One Roll to Know it All

[ko_sct]

Ok, first thing first :

Your way of playing is not the only way.

second:

Just because peoples play a different way, does not mean they play ''wrong''


The ''game theory'' you point out is non-sense, being a casual gamer does not mean you don't care about the game or that it's odd you have time for games in your busy life. It means you play games in a more casual, relaxed format. Often, but not always, playing less serious games.

It also doesn't mean that you can't put 1+1 together or that you are lazy and don't want to make effort.

Please, don't assume that peoples don't want to make any effort or take any time to figures things simply because they prefer a different playstyle then yours.

So the question comes down to, why are so many players obsessed with sucking the fun out of the game and ruining it, just so they can ''know everything''? I just don't get it.

The reason you don't get it is that, while it may suck all the fun and ruin your games for you. This is not the case for many (if not most) peoples.

Other have pointed good uses of knowledge checks, You have to remember that while it seems like you prefer games about discovery and figuring things out, not everyone does. Some prefers to rush to the battle, others like intra-party conflicts, other games are all about the story, there's a lot of way to play DnD, not one is right.