Since the test in its latest form is all the rage, I thought it would be interesting to see how I score these days on Dr. Bartle’s revised test.
I believe I first took the test in one of its early versions at Erwin Andreasen’s site, when my online gaming was in the text-rich world of MUDs. Back in the days (I do sound pedantically old, don’t I?) the test only scored the three dominant traits, and I came out as a SEA category - Socializer / Achiever as the major combination, Explorer as the minor figure (yes, unless my memory plays funny with me, the minor trait was in the middle in the initial versions of the test).
A good decade later, things have definitely changed, not just that my interests in life have evolved, but also because I added PvP to the thing I do and found out that I actually enjoy it a lot.
So today I get this:
ESKA
Achiever 60.00%, Explorer 86.67%, Killer 66.67%, Socializer 80.00%
Achiever went from the second most important trait to the least important. I think the results are spot on. While the quest for wearing leet purplez is something I don’t adhere to beyond simply seeing better gear as an enabler for other activities, I pride myself in being able to answer more questions about mechanisms or little-known things than my guildmates. The Killer trait acknowledges my interest in PvP as well, and I’ve talked about the importance of the social aspect of the game in the past.
Speaking of which, I recently reconnected with my old pre-TBC guild leader, an online acquaintance whom I consider as close to a friend as you can with people you’ve never met in person. Long story short, after chatting a while, I rolled a new mage and hooked up with his current guild on Dragonmaw EU - a PvP server (grumble. Wish I could have PCTed my belfadin over). Altitis is a relentless condition.
I also took the Online Gamer Playstyle Survey, and look what it found:
Organizer-Creator
This combination is also referred to as the Architect playstyle.
You are looking for a part of the virtual world to call your own. More than simply creating a guild or leading groups, you like to give people a sense of community. In games that allow you to create cities or environments for your guild, you’re likely to spend a lot of time customizing and tailoring it to the type of environment you want to have. You may also spend a lot of time outside of the game providing an Internet-based communication medium for your group.
That’s particularly interesting considering I ran (and still run) the guild fora for several of my previous guilds.
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