Myers-Briggs: INTP

Bartle: AKSE

Experience Overview

        The first games I remember playing were the likes of Frogger, Pitfall, and BurgerTime, but I didn't truly fall in love with gaming until I started playing games like Spectre VR and Myst. When Marathon Durandal came out, I thought it was about the coolest thing I'd ever seen, and when Forge and Anvil were released with Marathon Infinity, it was pretty much game over - I'd been given the gift of creation, and I was hooked; my creative aspects are covered elsewhere though - this section is about who I am as a player.

        One of the things I had to submit as part of my application to DigiPen's design program was a list of all the games I could think of that I'd ever played. The list ended up being over 200 entries long and included some games that still warm my heart when I think of them, like Bubble Bobble and GoldenEye 007, but for brevity's sake, below are listed only the games that seem most applicable to current times, including any experiences or accomplishments that may be relevant to better-understanding my background as a gamer.
- Started playing in Shadowbringers - still playing.
- Played every job, proficient with every job.
- Reached max level with every job.
- Completed the MSQ and almost every sidequest.
- Completed all dungeons, most trials, and most raids.
​- Extensive experience in group content as all roles.
- Top-tier casual raider - top 1% parses without BiS.
​- Extensive experience in Frontline and CC PVP.
- Extremely high win rate in PVP.
- Played from vanilla through Cataclysm.
- Played every class to maximum level.
- Raided with the same progression guild for 3 years.
- Raided as every role, as the guild needed.
- Top-tier raider - server firsts, top 1% parses, etc.
- "the Insane", "the Exalted", "the Undying", etc.
- Proficient with every hero.
- Ranked among the top 100 players worldwide.
- Played since vanilla.
- Played every class to maximum level.
- Raided with every class.
- Proficient with every hero.
- 1 point shy of Diamond at my peak as a solo-queue.
- Played semi-professionally from 2006-2009.
- Played both cash game and tournament structures.
- Played both limit and no-limit.
- Played avidly from 1996-2000.
- Played competitively in local cash tournaments.
- Online card merchant as a profitable side-hobby.
- Started playing again casually in 2019.
- Played both vanilla and Lord of Destruction.
- Played every class to a high level.
- Reached #1 on US West Hardcore Ladder.
- Played both vanilla and Reaper of Souls.
- Played to maximum level.
- Played to a high paragon level.
- Played every class.
- Level 1 mastery of all 50 gods the game featured.
- Averaged a KDR of approximately 5 with several gods.
- Played to maximum level.
- Played every class.
- 100% World Completion.
- Played to maximum level.
- Played every class.
- Raided with a progression guild.
- Conducted experiments to discover specific math.
- Played to maximum level.
- Played every class.
- Soloed every BAM as a slayer without level advantage.
- Played to a high level.
- Played every class.
- Played every class to maximum level (at the time).
- #1 lifetime efficiency as a ranger at one point.
- #2 lifetime efficiency as a cleric at one point.
- Conducted experiments to discover specific math.
- Conducted experiments to discover hidden systems.
Last, but not least, some honorable mentions. I accomplished nothing noteworthy in these games, nor did a spend a ton of time playing them - they're listed solely due to the impact they had on me - as a gamer, as a designer, or both.