MMORPG gamer profiling - Bartle Test plus Another Test

[Raleigh]

Found this while browsing around the web, an interesting 'profiling' of gamers of the genre

http://www.guildcafe.com/bartle.php

It evaluates the percentages of 4 different aspects of one's reason to play a MMORPG, according to the highest score of one person, these are the definitions.

Achievers - Also known as the 'powerlevellers' - their goal is to get wealth, XP and such

prefer collecting points, levels, treasure and accomplishments that set them apart from other players--or simply present challenges.

Explorers - Look forward for new things, areas and such

enjoy finding all of the unique areas of the world, often enjoying the immersion of the experience.

Killers - Fit on the stereotype of the also not very popular 'PKers', name says it all

prefer the player-versus-player aspect of any game more than anything offered by the environment.

Socializers - Here would be most of the 'roleplayers' of a community, they focus on conversations, forming groups, organizations and circles of friendship.

enjoy interacting with other people, forming organizations, and finding cooperative solutions to the challenges within the virtual world.

My results -

Socializer - 100 
That's what I look forward in a MMORPG, if it doesn't exist, a single player game will be more interesting for me.

Explorer - 53.33
I always liked to try finding 'secret levels' on many games

Killer - 40           
FPS is one of my favourite genres after all  , still I prefer combat situations in quality - well roleplayed, interesting twists, etc- , not quantity, something that usually doesn't happen.

Achiever - 6.67   
This is a game, not real life, no need to focus all your effort on being on the 'top level characters list'.

SEKA players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.

Also found another one for general online gaming on that site called 'Online Gamer Playstyle Survey', I guess I got something fitting with my interest on TBS, Tycoon, RTS, 4X  and overall 'Something-Building' games, although I hated the final lines of description of the result I got though, too egocentric in my opinion - to like to organize and make tactics do not mean you 'mastered' the game. It was a 'Organizer-Strategist' , AKA 'Field Marshal playstyle.'

You don't care about what type of role you play--you only care about success. You tend to spend a lot of time on the metagame, learning about effective strategies and build concepts.

Note though, my definition of 'success' is not having the most powerlevelled/wealthy/equipped character.

If you would like, go there, and if you wish, give your results here too.

I know there were posts on the same subject, but anyway, taking out of its 'grave' a 2 or 3 years old thread about the same topic would not be good and also this one has the link for another test. So this one is for giving opportunity to the new people who did not post on those threads and also has another extra test too related with the same matter. I'll link to the old thread, if you are curious to see results from the people who posted on it -

http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=10274.0

Though I may be wrong, it seems a bit obvious to me that the 'Socializer' types are the focus of Planeshift. While MMOGs are more suitable for the 'Achiever' and 'Killer' types.

[Parallo]

Based on your answers, you are SEKA.
Breakdown: Achiever 6.67%, Explorer 73.33%, Killer 26.67%, Socializer 93.33%

SEKA players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.

I got roughly the same.

[Earl_Listbard]

Achiever 13.33%
[I really don't seek out to get the best gear or the newest items, {galkards, chainmail, etc etc}]

 Explorer 53.33%
[I enjoy exploring, but I don't go out of my way at all to do so]

 Killer 73.33%
[When irritated typically my characters resolve in violence]

 Socializer 60.00%
[Big fan of role play ]

KSEA players often seek out PVP in a game, but they are looking to socialize with and form alliances with other players who are interested in doing the same. They often seek out guilds or clans that organize formal PVP events, or work on group strategies and tactics.

[peeg]

Breakdown: Achiever 26.67%, Explorer 86.67%, Killer 33.33%, Socializer 53.33%

ESKA players often see the game world as a great stage, full of things to see and people to meet. They love teaming up with people to get to the hard-to-see places, and they relish unique experiences.

That's quite what I expected. I'm not too keen on great equipment and I don't like PvP really.
The greatest thing is to explore hidden places with friends.

[Karyuu]

Based on your answers, you are SEKA.
Breakdown: Achiever 6.67%, Explorer 73.33%, Killer 46.67%, Socializer 73.33%

SEKA players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.

We were just talking about these breakdowns in gamedesign class earlier Pretty neat.

[Ralleyon]

Yup, that's me.

Based on your answers, you are SEAK.
Breakdown: Achiever 20.00%, Explorer 73.33%, Killer 20.00%, Socializer 86.67%

SEAK players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.

*edited to add*

Just noticed the second one:

Based on your answers, you are Creator-Supporter.
This combination is also referred to as the Quartermaster playstyle.

You have fun when you make the game fun for others. You tend to be fairly social, and you've taken the time to learn how to make things for other players, and you're interested in playing roles that allow you to support groups. You've been known to work on creating things inside games, only to give them away to help their friends.

[Narure]

Based on your answers, you are SKAE.
Breakdown: Achiever 33.33%, Explorer 33.33%, Killer 46.67%, Socializer 86.67%

SKAE players enjoy teamwork and cooperation, but feel that the main challenges of a virtual world come from the other players rather than the environment. They enjoy forming groups and alliances that will pit themselves against other players--and they gain the most satisfaction when they defeat organized groups of other players. When they aren't playing against other players, they enjoy all of the social aspects of the game.

Wow this is much better at telling what I'm like than those spam emails i get. Its got me perfect.

[Myriel]

Breakdown: Achiever 26.67%, Explorer 80.00%, Killer 20.00%, Socializer 73.33%
ESAK players often see the game world as a great stage, full of things to see and people to meet. They love teaming up with people to get to the hard-to-see places, and they relish unique experiences.

I think, that fits quite well 

[Kaerli]

Breakdown: Achiever 26.67%, Explorer 66.67%, Killer 26.67%, Socializer 80.00%

SEAK players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.


^^^ That may sound odd for someone with nearly 2000 hours of FPS experience, but it actually isn't surprising considering my teamplay skills...

[Under the moon]

* Under the moon pokes the test, then 'hmmmmm's.

Many of those either/or questions were detestable either way. Often it came down to choosing the lesser of two evils. Thus, the answer for me was completely off base.

Breakdown:
Socializer 80.00% UtM says: If my characters meet new folks, good for them, but I don't go out of my way to do so.
Explorer 73.33% UtM says: Seeing a new place is nice, but only if my character has a reason to go there. Example, I have 0% intrest in going to the Winch.
Achiever 33.33% UtM says: Not much intrest at all in getting the coolest stuff, and no intrest at all in leveling my characters futher than the limit I set for them.
Killer 13.33% UtM says: this would be better set at 0%, as I have no intrest at all in killing other players, and only killing creatures if they are about to burn the roof down over my head.

"SEAK players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting."

UtM says: Hmmmm. I don't think so. The thread of the story, and finding my place in that story is much more interesting than places. Crafting a character and seeing how others react to it, and how it will react to others is often why I log in, not to actually meet others.

For me, I guess they would have to add some new catagories, and a lot of new answers.

Thespian 90%
Manipulator 80%
Observer 70%

[Drey]

Breakdown: Achiever 40.00%, Explorer 53.33%, Killer 53.33%, Socializer 53.33%

not sure how acturate that is but there you go.

[lanser]

Based on your answers, you are SEAK.
Breakdown: Achiever 20.00%, Explorer 73.33%, Killer 13.33%, Socializer 93.33%

Not overly surprised by the result

[LARAGORN]

I have to agree with UTM in regards to the choice of answers. There was not one question and answer combo that I thought 'yeah, that is exactly me'.  With that in mind, here are my results;

Based on your answers, you are EASK.
Breakdown:
Achiever 60.00%,
Explorer 86.67%,
Killer 13.33%,
Socializer 40.00%

EASK players often live by the phrase 'The journey is often more enjoyable than the destination.' They are motivated by meeting the challenges of the world, but they are usually in no rush--because seeing the creatures and places of the world is even more fun.

[Idoru]

Breakdown: Achiever 40.00%, Explorer 60.00%, Killer 46.67%, Socializer 53.33%
ESKA players often see the game world as a great stage, full of things to see and people to meet. They love teaming up with people to get to the hard-to-see places, and they relish unique experiences.

Looks like im a general all rounder. Although, most of the questions would get a different answer depending on which game I was considering during answering, be it WoW or PS.

[Xordan]

Based on your answers, you are SEKA.
Breakdown: Achiever 13.33%, Explorer 60.00%, Killer 60.00%, Socializer 66.67%

SEKA players are usually very interested in the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting other people and finding the unique places within it. They don't care much for PVP or levelling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is usually fun and exciting.

A lot of the questions are relative to the game I find.. "two levels of exp or an item which gives you an extra 10% damage" .. I picked the two levels, but it really depends on what gives me the most advantage so it might be the item. So the test itself isn't that great. Fairly accurate for me though.. maybe less on the Achiever and more on the Socializer would be closer.

Edit: I forgot about the other one! Here it is

Based on your answers, you are Strategist-Virtuoso.
This combination is also referred to as the Guru playstyle.

These people tend to want to learn all the inns and outs of the game, mastering both the skills and strategies needed for success. They often have an encyclopedic knowledge of the game rules and are able to readily demonstrate their abilities.