carebear

plural carebears

1. derogatoryslangvideo gamesA player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world.

   Role-players, carebears and casual gamers belong here. They advance at their own pace, oblivious to the race going on around them.

   2001, John Peat, “Losing XP - is it the fairest system”, in alt.games.anarchy-online (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   If a guy turns out to be a griefer, he won't last... […] Personally, i'd^([sic]) be more than happy if the carebear fucks stayed the hell out of Neocron.

   2002, Ron Jeremy, “I'm done with AC2.. Moving to Neocron on 13th!”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.asherons_call (Usenet)

   There are always going to be carebears who will scream at the slightest notion that they can't take their leisurely stroll through the game where nothing bad ever happens, but piss on 'em. :-)

   2002, foamy, “Sar^([sic]) Wars MMOG: No appeal for me”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet)