Powergaming

[BZR]

I used that once and killed someone. I only did that because the one who locked up my character was very sleepy (as in, only woke up when he got attacked, and even then only two days after it started) and didn't roleplay at all. So my character and the other guy locked up made good use of some wood and a body lying there as well, along with my characters awesome dragging skills, and they managed to escape.

Interesting

Although I hate situations like these, I think that even barricade-and-hit-from-outsiding can be played well and create good RP situations. Releasing from a prison by locking the keyholder inside of it can be RPed as stealing the keys, knocking down the guard etc. If only the guard is really going to roleplay with you.

[Nick]

You're all a bunch of whiners!

I also hate what you all call "god-modding", but geez, it sounds like many of you are bitter over losing characters. Just because somebody doesn't *brilliantly describe every action they do* doesn't mean they aren't playing a role. That is what RP is, not writing a book in emote form.

I have a very hard time, Wiro, believing that "all" of your characters were murdered without any "RP". Nor do I see how you would be able to make such a call. Maybe you got dragged into a prison, and nobody talked to you when they walk in to hit you. That's fine. Some of you have some weird sense of what RP is...

[*Wiro]

Attacking isn't RP, and since everyone doesn't mind writing *smiles* ten times in every sentence, surely a little bit of attacking-RP shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[viktor]

lol fatties, i had a portly character, his name was hans chamberlain, he ofet hobbled over to hug his wife... miss you shiva, pirates got me, i'm sure the news travelled to those concerned, months ago

as for the innitil question, how common is powergamming?
there is always powergamming in cantr, always has been, always will be, without it there would be little driving force for regions to unite either under a poergamming char's banner or as a reaction to a threat of powergamming in game.

it is important to have , we need every type of gammer in cantr to make cantr a complete experience, we need the powergamers, the hack and slashers, the fantasy fanatics, the compulsive self improvers,, followers, industrialists, baddies, heroes, explorers etc.... etc...... etc............

[Sekar]

I've been attacked a few times since I started playing Cantr again. The majority of them have come from power-gaming...which is really..really weird. Especially considering in the past my characters deserved 70% of the hits they've got. Instead, I'm finding that the characters who are role-played well, and who are active in a town, are in fact much more reserved with the violence they inflict. It's like all the cantrian bloodlust I used to deal with is gone...and all that is left is the people who attack for absolutely no reason. What happened to everyone while I was gone?

[Joshuamonkey]

In the past one of my powerchars was indeed a fascist, anyone remember prage of shortinazy?

I was Brian Gilbert. Naturally, I took over after your death but Izimigir didn't like me and wanted power so he killed me. -.- I'm still annoyed about that. It feels so bad to have old characters die. Cantr is ironic like that.

[SekoETC]

Taking over a town takes luck and timing. If there's someone stronger alive with a claim to the town, they will take over eventually. But if you take over a quiet location with little traffic, by the time new people arrive it will look like you've been there all the time.