Roleplay vs Rollplay (AKA the Stormwind Fallacy)

[Scott]

A common opinion in gamer circles is that being good at optimizing your character, understanding the rules to "work the system" etc automatically makes you worse at acting in character, telling a story, etc. And vice versa.

Others disagree and point out that people can be good (or bad!) at both.

[logan9a]

Another good topic. Also to add on to this - this game specifically - can it be optimized? If so, how?

(In the NERO LARP, I played a very streamlined, power gamer built character and was not accused of 'shitty roleplaying' so I agree it can be done.)