Q. If you could bring any book, movie or comic to life in a game, which would you choose? (Answer!)
A. I would choose a book series. The Belgerad by David Eddings. I think the world created in this series would make an excellent MMORPG.
Q. What is the most overlooked or misunderstood game? (Answer!)
A. DAoC, an aging game sure, its had its share of ups and downs but its still a great game and is probly over looked by new and old gamers a like.
Q. Other than your console or PC, what is the piece of hardware you can't live without? (Answer!)
Q. What is your first computer or video gaming memory? (Answer!)
A. Asteroids when it cost you a quater a pop
Q. What are the proper uses of tank guns and bubblegum? (Answer!)
Q. Where did you get your gaming names from? (Answer!)
A. Wolffin has been my online persona since 98 where I was envolved with Virtual Places. I participated in an semi role playing community known as Wolf Packs.<br>A lot of my character names in games are based upon the Belgerad series by David Eddings
Q. In real life, are you male or female? (Answer!)
Q. How many hours a week do you play? (Answer!)
Q. Why do you join guilds or clans? (Answer!)
A. Friendship and to achive objectives
A. Yes, and I have a microphone
Q. Do your quiz results on GamerDNA reflect your personality, and if not, what did it get wrong? (Answer!)
A. Yes, Quiz results are fairly accurate
Q. What are your most memorable achievements in a game? (Answer!)
A. I have been GM and Co-GM of some outstanding Guilds and Alliances over the years
Q. What experience do you have beta-testing games? (Answer!)
A. I participated in Beta testing Guild Wars, Rubies of Eventide, and DAoC Catacombs. I found it an enjoyable experiance and look forward to more in the future.
Q. Have you ever had a romantic encounter with someone you met in a game? (Answer!)
A. Only if you count when I can entice my wife to gaming.
Q. Have you ever had a memorable real-life meeting with other gamers? (Answer!)
Q. When do you play, including timezone? (Answer!)
A. mostly in the PM hours of PST
Q. Are you interested in working within the game industry? (Answer!)
A. Would be a dream come true
Q. What are the specs on your gaming rig? (Answer!)
A. Not top of the line but not bottom of the pile either
Q. When you are not playing games, what do you do for fun? (Answer!)
A. Spend time with my family.
Q. What is a feature you would like added to GamerDNA? (Answer!)
A. A link page where people could link there own personal pages etc. But I understand would be and iffy thing to many people out there would take advantage and abuse it.
Q. What is the most memorable flamewar you can remember? (Answer!)
A. A several come to mind on the VN
Q. How do you feel about selling virtual items for real money? (Do NOT advertise RMT services!) (Answer!)
A. At first I was real opposed to this but over the years I have come to some what understand it. Joe works 90 hours a week and gets to play maybe 5 he wants to be able to have all the things that Tom has who is able to play 80 hours a week but can't work. If Joe can help Tom out and vice versa where is the evil. That being said I dont think that is the same as "Gold Farmers" selling. I think that perhaps if Gaming company's had a system in place where Joe and Tom could safely trade would cut down the "farmers" some what.
Q. Beside GamerDNA, what are your favorite websites? (Answer!)
A. VN boards, MMORPG.com, The Camelot Herald, UO Herald, Myspace.com
Q. What are your favorite tabletop (RPG, board, miniatures, etc.) games? (Answer!)
A. Loved playing AD&D when I was kid/teen
Q. What are your thoughts on player-made mods/addons for games? (Answer!)
A. I think they are a plus for both the players and developers. It gives the players a chance to personalize the game and at the same time giving dev's input from the players and idea's to build on.
Q. What are your thoughts on roleplaying in games? (Answer!)
A. I enjoy some role play, it should be a fun part of a game but at the same time it shouldn't be a uniform code
Q. If you could cancel any online game, which would it be? (Answer!)
A. Thats a tuff question but I will go with DDO. In the hopes that Atari would find someone to do a better job than Turbine did. Personaly I think if Bioware had made DDO it would have been a huge success.
Q. Do you feel relationships within games are meaningful? (Answer!)
A. Yes I have made some verry good friends over the years a lot of them have become real life friendships.
Q. If you made your own game, what would it be like? (Answer!)
A. I would take DAoC's RvR/PvP (Best there is imo) style mix it with WoW type engine (Best there is imo) in a world based upon David Edding's Belgerad series. With backbone stats similar to AD&D. What a great game that would be!
Q. How do you feel about playing characters of the opposite sex? (Answer!)
A. I found it strange at first but as a friend once pointed out to me whats better to stair at for hours on end?
Q. If you could meet any game developer, who would it be? (Answer!)
Q. What music do you like to play games to? (Answer!)
Q. What do you love or hate about PVP? (Answer!)
A. I love fair long lasting fights. I hate short fights where skill dosn't play a factor in the outcome.
Q. What question would you add to the Attitudes system? (Answer!)
A. Do you play with other members of your family? "A fammily that games together stays together"
Q. What do your characters and avatars usually look like? (Answer!)
A. Depends on the class/race/sex. I prefer dark brooding male toons. I like to make my female toons mysterious and appealing.
Q. What sort of tools (calculators, builders, spreadsheets, etc.) do you use to plan your characters? (Answer!)
A. At one time I used the char builder at the catacombs. It has become antiquated and any more I just use the old bean.
Q. What sort of players annoy you the most? (Answer!)
A. The ones who don't try and expect everyone else to do everything for them. A verry good book once said something about those who help them selves.
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