Power Gaming

Power Gaming

Powergaming is when a player makes a decision for and/or attempts to control another player's character and/or storyline without his/her consent. The Wikipedia description of powergaming is particularly apt:

"A player can be described as a powergamer if (s)he presumes or declares that his or her own action against another player character is successful without giving the other player character the freedom to act on his own prerogative. They may also be a player who tries to force others to participate in role-playing they don't want to engage in. For instance, a player who unilaterally describes his character as doing something with (or to) another character that would usually require the other to play along — such as having a fight or a sexual encounter — is considered to be powergaming. "
Like God-Moding, powergaming is generally considered discourteous and poor form, in the context of emote-based roleplay in an online environment.