This came up in another thread and I thought it was worth discussing in its own thread.
What do you consider to be a "bad GM"? What do you consider to be a "bad player"?
I want to avoid focusing too much on the "just not a good fit" GMs and players. That happens a lot, even if those GMs and players are "good." For the purposes of this discussion I am more interested in what sorts of traits make someone actually bad at GMing or playing.
As an addendum, how can those GMs and players improve, and hw can we help that process.
That said, I also don't think we need to turn this into r/rpghorrorstories. Let's not get too bogged down in recounting tales of the bad GMs and players in our experience. I'd rather focus on identifying the "bad" and talking about solutions, where possible.
What do you consider to be a "bad GM"? What do you consider to be a "bad player"?
I want to avoid focusing too much on the "just not a good fit" GMs and players. That happens a lot, even if those GMs and players are "good." For the purposes of this discussion I am more interested in what sorts of traits make someone actually bad at GMing or playing.
As an addendum, how can those GMs and players improve, and hw can we help that process.
That said, I also don't think we need to turn this into r/rpghorrorstories. Let's not get too bogged down in recounting tales of the bad GMs and players in our experience. I'd rather focus on identifying the "bad" and talking about solutions, where possible.