Q. What are your thoughts on roleplaying in games? (Answer!)
A. I tend not to bother, but sometimes I'm in the mood. Generally, that means I'm being a silly pirate or something like that. To each his own, but players who roleplay must understand that most people don't and shouldn't get mad if others don't participate.
Q. How do you feel about selling virtual items for real money? (Do NOT advertise RMT services!) (Answer!)
A. In a traditional MMO that is based on achievement, I think it's a terrible idea. In other games that are built for it, I think it's a great idea.
Q. Beside GamerDNA, what are your favorite websites? (Answer!)
A. <a href="http://www.nerfbat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nerfbat.com/</a> of course.
Q. If you made your own game, what would it be like? (Answer!)
A. You'll just have to see what we do at 38 Studios.
Q. What is your first computer or video gaming memory? (Answer!)
A. That Kung Fu/Karate game on the Commodore I think.
Q. Other than your console or PC, what is the piece of hardware you can't live without? (Answer!)
A. TV to play my console on.
Q. Do you feel relationships within games are meaningful? (Answer!)
A. They can be, but usually aren't.
Q. When do you play, including timezone? (Answer!)
A. Completely randomly, generally late night on weeknights and during lunch at work.
Q. Are you interested in working within the game industry? (Answer!)
Q. If you could meet any game developer, who would it be? (Answer!)
A. Sid Meier or Will Wright. Probably one of them, but I've met most of the others I've ever cared to.
Q. Where did you get your gaming names from? (Answer!)
A. Blackguard came from the dictionary. Luckbad came from "Gar Luckbad," which is an anagram of Blackguard. All my others I tend to just come up with randomly.
A. Yes, and I have a microphone
Q. What music do you like to play games to? (Answer!)
Q. What experience do you have beta-testing games? (Answer!)
Q. What are your thoughts on player-made mods/addons for games? (Answer!)
A. Love 'em as long as players elect to see or use them. If they can be viewed in public gamespace without someone opting to see them, I think they suck (I consider simply playing a game like Second Life the act of opting in, so it's fine there).
Q. If you could bring any book, movie or comic to life in a game, which would you choose? (Answer!)
A. Ooo... Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion. Particularly Elric of Melnibone.
Q. In real life, are you male or female? (Answer!)
Q. Have you ever had a romantic encounter with someone you met in a game? (Answer!)
A. No, unless you consider that the very nature of anyone meeting me is romantic, because I am so romantic. Yeah.
Q. What sort of tools (calculators, builders, spreadsheets, etc.) do you use to plan your characters? (Answer!)
A. Spreadsheets and Calculators usually. Character Builders if someone's made one. I also use real Paper and a Pencil. Crazy concept, huh?
Q. What are your most memorable achievements in a game? (Answer!)
A. Probably the stuff I did in UO that I linked here: <a href="http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/happy-anniversary-ultima-online/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/happy-anniversary-ultima-online/</a>
Q. Why do you join guilds or clans? (Answer!)
A. For groups and to keep myself entertained. I like to solo mostly, but being in a guild means I can chat with a standardized group of friends and get help if I need it.
Q. What are the specs on your gaming rig? (Answer!)
A. 3.6GHz P4, 2GB RAM, ATI X1800XT Desktop<br>2.16GHz Pentium Core Duo, 2GB RAM, nVidia 7950 GTX Laptop
Q. Have you ever had a memorable real-life meeting with other gamers? (Answer!)
A. Heck yeah. Lots of them. Fan Faires and Community Summits primarily, but also a couple of random get-togethers that were unrelated to either.
Q. What are the proper uses of tank guns and bubblegum? (Answer!)
A. There are no improper uses of either.
Q. Do your quiz results on GamerDNA reflect your personality, and if not, what did it get wrong? (Answer!)
Q. What do you love or hate about PVP? (Answer!)
A. Love: The challenge and prestige of being great at it.
Hate: Leet PKs who are out to make the game suck.
Q. How many hours a week do you play? (Answer!)
Q. What is a feature you would like added to GamerDNA? (Answer!)
Q. What is the most overlooked or misunderstood game? (Answer!)
Q. What question would you add to the Attitudes system? (Answer!)
A. How many massively multiplayer games do you play at once?
Q. What is the most memorable flamewar you can remember? (Answer!)
A. Wow, a few. All of which I'd rather not list because they have to do with other people in the industry. ;)
Q. What do your characters and avatars usually look like? (Answer!)
A. Human male, bald, light blue or grey eyes, and a dark goatee
Q. What are your favorite tabletop (RPG, board, miniatures, etc.) games? (Answer!)
A. D&D, Shadowrun, Vampire
Q. How do you feel about playing characters of the opposite sex? (Answer!)
A. Don't care too much either way. But, it's nice to have something pretty to look at while you're playing. I tend to have 1 female avatar in each game, though it's never my primary.
Q. When you are not playing games, what do you do for fun? (Answer!)
A. Ultimate Frisbee, Movies, Blog, Board Games, etc.
Q. If you could cancel any online game, which would it be? (Answer!)
Q. What sort of players annoy you the most? (Answer!)
A. The people who talk constantly in public channels and who misspell half of the words they use.