I was quite torn on whether to put this in the gaming discussion forum or here in the Off-topic forum. Feeling that it would see more traffic I have opted to place it here so that a greater number of people will be able to participate.
Due to circumstances beyond our control KeyMaster45 will not be speaking in the OP of this thread, instead a stand-in will take his place. The giant Albino Ninja Badger named Fred.
Since the day the first gamer picked up a controller and played pong in the smoke filled haze of his basement people have played games with definitively different approaches and motives. In today's world of online gameplay, endless customization, stunning graphics, and Peter Molo...Molenew...Petey; these have stayed foundationaly the same, but on much grander scales.
In my experiences I have found that you can split gamers into essentially three basic groups. Something that yes, was done long before I came around, but I would like to explore this in a different manner.
What motivates these three base personalities of gamers.
I ask you now not simply which one you fit into, as the boarders between them are quite blurred in some places, but WHY you fit into them. What is it that drives you to have these goals. In the end all of it is quite pointless to the confines of time and space that we perceive to be our reality, so why do we take on these base masks when we game?
Due to circumstances beyond our control KeyMaster45 will not be speaking in the OP of this thread, instead a stand-in will take his place. The giant Albino Ninja Badger named Fred.
Since the day the first gamer picked up a controller and played pong in the smoke filled haze of his basement people have played games with definitively different approaches and motives. In today's world of online gameplay, endless customization, stunning graphics, and Peter Molo...Molenew...Petey; these have stayed foundationaly the same, but on much grander scales.
In my experiences I have found that you can split gamers into essentially three basic groups. Something that yes, was done long before I came around, but I would like to explore this in a different manner.
What motivates these three base personalities of gamers.
- 1.The Completionist:Their greatest objective in any game is to do everything no matter how hard or how ridiculous. Tell them dropping a cow into a volcano will give them an achievement and they'll begin think of how. The glory of being able to say they did that gives them the greatest satisfaction. I.E. They like to have the Epeen.
2. The Gladiator: If at the end of the day they haven't made at least one person cry then they haven't done their job right. Hoping against hope that every game they play will have a multiplayer option their greatest satisfaction comes from being the one ruling from atop the mountain of bones when all is said and done. Being able to look at someone and tell them "L2P nublet" after they've delivered a headshot is what floats their boat.
3. The Personifier: At the behest of their ruler the personifier charges into conflict seeking adventure. They live through their characters and share the triumphs and failures. If when they go to bed the princess is still in danger they will not sleep well. Given a choice between the doldrums of life in the real world or the wonder and adventure of fiction they've already got their +12 [Hammer of Smashing] polished and ready for battle.
I ask you now not simply which one you fit into, as the boarders between them are quite blurred in some places, but WHY you fit into them. What is it that drives you to have these goals. In the end all of it is quite pointless to the confines of time and space that we perceive to be our reality, so why do we take on these base masks when we game?
