GMforPowergamers
Legend
If you've seen anybody that uses terms like munchkin, rollplaying, etc frequently, you may be looking at one of these people. In a regular, mixed group of players they'll be somewhat functional. They'll butt heads with any powergamers in the group, but the presence of level headed players in the midground between the extreme playstyles will usually keep it from getting too far.
funny... so they are only a problem when they pollut YOUR games....
If one of these guys ends up in a powergamer heavy group though, they can become EXTREMELY petty and disruptive, just as bad as when a powergamer plays in a group that's otherwise into "deep roleplaying, never touch the dice" type of play.
by the way it can also shake up a group that is use to one or the other to help to make the experence positive... if you let them do there thing and show yours off to them at the same time...
As far as being unable to accept that people create characters for different reasons, and thus maybe it's my fault, I can easily accept that people create characters for different reasons. However, if your reason is opposed to the reasons of the rest of the players, you are going to be a problem.
why??? why can't I play my character and you play yours and we find away for BOTH to exsist in the same game????
If I wind up in a group that doesn't like powergaming, I either leave the group or I create a character that's weaker than I normally would(assuming there's something else compelling enough about he game for me to justify playing in it). It is unreasonable for one person to try to force his preferences on 4 people, even when I'm that one person.
so if you joined my group, and really wanted to play my game you can't just make your character without any knowladge of the other PCs power levels?!?!?!?!??!
OK so what are you going to say when I tell you my avrage group has 1 powergamer... 3 people that sometimes power game sometimes don't, 1 who can't power game to save his life, and one that is almost brand new to the game.
of those 6 players 2 always have long winded back stories and want the plot to flow like a story... 2 of them waffel on wheather they just want to roll dice or want to rp, one of them always has vedio game backgrounds that are only cheap ripp offs, and 1 never has a background or personlity inless forced too
of those 6 players 1 hates skill challenges, 3 love skill challanges, and 2 don't care at all one way or another...
I never know what will be pitched or what combo it will be (Ok I always know matt will powergame attack and damage, and that is a given)