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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 6246207" data-attributes="member: 87792">&quot;Player entitlement&quot;Whenever I read complaints about player entitlement, that's not what I see the problem as.&nbsp; The problem I see is one of DM entitlement.&nbsp; That the DM thinks that their setting should be theirs and inviolate, and that roleplaying isn't&nbsp; a team game with them as a member of the team.&nbsp; And that the DM doesn't believe that the input of additional people into their setting will, or even can make it more awesome (in my experience it almost always does).&nbsp; It's not the player who's entitled for thinking that their contribution should be valued.&nbsp; It's the DM who's entitled for thinking that only their contribution to the setting should be valued.Further I see a second thing when I read complaints about player entitlement.&nbsp; I see an accusation of BadWrongFun.&nbsp; A complaint that other people are playing games that the speaker/writer doesn't like.&nbsp; Big deal! I happen not to like Rolemaster or the use of lookup tables in my games.&nbsp; Doesn't mean that I think they are a bad thing for everyone.&nbsp; I've run games that barely have a GM, and games that have almost no player ability to affect the setting.&nbsp; Both exist, and there's no highly trained team of RP Ninjas that will steal your books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 6246207, member: 87792"] [b]"Player entitlement"[/b] Whenever I read complaints about player entitlement, that's not what I see the problem as. The problem I see is one of [I]DM[/I][I] entitlement[/I]. That the DM thinks that their setting should be theirs and inviolate, and that roleplaying isn't a team game with them as a member of the team. And that the DM doesn't believe that the input of additional people into their setting will, or even can make it more awesome (in my experience it almost always does). It's not the player who's entitled for thinking that their contribution should be valued. It's the DM who's entitled for thinking that only their contribution to the setting should be valued. Further I see a second thing when I read complaints about player entitlement. I see an accusation of BadWrongFun. A complaint that other people are playing games that the speaker/writer doesn't like. Big deal! I happen not to like Rolemaster or the use of lookup tables in my games. Doesn't mean that I think they are a bad thing for everyone. I've run games that barely have a GM, and games that have almost no player ability to affect the setting. Both exist, and there's no highly trained team of RP Ninjas that will steal your books. [/QUOTE]

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