Test your WoW quotient

by Mike Schramm Jul 9th 2007 at 11:30AM

tehkittyboy over on the WoW LJ passes along this WoW Purity Test. I'm not usually one for taking these online tests, but considering it had to do with WoW, I went ahead and filled it out. Just like all of these quizzes (in the great tradition of Cosmo quizzes), it's silly, but you end up with a number that you can feel good (or bad?) about. In my case: 35%. Which sounds low, but then again, maybe it's a good thing that I don't have 60 days /played on one character.

And if you're after something a little more serious, Curse points us to this slightly more academic gamer psychology test on GuildCafe. It's based on the Bartle Test, a famous test about 10 years old meant to categorize online game players into four different groups: Achievers, Explorers, Socializers, and Killers. The test was originally created for players of MUDs (if you remember those), but it's now been updated for MMORPG players. According to this test, I am an SAEK, which means I'm more interested in socializing and achieving than finding new places ingame and killing other players. Is that why my WoW Purity score is so low? Who knows.

Tags: bartle, bartletest, curse, guildcafe, mmorpg, quix, quiz, test, wowpurity

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SeiferTim Jul 9th 2007 12:06PM

Based on your answers you are ...

EASK

EASK players often live by the phrase 'The journey is often more enjoyable than the destination.' They are motivated by meeting the challenges of the world, but they are usually in no rush--because seeing the creatures and places of the world is even more fun.

Breakdown: Achiever 66.67%, Explorer 93.33%, Killer 6.67%, Socializer 40.00%

Neat.

Tobiathin Jul 9th 2007 12:14PM

Well, the test gave me 39.7%
Thats probably because I never raid >.>

Fun test though, good to know if your an addict or a casual player.

entendu Jul 9th 2007 12:25PM

Gripes:

#81: woft. I think they meant WOTF

Raiding:
No mention of The Eye or Magtheridon, but BT is there?

Other:
"Have you ever scheduled school around WoW?"

Those of us not in school anymore can't get these points; the questions about jobs are equally bad for young, not-legally-employable players.

Other than that, good fun! (39.3% WoW pure)

Scruffy Jul 9th 2007 12:27PM

Ah, crap. 50.9%

Sarah Jul 9th 2007 12:34PM

I'm an EASK too! They told me I should go play Horizons...

Corrodias Jul 9th 2007 12:42PM

EASK here. Moderate Intensity Raider.

ben1778 Jul 9th 2007 1:07PM

I'm 39% pure (from a lack of high end raiding experience), but that is to be expected since I don't enjoy raiding.

The other test makes a lot of sense for me: KASE

KASE players tends to enjoy the PVP aspect most of all, but also likes to pit themself against all the challenges of the PVE environment as well--although the latter is often a means to an end. This type of player will often enjoy PVP that focuses on their skill as an individual contributor (duels, and so forth) more than team-based PVP.

Breakdown: Achiever 53.33%, Explorer 26.67%, Killer 93.33%, Socializer 26.67%

"Killers do it over your dead body." HA.

B Lee Jul 9th 2007 1:46PM

49.5% Pure on that test. The Murloc thing at the end was pretty funny. And so was the ganking in STV one.

ASEK in the Guild Cafe:

ASEK players like to pit themselves against the grand-challenges of a virtual world. They see grouping and guilds/clans not only as an enjoyable aspect of the social environment, but also as a way to achieve goals that cannot be achieved as an individual.

Breakdown: Achiever 66.67%, Explorer 46.67%, Killer 33.33%, Socializer 53.33%

enkafiles Jul 9th 2007 2:29PM

EASK here, too...

"most people with your profile play Horizons ... WoW isn't even in the top 10"

Are explorer types more likely to fill out questionnaires? ^^

dotorion Jul 9th 2007 3:18PM

====Purity Test====
You answered "yes" to 112 of 214 questions, making you 47.7% WoW pure (52.3% WoW corrupt); that is, you are 47.7% pure in the World of Warcraft domain.
According to the scoring guide, your World of Warcraft experience level is: Stockade Rioter, gg
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phestona Jul 9th 2007 3:27PM

I'm exactly 50% pure (which also means I'm 50% impure, heh...heh...heh).

Boonie Jul 9th 2007 7:25PM

...making you 56.1% WoW pure (43.9% WoW corrupt); that is, you are 56.1% pure in the World of Warcraft domain. According to the scoring guide, your World of Warcraft experience level is: Stockade Rioter, gg

And

EASKer.... I'd have to agree... and I scored higher than the 4 other guildies who took the purity test... but that's because as a level 25 I know more about the game than others who've been playing for 'yonks' I helped guild my HC through Shadow Labs... whilst I was trying to get my pally hammer... I got promoted for that bit of work.