Draegnoth:
It was like they were demanding someone play the character THEY wanted them to play. That's not how this works.
See, what you're missing is, that's exactly how it works.
You are even doing it yourself. You want Players that are cautious and properly 'read the wind' and manage every risk, so you TPK your group when they
fail to play to the style you think is fun.
You just aren't being upfront about it. I mean, your group probably knows now, but before...
Draegnoth:
No. I'm not saying they thought running headlong into everything was fun for them and necessary for them to have a good time.
Slow up. Think about what you just said.
People don't do things "lol because they are idiots". They do things because, wait for it, it is what they think is the right,
fun, or necessary way to do things.
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They actively got mad when their very poor decisions got them killed.
So what I'm reading here is "They got mad when they were punished for trying to have to fun".
Now, it's clear their idea of fun and yours were at odds. So maybe ease back on the "lol everyone but me are idiots" line and maybe reassess the "but I wanna play the [WHATEVER], but these idiot GMs don't know how to have fun" angle you're grinding.