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<blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 1965925" data-attributes="member: 10177"><p>Here are examples of how to play the game wrong.</p><p></p><p>"you have an 18 and a 17? You are such a powergamer!"</p><p></p><p>"You have 500gp more than the DMG says you should have for your level? You must be cheating!"</p><p></p><p>"You don't want to be in my game because you don't like point buy character generation? You want to roll? Go away you munchkin powergamer!"</p><p></p><p>"You have max ranks in all your skills and selected most of your skills based on your highest stats? You are such a min/max powergamer!"</p><p></p><p></p><p>"you selected your feats to ensure you get the most attacks and deal the most damage possible in the most combat situations? You powergamer/munchkin/min/maxer you!"</p><p></p><p></p><p>"you have 4 dex and a mangled leg and your a thief? Your a "roleplayer", aren't you?</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Your house rules allow characters to do what? Your so monty haul!"</p><p></p><p></p><p>Basically it is being judgemental when you have no right to be. No matter what the playing style(s), the key to a good game is to be able to sit around a table and have a good time. Not take every chance to be judgemental and criticize anyone who doesn't play the way you think they should, or create their character the way you think they should, or criticize them because they like high stat or low stat characters, or because they like to roll play or to role play. We get enough of that judgemental, I know how to do it better than you crap in every day life. If the DM allows it, and the players are cool with it, then shut up, play the game, and let everyone have fun.</p><p></p><p>If not, go find a group of judgmental, better than thou, control everything gamers. Have fun criticizing and tearing each other down. Leave the rest of the "doing our own thing" gamers alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Treebore, post: 1965925, member: 10177"] Here are examples of how to play the game wrong. "you have an 18 and a 17? You are such a powergamer!" "You have 500gp more than the DMG says you should have for your level? You must be cheating!" "You don't want to be in my game because you don't like point buy character generation? You want to roll? Go away you munchkin powergamer!" "You have max ranks in all your skills and selected most of your skills based on your highest stats? You are such a min/max powergamer!" "you selected your feats to ensure you get the most attacks and deal the most damage possible in the most combat situations? You powergamer/munchkin/min/maxer you!" "you have 4 dex and a mangled leg and your a thief? Your a "roleplayer", aren't you? "Your house rules allow characters to do what? Your so monty haul!" Basically it is being judgemental when you have no right to be. No matter what the playing style(s), the key to a good game is to be able to sit around a table and have a good time. Not take every chance to be judgemental and criticize anyone who doesn't play the way you think they should, or create their character the way you think they should, or criticize them because they like high stat or low stat characters, or because they like to roll play or to role play. We get enough of that judgemental, I know how to do it better than you crap in every day life. If the DM allows it, and the players are cool with it, then shut up, play the game, and let everyone have fun. If not, go find a group of judgmental, better than thou, control everything gamers. Have fun criticizing and tearing each other down. Leave the rest of the "doing our own thing" gamers alone. [/QUOTE]
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