Magic psychological profiles, and me.
I was kind of a Spike, I think, but recent events have proven to me that I am absolutely NOT a Spike, at least not anymore.
I have little desire to construct decks around combos anymore, so Johnny is out. And I'm not a Timmy, at all.
I'm not a Vorthos, but I'm not a Melvin either.
I like the game. I like to play with my friends and have a good time. When something detracts from the good time I have, I change it, or change myself. (Example: I had a ton of fun with EDH, until people started building decks that win on turn 5. After getting the impression from people that turn 5 was perfectly legit, "deal or bail," I chose bail... EDH wasn't about the fastest victory to me.)
Am I just a ****ing oddball? Or is there some other Magic profile I fall under, of which I am unaware?
Timmy, Power Gamer is a really unfair stereotype of timmies. The links go into more detail, but it sounds like you could primarily be classified as a 'social gamer'. Unless you don't play the game for any of those 3 major reasons, (why do you play?) you'll probably fit in somewhere.
Vorthos & Melvin aren't actually psychographic profiles in the sense that the others are. They're based on what one cares about, not why they play.
I've been wanting to update this section of the thread, so I'm no reading about Bartle Types & Keirsay Temperaments, as well as MBTI classifications. It seems to me that in addition to the three primary player archetypes, (timmy, johnny, & spike) one more archetype is missing... and it'd be a mixture of johnny & either of the other 2. Still reading; this stuff is quite interesting.