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Replying to imp <imp...@partmaps.ntlworld.com> :

>> it's what the players want. It seems one only need one Munchkin player
>> who's memorized the rule book for any session to degrade into Diablo.
>
>I suspect it has more to do with the DM's ability to divide his time into 
>"quality roleplaying" sessions with each individual (that wants one). The more 
>players, the less likely to happen. I suppose in a perfect world we'd all be in 
>character all the time and all interacting together. Never seen it happen in 
>groups of more than two players and a DM, though.

I've had very nice sessions with at least four players. Then, of
course, I rolled the dice every now and then to keep the players
happy, but in reality I made all the decisions on the fly... Otherwise
the game bogged down too much.

>> Except when I'm DM'ing of course, but then the AD&D rules then have
>> very very little to do with what actually happens in-game.
>
>I like 3E. But I find I'm enjoying each session less and less - is it old age 
>slowly creeping up on me, or what? I think it's a lack of "quality roleplaying", 
>most likely - when one combat takes all four hours of the session because of the 
>tactical rules, and the adventure consists of multiple combats strung together 
>with a thin veneer of story... *shrug*

Yes. The fighting isn't much fun, to tell the truth - it's the social
interaction in the group that's fun, and there's more interaction
doing anything other than fighting. 

But with some players it's hopeless. I've talked before about the
horror of playing with Munchkin Heroes From Hell.