So yesterday in Gameplay and Gamedesign class we talked about and attended at the Bartle Test and I instantly thought about sharing it with you all. It is a test to define a players tendency to the four player types: Killer, Socializer, Achiever and Explorer. I think those are self explanatory. It was created in 1999 by Erwin Andreasen and Brandon Downey and is based on a 1996 paper by Richard Bartle, to as mentioned define a players affinity to these Character models, but also to help Developers define their target group. It is used specifically on the MMORPG genre and originally created for MUDs or Multi User Dungeons.

Damn, this ended up more like an essay than what I was intending to do. Anyway, here is a link to the TEST so you can see who you really are ;), share the result with us and if you want narrate if you are surprised by it or expected it. The result totals 200% distributed on the four types. You have to be, of course, be honest about yourself.

And yes, I'm aware of the fact that the test shows Griefer. And not Killer as originally intended from Bartle. It's shitty but the test works either way.

Here is mine: Achiever: 33% Explorer: 67% Killer: 27% Socializer: 73%

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