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Hmm.. Looking back at my old Tabletop AD&D books, dwarves and elves tend to argue and bicker, but /do/ work together in some matters. But ANYWAY...
This is one of the arguments I get into constantly as a gaming geek who has played for about half of my entire life, which is powergamers are NOT intrinsically bad. The people who don't roleplay their characters' stats, backgrounds, alignments, natures, poorly are the problem, whatever their power level. I've certainly made my fair share of game-breaking characters and played with others who have done the same, but got into every aspect of the RP, from views to the very psychology of the character.
It may sound rather cold-hearted to say this, but in RPGs, as well as in real life there are heirarchies. Some people are smarter, stronger, more powerful, etc. Whining in a game that your character can't compete, or isn't able to do anything b/c someone else is too powerful may very well be a problem w/ a cheater who is spoiling things for everyone else. But it's just as likely in both my TT as well as online gaming experience that someone's just WHINING about this other person because of their own issues... That they can't make a character interesting or play well enough to warrent any recognition. Good RP (especially important in multiplayer games) involves accepting such limitations that they have, and making their own fun. It's not that hard, if you're playing the weakling to be just as valuable as the walking god by doing the things that they /can't/ (which happens more often than one thinks) and interesting dialogue.
(in closing, I would like to say that this post is not to be construed in any way as an attack, or a flame on anyone or their perspective. I'm not accusing anyone of being whiny, or whatever, but merely expressing what I have observed)
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