Have you noticed that everyone plays games differently? Let's think about why. What exactly influences playing style? Age, gender, nationality? Come on, what nonsense. Character, some might say. Oh! Now we're getting warmer... And what influences character? The stars and planets, of course! We present to you the first gamer horoscope of its kind.
Aries
Symbol: flamethrower.
«Listen, you're gonna die!! A new addon for MegaSuperTerminator just came out, we just need to download the patch from the net... What, you didn't pay for your internet? Let's run and buy a card at the nearest grocery store. There's Multiplayer too, that's it, now I'm gonna tear you apart!!! Ha-ha-ha... What?.. You're busy right now???»
That is an Aries. Their energy and spontaneity are second to none.
They can calmly barge onto your base, having sunk all their money into buying weak units while you are peacefully developing on a large map. The result of such a game is either a very satisfied and thriving Aries, or a broken keyboard at one of your home computers.
They are wonderfully susceptible to provocations and easily lured into traps. If an Aries sees a weak unit, it is simply impossible for them to resist the temptation to tear it apart with their main hero.
They easily combine selfishness with loyalty to their friends. Seeing a "tasty" item dropped by some minotaur, they will immediately rush to pick it up, then apologize at length for not being able to protect you from three others at the same time. However, if you are killed and your body, as always, is in some far-off location, it is your Aries friend who will make their way there to resurrect you.
They fight with terrible force against administrators they consider unfair. If you live in the same city as gamer Aries, be careful about taking things from them or cutting their levels — the consequences are unpredictable.
Taurus
Symbol: clan bank.
«Look how much money I made today trading... And look at the gear I put on my character... No one else has these... He-he... Now, then, I'll place a vendor here, there, and over there... Though, if that little potbelly tries to undercut my price, I can't answer for myself... Then we'll create another guild to weed out the beginners, then we'll collect money and buy a clan house in this city, and after that...»
No, this isn't bragging: creating, acquiring, and developing are Taurus's favorite activities.
Have you ever gone to look at the Top 20 by amount of money? Do you think they are all cousins of the admins? Hm... Well, I believe they are simply people born between April 21 and May 21.
Build some cheap tank when there's still room around for a resource collection station? No way. You might beat a Taurus through an unexpected attack, but rest assured that if he had hustled in time, with his resources, you simply wouldn't have stood a chance.
Another gold mine... Another one. «Damn, haven't shaken the crumbs out of my keyboard in ages... Masik, bring me something else to chew on, I can't get up — I've got a war in full swing here».
Turn-based strategies, economic simulators, games where you can collect and hoard — that's all very Taurus.
Despite their apparent stability, these are very emotional people. Be careful not to provoke them during a game; it's hard to do, but if you succeed... Well, you've been warned, I'm telling you as a Taurus!
Gemini
Symbol: 10 bases in an RTS.
«Right then... What should I do?.. I'll play a game of chess on the ICC server, while simultaneously jumping onto a gambler site to bet on a bullet, and at the same time open chat, ICQ, email, IRC... Oh, good thing I remembered, I'll search for some work stuff on the net in parallel, and run around in Warcraft too... Or maybe just screw it all and go home to sleep?»
Mnogozadachnost.dll and Peremenchivost.exe — the two main working files of any Gemini configuration.
If a Taurus collects game discs out of a love for hoarding, a Gemini does so for completely different reasons. He simply cannot play only one game — that would be boring!
Chats in all the games in the world were made specifically for them. At the most heated moment of a war with another clan, a Gemini might stop and remember that he hasn't chatted with a girl he knows, while around him... Boom-bash... Horror and nightmare. However, talented Geminis manage to both set up a date and launch a fireball at an enemy.
Did you take a Gemini on an important clan quest? He will inevitably feel the urge to peek into some Dungeon along the way, and he will be eloquent and charming enough to convince you. You both got killed there and didn't make it where you needed to go? Well — at least you had a great time in the company of a cheerful person.
Geminis are not lacking in eloquence or sense of humor. You can kill him in the game, but on the gaming forum, you'd better be more careful with him — that is his territory.
Cancer
Symbol: heavy armor.
«Where are we going? What?? To a computer club to play LAN? Forget it, it's so good and cozy at home — I have nothing better to do than trek to a club. And anyway, I don't really like this idea, I can't say why, but...»
Don't be angry with him — that's just how Cancers are.
They love playing at home; they love their home Pentium II more than any other computer in the world — after all, it sits on their desk! The stool upon which their lower half rests while their head is occupied by the game
will always be covered with something soft — it's much more pleasant that way...
They are intuitive, which makes them excellent at playing defense. Thinking of performing a diversionary maneuver and then crushing the opponent with your main army? If your opponent is a Cancer, there will be a bunch of archers behind the walls in every city, all (I repeat — all) bases will be covered, and so on.
A Cancer acquaintance of mine had great problems playing an RPG as an archer. There was simply nowhere to put the arrows, and it was impossible to put anything other than arrows in the player's bag. When I suggested selling some, he looked at me with poorly hidden contempt and said that selling anything if you already have money is own madness.
They are sensitive and take defeats hard. To hide this, they turn the game into a circus, specifically choosing losing options and then mocking the winning opponent.
They are not inclined to share valuable information. You can trust all your passwords and logins to a Cancer — they will be in safe claws.
Leo
Symbol: clanmaster.
«Well, naturally I won. Compare his level to mine. Ha. It's just funny — I've been one of the strongest players in the CIS for half a year, and he decided to play around with me. Naive... Well, though, if he proves himself well, maybe we'll take him into one of our clans for beginners. I'll think about it and decide.»
Leaders, champions (real or believing themselves to be so), clan founders, developers of game strategies — in short, Leos are the tsars and kings of gaming shards.
They love power. Nothing warms a Leo's soul like the "disband" or "kick" button in the clan management menu. However, being talented organizers, they are much better suited for the role of masters than others.
They love to be the center of attention; they love flattery. Praise their skill at playing, respond with a compliment to some piece of game tactics advice, and Leo will generously share his royal sympathy in return.
Don't have enough for a sword? Ask a Leo — they handle money easily, and their vanity will purr with pleasure that he helped another "noob".
And, of course, this is one of the best options for front-line fighters — a lion's heart knows no fear!
Virgo
Symbol: walkthrough.
«Look here. As this graph shows, which I compiled by analyzing the battles of the 1250 strongest players and their outcomes, considering the relationship between races, classes, and characters with a margin of error no more than... Hm... I made a mistake here by a whole two hundredths of a percent.»
If someone born under this sign plays Minesweeper, they do it very qualitatively, approaching the game analytically. Otherwise, why play at all?
Hardworking, methodical, and punctual, but somewhat withdrawn. While his clanmates are drinking beer at another meetup, he will translate a quest and post it on the forum, providing his own important notes. A meetup is a waste of time, but a quest will be useful to everyone. Such are Virgos.
They hate laziness. Did your Virgo clanmaster catch you chatting in chat? Uh-oh. «The clan war is soon, and you're just lounging around here! Now quickly — sword in hand and forward! You won't leave the club until you hit level 50.»
Do you walk through the city, bothering others with the phrase: "Waha, give me money!"? A Virgo will pass by contemptuously — giving money to people like you is simply stupid.
Libra
Symbol: shield and sword.
«Your helmet gives 50 armor, but your boots only 49. Imbalance, my friend... Imbalance. Now I'll advise you on how to properly gear your character. Hm... Although, on the other hand, that's also a version of balance, however if we make the helmet 49 and the boots 51, maybe it will be better? But then again — the head will be
less protected... Why have you gone all pale? Don't get so nervous, I'm telling you something useful.»
Libras love giving advice. The goal of the game is harmony. Only then is it a proper game.
But, as is known, achieving harmony is not easy. A Libra administrator hates abruptness and rudeness, but can easily ban you if it seems to them that you responded not politely enough.
«Send this group of tanks to defend the southern base or the northern one... I need to think, maybe the northern one is better? Or still the southern?»
Libras take a long time to make decisions — which is why they have problems with RTS: by the time a decision is finally made, both bases will be in ruins.
«Hooray! Attack! How we crushed them! This is the best game in the world, and we have the best clan!!!» That's Libra today. «Everyone is beating us, and anyway is it even worth playing if everything is so bad, I haven't changed my sword for 15 levels, and the char turned out unlucky, and overall the game is stupid.» That's how they can easily become tomorrow.
And what can be done?
Many spears, bastards, and two-handers are broken on the path to balance.
Scorpio
Symbol: invisible dagger.
«The question is who among us will win — that's the question. But you cannot win because you have less experience, tanks, fighters, resources, and most importantly, because you are playing against me. Believe me — there is no point in resisting.»
Boundless confidence in their own victory — that is a Scorpio player.
A dangerous and strong opponent. He always remembers that the real game happens between
real people, not figures on a screen, and does not forget to use this. A Scorpio will try either to charm you or to instill fear in you, so that you lose even before the actual battles begin, whether it be a tank battle or a sword duel.
Some Scorpios wish everyone ill, pick up others' loot, take items dropped from you and run away. They are also the ones with the sniper rifle.
An unoccupied source of valuable resources? Of course, it will be mine. A piece of wood lying around? I'll pick that up too. The Scorpio's predatory instinct often consumes the entire Gameplay, but this is not a Taurus-like love for things, but rather a desire to dominate.
They love secret revenge. A thief dealing terrible damage from invisibility, a tunnel under your base, poisoning the main hero? Well then. If the culprit invites you to their birthday party, it will be in November.
Be sure to come; they do not forget insults.
Sagittarius
Symbol: stunning blow.
«I'll tell you honestly, the character you've been playing for half a year is total garbage, you developed him wrong. And he's poorly geared, and in PVP you don't know how to play at all, so you're a good boy for even reaching this level, well done, honestly... Oh, are you offended?»
They are straightforward. Just like a Long Sword in Neverwinter Nights. And they can't lie, like the lawful and good characters from the same place.
Despite such a character (or thanks to it), everyone loves them, as their charisma is at the proper level from birth.
During a game, a Sagittarius doesn't just sit at the computer, but walks around it, typing on the keyboard while standing, putting one foot on the chair — in general, mana just pours out of him.
«Remember, in that mission we played last year at Kolya's house after 4 bottles of beer, there was a dragon with death immunity sitting in the ruins? So... How do you not remember??»
That is also a Sagittarius; well, their memory is just like that, what can be done.
They love causing accidents in races and dying merrily in battles with monsters.
Cheerful and spontaneous, they simply cannot understand that gaming is a serious matter.
Capricorn
Symbol: moving tank.
«The opponent chased me all over the map, destroying my cities, heroes, and capturing mines, until I finally won, just as I had planned in advance.»
The best strategists. Have you backed a Capricorn into a corner and are already rejoicing in victory? Don't rush — one wrong decision, and he will seize the initiative, whether it be chess or two-player Tetris.
No posing; quietly and calmly they capture one city after another, softly but reliably controlling the map. If your clanmaster is a Capricorn, then most likely your clan will be beaten long and painfully until everyone who was beating you gradually ends up in your ranks.
They respect stronger players, pore over walkthroughs and tips, carefully studying everything that might be useful to them.
Sometimes they are too serious and forget that a game is just a game.
Aquarius
Symbol: gaming die.
«I used stationary firing installations to attack the enemy base,
while simultaneously protecting my city with a directed nuclear explosion. What? No one plays like that? Well, I think it turned out quite well...»
If you play against an Aquarius, be prepared for all sorts of surprises. Having only just started playing, they immediately come up with new methods and tactical tricks — their heuristics sometimes go off the charts, but more often bring a good effect thanks to the developed intuition of this air sign.
It is precisely they who write programs that play their characters while the owners sleep. They find bugs, hack servers, but do so more to shock the gaming Community and for their own interest than for real gain in the game.
Very freedom-loving and independent. Keep this in mind when playing with an Aquarius. Team-play is not their strongest suit.
Elusive. His thoughts drift into the future, somewhere there, where a mysterious Game Over lives, invisible to other signs but easily tangible for an Aquarius.
Pisces
Symbol: enchanted lake.
«I'll have a little house here. Yeah — and here's the warehouse where I'll keep supplies. Good... A bunny ran by. What a cutie. Aaaaah! Why did you kill it?» (Tears.)
For Pisces, a game is first and foremost another reality into which one can dive headfirst, live there, experience everything their characters experience. After all, reality is so harsh, and the game is so beautiful. Look, look at those flowers on the hill! Just like real ones.
At the same time, Pisces, being the 12th sign of the Zodiac, absorb the qualities of all other signs.
They can feel great in a real-time strategy like a Gemini, systematically carry out territory capture in a turn-based game like a Capricorn, hoard resources in an RPG like a Taurus, carefully bypass your base through the mountains like a Cancer, or hit directly, breaking through defenses like an Aries.
They will always help their fellow gamers with money, a kind word, a sharp sword, or an armored tank division.
The twelfth house is the house of mystery, and you will never fully understand their goals in the game. Then again, do they understand them themselves?
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Taken from the website www.lki.ru