Prowling through random blogroll links, I found Indigo Static. It looks like there are some good articles there, and I’ll be going back, but I wanted to note this one:
As a hexagon fan, how could I pass this up? It turns out the test itself is a sort of post-Bartle, post-Yee classification system for gamer psychographics. It’s a half decent test, but I think some of the conclusions are imputing motives that don’t track well. Specifically, I’m an avowed solo player, but the system thinks that such tendencies are more of an indicator of antisocial tendencies rather than asocial ones. There’s a world of difference between “not a Socializer” and “Killer”, and the test doesn’t seem to make that distinction well.
Perhaps that’s a limitation in the questions or the interpretation, but either way, it underlines the danger in assuming motives based on behavior.
Still, it’s another twist on studying gamer motivations, and as such, it’s worth taking a peek if you’re interested in that aspect of game design.
Below are my results, if that’s any help (the “No Mercy” Exception being what I take exception to – I don’t worry too much about offending other players, but it’s because I don’t often play with others… but when I do, I’m one of the nicest guys you’ll play with):
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.
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:
Seeker: 19
Mastermind: 18
Daredevil: 13
Conqueror: 4
Achiever: 2
Socialiser: 0
Survivor: -4
Hehe:
Your BrainHex Class is Conqueror.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is 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.
» No Problems: You dislike being asked to solve puzzles or work out solutions without clear instructions.
Conqueror: 19
Daredevil: 15
Socialiser: 15
Seeker: 9
Survivor: 8
Achiever: 2
Mastermind: 1
Fun stuff!
Yeah, the test’s results should be taken with a pretty big grain of salt, especially the “social” parts of it.
Oh, and thanks for the link =)
Thanks for stopping by!
It’s not a perfect test, but it’s interesting enough to merit further study, methinketh. The brain chemical studies alone make for a nice bit of data to tie things into. To be sure, as was noted, it would be nice to get more “casual” players involved, and larger sample datasets.
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.
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Socialiser: 19
Mastermind: 17
Conqueror: 14
Seeker: 12
Daredevil: 10
Achiever: 9
Survivor: -2
I felt like the test was fairly accurate, although it didn’t allow for me to highlight that I enjoy socializing with people I know in real life FAR more than with people online, and I actually can’t stand most other “Mastermind” types that I don’t know in real life. But hey, it’s always fun to classify yourself like this as long as you don’t take it too seriously.
Your BrainHex Class is Seeker.
Your BrainHex Class 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 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:
Seeker: 16
Achiever: 7
Socialiser: 5
Conqueror: 4
Daredevil: 2
Mastermind: 2
Survivor: -10
its actually a pretty good snapshot.
http://bit.ly/FeY1e (image of my results) – I became an achiever type. OMG OMG. 19 Achiever, 16 Mastermind, 11 Seeker. Apparently I have no strong dislikes against any playstyle, though I see little pvp/killer ambitions in my results.
Yeah, I like collecting stuff. Still, I insist that our contemporary “achievements” in WoW and other games are nothing but a silly to do list. As I still feel the Bartle “explorer” ESAK/EASK in me, I insist on setting myself my own goals, not some lists that try to take advantage of my urge to “complete” everything, no matter how silly it is. :>
Seeker-Conqueror
That’s about right for me, seems an excellent test.
Your BrainHex Class is Survivor.
Your BrainHex Class Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Survivor-Socialiser.
Survivor: 19
Socialiser: 16
Seeker: 15
Conqueror: 11
Mastermind: 10
Daredevil: 7
Achiever: 2