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Timmy/Johnny/Spike in Hearthstone
I've read this article:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/timmy-johnny-and-spike-2013-12-03
That's very interesting, they’ve come to the conclusion that there are three basic types:
Timmy cares more about the quality of his win than the quantity of his wins. For example, Timmy sits down and plays ten games. He only wins three games out of ten but the three he wins, he dominates his opponent. Timmy had fun. Timmy walks away happy.
Johnny likes a challenge. Johnny enjoys winning with cards that no one else wants to use. He likes making decks that win in innovative ways. What sets Johnny apart from the other profiles is that Johnny enjoys deckbuilding as much as (or more than) he enjoys playing. Johnny loves the cool interactions of the cards. He loves combo decks. Johnny is happiest when he’s exploring uncharted territory.
Spike is the competitive player. Spike plays to win. Spike enjoys winning. To accomplish this, Spike will play whatever the best deck is. Spike will copy decks off the Internet. Spike will borrow other players’ decks. Spike enjoys the stimulation of outplaying the opponent and the glory of victory. Spike cares more about the quantity of wins than the quality. For example, Spike plays ten games and wins nine of them. If Spike feels he should have won the tenth, he walks away unhappy.
And I consider that I'm Johnny/Timmy. For example, in January, my Reno Dragon NZoth Priest could need upto 10+ legendaries: Ysera, Chillmaw, Deathwing Dragon Lord, NZoth, Reno, Brann, Raza, Kazakus, Cairne, Sylvanas... and I love this magnificent deck. I would achieve rank 8 after 80+ games with a quite high winrate, and I feel satisfied about it.
What about you?
Iksar
Shucks.
Iksar
Would say a large majority of the posting audience on reddit is of the Spike variety. We use these terms from time to time in the office but in general it's good to have archetypes for all these types of players.