Well, there’s a reason why some WoW players are so different from each other. A man named Richard Bartle discovered that different gamers have different types of psychological responses to games. He developed a test called the Bartle Test which helps people figure out what their gamer type is.

The four main gamer types are:

• Explorers - Like to discover new places and see all the sights in the game.
• Achievers - People who want to level quickly as well as rack up Achievement points and gear.
• Socializers - Prefer the human interaction of Guilds and chat, or hanging around in an Inn.
• Killers - People who enjoy beating either monsters or other players.

I’m an Achiever/Killer, which means, basically, that I like to level fast and kill lots of monsters. Of course, because I’m an avid WoW player, I like the social and exploring aspects of the game too, which I enjoy much more now that I’m a high-level player. But the Bartle Test was pretty good at predicting which parts of the game I like best. Cool, huh?

What did the test say your gamer type is? Tell us in the comments.