Gamer/Simmer - where are YOU on the scale?

[beet1e]

People play AH differently. Some are pure gamers, while others are dedicated simmers and seek a more immersive experience. In the range 0-10, where do you place yourself on this horizontal scale?

I'll define the limits:

• 0 - total gamer, no real interst in WW2 - likes to play and see stuff blow up. A fuel porker in  AH1, perhaps. Never flown in RL, so will exploit the flight model and game the game in any possible way. Will use any old plane (as long as it's an LA7 - LOL)
• 10 - dedicated simmer. Would like a game which had 8 hour bombing missions, no icons, full engine management including prop governors and mixture controls, hand cranking of the emergency gear extension...

Please give a single answer, which must be a numeric integer in the range 0-10. No answers like 2/3, please.

We'll get DMF to calculate the averages. He's good at that - an average sort of guy! ;)

[Delirium]

7

Your poll is already broken...

Not everyone reads the forums.

Not everyone reads the discussion forum.

Fewer yet, read your posts.

[Shane]

on your 6... regardless of "type"  

[Wotan]

These threads are stupid. You / we are all gamers. AH is a game, WB's is a game, FB is a game, and WWIIOL is a game. They are all games that "simulate" nothing.

Those of you who play these games and think you are "simulating" anything are delusional. Nothing you do is "more realistic” or "more admirable" then the next guy.

The only two categories that matter to me are "fun gamers" and "unfun gamers".  However, just like your "classifications" mine are subjective as well. I will say that in my experience the most "unfun" player is the one who claims to be the most avid "simmer".

Have fun anyway you find it just don’t assume others are looking for the same thing as you.

[ASTAC]

Ignore WOTAN he was neglected as a child...

I'm an 8

[Jackal1]

You have your definitions all screwed up.

[DipStick]

<-- Agree with Wotan.

[TDeacon]

Your rating scale does not cover all possibilities.  

In my case, I could care less about the "strat" game / missions / squads.  I am interesting in maneuvering combats with small numbers of opponents.  

What this means for your poll is that I am interested in a fair amount of realism, but only in a selected area.  Once in the maneuvering combat I crave, realism is desirable, but not flying an 8-hour mission to get there.  Also, certain aspects of realism (like extreme stress, death, etc.) do not appeal to me.

[FiLtH]

8-2% of the time -sober
5-80% of the time-bored
1-18% of the time-drunk

[TDeacon]

Well, FiLtH, looks like you need to move some of your time from the 2nd category to the 3rd.   :-)

[Stang]

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by beet1e
We'll get DMF to calculate the averages. He's good at that - an average sort of guy! ;)

In statistics we refer to the average as the mean.  As such, you can more appropriately call me a mean sort of guy.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Shane]

Can't discount deviants...  errr  deviance....

[lasersailor184]

8.5

[Morpheus]

What Wonton said.

And if I might add a little something of my own here.

Get a life.