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powergaming, consists in achieving end game results (getting the highest and most favorable output possible) , ignoring everything else that constitutes the game as a whole. Another way to put it in words, would be taking shortcuts in the game in a counter-intuitive way. This practice is common in MMORPGs.
example: a player in an mmorpg doing powergaming would be joining a top ranked guild at starter level with high privileges, ignores the game storyline, skips all quests given except the ones needed to reach end game, ignores advanced tutorials, and gets power leveled to cap with the best gear possible, which would give him or her bragging rights over the rest of the average players.
This guy should be banned, he thinks he is the best player ever just because he was spoon fed by powergaming"
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A player of a game that seeks to use the system to dominate and frustrate other players.
This is typically not a problem when dealing with games that encourage competitive playing, but swiftly becomes a problem when the objective of the game is not to defeat your opponenet, either real or perceived, but to co-operate and socialize with other players.
As such, power-gamers are the bane of certain role-playing games, social games and online games like wordMUD/words and their ilk, and games where not everyone wants to make you their bitch.
However, certain games suit powergamers well -- games like Monopoly and the (now discontinued) Paranoia RPG setting by West End Games.
Well, yeah, Fabian is a power-gamer... he's a wonderful person to be with, and very accommodating, but never, ever, play against him -- you'll just end up hating him.
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(online specific) Referring to a player of MMOs who goes to great lengths to maximize the amount of experience points (xp) they get in the smallest amount of time. They are obsessed with xp efficiency over all other things, including their own bladder status. Typical behaviors are inordinate amounts of time spent playing the game, getting the best equipment at all times for their character, and "farming" areas for the best loot and xp.
(typical powergamer quote) "Get out of my group. You'll ruin my XP."
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Two definitions:
A) A person who frustratingly attempts to win by all means at tabletop role-playing games.
B) A person who seeks to accomplish everything possible within a videogame - meet all secret goals, get every item, unlock every secret, etc.
A) "Last I heard, he had given himself a man-sized sword. What a powergamer."
B) "You bought and upgraded every 200 cars in that game? Man, you're a powergamer."
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1: n. A person who plays tabletop RPGs and seeks to make the most powerful character possible, often in the form of assigning 'useless' stats such as 'charisma' very low values. Any advantage this player they can get, they are likely to take. It is not uncommon for such players to ask to start with rare items their character could or would not have obtained.
Powergamers are different from twinks in that a powergamer generally seeks to have the most powerful character without regard to the rules, while a twink seeks to manipulate the rules to gain a powerful character.
1: "God damn it ralph, you're such a powergamer, and NO, you can't start the game with a Sword of World Destruction. No. No. No... Go away!"
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powergamer
n.
1. One who spends a lot of time playing games.
2. One who takes the playing of games very seriously.
3. One who does well at playing a certain game.
4. (Derogatory) One who plays the game for their own advantage; often used by players of role playing games to refer to players who they believe care more about character advancement than about role playing.
v.
1. Being in a long session of playing games.
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powerplayer
Bob is a powergamer who plays 8 hours a day.
Bob is a powergamer who spends a lot of time planning about playing his game.
Bob is a Poker powergamer; he is really good at Poker.
Look at that 100th level Bob and his gear, man, is he a powergamer or what?
Bob is powergaming right now for 12 hours straight.
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Powergamers will use any dirty cheat they can think of to win at all costs. Tactics such as hording power-ups and fragging n00bs to score some cheap wins are common tactics used by powergamers in online games. They also beg and plead to start the game with cheat codes or ultimate weapons to start the game. Powergamers also won't let n00bs join their team,party, or squad in fear that the n00b may make mistakes and ruin their win percentages.
Jim and Ralph are powergamers they try to start the game with the class 1 zillion sword of world destruction and will horde power ups whether they need them or not to make sure the other players don't get `em.
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