>>96103557
People might think this is retarded bait but I spent years running public 5e games pre-corona. It was mostly enjoyable and lots of fun, but many players definitely have a video game mentality of, "It's in the game, so we should be able to beat it!"
It's not exactly the same, but an insanely egregious example of player retardation happened when I ran "Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan" from Yawning Portal at an open table. The party spent like 2.5 real-life fucking hours in the very first room which had some alcoves with art and a door. They broke vases, interacted with strange art, looked around, argued vehemently about what to do. They felt lost and didn't know how to progress. None of them tried simply opening the fucking door. It was unlocked, fully visible, not trapped, not anything. They just didn't try opening it. Blew my mind. That one-shot turned into a three-shot.
I've long since abandoned 5e, but it's pretty hilarious (and sometimes depressing) how stupid some players are.
