'll indulge me. [/QUOTE]

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