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August 18, 2007
In Defense of Powergamers?
Over at CMGRealms, MechThran has responded to PhoenixHawk's attack on powergamers. He's written an apologia for Mechwarrior powergamers. Turning the traditional argument that casual Mechwarrior gamers are purists, while powergamers betray the spirit of the Mechwarrior ethos, MechThran argues that powergamers actually appreciate the nuances of Mechwarrior in a way more casual gamers don't. He also says the very nature of the miniatures gaming system lends itself to metagaming, because casual players are rare.
"The very framework of organized play is currently Competitive in nature. There is a prize for First and Second. Before it wasn't so dramatic as there was a participation prize (which is apparently being reintroduced, ala IT) And as with most games there is a winner and a loser. They're called VICTORY conditions, not, casual conditions, or social conditions. It doesn't mean that good sportsmanship shouldn't be applied, but it does mean that at the end of every game there needs to be someone who "lost."
Posted by Discoshaman at August 18, 2007 08:06 PM
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