How do you game?

[Gzussaves]

I started thinking about how I play through certain games and figured everybody has their own playstyle, so I want to hear about them. This goes for all types of games, whether it be mmo's, moba's (LoL, Smite, Dota, HoN), fps's, rpg's... spill it.

I guess I will start by giving my example of what I am talking about.

For most rpg's as soon as I am able to explore the world, I go off and explore everything I possibly can until i have to continue the story in order to unlock more stuff, I try to wait to beat the game as long as possible unless it is one that has a new game +, or one that lets you play after you beat it (Ni No Kuni).. I like to max out the characters, get every achievement and then keep going until there is nothing left to do in the game.

For FPS's I tend to just go through the storyline.. sure there is little side stuff but that isn't what it is really about... not much to it

MMO's- I am that guy that blasts through levels, unless it has an awesome main storyline like swtor had, i took a little time with that one. I love crafting and haven't had a good crafting experiencs since early EQ2 days before they nerfed it :(

MOBA's- I tend to be the jungler in most Moba's... I like testing out those heroes that dont normally jungle in the positions and make them work... like storm spirit, or heimerdinger (yes its a thing), I like the strategy it takes of when to go to what lane, when to initiate, the timers on the buffs and global objectives, the crazy all in mode

Enough about me.. Tell me..

HOW DO YOU GAME?

[Dat Matt]

FPS - I tend to play the role of a sniper, sticking to as long a range as possible.
MOBA - Support roles. I like to stay out of the action until the right moments.
MMO - Never played one, but I liked having a white mage/green mage/archer combo in FFXII until end game when I the end game greatswords.

So in short, I am passive big damage/big play type of style. Staying out of the action as much as I can, and when I am in the action it's focused on keeping allies healthy/buffed if that option is available.

[DanielCLFFF13]

As for me,
Rpg : I agree with you. I usually explore the worlds hidden items, quests and levelup my character until max level this is my first priority. Major storyline is my second priority. Well at least until my character is strong enough to face difficult enemies haha :D

Fps : I usually try to find hidden items, maybe bonus quest for more exp this is my first priority for fps too. Major storyline still second priority. hehe :D

ok now for MMO and MOBA I don't understand about those kind of gameplay. Because I just know FPS and RPG. Can you explain it to me about MMO and MOBA? Thanks :)

[Gzussaves]

. Can you explain it to me about MMO and MOBA? Thanks :)
An MMO is a massive multiplayer online game like World of Warcraft, FFXI, RIFT, SWTOR, so on so forth and MOBA are Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas like League of Leagends, DotA, Heroes of Newerth and Smite to name a few

[Dat Matt]

ok now for MMO and MOBA I don't understand about those kind of gameplay. Because I just know FPS and RPG. Can you explain it to me about MMO and MOBA? Thanks :)

World of Warcraft, Guild wars and FFXI are examples of a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online role playing game). Typically you get one type of character like a close range fighter, an archer, a mage and other sort of characters.

Dota and League of Legends are examples of MOBA Games (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, I think). is where a team of usually 3 or 5 face against another team in order to gain control of the Map and destroy the enemy base. I see 5 main groups of characters. Attack Damage Carry (High physical damage, low survivablity), Ability Power Carry (High Magical Damage, low survivabilty), Brusier (Medium Damage, medium survivalbity), Support (Low Damage, Low survivablity, good at buffing the team), and Tanks (Low damage, high survivablity).

[chaos7]

For RPG I tend to be the same way only I tend to also lvl up ridiculously. For example the last few times I've run through FF7 I don't leave midgard till I'm at least lv 20, this past time I remember I had a bolt,fire and ice 2 before I left. When your in the temple of the ancients and you get bahamut for the first time I lvl it up once before I leave and I don't even go into the temple until I have Aeriss' final limit.

for FPS I tend to just stick to the story, I only bother with fpss with a good story and a sci theme so not cod or battlefield or anything like that. I do enjoy co-op and stuff like horde modes and stuff like that with friends.

MMO - I love questing and hate having a quests in my quest log and must do them as quick as possible, I also try to do every quest I can, I'm also one of the rare people I meet that love daily quests. I tend to stick to raiding and dungeoning then PVP but I usually pick on good character that I'm comfortable doing pvp with because I like pvp because fighting other players is much more engaging than npcs. But I like raiding more, I'm the kinda guy that looks at a boss fight and can usually make out what is happening and going to happen. I learnt most of my wow and swtor fights from doing them more then watching videos, but I also lean the fight from watching a video. I'm also usually in a leadership position in more guilds I'm in in mmos.

MOBAs: I tend to stick with range dps

Adventure/Action 3rd person (eg: Darksiders): Complete the story don't try to hard to 100% these but you can be sure that is the game tells you to go one way the other way will have a chest.

[Aulayna]

FPS - The person who keeps the respawn screen warm. :P
MOBA - Wherever really, I'm usually one of the last to lock-in and tend to go with whatever needs filling as I can generally do any role.
MMOs - Again anything really, my mains tend to be healers but I usually also have a tank and dps characters too.

RPGs - I explore as soon as the game lets me. For example I managed to clock around 120 hours of playtime on Skyrim before I ever went to top of the mountain to visit the Greybeards (I think that's who there are) which is like one of the first quests the game gives you :p

[Sephiroth]

I focus on the story and afterwards I collect everything.

[Gzussaves]

RPGs - I explore as soon as the game lets me. For example I managed to clock around 120 hours of playtime on Skyrim before I ever went to top of the mountain to visit the Greybeards (I think that's who there are) which is like one of the first quests the game gives you :p

I think i clocked in around 80 hours before i even went to whiterun lol

[Pike]

For 4X/TBS games I tend to go the science victory route and win largely through diplomacy but in grand strategy it's blobbing and world domination all the way :smug:

[Bolivar]

I play all genres and all kinds of games across pc, console, and handheld, and that's reflected in my playstyles. Especially since the playstyle variety is what keeps games like Call of Duty and MOBAs as games you can play for countless hours on end.

In Dota, I really can play most roles and most heroes (I know, there's a lot), but if I had to pick a favorite it would be mid-game STR gankers like Alchemist, Beastmaster, and Pudge.

In FPS multiplayer I don't snipe as much, but I do spend some time on the other end of the spectrum with just a shotgun, or no weapon at all, running around combat knifing people. My favorite role is point-man, I'm planting the Tactical Insertions and booby-traps, and mopping the floor with the enemy team and taking the objective.

A sample of my work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BFJJhD238

[Loony BoB]

MMO: Tank, craft and gather. Encourage active chatting in parties so I can meet new friends.

RPG: Usually I don't have much choice in these, although I'll note that I tend to overlevel where possible so the fighting is easier (it generally leads to more gil, too) and I can focus more on the storyline without being hindered too much by the constant battling. Oh, and if it's a good vs. evil decision, I almost always go for the good guy decision.

Single Player FPS: Snipe who I can from extreme distance. Then take a defensive position and kill almost everyone from there. I use a variety of weapons depending on the game.

Multiplayer FPS: Shoot first, ask questions later. Such as "Oh, are we not supposed to run in with all guns blazing?" I mean, I respawn, so I don't mind so much if I die. :D And it also (in most games) allows others to focus on being clever since I work as a fantastic decoy. This is accurate for explaining how I work in both co-op and versus, although I don't play versus often at all. I adore co-op games.

4X: Research, research, research. Keep good diplomacy until you're streets ahead of everyone and them BAM, tanks vs. chariots.

Fighters: BUTTON MASH HOOOOOOO

[black orb]

>>> With my thumbs..:luca:

[Tasura]

RPG: I'd basically call myself a treasure hunter, if I know the direction I need to go for the plot, I go the opposite way so I can get all the loot. I'm also a compulsive saver, I save multiple times at every save point, just to make sure.

FPS: Unless it's an RPG shooter like Mass Effect or Borderlands I tend to avoid it, and if they are like an RPGFPS, I play them like an RPG, but with a shotgun/sniper combo.

MOBA: No, just hell no.

MMO: I'm a multi character player. I create one of each class, if possible, then usually start with the warrior type and go with that one for a bit until I hit some sort of milestone, such as a class change (if it's that type of MMO), or an arbitrary level I decide to stop at. At that point, I try a different class and repeat the process until I'm either bored of the game, or back to the first character.

[DanielCLFFF13]

Okay now for MMO and MOBA thanks to you guys now I know. Thank you very very much guys :)

MMO : For this gameplay. Um. I played RF online once. well I don't know the priority for this kind of gameplay. Because I only played it like a weeks long. so I don't know haha :)

MOBA : for this gameplay. maybe if the game like Call of Duty multiplayer or wait am I wrong? Ok now I usually use my priority weapon with light machine gun customize with Acog sight, extra ammo and extra damage. Second weapon like Chicom (well call of duty black ops 2 usually called it.) customize with red dot sight, extra ammo and extra damage. Well that is for call of duty black ops 2 multiplayer. But now I haven't played it again. Because I used to play it at Rental Playstation 3. (that's what they called it in Indonesia) Is Call of Duty Black ops 2 zombie include? Nah, I don't so. haha :D


. Can you explain it to me about MMO and MOBA? Thanks :)
An MMO is a massive multiplayer online game like World of Warcraft, FFXI, RIFT, SWTOR, so on so forth and MOBA are Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas like League of Leagends, DotA, Heroes of Newerth and Smite to name a few
Thanks Gzussaves I really appreciate it :)


ok now for MMO and MOBA I don't understand about those kind of gameplay. Because I just know FPS and RPG. Can you explain it to me about MMO and MOBA? Thanks :)

World of Warcraft, Guild wars and FFXI are examples of a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online role playing game). Typically you get one type of character like a close range fighter, an archer, a mage and other sort of characters.

Dota and League of Legends are examples of MOBA Games (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, I think). is where a team of usually 3 or 5 face against another team in order to gain control of the Map and destroy the enemy base. I see 5 main groups of characters. Attack Damage Carry (High physical damage, low survivablity), Ability Power Carry (High Magical Damage, low survivabilty), Brusier (Medium Damage, medium survivalbity), Support (Low Damage, Low survivablity, good at buffing the team), and Tanks (Low damage, high survivablity).
Thanks too Mr.Shauna, I really appreciate it :)

Once again Thanks guys :)

[Scotty_ffgamer]

For MMO's I almost exclusively play DPS (which means I'm useless, bla bla bla). I tend to play them as if they were a single player game though, and that's easier to do with DPS I think. I'm good at not pulling extra mobs or anything like that though. I'm going to try being a tank on The Old Republic soon just to see if I'd be any good at it.

Rpg: I overlevel and try to break the system. Even though I have fun with battles and everything, what I care about is the story and I like to speed through whenever I can/make the game easier so I can just enjoy the story. On second play throughs, I like to explore everything and try to acquire everything (unless it is Excalibur II).

FPS: I run around, shoot things, and die. Sometimes I'll get a kill. I suck at these.

MOBA: Just started trying out LoL. Haven't really established what kind of player I am.

[Del Murder]

RPG - Like most have said, I tend to explore and do every possible sidequest before I advance the story. Doing sidequests replaces grinding for me, and I rarely ever grind. Grinding is an archaic RPG device and has no place in modern games. In terms of how I play my characters, I usually try to keep them in specific roles and it's typically based on physical appearance. RPGs usually reward specialists over balanced characters. In battle I stick with physical attacks and skills for regular battles, conserving my MP to go all out with magic on bosses. I also never use items unless it is really necessary, and I never by any items other than status heals for areas where that status becomes a problem.

MMO - I tend to favor classes with a bit of variety rather than standard DD or mage classes. In FFXI I was a Paladin due to the fact that it can tank/do damage/heal and also a Blue Mage since that class was a never ending bag of tricks. I don't mind playing the tank role or DD role but a strict casting role is kind of boring to me. I like having as many different things I can do in battle as possible. I also like classes that have some kind of MP pool or spell casting ability and I favor races with higher MP because that gives me more options.

FPS - I don't really like sniping and I hate melee (it's FPS not FPM). I usually like automatic weapons and my typical strategy is to use cover and then pop out to empty all my clips in a sort of blitz effort. Shotguns work well too: pop out and charge, blowing everything away with one point-blank blast. I tend to favor tank-like characters for survivability since I prefer that over finesse.

[HasteInTime]

Disclaimer: I play in a Jack of All trades style overall, it always depends on the 'sitch. I tend to be the Core Gamer type w/8 hour as a average spent a day. I like games I can show my progress and can keep that progress I've made.

RPG - I love to Conquer and Own anything in games like Fable, Fallout or Elder Scrolls. While building my character up and progressing the story.

Shooter - I tend to be the support role to great effect nowadays, I have gotten to jaded and played too many shooters to really dominate like a lone-wolf-one-man-army anymore. I may not be the top player on the scorebaord but I usually do alot of 'heavy lifting' so others can shine. I care about my teammates. Whether its TPS or FPS, it doesn't matter to me as long as it makes sense for the game I'm playing.

Strategy - In Civilization and RTS types (more so) I love to just toy around with the AI and have intense battles with them. I always find that Human counter-parts sometimes lack 'patience' unlike AI, so I'm not a fan of RUSH your foe cause of it and it's not easy to pull off while defending home all the time if you do RUSH.

MMO - Or what I refer to as MOs when they are great or good enough and dont spam you with micro-transactions and the like. I only play Guild-Wars/GW2 a MORPG and Blacklight Retribution a MOS since its a Shooter. It's only been very recent that I have picked up on MO's. I suppose Diablo 1-3 falls in this cat' too but its still an ARPG for PC at its core (on PS3 soon) ... I also love to play Lord of the Rings and FF11 <3

Platformer - I tend to mostly play Nintendo games like Mario Bros, Yoshi & DK. Sonc The Hedgehog and more currently Blinx/Blinx-2 (Xbox Original) and Assassins Creed series, loving III still beating it.


Racing - I race on Circuit and Oval lap style maps. I play both Forza and Grand Turismo, soon I may adapt Drive Club. I mainly race when I have beaten most or all of the games I have had to a certain point. Also I love Porsche, Honda, and Audi. In F4 I love to race my 1979-Z28 Chevy Camero cause I actually own that as my main Car and its got a 428 engine (my Z28 does, not the in-game one).

Fighting - in games like Soul Caliber I like to use Siegfried beyond the standard choice in SC5 I like making many types of fighters custom wise and surprising my competitor/foe. Then there is Super Smash Brothers on the N64, I love to use Kirby as a cannon to adsorb abilities and fire the weak opponent into the bottomless pits below the level then spam an fury of anvil brick attacks ontop of the unaware newly spawned opponent as a finisher, mostly I like Link Metriod, DK, Kirby, Fox & Mario and love to mash away at combos and watch the light-show commence. Then well Capcom's Street Fighter II and IV I love them both and I know most of Ryu, Guile, E Honda, Chun-Li and Blanka's move sets. Blanka is of course a favorite of mine. "Shockie! - Ar-ooooh! Ar-ooooh! Ar-ooooh!" LoL!

Adventure - I play the Pikmen series which spans this for the exploration bit and some strategy and puzzle aspects as well, but adventure games are great for exploring, building, or even action. Other Games that fill this that I have enjoyed and played; Drakes Uncharted, Jak & Daxter series, The Last of Us (soon), Terraria, Minecraft, Fortress-Craft and many others. I like to take my time to look around if I have the opportunity and I usually love action-adventure types the most. While Pikmen and Minecraft fill that void of full on exploration for me.

[Shaibana]

games like Assassins creed i always play the side 'quests' first and when there are no more of those i contineu the main story. i always want to get the most out of the game.

as for normal games the story is my main priority!