Greatest Insult to a D&D PLAYER (OOC)

[Emirikol]

A recent poll says that men get their feelings hurt more than women think. The 2005 Men Study says this is the "Greatest Insult" you can give a man:

*) Everyone laughs at you behind your back!
*) You'll never amount to anything!
*) You're Stupid!

So, that got me thinking. What is the greatest insult you could make to a D&D player (not character, not in character, not in jest, as an actual insult meant to hurt a D&D player's feelings). Some of us have probably been called things. What's the worst?

My most detested insult: "D&D Freak"
Softer: Any reference to dork-dom or geek-dom about my friends
Truth: D&D gamers (not gamers in general) tend to have higher IQ's, tend to make more money (because more attend college for more demanding majors).

jh

 

[Crothian]

"power gamer"

 

[Emirikol]

>Power gamer.


Oooh, ouch! You're so right. I actually keep a couple of my gamers in line when they 'overdo' their characters by calling them that.

jh

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

"power gamer"

Power gamer? Sure, I am . . . drama queen . . .

 

[Craer]

I don't know if it's the worst possible one, but what bugs me most is when people accuse me of being "obsessive" or some such thing all because I make it a point to regularly attend my weekly game. If you had a tennis lesson, or a football league match once a week, you'd make it a point in your schedule to attend that, too!

We suffer so much for our hobby.

 

[Angel of Adventure]

I find the power gamer tag interesting. Who doesn't want to build the best character that they can? Moreover, some of the DMs I've played with are ruthless power gamers and they aren't given the tag. Not that I'm complaining, as those DMs always have good challenges for us and, as they say . . . Death is inevitable . . . Glory is forever!!!

 

[Henry]

Power gamer bugs me because some treat it like an epithet; in truth, the concept is no more "wrong" than anything else our fellow gamers do.

The biggest insult you can give me as a gamer? That I spend my time on "worthless crap." And NASCAR or football is any less "worthless?" Pfeh.

 

[smilinggm]

you, No you're not a gamer, I've seen you play!

 

[Emirikol]

Oooh! Good one!

jh

 

[Zander]

*) You'll never amount to anything!
*) You're Stupid!

My girlfriend says both of those to me. She also calls me an otaku which is Japanese for geek or nerd. Doesn't bother me though because I know a) apart from the fact that I am a geek, her other insults aren't accurate and b) how she really feels about me.