Jocks, Nerds & Burn-outs : a POE (MMO/ARPG in general) sociological analysis

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Azdrubel wrote:

That is a very interesting milieu-study right there. I would really appreciate it if you could share your methodological approach and provide some of your data. I would love to read some of the interviews you have made (in case you took a qualitytive approach) or look into the statistics on which you based your categories (but I don´t think you took a quantitative way).

As already pointed out, I also think you are, like most milieu-type studies, focussing mainly on the extreme ends (and in this regard only in a single aspect, ie. the hardcore players in contrast to let´s say trading enthusiasts). There need to be much more overlapping and in-between categories. Maybe you could implement some kind of scaling, like Bordieu did with that classic chart of social and economic capital. This would also allow to include people that are playing on the lower-end of itemization and game-content while still being, at least towards themselves, very serious about their characters and their respective developement.

Definitely good stuff.

Thanks for some entertainment in the morning. Nothing like relishing a cup of fresh coffee while reading a sociological analysis on gaming.


regards

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sodium777 wrote:

Isnt this just a rehash or the "Jimmy, Tommy and Spike" gamer personalities?

Ive seen at least 2 on POE already; theres another one by brother laz (he designed most of POE's uniques)

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

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sodium777 wrote:

Isnt this just a rehash or the "Jimmy, Tommy and Spike" gamer personalities?

Ive seen at least 2 on POE already; theres another one by brother laz (he designed most of POE's uniques)

Funny how no one ever reads the very last post on the preceding page.

But I'm actually curious to see the PoE one by Laz; I'm also surprised he designed most of PoE's uniques, since I was thinking many didn't fare well by his standards.