By The Monster That Killed Kieron on October 2nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm.
Hullo. I just killed Kieron. He was typing quietly in IM trying to avoid my attention, but John Walker did something in capitals, so I heard it. I have now killed him. He’s lying on the floor, and I’m having the occasional nibble. Nothing quite like New New Games Journalists to chew on. He appears to have left a half-done post here, so I’m going to do it, before pressing on and hunting down Walker. I can smell his spoor, so he can’t escape me. Apparently, PC Gamer twittered this quiz which categorizes what sort of gamer you are. Apparently you’ll find it fun. And here’s a list of what assorted gaming luminaries have got…
Wait – these are all journalists. That doesn’t sound very luminescent to me.
Ex-PC Zone editor Will Porter is a Survivor-Seeker!
Ex-PC Format Dan Griddleoctopus is a Seeker-Socialiser!
Un-Ex-RPSer John Walker is a Seeker-Mastermind!
Un-Ex-Anything Lewis Denby is a Survivor-Daredevil!
Ex-PC Format Un-Ex OXM Mike Channel is a Daredevil-Mastermind, which he describes as a “Pretentious Thicky”.
Un-Ex-Microsoft-Lackey-in-chief Jon Hicks is a Seeker-Daredevil!
Un-Ex-Whatever-He’s-up-to-now-is-it-still-PC-plus?er Richard Cobbett is a Mastermind Seeker.
Ironically, Ex-living Kieron was a Survivor-Seeker. “You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things”, apparently. Sadly, he failed to escape and the strange and wonderful thing found him.
You’re next, Walker.
02/10/2009 at 15:52 coupsan says:
Kieron had it coming.
02/10/2009 at 15:53 PureHalibut says:
Daredevil Socialiser, it has a certain ring to it.
02/10/2009 at 15:54 Heliosicle says:
Seeker-Conqueror.
Yay?
02/10/2009 at 16:01 James Allen says:
Daredevil-Conqueror for me.
02/10/2009 at 16:01 Ian says:
Survivor-Conquerer.
Sounds more multiplayer-loving and completionist than I am.
02/10/2009 at 16:03 Jacques says:
Seeker-Daredevil, apparently.
02/10/2009 at 16:17 RogB says:
High five!
02/10/2009 at 16:04 Jaffo says:
Mastermind-Conqueror
Socialiser: 3 <- sounds about right!
02/10/2009 at 16:04 Lack_26 says:
Seeker-Socialiser apparently..
02/10/2009 at 16:07 SirKicksalot says:
Survivor-Seeker with the No Mercy exception, and this is bullshit (especially the No Mercy part).
I don’t like the games they say I like.
I don’t usually play multiplayer precisely because I don’t want to hurt or annoy the other players. I hate team-based games because I don’t want to be the noob that frustrates the others, I don’t want to be the weak link. In Quake Live (where I only play FFA), I’m one of the few that doesn’t kill AFK players, because I know they’ll feel like shit when they get back.
02/10/2009 at 16:07 klumhru says:
Conqueror-Socialiser.
“You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as hanging around with people you trust and helping people.”
Right on.
“No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.”
Thwaddlegob
02/10/2009 at 16:07 pepper says:
Seeker-Mastermind. Problem is, most of the things they list in the I love it- I hate it, i really do love. I dont think they got a lot of usefull data out of that from me.
Example: Driving around in the Daimler as a tanker in the WaW(World at War) Tournament, and constantly flanking enemy Panthers with my company captain, nothing has ever made my heartbeat explode that much when playing a game. Why? You have to a. make sure nobody is watching him, b. Drive up behind him, and then hit him in the sweet spot. If you mis, chances are you will be dead. Everytime i drove away after i kill i felt a moment of supreme victory, which i find unlikely to ever have again in a game. The only other instance i feel this is when i jump out of a plane.
02/10/2009 at 16:10 Spd from Russia says:
I took the quiz. good, except for the ‘horror’ part – I simply dont get scared by games at all and find most survivor-horror games utterly boring, thus I find the answer option “dont like being scared” incorrect
Conqueror-Seeker
02/10/2009 at 16:11 hydra9 says:
Seeker-Conqueror, though not much of the ‘Conqueror’ stuff applies to me.
And Kieron’s body may be dead, but he already uploaded his consciousness and is doing horrible things to himself in The Sims 3.
02/10/2009 at 16:13 Elusive Pastry says:
Mastermind-Conqueror
I use complex strategy to better hear the lamentations of your women.
02/10/2009 at 17:02 RogB says:
hahah awesome!
02/10/2009 at 19:52 DarkNoghri says:
Conqueror-Mastermind here.
We should team up. Together, we would be unstoppable! MWAHAHAHAHA.
02/10/2009 at 19:54 DarkNoghri says:
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
With Seeker and Daredevil close behind.
02/10/2009 at 16:15 FhnuZoag says:
Seeker-Socialiser, no committment, no punishment.
02/10/2009 at 16:16 Ybfelix says:
Seeker-Mastermind.
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Correct
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
Actually it’s that I don’t want to play with others
ps: “South Asia (incl. China, India and Japan) ” this is just weird.
02/10/2009 at 16:17 Schmung says:
Socialiser-Conqueror apparently, though this seems rather off to me. I answered the questions as best I could, but the result doesn’t’ seem to reflect what I actually enjoying.
They should should put in a bit where it tells you what sort of gaming system you should use just to piss people off.
02/10/2009 at 16:17 jsutcliffe says:
I love how 90% of these comments don’t express any concern for Kieron being dead.
02/10/2009 at 16:21 Dan (WR) says:
Kieron is a comic book man now. There’s always a clone or interdimensional replacement.
02/10/2009 at 16:21 Ybfelix says:
Undead Kieron, now this fad of zombie-shoehorning in videogame industry is getting out of hand!
02/10/2009 at 16:19 Kismet says:
Mastermind-Seeker here, with "No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game" as exception.
Sounds about right. Also, it means that if I were an animal, I'd be an Octocat.
02/10/2009 at 16:54 JonFitt says:
Mastermind-Seeker
Mastermind: 18
Seeker: 18
Survivor: 12
Achiever: 12
Socialiser: 9
Daredevil: 8
Conqueror: -4
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
» No Punishment: You dislike struggling to overcome seemingly impossible challenges, and repeating the same task over and over again.
Sounds about right!
02/10/2009 at 16:20 Theory says:
Spot on, except perhaps that I generally don’t have the patience for long-term strategising. I’m impressed.
02/10/2009 at 16:21 Dan (WR) says:
Daredevil-Survivor.
Achiever -4, just like all my teachers said. ;_;
02/10/2009 at 16:21 Colthor says:
Survivor-Seeker, which sounds about right. As does “Socialiser: 0″.
But the “No Mercy” exception is quite wrong, for exactly the reasons SirKicksalot posted.
02/10/2009 at 16:22 Jacques says:
Can we send congratulation to the RPS monster's email?
02/10/2009 at 16:23 westyfield says:
Socialiser-Seeker.
That last question was a real pain, I like all of those things!
02/10/2009 at 16:24 Some Guy says:
mastermind concqueror.
02/10/2009 at 16:24 Farfarer says:
I am a seeker-mastermind. Apparently.
02/10/2009 at 16:26 underproseductor says:
Seeker-Mastermind. Suits me well enough.
02/10/2009 at 16:26 xaphoo says:
Seeker-Conqueror. Makes sense to me. I love exploration first, and cleverly blowing things up second.
02/10/2009 at 16:26 Smithee says:
I got Survivor-Seeker, also with the tagged-on “No Mercy.” Survivor-Seeker sounds about right, but No Mercy? When I play multiplayer games they’re generally only the cooperative sort, since I really don’t take much pleasure in mercilessly defeating human opponenets. Heck, sometimes I care about not hurting the feelings of the AI.
02/10/2009 at 16:28 nemolom says:
I came out as a seeker-socializer, and I’m not surprised – it does fit. However, what I enjoy the most in a game there are few games providing: Building, being truly creative. Second Life offers it to a limited degree, the Sims games offer some, that contraption game (I forget its name) gives a taste of it, Spore has elements of it, any games character creation has some, Little Big Planet has some of it – but there are no games truly focusing on it as the meat of the game. I guess what I’m talking about is the same process that brings joy to an artist showing off his or her work. I don’t think it would be right calling it achiever behavior?
02/10/2009 at 16:29 Donald Duck says:
Survivor-Mastermind! Ha. Muahahaha!
02/10/2009 at 16:55 Vandelay says:
I got a Survivor-Mastermind – “You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.”
My exception was no commitment – “You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.”
I think that sounds about right. For me, it is far more important for a game to be atmospheric and to draw me into the world (although I find it irrelevant whether that world is very controlled by the developer or not.) I do find horror to be very effective in games.
The exception is probably less true, but still has an element of truth. I’m not interested in getting achievements, unless there is some reward to be had. For example, in Team Fortress 2 I would be going for the achievements to unlock the weapons, but wouldn’t bother going for them once I had all the weapons (even if I wasn’t that interested in the weapons.) Similarly, I’m playing Prototype and very much enjoying running around the city and doing all the side-missions. But, that is to do with finding the missions fun rather than wanting to complete them all.
My socialiser was down to 3, so I was kind of surprised that I didn’t get the no mercy exception that many here got. I was certainly very down on playing with others. Not particular because I dislike playing with others, but I generally prefer single player games.
03/10/2009 at 21:17 Donald Duck says:
Vandelay yeah that’s pretty close to how I answered and feel about games. In the “name three games you like” section I put Thief, chess and Monkey Island.
02/10/2009 at 16:30 Richard Clayton says:
Your BrainHex Class is Mastermind.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Seeker.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Not sure it really describes me but maybe what I enjoy doing. Yes, I like solving problems. But I like it better if I can solve the problem by shooting my way out.
However I am a bit of a control freak I guess and really dislike horror/terror in games.
Interesting quiz. The sacrifice of Kieron was worth it.
02/10/2009 at 16:33 Richard Clayton says:
An Octopus-Cat… quite an antisocial animal, that….
02/10/2009 at 16:30 Alex says:
You know what would be cool? If for the icon they give you, they combine the animals you would be in the description (found on their website). For example seeker-conquerer would be cat-shark. Much cooler.
02/10/2009 at 16:33 Nick says:
Daredevil – Seeker
02/10/2009 at 16:34 Dood says:
Socialiser-Mastermind. Guess that explains my fondness of MoWs-cooperative-mode.
Oh and R.I.P. Kieron.
02/10/2009 at 16:35 Starky says:
Conqueror-Mastermind.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
» No Wonder: You dislike being asked to search for things, preferring clearly defined tasks.
Seems pretty fitting, as much as these “personality” test things usually are.
Still, Conqueror-Mastermind is a bloody awesome title.
Now all of you bow down before Starky your leader and GodKing! Or I shall crush you beneith my cunning plans and fiendish plots!
02/10/2009 at 16:40 Starky says:
Still, as amusing as this is nothing is that clear cut.
I hated Braid, yet am one of the 0.4% of players with the Apature science achievement (100% complete) in Portal.
I’m also more of an FPS player than I am a RTS player… so make of that what you will.
Also: Beneath, not beneith.
02/10/2009 at 18:46 Carra says:
Another mastermind conqueror here!
Thinks first, wtfpwn later.
02/10/2009 at 19:57 DarkNoghri says:
I shall NOT bow down to you, as I have the same class!
02/10/2009 at 20:01 DarkNoghri says:
Also, fear my Sharktopus wrath.
02/10/2009 at 16:35 Jae Armstrong says:
Mastermind: 17
Achiever: 15
Seeker: 12
Conqueror: 9
Survivor: 7
Daredevil: 5
Socialiser: -1
Apparently I am some manner of sociopathic Octopus-Beaver hybrid with a cocaine addiction.
…
Yeah, okay, I can roll with that.
02/10/2009 at 16:36 RHippy says:
Seeker-Mastermind. Can’t complain. I like the logo thingummy…
02/10/2009 at 16:41 Gotem says:
Mastermind-Survivor
the perfect combination to try to take over the world
02/10/2009 at 16:43 Obdicut says:
I think the main problem with this test is it asks about what you feel most rewarded by, but not what you seek most actively.
For example, it told me I was a Socializer-Conquerer– I’m sure one of the reasons was I rated “A moment when you feel an intense sense of unity with another player.” at a 7.
The thing is, though, I don’t try to seek that out. I don’t ever expect it. I love it when it happens, but I’ve never found any reliable way of making that happen. Some of my favorite moments in gaming have been when my players actions and another synchronized– but primarily because of the rarity of it.
What drives me to play the games I love, and my favorite moments in my gaming life, are entirely separate animals.
02/10/2009 at 16:43 Bantros says:
Conqueror-Seeker. According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike
Very true
02/10/2009 at 16:44 Namos says:
Achiever-Seeker, apparently. Though I get the feeling this test require a bit of a thinkywonk before I could really accept this interpretation of my gaming style.
Also got the stupid “No mercy” exception which can’t seem to differentiate between being a total asshole and a dislike of playing with others.
02/10/2009 at 16:45 Gundato says:
Survivor-Conquerer
The Survivor is spot on, but I am not so sure if Conquerer really applies
Survivor: 17
Conqueror: 17
Daredevil: 12
Mastermind: 10
Achiever: 8
Socialiser: 7
Seeker: 5
02/10/2009 at 16:47 lefishy says:
Seeker somethingelser…
It got my hatred of pointlessly hard challenges right though.
02/10/2009 at 16:49 Phlebas says:
Mastermind-Seeker. Predictably.
Will the monster now have to write Thor?
02/10/2009 at 16:51 Nighthood says:
“Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Survivor-Seeker.
You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.”
This thing is bloody accurate. I love scarier games and other “run the fuck away oh god there’s something after me where is it oh god” type games (I LOVE Stalker). It’s also accurate in that I really do hate being forced to wander about trying to find things, I’d rather just have fun rather than grind and wander about searching for a near impossible item.
02/10/2009 at 16:53 Bret says:
Seeker: 17
Conqueror: 15
Survivor: 11
Achiever: 11
Mastermind: 9
Daredevil: 8
Socialiser: 5
Not bad.
I do enjoy finding new and interesting places…
And then murdering all the inhabitants with rocket launchers. It’s good stuff.
02/10/2009 at 16:54 Railick says:
Seeker-Conqueror : P
02/10/2009 at 16:55 Axiin says:
Daredevil-Socializer, Although conqueror was only 1 point away from socializer. (16/15/14 respectively)
“You like rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control as well as hanging around with people you trust and helping people.” I am a squad based FPS junkie (I loved BF2 before it got full of h4x0rZ)
I was bothered by the Daredevil result at first. I then remembered two things.
1) I absolutely love the rush of adrenaline I get when engaging in even the most minor PVP in Eve.
2) I recently started playing prototype and got a similar rush the first hour or two every single time I’d jump off a really high building, it was like I was actually free falling, that got me wanting to do it over and over again =)
02/10/2009 at 16:58 Railick says:
It appears I’m a 0 achiever! :( I don’t know how I got 0 in another I never choose strongly dislike for any of the questions lol.
02/10/2009 at 16:59 MacBeth says:
Seeker-Conqueror
Sounds good to me.
02/10/2009 at 16:59 Willy359 says:
Seeker-Survivor. You’ll all be calling for me when the zombies rise. And I will say, “Sorry, no mercy.”
02/10/2009 at 17:00 Igor Hardy says:
Seeker-Mastermind am I, but I don’t understand why did my class get connected so strongly to repetitive Japanese RPGs. Shameful.
02/10/2009 at 17:01 Mithrandir0x says:
Curious, Mastermind-Daredevil.
My animal would be… an OCTOAGLE!!!!???
02/10/2009 at 17:02 Flimgoblin says:
Mastermind-Conqueror, I’ll control you all from my secret underground hollowed out volcano bunker thing. Sharks with lasers dudes, sharks with lasers.
02/10/2009 at 17:05 Fat says:
Conqueror-Survivor
Conqueror: 20
Survivor: 18
Daredevil: 16
Socialiser: 12
Mastermind: 9
Seeker: 5
Achiever: -2
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats.
You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
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Sounds about right, but well… i just gave them those exact answers, so i kind of knew that, eh?
02/10/2009 at 17:11 wyrmsine says:
Conqueror-Socialiser. I crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and take their ladies out for dinner and dancing.
02/10/2009 at 17:12 Shadow Aspect says:
I like your email address, Devourer-Of-Journalists.
02/10/2009 at 17:13 Chaz says:
Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Achiever.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Punishment: You dislike struggling to overcome seemingly impossible challenges, and repeating the same task over and over again.
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Not a bad assessment, as I’d say that pretty much sums up my gaming likes and dislikes.
02/10/2009 at 17:13 Andy says:
Mine’s Seeker-Achiever which is odd as I’ve not seen anyone so far with that particular combo….
02/10/2009 at 17:13 Leman says:
Survivor-Seeker.
Which is pretty much bang on the money.
02/10/2009 at 17:15 Andy says:
Except now for Chaz who posted in the exact same minute and made me look a bit silly now…. :p
02/10/2009 at 19:30 Chaz says:
Glad to be of service. ;)
02/10/2009 at 17:17 Hug_dealer says:
Survivor-Conqueror.
Survivor: 19
Conqueror: 18
Mastermind: 12
Seeker: 10
Socialiser: 7
Daredevil: 6
Achiever: 0
I am very suprised how accurate it is. I love the 0 achiever. I actually couldnt care less about steam and gfwl live acheivements. i think they are one of the worst things to come to gaming.
I play every game on the hardest difficulty the first time through. I live for the challenge, i want to get beat and beat and beat. It makes it that much more fun and satisfying when you finally overcome it.
02/10/2009 at 17:18 Alexander Norris says:
Socialiser-Conqueror with the No Fear exception, as stated on twitter.
Apparently, I’m one of the less than two people who play multiplayer games in order to get some teamwork going.
Also, International Hobo nominated for best name ever.
02/10/2009 at 17:18 Cooper says:
Seeker-Survivor.
Sounds about right
02/10/2009 at 17:19 Jakson Breen says:
Daredevil-Survivor – You like rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control as well as pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats.
I would say that’s fairly accurate. Maybe why I like Mirror’s Edge so much?
02/10/2009 at 18:48 Jakson Breen says:
Also, does no one care that Kieron was murdered???
02/10/2009 at 21:22 Klaus says:
We will use a Phoenix Down, eventually.
02/10/2009 at 17:19 Gabanski83 says:
I got Seeker-Daredevil.
02/10/2009 at 17:20 DaemonSpawn says:
Socialiser-Survivor
“You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats.”
“No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game”
The quiz is intertesting but that dolphin-snake thing… hm
02/10/2009 at 17:21 Mr Lizard says:
Seeker-survivor.
I got -10 for socializer, and I don’t care if anyone can beat that or not.
02/10/2009 at 17:25 Arrrmo says:
Mastermind-Daredevil… pretty darn accurate, especially with the my Exception: “No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.”
02/10/2009 at 17:26 NeonBlackJack says:
Seeker-survivor.
Nice.
02/10/2009 at 17:29 SanguineAngel says:
Conqueror-Mastermind.
That’s pretty cool. Not seeing any of those yet I don’t think. I’m special!
As a side note: Also a INFJ or “Counselor” which is pretty neat.
02/10/2009 at 17:34 Toby says:
Daredevil-seeker
Basically I like shooting things in the face at high speed while collecting tokens.
02/10/2009 at 17:37 Jeremy says:
Seeker – Mastermind
Seeker: 18
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 12
Survivor: 9
Socialiser: 9
Daredevil: 5
Achiever: 5
Apparently, I like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies. This is pretty accurate all around, I hate achievements, I think they go way beyond what is necessary and actually break the game for me. Fallout 3 was the worst example for me, I just enjoyed playing the game, getting involved in the world, whether I turned good, evil, neutral, etc. is just besides the point. Experiencing the game is what’s important to me.
02/10/2009 at 18:04 BigJonno says:
I got mastermind-seeker with the no commitment exception and I’m exactly the same as you. I hate feeling forced to play a game in a specific way or engaging in repetitive actions for completion’s sake.
02/10/2009 at 17:40 Steelfist says:
Conqueror-Daredevil. Which is cool.
Also I’m an ENTJ: Field Marshal, which is awesome.
02/10/2009 at 17:42 pauleyc says:
I’m an International Hobo.
No, wait, Mastermind-Seeker. And a negative socialiser.
02/10/2009 at 17:50 rei says:
Seeker-Mastermind
Seeker: 19
Mastermind: 17
Conqueror: 14
Achiever: 13
Daredevil: 9
Survivor: 6
Socialiser: 5
There’s always a bit of ambiguity in these things; I think there really should be more Survivor, and maybe a bit less Socialiser. People, pft.
02/10/2009 at 17:50 Ffitz says:
I’m a seeker-conqueror, apparently, which means I can hunt you down and kill you.
02/10/2009 at 17:53 butler` says:
Conqueror-Mastermind
that’s going on my CV
02/10/2009 at 17:53 butler` says:
SanguineAngel: it means that we’re asshats.
02/10/2009 at 17:57 Tei says:
I prefer the following way of playing games:
Single player alone
Single player with other people helping or pad-passing
Multiplayer, in the same room
Multiplayer, over the internet
Team play or Clan play over the internet
Virtual worlds or MMORPGs
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Is this done by people that know what are doing? I want to vote “Multiplayer, in the same room”. But I don’t do that *NEVER* since is really hard to put people in the same room.
02/10/2009 at 17:57 oceanclub says:
“Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Mastermind.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.”
I think the first bit is a nice way of saying “achievements wh0re”.
P.
02/10/2009 at 17:58 Jugglenaut says:
Conqueror-Achiever, which really fit together for me. There certain games where I’ll get to a difficult (and often optional) point, and if I can’t get it, I’ll keep playing it over and over until I give up, then I’ll stop playing. And I can’t go back to the game, because I know as soon as I do I’ll be working on that same part over and over again.
02/10/2009 at 18:00 St4ud3 says:
Another Conqueror-Mastermind
If I was an animal I would be an Octoshark! BEWARE!!!
A bit strange, that I’m an Conqueror, but still have the No commitment exception:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Did I say that I hate horror games? :D
02/10/2009 at 18:02 chaves says:
Part cat, part snake, all robot.
Or, in other words, seeker-survivor.
02/10/2009 at 18:02 Tei says:
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Survivor-Socialiser.
You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as hanging around with people you trust and helping people.
Sounds like I like L4D, and I like L4D :-)
02/10/2009 at 18:11 Magnus says:
Mastermind. (Mastermind-Seeker.)
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Exception: No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
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Sums me up pretty well, except perhaps for the no mercy part… I’m not that harsh.
02/10/2009 at 18:14 theleif says:
Survivor-Seeker.
You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Survivor: 16
Seeker: 14
Socialiser: 13
Conqueror: 13
Daredevil: 11
Mastermind: 7
Achiever: -3
Sounds about right. But i think the questionnaire neglect things that is important in strategy games, which is what i play most. The questions actually made me think repeatedly of L4D. And Stalker. Achievements. Can’t say i hate them, but they just seem like a contrived way of adding imaginary value and play time to a game. They are just the equivalent of the grinding of MMO:s.
Now back to my rosé wine.
Cheers!
02/10/2009 at 18:18 JB says:
Socialiser-Seeker here.
"You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things."
Sounds more-or-less right.
02/10/2009 at 18:20 sfury says:
Seeker-Daredevil and one more Grim Fandango added to the Seeker’s favs! :)
02/10/2009 at 18:25 Duffin says:
Socialiser-Seeker.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Thats more accurate than I thought it would be.
02/10/2009 at 18:39 Edgar the Peaceful says:
Socialiser-Seeker here also.
My problem is that when a game invites me to collect everything, I’m bound to do it – like a job.
I don’t enjoy it though.
02/10/2009 at 18:33 Serenegoose says:
I got ‘Daredevil-survivor’ Which I feel is about right. I hate pausing my games, I hate stopping to take check of things, I like the game to accomodate my desire to be always moving towards my objective, and not say ‘well, because you didn’t pussyfoot around for 8 hours doing squat all, you’re going to miss the plot’. If I have 4 health and 3 bullets, then that’s the situation I got into, and that’s where I’ll get out of again.
That said, I really love slow paced strategic games, I just consider them to be completely distinct from games designed to induce adrenaline. If a slow, nuanced RPG wants me to talk to everyone in the city and solve their problems, that’s fine. But it always bugs me when that same RPG gets to act 4, the big bad is enacting their plan, and every character is like STOP THE VILLAIN NOW. then I get my movement hat on, and missing the plot because I didn’t say ‘the villain can wait, you were telling me about your missing bread?’ bugs me.
02/10/2009 at 18:36 RyePunk says:
Seeker-Daredevil.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Seeker: 14
Daredevil: 13
Conqueror: 10
Achiever: 8
Mastermind: 6
Survivor: 4
Socialiser: 2
———————-
So my exception is that I have no exception? Whuh? It’s true I’ll play pretty much any game, and will probably enjoy it if it is decent.
02/10/2009 at 18:37 CaptainHairy says:
Conquerer-Achiever
Conqueror: 19
Achiever: 16
Mastermind: 13
Seeker: 10
Socialiser: 8
Survivor: 6
Daredevil: 1
Pretty accurate, but the Conquerer exception is not true for me, I really enjoy the timed pressure of a live match of Street Fighter.
02/10/2009 at 18:41 Vasara says:
I’m a seeker-mastermind. If I were an animal, I would be an Octopussycat.
Seeker: 19
Mastermind: 18
Daredevil: 10
Achiever: 9
Conqueror: 8
Survivor: 5
Socialiser: 3
I got no exception, it just said that there are few game experiences I dislike. Which is true.
Pretty accurate I’d say. I love exploring and solving puzzles, but I’m not a huge fan of grind and online multiplayer games (playing with good friends is always splendid fun though).
02/10/2009 at 18:48 Azazel says:
Spider-Mastermind
02/10/2009 at 18:56 Nero says:
Seeker-Mastermind
02/10/2009 at 19:03 Iain says:
I’m a Seeker-Daredevil. I think that sounds about right.
Seeker: 19
Daredevil: 15
Conqueror: 15
Achiever: 9
Mastermind: 9
Socialiser: 7
Survivor: 4
02/10/2009 at 19:14 ilves says:
Conqueror-Seeker.
Conqueror: 16
Seeker: 15
Survivor: 12
Mastermind: 11
Daredevil: 9
Socialiser: 6
Achiever: -4
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Meh, I’m a little all over the place though, I didn’t realize I was such a conqueror… I do enjoy beating other players online, mostly in FPS and some strategy games. But that first question of how I enjoy playing is stupid.. I like playing single player, I like playing multiplayer, I like playing with people in the same room, I like them all, just depends on what the situation/game is…
02/10/2009 at 19:16 Wulf says:
I got Seeker-Daredevil</strong.
"You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.”
Considering that my favourite things in games are often bolting around, doing totally insane things, and seeking out wonder, I’d say that’s about as accurate as accurate gets. Mastermind came very close to Daredevil though, but that’s probably because I like my puzzles and went so far as to cite Uru as one of my three games.
Socialiser had almost as much as Mastermind, and the other three (Achiever, Conqueror, Survivor) were 0. Achiever I’m glad about, since ‘achieving’ in games these days amounts to unlocks and achievements (no thanks!), and I’m too much of an ethical person to ‘conquer’ anything, in any conceivable way. I am mildly disappointed about survivor though, but oh well, can’t have it all!
02/10/2009 at 19:17 Wulf says:
Errr… whoops. <.<
Oi, RPS chaps, could you close that tag for me? Thanks!
02/10/2009 at 19:19 Nexxus9 says:
Seeker-survivor.
Not a huge surprise. Alas, Kieron did not make it.
02/10/2009 at 19:21 Kaneda says:
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Conqueror-Survivor.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Conqueror: 18
Survivor: 16
Socialiser: 14
Seeker: 14
Daredevil: 11
Mastermind: 8
Achiever: -10
Heh!
02/10/2009 at 19:27 Kelron says:
Mastermind-Seeker apparently, although I wasn’t sure what to answer to some questions.
02/10/2009 at 19:40 James G says:
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Seeker.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
…
Mastermind: 19
Seeker: 17
Achiever: 12
Conqueror: 9
Daredevil: 6
Socialiser: 4
Survivor: -2
No wonder I didn’t like Left 4 Dead!
02/10/2009 at 20:11 James G says:
Suppose I should comment on my results.
Well they fit, and don’t really surprise me, although I’d be tempted to swap mastermind and seeker around, if only because the latter is also indirectly responsible for some of my score in daredevil and achiever. I’m more than happy to pull off a silly stunt if it gets me somewhere new, and most of my pro-achiever responses were down to my drive to ‘see’ everything.
The low score in survivor is hardly surprising, running away from stuff causes me to do a Dara O’Brien and begin offering food to monsters as I repeatedly ram my head into a wall. Similarly I’m not hugely fond of stealth, as the tension makes me panic.
I’m also not at all surprised to be scoring similarly to Mr. Walker. I’ve long realised that he is the member of the hive-mind most closely aligned to myself.
02/10/2009 at 19:44 Diosjenin says:
Mastermind: 18
Achiever: 16
Conqueror: 16
Socialiser: 8
Seeker: 7
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: 2
“You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can. According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.”
Gave me a Mastermind-Achiever despite the tie between Achiever and Conqueror, which was spot on. Those are definitely the big three for me, in that order. The conquering is the visceral reward, the achieving is the compulsive reward, but the strategy required is the key element that keeps me coming back to a game – that separates the good games from the great ones. TF2 is a wonderfully fun game, but it wouldn’t be half as fun if I couldn’t look at a battlefield situation, say “oh, if a class X did Y, it might force/allow Z,” and then go off and do exactly that and have a hell of a lot of fun doing so.
My favorite game by far is Mass Effect, which I think matches with the numbers here perfectly. Why is it so awesome?
1) Mastermind: Building your character for maximum combat efficiency (best build is an Adept+Bastion with an extra AR talent), stepping through a quest trying for a specific outcome, stepping into a room and figuring out the most efficient way to clear it, etc.
2) Achiever: Assloads of items, quests, and conversations to complete. I think the first time I played the game it took me ~63 hours because I’m such a sidequest whore; even now when I know exactly what I’m doing, I’m lucky to be done with it in ~45.
3) Conqueror: Combat is FUN. A perfect blend between the intensity of a good FPS and the strategy involved in a good RPG.
Oh, and 4) The most kickass storyline I’ve seen in any game ever.
Also, my prayers are with Kieron’s family. :P
02/10/2009 at 19:44 Torgen says:
I’d like to know the answer to the most important question: Who gets all Kieron’s shit? I suppose that the RPS survivors (should there be any) could hold some sort of raffle for readers, or just keep it all for themselves.
02/10/2009 at 19:48 Clovis says:
Your BrainHex Class is Mastermind.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Seeker.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Mastermind: 19
Seeker: 15
Conqueror: 14
Daredevil: 11
Achiever: 6
Socialiser: 4
Survivor: 0
———————————-
I guess that was right, except I do kinda' like survival "horror" when it is not really horrifying, which most of it isn't. I want to be a test subject when I grow up!
02/10/2009 at 19:50 Monchberter says:
Interesting…
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Achiever.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Seeker: 17
Achiever: 12
Socialiser: 10
Conqueror: 10
Daredevil: 9
Mastermind: 7
Survivor: 2
02/10/2009 at 19:55 RJ-45 says:
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Socialiser.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as hanging around with people you trust and helping people.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Seeker: 16
Socialiser: 15
Daredevil: 10
Conqueror: 10
Mastermind: 7
Survivor: 6
Achiever: -2
02/10/2009 at 20:16 Newblade says:
Survivor-Socialiser. Rare combination, isn’t it?
02/10/2009 at 20:16 bhlaab says:
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Punishment: You dislike struggling to overcome seemingly impossible challenges, and repeating the same task over and over again.
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
———
The questions are fairly weak. I enjoy seemingly impossible challenges (but hate challenges that more than seem impossible) and I don’t care about hurting other players’ feelings because I don’t care for playing with others at all.
02/10/2009 at 20:31 Vilander says:
Achiever-Mastermind
Achiever: 20
Mastermind: 15
Seeker: 15
Conqueror: 8
Daredevil: 7
Survivor: 4
Socialiser: -2
03/10/2009 at 02:59 Paul B says:
Achiever-Mastermind here too:
Achiever: 17
Mastermind: 13
Seeker: 13
Socialiser: 9
Daredevil: 2
Conqueror: -4
Survivor: -6
02/10/2009 at 20:36 Shadowmancer says:
Your BrainHex Class is Conqueror.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Conqueror-Mastermind.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Pretty much sums me up, I only play on hard mode cos I’m hardcore and that how I roll.
02/10/2009 at 20:39 Flimgoblin says:
Yeah I got the “No Commitment” too – which explains why I don’t get particularly enthused by the ubiquitous achievement unlocks. (and why I’ve not quite built the volcano base yet)
02/10/2009 at 20:40 Flint says:
Seeker-Achiever
Seeker: 18
Achiever: 17
Mastermind: 13
Conqueror: 6
Socialiser: 5
Daredevil: 3
Survivor: -4
02/10/2009 at 20:41 HolyShitMatt says:
Your BrainHex Class is Socialiser.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Seeker.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Socialiser: 15
Seeker: 15
Conqueror: 12
Survivor: 11
Daredevil: 10
Achiever: 5
Mastermind: 5
02/10/2009 at 20:50 Hmm-Hmm. says:
Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Daredevil.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Seeker: 17
Daredevil: 12
Conqueror: 12
Socialiser: 9
Achiever: 8
Mastermind: 6
Survivor: 5
—-
I must say I’m not sure about the validity of this test. Seeker is undoubtably correct, but I’m having my doubts about the Daredevil part. Also, it was a remarkably short test and I feel I could’ve filled it out quite a bit differently.
02/10/2009 at 21:01 Persus-9 says:
I got mastermind-seeker which seemed about right I guess. It told me I dislike being under preasure which is spot on. However I found the questions felt rather flawed in that they only asked about the positive aspects of gameplay. I mean sure I love completing collections but I bloody hate the process of doing things like that. I do love solving puzzles but I often hate the process and the frustration that so often goes along with games that feature puzzles.
02/10/2009 at 21:15 Klaus says:
Your BrainHex Class is Survivor.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Survivor-Seeker.
You like pulse-pounding risks and escaping from hideous and scary threats as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Survivor: 16
Seeker: 16
Daredevil: 7
Mastermind: 7
Conqueror: 6
Achiever: -4
Socialiser: -8
I dislike MMO’s, so that’s no shocker. And I also dislike finding piece of crap to get 100%. As for the ‘No Mercy,’ I chalk that up more to apathy than any form of malice.
02/10/2009 at 21:52 alm says:
Daredevil-Conqueror
02/10/2009 at 21:54 Vinraith says:
Seeker-Mastermind
Based on the description, that sounds about right.
03/10/2009 at 02:11 Ted says:
Got that too, and this makes no sense “You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.” So … I just like finding anything I guess?
03/10/2009 at 02:12 Ted says:
But it makes sense that I matched the RPS boss who’s the biggest (only?) adventure games fan certainly.
02/10/2009 at 21:57 fijam says:
And another mastermind-seeker here.
02/10/2009 at 22:03 Dave says:
Daredevil-Conqueror. But I think people are very bad at answering these sorts of questions for themselves.
About the only thing I am certain of is I don’t like puzzles.
02/10/2009 at 22:03 Shnyker says:
RIP Kieron
02/10/2009 at 22:14 GreatUncleBaal says:
Seeker – Daredevil, apparently.
I think many people would get varying results depending on mood, game just played etc.
My exception was that I “rarely if ever care about other player’s feelings” – which is about as wrong as it can possibly get.
Interesting survey, but not really enough questions to nail things down, as it were.
02/10/2009 at 22:20 Jonas says:
So not Surprised at Denby’s or Cobbett’s results. I’d love to hear what Quinns gets on this, since I’ll basically consider the test inaccurate if he gets anything other than Survivor-Seeker. Except maybe Survivor-Daredevil.
I got Socialiser-Seeker, with the exception of not liking to feel afraid. Indeed I do not like to feel afraid at all, I get enough of that in the real world, thankyouverymuch.
02/10/2009 at 22:29 KaputtChino says:
DONT YOU JUST TELL EVERYONE HERE WHAT YOUR STUPID SCORES ARE!
We obviously lost a member of the hivemind. We should all be mourning and crying by now.
Also I’m Seeker-Conquerer which fits me really well by the way.
And i used caps. I hope now that theres no cat coming for me =/
02/10/2009 at 22:34 GreatUncleBaal says:
Don’t worry – the Hive Minds are safe in their brain-vats. They just need to spawn a new Gillen-Body.
02/10/2009 at 22:37 faelnor says:
Seeker-Survivor
Seeker: 19
Survivor: 16
Achiever: 13
Daredevil: 10
Mastermind: 7
Conqueror: 4
Socialiser: -2
True that I don’t get much fun from online gaming or RTS.
Oh, STALKER SoC here I come <3
Am I the next one to die ?
02/10/2009 at 22:47 Nimic says:
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Conqueror.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players.
Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Mastermind: 18
Conqueror: 16
Seeker: 14
Socialiser: 13
Daredevil: 8
Survivor: 7
Achiever: 1
02/10/2009 at 23:01 Aphotique says:
Your BrainHex Class is Socialiser.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Achiever.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can.
Socialiser: 20
Achiever: 18
Conqueror: 16
Mastermind: 14
Seeker: 12
Survivor: 10
Daredevil: 8
02/10/2009 at 23:13 Legionary says:
Achiever-Seeker
Exceptions:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
» No Punishment: You dislike struggling to overcome seemingly impossible challenges, and repeating the same task over and over again.
Achiever: 15
Seeker: 14
Socialiser: 10
Daredevil: 7
Mastermind: 3
Survivor: 0
Conqueror: 0
02/10/2009 at 23:19 Novack says:
Hey, smartasses stop making fun with titles faking the death of one of you, last time many people believed (me included) that was true.
This one is less realistic, but equally idiotic.
Find something else to keep your interntish cinicism going.
02/10/2009 at 23:23 Psychopomp says:
But, he *is* dead! Didn’t you see it on the news?
02/10/2009 at 23:36 Novack says:
You see? already atracting wanna be assholes.
02/10/2009 at 23:29 An Innocuous Coin says:
“You like collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.”
Apparently an Achiever-Mastermind here…I’m pleasantly surprised, in spite of not being quite sure of some of the answers that does seem to fit rather nicely. I do tend to focus on goals in…well, any game I play, and I love devising strategies and to a lesser extend working out puzzles. I do wonder if my answers would be any different if I took a significant amount of time to think about them; I mostly figured it was best to go with my gut reactions and not overthink things.
Oh, numbers! Yes.
Achiever: 19
Mastermind: 15
Seeker: 13
Survivor: 12
Conqueror: 8
Daredevil: 6
Socialiser: 4
Yes. Though I’d probably be more social if gaming communities weren’t arses more oft than not.. Ah well.
02/10/2009 at 23:31 Psychopomp says:
Your BrainHex Class is Survivor.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Survivor-Seeker
02/10/2009 at 23:47 RED_404 says:
Your BrainHex Class is Conqueror.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Conqueror-Mastermind.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Conqueror: 20
Mastermind: 17
Daredevil: 14
Socialiser: 13
Seeker: 10
Survivor: 6
Achiever: 1
03/10/2009 at 00:12 RC-1290'Dreadnought' says:
Kieron, nooooooooooooooooo!
03/10/2009 at 00:35 DrazharLn says:
Mastermind-Socialiser.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as hanging around with people you trust and helping people.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Mastermind: 18
Socialiser: 16
Seeker: 13
Conqueror: 10
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: 6
Achiever: 0
I’m not convinced the questions were good. Especially the two multiple choice sections. No commitment is definitely right. Games are for entertainment, not OCD.
3 Games:
Portal – For innovation, creative puzzles, valve perfection and story
Captain Forever – Innovation, crazy indie stuff, novel funding
Dystopia – For competition, mods, social gaming and blowing shit up
03/10/2009 at 00:42 DrazharLn says:
I could have listed a whole lot of other games, though. Darwinia, SM Alpha Centauri, Space Empires 5, Cogs, Braid…
I could give valid reasons for any of those too.
03/10/2009 at 01:03 liquid says:
Mastermind: 20
Conqueror: 17
Survivor: 15
Daredevil: 11
Socialiser: 9
Seeker: 8
Achiever: 2
03/10/2009 at 01:17 J says:
Mastermind-Conqueror.
Mastermind: 17
Conqueror: 16
Socialiser: 14
Achiever: 13
Seeker: 9
Daredevil: 7
Survivor: 4
as a total war nerd, hell yes I’m pleased with that description, though I am going to suck at the zombie apocalypse
03/10/2009 at 01:47 MD says:
Conqueror-Daredevil.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
Your Exceptions are:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Conqueror: 18
Daredevil: 16
Mastermind: 12
Seeker: 12
Socialiser: 8
Survivor: -1
Achiever: -4
Yep, sounds pretty accurate! Not all that surprising, given the questions they asked, but I do get a kick out of this sort of thing. For the record, the games I mentioned were Warsow, Deus Ex and Worms. I guess I picked a mixture of games to reflect different facets of my gaming personality, rather than three to exemplify a single favourite type. Warsow is the one that best fits my results, while Deus Ex is a fairly obvious exception. Worms might seem to be pretty much the antithesis of my 'type', but given that my favourite gametypes involve high-speed ninja-roping, that's not actually the case.
The 'defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory' part is accurate, but mostly in terms of 'beating other players'. That is, I love a challenge in multiplayer, but when it comes to single-player I often lack the motivation to improve, unless a game really hits the sweet spot in terms of 'feel' (mechanics, controls, etc.). I'm not particularly good at single-player games, preferring either a challenging but simple (and hard to fail so badly that it's not enjoyable) game like Tetris, or something story-based and compelling like Deus Ex.
03/10/2009 at 02:32 squidlarkin says:
I’m a conqueror-survivor, and considering the three games i chose were Go, Robotron and Crawl, I’d say that’s pretty apt.
03/10/2009 at 03:06 1nightstand says:
Achievers are the proletariats of the gaming world.
03/10/2009 at 03:15 drewski says:
Seeker-Conquerer.
I find things. And kill them.
03/10/2009 at 03:54 merc says:
Conquerer-Mastermind for me. That’s about right.
03/10/2009 at 03:58 Haywire says:
Seekers are being massively over-represented in our media
LONG LIVE THE MASTERMIND-SOCIALIZER/CONQUEROR
03/10/2009 at 04:21 jackflash says:
Class: Seeker. Sub-Class: Seeker-Daredevil.
Seeker: 19
Daredevil: 13
Socialiser: 13
Conqueror: 13
Mastermind: 11
Survivor: 7
Achiever: -6
I hate collecting shit.
03/10/2009 at 04:27 Jayt says:
Conqueror: 19
Socialiser: 17
Mastermind: 10
Daredevil: 9
Achiever: 6
Survivor: 0
Seeker: -1
Conqueror-Socialiser
Pew pew and whats up
03/10/2009 at 05:32 Joseph says:
Seeker-Daredevil.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Seeker: 17
Daredevil: 15
Socialiser: 14
Conqueror: 12
Survivor: 9
Mastermind: 7
Achiever: 3
So I am a cat and an eagle. Fuck yeah! I think :S
Daredevil explains why I like Left 4 Dead so much. Seeker and survivor explain why I’m getting kinda over it. It is so repetitive visually after you’ve seen it all, and surviving alone can’t keep me interested – I still, however, load it up for the daredevil hunter pounces and the swift death I dish out to the horde.
03/10/2009 at 05:33 Joseph says:
Oh and the enjoyment of doing it with other people around.
03/10/2009 at 05:52 Joseph says:
I hate this post.
03/10/2009 at 05:52 Fashigady says:
Daredevil-Conqueror eh?
03/10/2009 at 06:39 dragon_hunter21 says:
Seeker-Daredevil. I suppose it’s accurate- I loved poking about in Fallout 3, seeing what kind of weird stuff I could find- and I always did like blasting down the roads in GTA:SA at ridiculous speeds. Still, it doesn’t seem like the choice for people who like hard-and-heavy tactical and stealth shooters like myself. OH WELL
03/10/2009 at 07:18 Dorian Cornelius Jasper says:
Cor!
Says here I’m a Conqueror-Seeker, with a profile exception being that I have an irrational hatred of puzzles. And that I like to punch the air. I guess it’s accurate enough.
The profile descriptions seem to be trying to tell me I’m akin to some horrific melange of shark and cat.
03/10/2009 at 07:44 Flyspeck says:
Socializer – Daredevil! I’m pretty awesome.
03/10/2009 at 08:11 Edogawa Conan says:
I am a Conqueror-Achiever/Seeker (since the points are the same) just like Conan the Barbarian and I like shark cats.
03/10/2009 at 08:15 Miles of the Machination says:
Mastermind Survivor, I like the sound of that
03/10/2009 at 08:45 Vinraith says:
Mastermind: 20
Seeker: 14
Daredevil: 8
Conqueror: 6
Achiever: 5
Survivor: 2
Socialiser: -4
03/10/2009 at 09:17 futage says:
Socialiser-Daredevil.
Too goddamn right.
03/10/2009 at 09:38 GCU Speak Softly says:
Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Mastermind.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
Seeker: 20
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 16
Survivor: 12
Achiever: 10
Daredevil: 6
Socialiser: 3
Sounds like me – thank ghod for solo mode in DDO…
03/10/2009 at 09:39 The Apologist says:
Seeker-Mastermind
Will RPS be compiling a profile of its readership?
03/10/2009 at 09:52 Namey says:
Seeker: 15
Socialiser: 12
Achiever: 11
Conqueror: 10
Mastermind: 6
Daredevil: 3
Survivor: 0
My hate for driving and horror games is showing. As is my enjoyment of RPG and online games.
03/10/2009 at 10:43 Casimir's Blake says:
Seeker Survivor. Socialiser 3!?
Well, I DO enjoy Stalker and Thief that much I guess… :P
03/10/2009 at 10:47 Acidburns says:
Mastermind Conqueror
03/10/2009 at 11:06 mattwombat says:
Seeker-Survivor
Seeker: 20
Survivor: 17
Mastermind: 13
Conqueror: 10
Daredevil: 6
Socialiser: 5
Achiever: -4
03/10/2009 at 11:19 Muffin Man says:
Mastermind? Um. No, not really.
03/10/2009 at 11:22 matte_k says:
Seeker-Mastermind.
Seeker: 19
Mastermind: 18
Socialiser: 12
Conqueror: 10
Achiever: 8
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: 2
Interesting to see that Morrowind scores highly in the seeker group-i’d listed that as one of my three games (along with TF2, which also scores highly across the board) before even seeing that part of the stats…
03/10/2009 at 11:38 lePooch says:
Mastermind Socialiser….. great. Now its official: I’m a carebear. Also, this:
“Your pleasure centre has double lines to indicate that it is highly stimulated by your play style…Your chemical messenger is dopamine, which is chemically similar to cocaine, and is involved in habit formation.”
I loves me a lil’ cocaine in mah games.
03/10/2009 at 11:56 gobion says:
Apparently I’m a Socialiser-Seeker which not only sounds like a luckless date, but it amuses me because I avoid MMOGs like the plague :D
Socialiser: 19
Seeker: 18
Survivor: 16
Daredevil: 14
Mastermind: 6
Achiever: 4
Conqueror: 4
03/10/2009 at 12:13 Will Tomas says:
Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Seeker-Daredevil.
You like finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.
Seeker: 19
Daredevil: 15
Mastermind: 15
Survivor: 8
Conqueror: 7
Socialiser: 5
Achiever: -4
That seems about right to me…
03/10/2009 at 12:13 ET says:
Seeker-Mastermind. Sounds about right, really.
Seeker: 20
Mastermind: 17
Survivor: 11
Daredevil: 2
Achiever: 2
Conqueror: -2
Socialiser: -6
03/10/2009 at 12:57 Erlend M says:
Is there a disproportionate amount of Seekers and Masterminds on RPS? I guess that says something about the readership that the site attracts.
Seeker: 18
Mastermind: 17
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: 4
Achiever: 4
Socialiser: 0
Conqueror: 0
Incidentally, my favourite games of all time are Deus Ex, Thief, and Betrayal at Krondor.
03/10/2009 at 13:28 Ratty says:
Mastermind-Conqueror..
Apparently if I were an animal, I would be some sort of OctoShark… Seems appealing for some reason :)
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 16
Survivor: 13
Seeker: 11
Socialiser: 10
Daredevil: 6
Achiever: 2
03/10/2009 at 14:37 GrassyGnoll says:
I’m rare, it said so:
Daredevil: 18
Socialiser: 18
Conqueror: 14
Mastermind: 13
Survivor: 11
Seeker: 7
Achiever: 4
03/10/2009 at 15:46 TraceLines says:
Conqueror-Mastermind.
Conqueror: 19
Mastermind: 15
Daredevil: 14
Socialiser: 10
Seeker: 9
Survivor: 6
Achiever: -2
03/10/2009 at 15:51 mungobungo says:
whats this post about? twittering about something that twittered about some twitter test on twitter for twitterers?
03/10/2009 at 17:54 madhaha says:
Your BrainHex Class is Socialiser.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Conqueror.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players.
According to your results, there are few play experiences that you strongly dislike.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Socialiser: 18
Conqueror: 17
Mastermind: 16
Seeker: 12
Daredevil: 10
Survivor: 7
Achiever: 2
03/10/2009 at 18:34 Wisq says:
Seeker-Mastermind.
Interesting that Seeker regularly ranks so high in video game players. At least, the industry folks and the sort of commentors that hang out on RPS.
03/10/2009 at 19:46 Marty Dodge says:
I got Mastermind… not surprised.
03/10/2009 at 21:52 MsGriffin says:
Mastermind-Seeker here; won’t find me PVPing for keeps or without a safety net, or running with guns.
Mastermind: 19
Seeker: 14
Conqueror: 11
Socialiser: 10
Survivor: 8
Achiever: 8
Daredevil: 1
03/10/2009 at 22:36 Snuffy (the Evil) says:
“Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Conqueror.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Commitment: You dislike being asked to complete everything, preferring to pick and choose which tasks you will attempt, or simply messing around with a game.”
Sounds a lot like me.
03/10/2009 at 23:10 Daniel Klein says:
All you non-conquerors are sissy little girls and will be defeated-slash-eaten by us superior conqueror types!
Conqueror: 19
Daredevil: 16
Mastermind: 14
Survivor: 10
Socialiser: 8
Seeker: 2
Achiever: -10
(My favourite game of 2008 was Burnout Paradise and I still don’t own all cars–specifically I’m lacking the ones you get for completing X sets of online activities or setting time/crash records on all streets of Big Surf. Booo-ring. Maybe it’ll happen automatically at some point, but in 90+h of just messing around it hasn’t.)
04/10/2009 at 00:11 Chalkster says:
Your BrainHex Class is Socialiser.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Mastermind.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Socialiser: 16
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 13
Seeker: 9
Daredevil: 7
Achiever: 4
Survivor: 0
In the three times I’ve taken this quiz, I’ve varied my answers as much as possible while telling the truth…
I get the same thing, every time. Even the order of points.
Good quiz.
04/10/2009 at 00:13 Chalkster says:
Also: Being an Octo-dolphin is awesome.
Hell, octo-anything is awesome, with few exceptions…
Damn….
Now they have to have a mega man game with Octo-man.
Assuming they haven’t already :P
04/10/2009 at 00:40 Cpt.Average says:
I got Mastermind – Socialiser. Not to be confused with Mastermind Socialist which was what I almost wrote =P
Hmm, some kind of Seeker/Mastermind seems pretty common among RPS.
04/10/2009 at 00:49 TCM says:
“Achiever-Mastermind
You like collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.”
I guess this explains why I don’t hate achievements, but won’t strive for them.
“Your Exceptions are:
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
Achiever: 16
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 14
Daredevil: 10
Survivor: 7
Seeker: 7
Socialiser: 0″
04/10/2009 at 01:13 Andrew Milne says:
Seeker-Daredevil.
You like finding strange and wonderful things as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
Seeker: 16
Daredevil: 15
Mastermind: 13
Conqueror: 7
Socialiser: 6
Survivor: 4
Achiever: -6
That sounds about right for me. Interestingly one of the games listed for both Seeker and Daredevil is Shadow of the Colossus; which is an utterly fantastic game and one of my favourites of all time.
04/10/2009 at 02:34 waffles says:
Conqueror-Daredevil.
You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as rushing around at heights or high speed while you are still in control.
So basically im just HARDCORE EXTREME YEAAAH
04/10/2009 at 05:36 Zed says:
Your BrainHex Class is Mastermind.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Conqueror.
You like solving puzzles and devising strategies as well as defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players.
Each BrainHex Class also has an Exception, which describes what you dislike about playing games. Your Exceptions are:
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players’ feelings – mercy is for the weak!
Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 16
Survivor: 9
Seeker: 7
Daredevil: 5
Achiever: 2
Socialiser: 0
By the way, Octoshark? That’s Cthulhu: all tentacles and teeth.
04/10/2009 at 11:39 Kadayi says:
Achiever-seeker here. Seems to be less common than I expected tbh. Also the Fear aversion probably explains why I can’t commit to finishing Stalker (even though I’ve done the labs now) or starting Dead Space (which is sat on my game shelf gathering dust atm)…
Yes You’re right, I’m deliciously evil
04/10/2009 at 17:20 Lambchops says:
Masterimind-Seeker for me
04/10/2009 at 23:20 Wobblit says:
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Socialiser-Mastermind.
You like hanging around with people you trust and helping people as well as solving puzzles and devising strategies.
05/10/2009 at 00:09 Zerrick says:
I’m also a Seeker-Mastermind.
A well constructed survey it seems. I hope they do something useful with my data, or else …
05/10/2009 at 09:26 kraii says:
Daredevil: 18
Mastermind: 15
Conqueror: 13
Socialiser: 11
Achiever: 7
Seeker: 6
Survivor: 4
FAST PUZZLES :D
05/10/2009 at 11:47 Meesh says:
I would apparently be a Shark-Octopus. Terrifying indeed.
05/10/2009 at 20:38 Devan says:
Socialiser: 18
Mastermind: 11
Conqueror: 10
Achiever: 8
Daredevil: 7
Seeker: 5
Survivor: 0
I was lucky to happen to have my Briggs-Myers type written down somewhere