Q. When do you play, including timezone? (Answer!)
A. I play all day every day or whenever I can in the Eastern standard time zone.
Q. What is a feature you would like added to GamerDNA? (Answer!)
Q. What is the most overlooked or misunderstood game? (Answer!)
A. Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is an overlooked and misunderstood game.
Q. What is the most memorable flamewar you can remember? (Answer!)
A. The most memorable flamewar I can remember is whenever
FF: VII is brought up.
Q. What question would you add to the Attitudes system? (Answer!)
A. I would add, How often do you break your controller in rage?
Q. How many hours a week do you play? (Answer!)
Q. What music do you like to play games to? (Answer!)
A. I like to play games without music so that I can hear everything in the game.
Q. What are your thoughts on player-made mods/addons for games? (Answer!)
A. Some mods are good, some are terrible. The last time I messed with mods was back with Half-Life.
Q. What is your first computer or video gaming memory? (Answer!)
A. My favorite video game memory is the first time I played Command & Conquer: Red Alert. I have played video games ever since.
Q. If you could cancel any online game, which would it be? (Answer!)
A. I would cancel World of Warcraft.
Q. Are you interested in working within the game industry? (Answer!)
A. Of course I am interested in working in the game industry, which gamer is not? THe problem is the economy and my lack of marketable skills. What video game company wants someone with a BA in political science and history.
Q. What sort of players annoy you the most? (Answer!)
A. Little kids who scream, sing, or even use the mic annoy me the most.
Q. Do you feel relationships within games are meaningful? (Answer!)
A. I think that in some games the relationships are very meaningful. I felt like FF:VII was the first game that did that for me.
Q. Have you ever had a romantic encounter with someone you met in a game? (Answer!)
A. I have never had a romantic encounter with someone I met in a game.
Q. What are the proper uses of tank guns and bubblegum? (Answer!)
A. The proper uses of tank guns and bubblegum... you shot one and chew the other.
Q. If you could bring any book, movie or comic to life in a game, which would you choose? (Answer!)
A. I would bring the battletech series to games, which already has come as Mechwarrior.
Q. What experience do you have beta-testing games? (Answer!)
A. I beta-tested Planetside, I really liked that game a lot. I was ranked 5th for kills in the Western US server for the first 3 months the game was out.
Q. When you are not playing games, what do you do for fun? (Answer!)
A. I cook, drive, sleep, spend time with my girlfriend and family.
Q. What are your thoughts on roleplaying in games? (Answer!)
A. Roleplaying is not for the casual gamer but I support it.
A. Yes, and I have a microphone
Q. How do you feel about playing characters of the opposite sex? (Answer!)
A. It is a little awkward for me to play characters of the opposite sex because I feel like the character I play is an extension of myself and when I have the option I choose to play my own sex.
Q. What are your most memorable achievements in a game? (Answer!)
A. Definitely Battlefield: Bad Company and the I am Squad achievement.
Q. Beside GamerDNA, what are your favorite websites? (Answer!)
A. Xbox.com, IGN.com, 360voice.com, digg.com
Q. How do you feel about selling virtual items for real money? (Do NOT advertise RMT services!) (Answer!)
A. If there is a market for selling virtual items for real money then great. I purchased gold in FFXI and don't regret it.
Q. If you made your own game, what would it be like? (Answer!)
A. If I made my own game I don't think it would be very good. It would definitely be a shooter with RPG elements in the future but no aliens or zombies.
A. I prefer to rise above such debates
Q. What do you love or hate about PVP? (Answer!)
A. PVP is great when you win and horrible when you lose.
Q. Do your quiz results on GamerDNA reflect your personality, and if not, what did it get wrong? (Answer!)
A. They do a very good job.
Q. What are the specs on your gaming rig? (Answer!)
A. Xbox 360 is pretty standard, 20in Toshiba HDTV and Logitech 5.1 speaker set. Nothing too great.
Q. In real life, are you male or female? (Answer!)
Q. If you could meet any game developer, who would it be? (Answer!)
A. I would meet the developer of Dead Space, great game.
Q. Other than your console or PC, what is the piece of hardware you can't live without? (Answer!)
A. I cannot live without my iPhone.
Q. Have you ever had a memorable real-life meeting with other gamers? (Answer!)
A. I flew up to Buffalo, NY and met someone I played games with on Xbox Live. I had a great weekend and we are good friends.
Q. What are your favorite tabletop (RPG, board, miniatures, etc.) games? (Answer!)
A. Dungeons and Dragons is my one and only.
Q. Why do you join guilds or clans? (Answer!)
A. I join guilds or clans because I like the people and enjoy playing with them.
Q. Where did you get your gaming names from? (Answer!)
A. My gaming name, The Discourse, is from philosophy.
Q. What do your characters and avatars usually look like? (Answer!)
A. I try to pick something I think is cool from a video game that I have played or is coming out.
Q. What sort of tools (calculators, builders, spreadsheets, etc.) do you use to plan your characters? (Answer!)
A. I go with gut instinct.