Tragic news. Kieron Gillen is dead. Also: Gaming quiz! [Archive]

Belobog

2009-10-02, 05:37 PM

Survivor-Mastermind, with an Exception of No Commitment. I'd say it's pretty accurate.

Survivor: 20
Mastermind: 18
Seeker: 14
Socialiser: 10
Conqueror: 10
Daredevil: 4
Achiever: 0

As for the joke, I have no idea who it relates to, but it was enough to get me interested in the quiz, so I'd say it's done its job.

The Demented One

2009-10-02, 05:48 PM

Mastermind-Seeker, with a No Pressure exception.

Mastermind: 17
Seeker: 16
Conqueror: 15
Survivor: 10
Achiever: 8
Socialiser: 6
Daredevil: 0

Winterwind

2009-10-02, 06:00 PM

Conqueror-Mastermind.
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.

Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:
Conqueror: 17
Mastermind: 14
Seeker: 14
Socialiser: 10
Achiever: 6
Daredevil: 4
Survivor: 4Seems accurate. I play mostly strategy games, I like the competition with other players, and right now I'm playing I Wanna Be The Guy, it doesn't get any more "struggling against impossible odds".

Interesting it picked Mastermind as secondary class when it got the same amount of points as Seeker. I'm not sure what Seeker is, but assuming it refers to the "must collect everything!" mentality some of the questions seemed to allude to, I'm surprised it got that many points - I answered all of those rather to the negative. Or does it rather have something to do with enjoying the scenery or "moments of beauty", as the test expressed it? That would likely explain my high score therein then...

Xefas

2009-10-02, 06:01 PM

I got Conqueror-Socialiser. I'm happy with that. I don't think I got any exceptions?

Conqueror: 20
Socialiser: 17
Mastermind: 14
Achiever: 8
Seeker: 8
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: 5

chiasaur11

2009-10-02, 06:06 PM

Interesting it picked Mastermind as secondary class when it got the same amount of points as Seeker. I'm not sure what Seeker is, but assuming it refers to the "must collect everything!" mentality some of the questions seemed to allude to, I'm surprised it got that many points - I answered all of those rather to the negative. Or does it have something with enjoying the scenery or "moments of beauty", as the test expressed it? That would likely my high score therein then...

Yeah.

Seeker's the guys who Valve describes in the commentaries as being rewarded with amazing views of the area.

Which makes Metroid and Minerva Metastasis pretty much dream games for Seeker Conquerors such as myself.

Oslecamo

2009-10-02, 06:14 PM

Muahaha, achiever-conqueror, wich I think really suits me!:smallbiggrin:

You like collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can as well as defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players.

Achiever: 20
Conqueror: 18
Mastermind: 16
Survivor: 12
Seeker: 10
Socialiser: 6
Daredevil: 5

Indeed, the harder the challenge, the better I feel when I finally defeat whatever horror the game threw at me this time. And then I do it again with other conditions just to see what happens!

Thane of Fife

2009-10-02, 06:17 PM

Achiever-Conquerer.

I feel like this test excluded a lot of the stuff I like about games.

Winterwind

2009-10-02, 06:22 PM

Yeah.

Seeker's the guys who Valve describes in the commentaries as being rewarded with amazing views of the area.Mmm, alright then. Yeah, that's a better fit. :smallcool:

Stormthorn

2009-10-02, 06:24 PM

I tied Socializer/Seeker with Survivor a bit behind.

Actualy maanged to score negetivly on Achiever. Im playing the new batman game and i hate the riddles and trophies but im finding them anyways.

Really, thats the only type of video game thing i dislike.

Me exeption:

» 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 these are mor efun to focus on. Find out whats wrong with you as a gamer.

chiasaur11

2009-10-02, 06:59 PM

I think these are mor efun to focus on. Find out whats wrong with you as a gamer.

I have none. Guess I'm perfect.

(And I wouldn't say those are flaws with the gamer, just things to try to avoid in games you purchase for yourself)

AgentPaper

2009-10-02, 07:20 PM

Mastermind-Conqueror. That'll do nicely. :smallamused:

Jahkaivah

2009-10-02, 08:00 PM

Seeker: 17
Socialiser: 16
Conqueror: 16
Mastermind: 14
Daredevil: 11
Survivor: 8
Achiever: 2

Kane

2009-10-02, 08:10 PM

Mastermind-Conqueror. That'll do nicely. :smallamused:

You and me both, buddy. You and me both.
Whoop. I got conqueror-mastermind, actually. Only by one point, though.

Man, I need to go dig up another (non .gif) picture of Kane for my avatar.

DarknessLord

2009-10-02, 08:27 PM

Mastermind-Conqueror.
Full score:

Mastermind: 12
Conqueror: 12
Survivor: 10
Seeker: 8
Achiever: 5
Daredevil: 4
Socialiser: 3

Under their system, this is the best fit, but really, now a days I mainly play games for the story, and a lot of my Conqueror score was from feeling good AFTER I beat the challenge, which is true, but I generally don't like that challenge even being there.

nooblade

2009-10-02, 08:30 PM

Fun! Everyone here seems to be some kind of a conqueror. I'm kinda not.

Mastermind: 15
Daredevil: 12
Seeker: 8
Conqueror: 8
Survivor: 4
Socialiser: 2
Achiever: -8

Looks about like me, except maybe put Socialiser up higher. Daredevil makes it sound like I like racing games... I haven't found a really good one, but I do like playing other types of games very quickly while staying in control.

Maybe the order is actually a bit wrong. At any rate, Achiever is in the negative so it can't be wrong about me.

oyhr

2009-10-02, 08:38 PM

Mastermind: 15
Conqueror: 12
Survivor: 11
Achiever: 10
Seeker: 10
Daredevil: 5
Socialiser: -6

Thanatos 51-50

2009-10-02, 08:41 PM

Your BrainHex Class is Daredevil.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is 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.

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:

Daredevil: 20
Survivor: 18
Conqueror: 14
Achiever: 11
Seeker: 8
Mastermind: 7
Socialiser: 3

"If your glass cannon isn't standing triumphantly over the charred corpses of not only your enemies, but the entire bloody city, you're doing it wrong.
If you're not a glass cannon, you're also doing it wrong." Pretty much descibes how I like to play mah games.
This is why Splinter Cell is so much fun.

Also: who?

Raroy

2009-10-02, 08:51 PM

I'm an Achiever-Conqueror. That makes a disturbing amount of sense.

Achiever: 20
Conqueror: 14
Mastermind: 13
Seeker: 12
Daredevil: 8
Socialiser: 4
Survivor: -1

Tengu_temp

2009-10-03, 12:58 AM

Your BrainHex Class is Achiever.

Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Achiever-Seeker.

You like collecting anything you can collect or doing everything you possibly can 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:

Achiever: 18
Seeker: 16
Conqueror: 15
Mastermind: 11
Daredevil: 7
Survivor: 7
Socialiser: 2

What can I say? Looks pretty accurate to me.

Fredthefighter

2009-10-03, 01:37 AM

Fred's results:
Class: Conqueror
Sub-Class: Conqueror-Achiever
Exception: No Fear. You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.

Conqueror: 16
Achiever: 15
Socialiser: 14
Mastermind: 13
Daredevil: 8
Seeker: 7
Survivor: 1

Neo

2009-10-03, 02:30 AM

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.

Learn more about your classes and exceptions at BrainHex.com.

Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:

Conqueror: 18
Mastermind: 16
Daredevil: 12
Seeker: 12
Survivor: 8
Socialiser: 6
Achiever: 3

Penguinizer

2009-10-03, 02:59 AM

I ended up being a Conqueror-Socializer. It looks like a lot of people ended up being Conquerors you ambitious people:smallbiggrin:

Illiterate Scribe

2009-10-03, 03:47 AM

Why, I'm a multiclass orc ranger/mastermind.

Xiven

2009-10-03, 04:09 AM

Achiever: 19
Mastermind: 15
Conqueror: 13
Seeker: 12
Daredevil: 8
Socialiser: 5
Survivor: -3

This seems to carry over to real life too. Haa.

arguskos

2009-10-03, 04:14 AM

right now I'm playing I Wanna Be The Guy, it doesn't get any more "struggling against impossible odds"
Ugh. I beat IWBTG once. It HURT MY MIND. Also, it took me two months. :smalleek:

Oi, IWBTG is not a game, it's an exercise in beating your face against a wall as hard as you frikkin' can until your brain liquefies in your skull... and then playing Mario on the insane ROM hacks that Hitler would design.

Pronounceable

2009-10-03, 05:16 AM

It seems I'm a seeker-mastermind, which is an accurate fit.

There seems to be some sort of serious academic research behind all this. Hmm...

Kris Strife

2009-10-03, 09:00 AM

Conquerer Mastermind, with no exceptions.

Conqueror: 20
Mastermind: 17
Seeker: 16
Achiever: 14
Daredevil: 10
Socialiser: 9
Survivor: 4

Cespenar

2009-10-03, 09:16 AM

Another Seeker-Mastermind here, with a whopping total of -4 in Achiever too.

ZeroNumerous

2009-10-03, 09:20 AM

Ugh. I beat IWBTG once. It HURT MY MIND. Also, it took me two months. :smalleek:

I beat it once. It only took me two weeks, but that's because I refused to be beaten by a damn videogame. :smallannoyed:

I'm a Conqueror-Daredevil. Apparently the only one in the thread so far. Combining my two animals would make me an eagle-shark--IE: A horrible monstrosity created by wizards.

Conqueror: 18
Daredevil: 14
Seeker: 14
Mastermind: 11
Socialiser: 5
Survivor: 0
Achiever: -8

Neo

2009-10-03, 09:22 AM

us conquerer-masterminds would have a sharktopuss, which would so kick its butt

ZeroNumerous

2009-10-03, 09:24 AM

us conquerer-masterminds would have a sharktopuss, which would so kick its butt

Pff. Please. A flying set of jaws attached to a meatbag is so better than an eight armed monster that can't even chew.

Fredthefighter

2009-10-03, 09:35 AM

I'm a Shark-Beaver. :smallbiggrin:

That sounds so cool. :smallbiggrin:

Pronounceable

2009-10-03, 10:19 AM

I didn't pay attention to bestiality aspect of this test, but it seems I count as a cattopus.

I retook the test and am again a cattopus with:
Seeker: 18
Mastermind: 16
Conqueror: 10
Socialiser: 6
Achiever: 1
Daredevil: 0
Survivor: -4
No Commitment, No Pressure, No Fear.

Merely 3 points away from being an octopussy. Now THAT would be an embarrasing name if I've ever heard one. Hey wait...

Gralamin

2009-10-03, 11:03 AM

Mastermind-Conquerer. This explains why people tend to try and take me out early in games I think...

Mastermind: 18
Conqueror: 17
Achiever: 14
Socialiser: 13
Daredevil: 5
Survivor: 5
Seeker: -2

SlyGuyMcFly

2009-10-03, 11:07 AM

Conqueror Socializer here with a No Fear Exception. Fairly accurate, I enjoy MMOs and FPSs and hatehatehate survival horror.

Your scores for each of the classes in this test were as follows:

Conqueror: 20
Socialiser: 18
Seeker: 16
Achiever: 11
Mastermind: 9
Daredevil: 6
Survivor: -4

Apparently, I´d be Shark-Dolphin :smalleek:

Geno9999

2009-10-03, 11:07 AM

I'm a Achiever-Conqueror.
With stats of:
Achiever: 18
Conqueror: 17
Socialiser: 12
Mastermind: 12
Seeker: 7
Daredevil: 5
Survivor: 4
Also, I looked up what Achiever/Conqueror is and it turns out I'm... a Beaver-Shark :smallconfused:

chiasaur11

2009-10-03, 11:11 AM

Seeker Conqueror is Cat and shark combined, but it doesn't say what kind of cat.

I figure it's a shark with legs, paws, and tiger stripes.

MCerberus

2009-10-03, 11:15 AM

Hmmm. Snakeshark? Sharksnake? I'll go with amphibious toxic shark.

Mewtarthio

2009-10-03, 11:16 AM

Mastermind-Survivor for me. That's an octupusnake. I picture an octopus where each tentacle ends in a horrific snake head.

Also, there's a surprising lack of any ambiguity in that test for me:

Mastermind: 18
Survivor: 16
Daredevil: 8
Achiever: 8
Conqueror: 6
Seeker: 4
Socialiser: -4

Geno9999

2009-10-03, 11:18 AM

Seeker Conqueror is Cat and shark combined, but it doesn't say what kind of cat.

I figure it's a shark with legs, paws, and tiger stripes.

I guess mine is a Bibarel with Rabies? A godd*mn beaver (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoddamnedBats)? Dam-making-man-eating-machine?
...
Yeah, you guys got the good ones.

Winterwind

2009-10-03, 11:36 AM

I ended up being a Conqueror-Socializer. It looks like a lot of people ended up being Conquerors you ambitious people:smallbiggrin:Indeed, and I wonder why. Is there some sort of bias going on here - i.e., were their questions formulated in a way making Conquerors more likely? Or are Conquerors more likely drawn into reading/posting on gaming forums? Or to roleplaying games?

None of the above seem particularly likely, and yet, it seems a bit too prevalent to be pure coincidence...

Also, I figure a sharkopus is a shark with eight terrifying tentacles where its fins would usually be. Cute. :smallbiggrin:

Athaniar

2009-10-03, 11:46 AM

http://survey.ihobo.com/images/bh/SeekerAchiever.png
Apparently, I'm a Seeker-Achiever, aka CatBeaver. Probably accurate.

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.
True.

No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players' feelings - mercy is for the weak!
Not true. I try to be nice to everybody (except for gold-sellers and spammers, that vile scum).

Seeker: 17
Achiever: 13
Survivor: 10
Conqueror: 8
Mastermind: 6
Daredevil: 4
Socialiser: 0
There really should be more about roleplaying in this test. Wonder what kind of animal that is?

Myshlaevsky

2009-10-03, 12:44 PM

Conqueror-Seeker, here.

You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players 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.

Seems to be okay accurate, really. Exact scores were:

Conqueror: 19
Seeker: 17
Survivor: 16
Mastermind: 13
Daredevil: 10
Socialiser: 8
Achiever: 0

...and I'm a sharkat.

Johnny Blade

2009-10-03, 01:20 PM

Conqueror-Seeker

You like defeating impossibly difficult foes, struggling until you eventually achieve victory, and beating other players as well as finding strange and wonderful things or finding familiar things.

No Pressure: You dislike being asked to perform under pressure, preferring to take your time so you can make the right decision.

Conqueror: 19
Seeker: 17
Survivor: 9
Achiever: 9
Socialiser: 5
Mastermind: 4
Daredevil: -2

Yeah, seems relatively accurate.
Although the difference between Conqueror and Mastermind confuses me. Judging by the questions and how they apparently relate to the results, someone who enjoys tactical challenges should be a Conqueror, yet the descriptions imply that I should have a higher Mastermind rating which I didn't get due to my dislike for everything remotely related to a riddle or puzzle or other such nonsense.

Winterwind

2009-10-03, 01:32 PM

Although the difference between Conqueror and Mastermind confuses me. Judging by the questions and how they apparently relate to the results, someone who enjoys tactical challenges should be a Conqueror, yet the descriptions imply that I should have a higher Mastermind rating which I didn't get due to my dislike for everything remotely related to a riddle or puzzle or other such nonsense.Actually, I believe the defining aspect of what they call 'Conqueror' is overcoming difficult challenges and competition with other players, not necessarily a preference for tactical challenges. Whereas Mastermind seems to be mostly about a preference for intellectual challenges, exemplified by, well, precisely those riddles and puzzles you deride.

Ikialev

2009-10-03, 01:34 PM

Conqueror: 19
Socialiser: 16
Daredevil: 9
Mastermind: 9
Seeker: 5
Survivor: 4
Achiever: -8
...right.

Nano

2009-10-03, 01:38 PM

Conquerer-Mastermind. I approve.

Rion

2009-10-03, 01:47 PM

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.
Seems good so far. I like finding everything, but I usually don't like riddles or inch-by-inch scouring necessary to find them.

Exceptions are:
» No Mercy: You rarely if ever care about hurting other players' feelings - mercy is for the weak!
Couldn't be more wrong. If I have any flaw regarding mercy, it's probably that I'm too merciful. EDIT: Except if someone betrays me, where it seems like I'm far more merciless than most others. "What do you mean I have to atone for executing my captured brother? He betrayed me!".

» No Pressure: You dislike being asked to perform under pressure, preferring to take your time so you can make the right decision.
» No Fear: You do not enjoy feeling afraid, preferring to feel safe or in control.
Completely true too.

Scores:
Seeker: 12
Achiever: 8
Mastermind: 6
Conqueror: 4
Socialiser: 0
Daredevil: -4
Survivor: -6

It seems like the test are missing some types, because the achiever doesn't fit and to me seems more like the seeker is my secondary type, rather than my primary one.
Perhaps a "roleplayer" who likes interacting with NPC's rather than other players?

Johnny Blade

2009-10-03, 02:05 PM

Actually, I believe the defining aspect of what they call 'Conqueror' is overcoming difficult challenges and competition with other players, not necessarily a preference for tactical challenges. Whereas Mastermind seems to be mostly about a preference for intellectual challenges, exemplified by, well, precisely those riddles and puzzles you deride.
Which would again imply that players who enjoy tactical challenges would have high ratings in Conqueror (http://onlyagame.typepad.com/brainhex/conqueror.html) and Mastermind (http://onlyagame.typepad.com/brainhex/mastermind.html), whereas those who like difficult boss fights in shooters would likely have high Conqueror and Daredevil (http://onlyagame.typepad.com/brainhex/daredevil.html) (and possibly Survivor (http://onlyagame.typepad.com/brainhex/survivor.html)) scores.

Also, I'm highly efficiency-minded, which is a Mastermind's trait.
Yet, I've got a low rating there, and although I'm really more of a tactician and not so much of a strategist, that seems to be mainly because I don't like riddles. So I guess I'm an exception that the test can't really handle in its current form, possibly because the answers' weighting doesn't seem to be very sophisticated - if I repeatedly tell it that I don't like riddles, I will get a low Mastermind score because each instance brings it down as much as the last one, regardless of other answers that would hint at someone who shows some Mastermind traits, but not all.

Apart from that, though, it really is accurate, although I think that one or two categories could be added as well.

leafman

2009-10-03, 02:30 PM

Your BrainHex Class is Mastermind.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is Mastermind-Survivor.
Mastermind: 19
Survivor: 15
Achiever: 14
Conqueror: 11
Seeker: 8
Daredevil: 5
Socialiser: 2

Sounds about right, I love setting up a complex plan and then running like heck when it fails horribly :smallbiggrin:

Winterwind

2009-10-03, 04:01 PM

Apart from that, though, it really is accurate, although I think that one or two categories could be added as well.Well, I also think some of the questions are a bit... suggestive.

Like the ones about speed. Ask me whether I enjoy vertigo or not being in control, and I'll likely respond in the negative. On the other hand, I quite like having to think on my feet, adjust my plans quickly and I don't mind having to react rapidly either.

Or the ones about scariness. "Do you like being scared or disturbed?" is much more likely to be denied than "Do you enjoy an immersive dark atmosphere?". The former might have the very same people wondering "Who would do that?" who would reply to the latter with "Ah, like in Thief or Bioshock or something? Sure!".

Rion

2009-10-03, 04:39 PM

Or the ones about scariness. "Do you like being scared or disturbed?" is much more likely to be denied than "Do you enjoy an immersive dark atmosphere?". The former might have the very same people wondering "Who would do that?" who would reply to the latter with "Ah, like in Thief or Bioshock or something? Sure!".

I know of at least one person (me) who's answer to "Do you like being scared or disturbed?" would be "Hate it", but who woudl answer yes to "Do you enjoy an immersive dark atmosphere featuring horrible eldritch horrors?".

To expand on my previous idea: perhaps they lack a "roleplayer" type, someone to whom the response (whether being scared, mentally stimulated through intellectual challenges or experiencing an adrenaline-rush) isn't as important as the reason (Eldritch horrors in a Cthulhu inspired atmosphere, tactical decisions in a RTS or a the fast cars in a racing game).

Athaniar

2009-10-04, 09:14 AM

To expand on my previous idea: perhaps they lack a "roleplayer" type, someone to whom the response (whether being scared, mentally stimulated through intellectual challenges or experiencing an adrenaline-rush) isn't as important as the reason (Eldritch horrors in a Cthulhu inspired atmosphere, tactical decisions in a RTS or a the fast cars in a racing game).

I agree. I'm much more of a roleplayer than most of the other archetypes. I'd probably be a Roleplayer-Seeker. Wonder waht kind of animal would fit the roleplayer?

Darth Mario

2009-10-04, 09:29 AM

Your BrainHex Class is Socialiser.
Your BrainHex Sub-Class is 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.

Sounds roughly correct.

Pronounceable

2009-10-04, 09:31 AM

I agree. I'm much more of a roleplayer than most of the other archetypes. I'd probably be a Roleplayer-Seeker. Wonder waht kind of animal would fit the roleplayer?
A peacock.

Weimann

2009-10-04, 09:48 AM

I seem to be a Seeker-Socializer, with exception No Fear. The seeker part is probably true, and socializer is correct but I'm not sure it best describes me. I like playing alone as well. No fear is right, I don't like horror games.

Full breakdown:Seeker: 16
Socialiser: 15
Daredevil: 9
Conqueror: 9
Achiever: 6
Mastermind: 6
Survivor: 1