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Funnily enough, I notice confirmation bias quite a bit in a D&D game I am currently DM of. I'm playing with a group of friends who are big into video games, and
by phantarch 11y ago
Funnily enough, I notice confirmation bias quite a bit in a D&D game I am currently DM of. I'm playing with a group of friends who are big into video games, and as a result they consistently seek resolutions to conflicts in D&D by way of what they know from shooters: kill everything in sight. Yes, it's at times a valid answer, but it's not the only one and it's certainly not the most interesting one. The best way that I've seen the confirmation bias dissipate from their thinking is to put them into situations where their bias just doesn't help at all.
- mikeash 11y agoYou must be awfully tempted to constantly give them powerful adversaries who are willing to become friends if given the smallest chance.
- pizza 11y agoMaybe some positive/negative feedback built into the campaign could help; e.g. for each act of benevolence/violence, add/subtract a 'karma' point from some running total, and alter the gameplay as needed.
- eru 11y agoJust don't tell them explicitly about it. (That'd be taking away all the fun.)