mischiefmaker wrote: Warning: nerd alert! By the way: some of you may be wondering why I keep using the term "spading". If you are a super video game geek and/or the kind of person who likes taking personality tests, you may be interested to know that it comes from the Bartle test, which is a personality test geared for gamers. According to the test, there are four aspects of gaming personality: - Achievers (you like getting the highest score, beating the game, and optimizing for best results) - Explorers (you like finding things and figuring out how things work) - Socializers (you like helping other people and being part of the community) - Killers (you like defeating other people and/or griefing them) To make them easier to remember, the four aspects are also referred to as suits of cards: - Achievers are diamonds, because diamonds are perfect - Explorers are spades, because spades are shovels, which are used to unearth hidden things - Socializers are hearts, because socializers have big hearts - Killers are clubs, because you use clubs to hit things Take the test here!
Socializer Explorers love the the 'total experience' of a virtual world--meeting new people and finding the unique places. They don't care much for PVP or leveling, but meeting up with online friends to see new parts of the world is considered fun and exciting. SEs make great group members, because they often know everything there is to know about a game and are enjoy sharing that knowledge freely.