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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6654095"><p>One of these things is not like the other.</p><p></p><p>Munchkins are not necessarily fun vampires and there are plenty of non-munchkins who are fun vampires. I've played with plenty of people who are not munchkins and still impossible to have fun around.</p><p></p><p>Selfishness is a separate issue from powergaming.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that's a bit of splitting hairs but I've mostly seen powergaming and munchkinnning used interchangably. In any case what you're stating is exactly what I'm saying:</p><p></p><p>An un-fun player is an un-fun player. Be they munchkin or actor. I've played with a couple theater majors who were seriously un-fun because it was impossible to role-play anywhere near their level, they were essentially role-play powergamers and by intention or otherwise they made the game un-fun. I'm sure they were having fun and they generally weren't trying to make everyone feel bad (after-game talks determine which were which) they were just doing what they loved.</p><p></p><p>But being un-fun is separate from playstyle and often a matter of perspective. If you find someone else un-fun, it may not be entirely on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6654095"] One of these things is not like the other. Munchkins are not necessarily fun vampires and there are plenty of non-munchkins who are fun vampires. I've played with plenty of people who are not munchkins and still impossible to have fun around. Selfishness is a separate issue from powergaming. I think that's a bit of splitting hairs but I've mostly seen powergaming and munchkinnning used interchangably. In any case what you're stating is exactly what I'm saying: An un-fun player is an un-fun player. Be they munchkin or actor. I've played with a couple theater majors who were seriously un-fun because it was impossible to role-play anywhere near their level, they were essentially role-play powergamers and by intention or otherwise they made the game un-fun. I'm sure they were having fun and they generally weren't trying to make everyone feel bad (after-game talks determine which were which) they were just doing what they loved. But being un-fun is separate from playstyle and often a matter of perspective. If you find someone else un-fun, it may not be entirely on them. [/QUOTE]
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