Definition of metagaming

[SnakThree]

Current definition:
* Metagaming: When game information outside of what is available in a game is used to give a player an advantage in-game.


Proposed definition
* Metagaming: Using information beyond the limits of what is available to your character.

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[Stoner_Steve]

merge both....somehow

Metagaming: A player having information beyond the limits of what is considered available to the character and is used to an advantage in-game

or something along those lines

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[Antonio]

+1

On a side note, I'm curious how people see metagaming and using the player list to find other players.

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[Sol]

Yes, or both.

Wouldn't hurt being descriptive.

[thisDerius]

Looking at the player list for a system or 2 is fine by me. But traveling the whole Sirius like some people actually did to me is a bit overboard. I mean, most of the encounters would not actually happen if someone did not look at the player list.

Adding to it: Using ooRP information that is or is not in the availability of an iRP character would be considered metagaming.

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[Sol]

I mean, most of the encounters would not actually happen if someone did not look at the player list.

Amen.

[Sombs]

May I ask: Is it clearly stated the ingame player list is not available to characters? I'm not sure about that, since the list is also used to switch to private channels. I know, a big amount of players don't RP in group and private channels, but are they definitely considered ooRP/meta?

Just asking. I, for myself, think it's annoying how often player tell me via private channel "pirate x is now here and there" or "there are x pirates here". I like those encounters to happen random, but I think it's okay to take a peak on this list to see where the action is (ie. those omega/omicron battles most of the normal players don't get to see). But that's only my opinion, and since I'm relatively "new", I'm not aware of all the arguments.

[Lythrilux]

Yeah the definition should change.

Might help shut up those people who whine about the player list too.

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[Operator]

The one thing that I'm agreed with @"Snak3" is that "Metagaming" needs to be redefined, so +1

[SnakThree]

As I said in chatbox recently, casual glance at Player List to find interactions is fine. Stalking someone by using it is not.

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