VeganNatureQueen

By VeganNatureQueen

• May 22, 2021
Rules: Yes
Referral: planetminecraft.com
How do you avoid powergaming in roleplay?: Metagaming is a term used for RPGs. Metagaming means cheating or unsporting. In essence, Metagaming is playing the game using knowledge that has been obtained from an outside source. Such knowledge could come from reading the plot, watching another player, or interacting with the servers creators. Metagaming occurs when a player's decisions are based on outside knowledge. When Metagaming applies, character's actions are misaligned with the character's personality, history, and/or motives in order to gain a later advantage.

How does metagaming disrupt fair roleplay?: Power gaming is playing a game for the sole sake of increasing the power and influence of the character. This usually takes the form of increasing the character's combat abilities in any way possible. However, in some forms of games with much more rigid social mechanics, someone specialising in diplomacy skills might just as easily be a power gamer. It's all about min/maxing. When a decision is made solely based on how many pluses it will give you, then it is a power gaming decision. There's nothing inherently good or bad about this. Other behaviour beyond the mere power gaming defines whether this is a good or evil aligned play style.
Status: Denied