Editing Powergaming (section)

{{Short description|A playing style focused on game mastery over enjoyment}}

'''Powergaming''' (also known as '''power gaming''', '''min maxing''', or '''optimization''') is a style of interacting with [[game]]s or game-like systems, particularly [[video game]]s, [[boardgame]]s, and [[role-playing game|role-playing games]], with the aim of maximizing progress towards a specific goal. Other players may consider this disruptive when done to the exclusion of all other considerations, such as storytelling, atmosphere, and camaraderie. When focusing on the letter of the rules over the spirit of the rules, it is often seen as [[sportsmanship|unsporting]], un-fun, or unsociable. This behavior is most often found in games with a wide range of game features, lengthy campaigns, or prize tournaments such as [[MMORPG|massively multiplayer]] or [[collectible card games|collectible]] games.<ref name="taylor-fun" />