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Understanding Your Fellow Player
Gabe:
Sometimes people feel inclined to complain about strategies and deck types that they feel are unfair or aren't fun to play against. If you've been around very long, you've heard it. I believe that the inclination to complain comes from a lack of understanding of their fellow player. What one player values in a game isn't always the same thing that another player values.
This list tries to profile CCG players into four basic categories according to what they enjoy most about a game. Most players probably fit into more than one category and some might fit into a category not mentioned here. I think that if you're honest with yourself you have a strong tendency towards one specific profile. I didn't come up with these, they were created by people who've studied CCG players in depth for the purpose of marketing other games (profile names have been changed be appropriate for Redemption).
My hope in presenting it here is that people will stop to think about their fellow player instead of starting a campaign to change an aspect of the game that doesn't fit their preferred play style. What you dislike might be the very thing that someone else enjoys.
Abraham - Abraham primarily plays to have a good time. He plays with cards that make him happy, create cool moments, and cause him to have fun. Winning and losing isn't really the point even though he feels that winning is fun. Abraham might enjoy playing with cards like Goliath, or the Caleb & Joshua band, just because they're fun. Abraham might primarily value the social interaction with their friends. Abraham might come up with his own variant(s) of the game and/or wish ban cards that they feel take away from the fun of the game. Abraham may enjoy trying something new all the time, like playing a new brigade and civilization regularly. However you like to go about it, the primary reason you play is to have fun.
Isaac - Isaac primarily plays to express something. He might play to show people how creative, clever or offbeat he is. Deck building is one of the primary things Isaac enjoys about Redemption. He may try to come up with combos that nobody else had thought of or build decks that will impress everyone when they see it. Isaac might enjoy the challenge of coming up with a deck type that nobody has ever thought of or succeeded with before. He might simply enjoy using cards that nobody else expects. Isaac might try to prove that cards that everyone believes to be worthless actually have some value (like finding a good use for Casting Lots). However he goes about it, Isaac has something to prove to everyone about himself.
Jacob - Jacob primarily plays to prove something, usually how good he is. He values winning most, because the game is an opportunity to show what he's capable of. Jacob is often one of the first to realize which new cards are the best or to create the next dominant deck type. He may spend a lot of time understanding the intricacies of the game. Jacob may not always come up with the next dominant deck but he's willing to copy or tweak a version from another player or the internet. He might simply add cards to his deck based on what he expects a certain opponent to be using (like adding Journey to Egypt when you think you're opponent will be playing Egyptians). Jacob might try to perfect his own game play because he believes that victory comes from a flawless performance. For Jacob, games are a way to test himself and he enjoys measuring his performance.
Joseph * - Joseph primarily plays for the spiritual value of Redemption. He values the scripture tied to every card. Joseph wants to use Redemption as an opportunity to teach others about the Bible. He learns more about the scriptures through the game. For Joseph, Redemption is an outreach tool and a way to encourage others with spiritually healthy entertainment.
*Joseph didn't come from the secular psychological profile I used.
Colin Michael:
You stole this from magic. We actually already use the "secular" names for redemption players so you're a bit late.
TheKarazyvicePresidentRR:
Casting lots is broken Issac wouldn't touch it. Intresting, Names came into my head for each of those.
Stole is such a mean word, should we say...liberated?
Gabe:
--- Quote from: Colin Michael on February 01, 2009, 11:50:44 PM ---You stole this from magic. We actually already use the "secular" names for redemption players so you're a bit late.
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--- Quote from: me ---I didn't come up with these, they were created by people who've studied CCG players in depth for the purpose of marketing other games (profile names have been changed be appropriate for Redemption).
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You should read before you post.
soul seeker:
Crud....I'm the deceiving twin! A deceiver! I mean, come on! But how can I deny it? I'm spot on: Jacob. Please, do not think ill of me!
@ Gabe, can you PM me the real names? I'm curious to what it is.....something like snake or jerk....or something that will embarrass me further, but I have to know!
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