So, the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology was created about a decade ago by Richard Bartle, popped online by Edwin Andreasen, and is superficially similar to the MBTI. The Bartle Test recently got an update to go from focusing on the MUD crowd to being geared towards the MMORPG crowd. Click here to take the updated Bartle Test yourself.
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First off, the English translation of Der Langrisser has been released. Feel free to grab a copy of the ROM, patch it, and go. Instructions are all over the website. If you like strategy RPGs and can take a little bit of old-school flavor that’s been several years in the translating, you owe it to yourself to check this out.
Secondly, I started playing Final Fantasy XI. Again. I realized my problem before is that I keep getting impatient: the reality is, when I’m patient, I’m actually pretty good at this game. Not dealing with idiots yet helps, too. One idly wonders if I could take my THF/WAR clear to level 20 and just skip Valkurm altogether. I’m averaging about a level-and-a-half a night, so at this rate it’d take me… until Thursday or so. Hmm.
City of Heroes, of all things, has been optioned for a film. I stand at the ready to play Stormchaser, a role I play a few nights a week anyway.
I have no idea how I’d look in that sky-blue-and-yellow suit, though. Or the dark grey one. Hmm.