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<blockquote data-quote="Slaygrim" data-source="post: 4035108" data-attributes="member: 59401">Gothmog, your post was the closest to the reality as I see it.&nbsp; You almost describe the player to a &quot;T&quot;.&nbsp; Now this guy is an old friend.&nbsp; I like him.&nbsp; But he does display an ENORMOUS ego, and I suspect you may be pretty close when you mention inferiority issues and responding by wanting to be the MAN in the game.&nbsp; That description does seem to be pretty close to how I am seeing it.&nbsp; Because we had problems in the past with this.&nbsp; Another player in the game dueled this one before:&nbsp; Years ago both players were gaming wizards, and something happened to where the two players came head to head BIG TIME.&nbsp; They ended up getting into a fight.&nbsp; I remember the whiny player telling the other player, (something akin to this) &quot;There is no way my wizard will let you take that item.&quot; and the other wizard blew him off.&nbsp; A duel was issued.&nbsp; Here is the problem.&nbsp; The whiny player challenged this other wizard but didn't want to duel on the spot.&nbsp; The other wizard said, &quot;If we are going to do this, we are doing this right now.&quot;&nbsp; Well to make a long story short, the whiny player lost.&nbsp; He had a Cube of Force that he planned on using to win the battle, but the other wizard had enough dimension doors memorized to get into the cube repeatedly if necessary.&nbsp; He ended up winning the fight this way.&nbsp; I cannot remember specifics, we are talking 5 years ago or more.&nbsp; After he lost the whiny player couldn't take it.&nbsp; He sat there the rest of the game punishing everyone else by moping, almost suggesting he character wouldn't go on.&nbsp; He also blamed everyone and everything else for losing.&nbsp; He blamed being &quot;forced to fight&quot; on the spot rather than taking time to memorize all of the spells he wanted.&nbsp; The problem was in character the other wizard called him out on the spot, saying if you want to duel we do it now.&nbsp; No one forced him to agree with it, even if he agreed reluctantly he still did it and they still had a near full set of spells.&nbsp; But he used this as something to blame other than himself for losing.&nbsp; He always does this.&nbsp; It's never his fault.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; In fact, all the years I have know the guy he has never mentioned he was wrong one time that I can recall.&nbsp; I am hoping his adventure will be better, and that I can influence the rest of the players to roleplay more and make a story out of it rather than a roll of the dice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slaygrim, post: 4035108, member: 59401"] Gothmog, your post was the closest to the reality as I see it. You almost describe the player to a "T". Now this guy is an old friend. I like him. But he does display an ENORMOUS ego, and I suspect you may be pretty close when you mention inferiority issues and responding by wanting to be the MAN in the game. That description does seem to be pretty close to how I am seeing it. Because we had problems in the past with this. Another player in the game dueled this one before: Years ago both players were gaming wizards, and something happened to where the two players came head to head BIG TIME. They ended up getting into a fight. I remember the whiny player telling the other player, (something akin to this) "There is no way my wizard will let you take that item." and the other wizard blew him off. A duel was issued. Here is the problem. The whiny player challenged this other wizard but didn't want to duel on the spot. The other wizard said, "If we are going to do this, we are doing this right now." Well to make a long story short, the whiny player lost. He had a Cube of Force that he planned on using to win the battle, but the other wizard had enough dimension doors memorized to get into the cube repeatedly if necessary. He ended up winning the fight this way. I cannot remember specifics, we are talking 5 years ago or more. After he lost the whiny player couldn't take it. He sat there the rest of the game punishing everyone else by moping, almost suggesting he character wouldn't go on. He also blamed everyone and everything else for losing. He blamed being "forced to fight" on the spot rather than taking time to memorize all of the spells he wanted. The problem was in character the other wizard called him out on the spot, saying if you want to duel we do it now. No one forced him to agree with it, even if he agreed reluctantly he still did it and they still had a near full set of spells. But he used this as something to blame other than himself for losing. He always does this. It's never his fault. Ever. In fact, all the years I have know the guy he has never mentioned he was wrong one time that I can recall. I am hoping his adventure will be better, and that I can influence the rest of the players to roleplay more and make a story out of it rather than a roll of the dice. [/QUOTE]

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