Bartle’s Player Types
What is this you ask? Great question.
I'm currently doing research on MMORPG Demographics for a social research class and came across work done by Richard Bartle. Basically, Bartle gathered data inside of multi-user dungeons back in the 80s and 90s and categorized players based upon their main reasons for playing the game. He came up with 4 categories; achiever, explorer, socializer, and killer. With the data he found, he proposed various ways to go about making a MUD so that one portion of it does not totally outweigh other portions of it. If a MUD were to be successful, it would have to cater to each of these different player types. What's great about this is that, his studies are also usable inside of MMORPGs, which are generally considered the successor to the MUD.
It's pretty common knowledge among the gaming community that there are millions upon millions of people playing MMORPGs these days. GamerDNA realizes it too, and has released an online test that determines which of these player types you are. The test proved to be accurate in my instance, but why don't you take it too? If you're not sure why you play the MMORPG you play day in and day out, here's your chance to find out.
You can take the test here.
Internet Phenomena
Never heard of it? Let me Google that for you. Srsly, if you clicked that link you're one retarded fuck with down syndrome and diabeetus(NSFW).
Typical newfag doing it wrong.
Yeah, it's the stuff 4Chan and Something Awful are made of. I'll probably be using a lot of references from both sites, just because I can. If you don't speak the language, there's a couple sites you can visit to get to know the world of internet memes and phenomena. The first of the two, Encyclopedia Dramatica(NSFW), is a great reference and has a lot of helpful content, but the way it's written may be confusing to some. The second is a rather new contender (Internet Meme Database) and showcases the world of the internet meme (pronounced meem). Anyways, go through them, laugh a bit, cry, be dissapoint, then become an hero. Finally, after a few months of browsing (or seconds) come back and you'll no longer be a newfag.
Here are ten memes to get you started. Some are new, some are old. This list was picked using a highly complicated algorithm (think WoW /roll):
an hero(NSFW)
longcat(NSFW)
Son, I am disappoint
Pedobear(NSFW)
Copypasta
Kanye Interrupts
Grinman/Cockmongler(NSFW)
Series of tubes
Wall of Text
Most failures do not reach epic failure status,
as pointed out by the research conducted in this video.
FIRST!
Testing out this WordPress blog. The theme and layout is temporary, as I don't have the time right now to come up with my own. But rest assured, I will in the future.
Enjoy the WoW vid if you're into balls touching gay vidya gaems. Rehashed shit ftw. First it was Naxx, now they're releasing Ony again as NU CONTENT.