07-02-2005, 12:47 AM
Bolty,Jul 1 2005, 05:18 PM Wrote:Obviously there are the four player archetypes:
1) Killer - likes to engage and kill other players, which may or may not include griefing
2) Acheiver - likes to get better and better stuff, or build the ultimate character
3) Explorer - likes to know little details about game mechanics and gameplay, as much as possible
4) Socializer - likes the companionship of their fellow player
i'd add a 5th type... "builder"... that i'd describe as someone who likes to interact with the world...
i would primarilty describe myself as a "builder", and then explorer, and then socializer...
obviously WoW fails horribly (or doesn't even try) to appeal to people who want to interact with the world... it's doesn't have a whole lot to appeal to explorer types either...
--fractaled