Hoo boy.
I think I'm an amalgam of a few of the types listed, but I am not the "Blizzard Hater". If anything, I'm more of a Bobby Kotick hater than a Blizzard hater.
Still, that did get me to thinking. How much is my current playstyle influenced by my health concerns, and how much was a reaction to my MMO experiences over the past 16+ years? I think that it's a mix of both, but as time has gone on and my health scare recedes into the past, that has less of an impact than the weight of experience. I don't think I'll go completely solo in MMOs anymore, because I apparently like casual conversation too much*, but I can see myself trending more and more in that direction. I did find my solo experiences throughout many MMOs immensely satisfying, and there's no shaking that. Casual conversation aside, dealing with the unknowns of grouping up has shown to be more problematic than I care to admit. I still try to do group content, but I know there will eventually come a day when I'll simply give up and go solo on everything.
But I'm not there yet.
*Which is really weird given that I'm an introvert, but that's what it is.
So which ones did you identify with? I watched the video with the goal of seeing which ones would match you, and I thought you'd be a mix of roleplayer, Classic Andy and casual. I didn't see myself much in the video, maybe casual, but that feels incomplete. But then, I haven't really vibed with Nixxiom's view of things in a while. 😄
ReplyDeleteWell, here's the thing: I'm a mesh of quite a few of them. I'd say that of the list, elements of the following can be found in my MMO DNA:
DeleteThe Hopeless Addict
The Roleplayer
The Classic Andy
The Filthy Casual
I'd say that I've far more of The Hopeless Addict than The Roleplayer in me --you have to admit you have a problem before you can address it-- and I'd say I'm definitely more of The Filthy Casual than The Classic Andy. In my early days, I'd have replaced The Roleplayer with The Collector, but Pet Battles and transmog pretty much ruined that for me. I preferred it when there was no ulterior motive to collecting, just doing it for the fun of it, but once it became incentivized it lost a lot of its luster.