Quote Originally Posted by Slipperychicken View Post
I've tried, but learned (slowly ) not to bother about it. It doesn't lead anywhere productive in the long run. Only give help where it's asked for, otherwise you just seem like you're a showboating prick trying to self-aggrandize (or worse yet, marginalize others) with rules knowledge.


If someone expresses that his character feels useless (I've seen two PF Sorcerers this semester with horrible spell picks), then I try to help them ("Sorcerers' strength is that they can spam spells, but they can only pick so many, so you'll only want to pick spells which you know you'll use a lot. You should swap out that Mage Armor for something like Color Spray or Sleep").


Basically, let people learn for themselves that, say, shelling out your WBL for AC is really ineffective (maybe mention it once, then back off. Some people can only learn by experience). Then if they come to you for help, you're seen as helping out your friend, rather than imposing your demented view of what the game "should" be.
I'd like to second this post (is that a thing?).