Crusty old DM doesn’t understand whats going on /u/Koivu_JR DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I’m 52 now and have been DMing since I was a teen. After a long hiatus from the game and a few attempts at playing online recently with mixed results, I’ve finally found a 4-person table of players made up of friends and acquaintances who all get along. They enjoy the game I’ve set up for them and show up for sessions on time with very few cancellations. Here’s my question….What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone flaking on sessions or cheating with dice rolls or f-ing with the group dynamic with the excuse that “it’s what my character would do”? I’m at a loss! Should I talk to them about it? I’m afraid to mention anything, because I don’t want to create waves, but this is just weird behavior.

I’m 52 now and have been DMing since I was a teen. After a long hiatus from the game and a few attempts at playing online recently with mixed results, I’ve finally found a 4-person table of players made up of friends and acquaintances who all get along. They enjoy the game I’ve set up for them and show up for sessions on time with very few cancellations. Here’s my question….What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone flaking on sessions or cheating with dice rolls or f-ing with the group dynamic with the excuse that “it’s what my character would do”? I’m at a loss! Should I talk to them about it? I’m afraid to mention anything, because I don’t want to create waves, but this is just weird behavior.