What's wrong with not roleplaying?

What's wrong with not roleplaying?

If both your buddies and the GM play the game for the mechanic aspect: nothing.

On the other hand, not roleplaying on a roleplaying game session makes you either a less-than-mediocre player or a munch-kin.

Because an unwillingness to roleplay is indicative of either low investment or low intelligence. In regards to the former refusing to roleplay one's character demonstrates low investment in the campaign as their inability to give their character a place in the world suggests they don't give a shit about the game other than showing up. Either they find roleplaying awkward or they're apathetic to it but such players essentially waste a GM's effort and drain their motivation to host a game for a player who won't meet them halfway.

In regards to the latter, a refusal to roleplay suggests that the player in question has low creative intelligence and an inability to employ lateral thinking. Every single powergamer or rollplayer I've ever played with may have been able to put together an effective minmaxed character but when it came to solving puzzles, strategizing or talking to people they couldn't come up with a solution to save their lives. If you cannot roleplay you are most likely stupid or autistic.

To summarize, refusing to roleplay suggests you're either too dumb to play a ROLEPLAYING game or you simply don't give a shit and therefore shouldn't be playing in the first place.

this but unironically

If you're just gonna play it like it's a vidya you might as well just actually be playing vidya.

on my table everyone does a pretty good job of roleplaying except this one guy who comes with his brother. i don't expect much from the group but he is either has some anxiety or some disability because he only contributes in battle and even that he does poorly.here is a list of problems
>plays only variation of Ranger/Rouge multiclass
>always plays silent type character so never gives any input
>can't make a decision when presented with a choice
>only fights long range, if enemies get in close with him he is fucked
>can't do basic math, his brother has to count up his damage and to hit
>constantly forgets his own feats
>does the same tactic over and over again

i don'e want to hate the guy, but he just infuriates sometimes

>What's wrong with not roleplaying in a roleplaying game?
nigga you serious

Absolutely nothing.

I'm autistic and role-play like a mother fucker; it's my favourite pastime, in fact. It ruffles my jimmies whenever someone suggests that being autistic means you can't talk to people properly. Just because I can't naturally empathize with other people as well as some doesn't mean I can't understand those same thoughts and feelings on an intellectual level if I try.

He's entirely right, though, irony be damned.

Because then you just have a game. Why not play like a wargame or the 4e adventure system boardgames or Dominion or something.