GameSpot Players Network

GameSpot Players Network FAQ

1. What is GSPN?
GameSpot Players Network gives gamers a chance to discover new friends and join a mission. To find out more about how this feature works, visit the front page and the following links.

• Gamespot Players Network : This page takes you to the missions and featured pages!
- Players Network Archive: This page takes you to the list of players on the GSPN roster!
• Past Events and Activities: This page takes you to a list of previous missions we've had.
• Game Play Videos: This page has a list of videos about previous events.
• GSPN FAQ: This is our Frequently Asked Questions page, which is where you are right now!
• Player Attributes: If you play games a certain way, you have a special attribute!

Pick carefully! The first three you select will be what is represented in your abridged profile.

2. How do I get on the GSPN Roster?
Any GameSpot registrant can join the roster! Fill out this questionnaire and email us.

3. How can I become a featured player?
Featured players are determined by GameSpot staff. Some will be players we think you should check out, while others may be MVPs from previous missions!

4. How do I participate in a mission?
Each week we'll showcase some missions you can participate in. The mission itself will outline the objective for the week. You can expect some exciting adventures with GameSpot staff and other GameSpot members, and sometimes schwag is given away to the players or trivia participants!

5. Do I get an emblem?
At this time there is no emblem for having a GSPN profile or participating in our missions.

6. What kinds of missions are there?
There are currently several mission types:

Beat the Pros: GameSpot brings in MLG or other related professional gamers known for their skilled game set. These are official streamed events from the GameSpot offices. We call in our posh pro-gaming pals for an afternoon of gaming delights. These are highly competitive in nature. If you sign up for one of these, bring your A-game; otherwise, you might end up stomped.

Community Game Nights: When the host's gameplay time is in the evening, we call it a Game Night. Sometimes these are competitive, and other times these are just for fun.

Play Dates: These are often held in the mornings or daytime. Sometimes there will be an objective in mind, but more often than not, these missions are just for people who want to spend some time gaming in a group.

Random Encounters: These missions are set during a time when a GameSpot staff member is looking to play a game over the weekend with someone. It will be a specific title during a mystery time. By playing with staff members, you could be in the running for some additional perks, like profile points, schwag, and more.

Achievement/Trophy Hunts: When a pesky achievement or trophy has been eluding a particular GSPN member, we make an effort to go and hunt it down. Sometimes achievement or trophy hunts will be hosted by GameSpot staff in a running marathon of hunting in an attempt to collect several achievements or trophies.

Marathons: Sometimes we just can't help but get bitten by that grinding bug that forces you to play the same game until your fingers bleed. Marathon missions are usually planned far in advance with ample time to sign up for them. These are great events for those who can dedicate the time and energy for the long haul. Marathons will be a minimum of four hours in length and go until the host can't go anymore.

7. Where should I report my GSPN experience?
You can create a blog and share your GSPN experience with us in the comments below.

8. Can you define what some of these user attributes mean?
Sure thing! We're still in experimental stages with these terms that our awesome staff and rangers put together. At this time, you can see our definitions in the Player Attributes section.

9. I am from another country and time zone. What time is that for me?
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc is a solid time converter!

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Player Attributes

We're still in experimental stages with these terms that our awesome staff and GameSpot rangers have put together. At this time, here are our definitions for each of them! Remember, no player attribute is a bad thing; they just make it easier to find players who may like the same things you do! If you have some player attributes we may be missing, please post them in the comments.

• Hypercompetitive (Very skilled and competitive, could probably turn out as a professional gamer)

• Competitive (Targets every objective and can be quite serious about playing)

• Professional Gamer (Often sponsored to play games, also known as paid to play)

• Mature (Often very patient with others and can be level-minded in the chat or VOIP)

• Huntmaster (Works on unlocking achievements and trophies)

• Socialite (Likes to chat or voice chat while playing games)

• Collector (People who collect games and can often be found sharing photos of their collections, be it schwag or otherwise)

• Co-Op Fan (Enjoys cooperative play)

• Completionist (People who attempt to finish every game they play)

• Shooters (They usually call themselves hardcore because of the heavy weapons and machinery)

• Strategists (Some people would say this term is for people who love strategy games; others think it's related to tactical games)

• RPGr (Enjoys playing RPGs passionately)

• Storyteller (Fans of the storylines in a given game)

• Traditional (Likes old-school games, conservative in choice of games)

• Rush player (Those who get a game, complete the single-player, and race through any multiplayer to the max level and then move on. It's almost like a race to the finish. Most common with MMOs, first-person shooters, and ARPGs.)

• Quirky (Likes strange/unique games that sometimes don't appeal to a broader audience)

• Hardcore (Plays games very regularly)

• Soloist (Prefers to play alone rather than play with someone or together)

• Perfectionist (Finishing the game and scoring 100% in achievements. You know, veni, vidi, vici: I came, I saw, I conquered.)

• Simulator (Someone who enjoys simulation games)

• Follower (People who don't mind taking orders in-game)

• Leader (People who issue orders in-game)

• Explorer (People who like to explore in-game)

• Survivalists (Often found playing horror or zombie games)

• Team Player (Puts in-game teamwork above all else)

• Sage (Helps other players get better, teaching critical skills to a "padawan")

• Glitcher (Those whose sole purpose is to find glitches and exploit them for fun in games, and sometimes they end up with an Easter egg)

• Speedrunner (Someone who seeks to complete game objectives in the shortest time possible)

• Wild Card (Some people would call this a jack-of-all-trades, but we call them wild cards. You never know what you'll get with his kind of player.)

• Ghost (Rarely communicates via VOIP or text, but is otherwise considerate and helpful to the team or objective)

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Winter - Questionnaire

GameSpot Players Network is open to all GameSpot registrants. If you are an MVP from a previous mission, you may be featured on the front page. The Winter roster closes March 20, so please submit your roster before then!

GS Username:
Email Address: (note: use the one you registered with so we can verify it's you filling this form out)
TimeZone:
Gamer ID(s): (note, you do NOT have to share your id’s, if you want people to PM you instead, we’ll put send me a pm in this field.). (Required)
Platform(s) of choice: (note, if you want to remain neutral here, you can share more than one platform.):
Games you're playing at the moment (note, share 3 or less games - this is for your Winter profile.)
How many hours do you play a week? (note, Depending on your answer we can share your frequency of play.)
What kind of player attributes do you have?	• Hypercompetitive (Very skilled and competitive) • Competitive (Targets every objective/serious player) • Professional Gamer (Sponsored to play games) • Mature (Patient/level minded in VOIP and chat) • Achievement Hunter (Focuses on achievements) • Trophy Hunter (Focuses on unlocking trophies) • Socialite (Likes to Chat while playing games) • Collectors (Collects retail games) • Co-Op fan (Enjoys co-operative play) • Completionist (Finishes the games) • Perfectionist (Finishes game + 100% achievements) • Shooters (Plays games of this genre) • Strategists (Plays this genre or tactical play) • RPGr (Plays RPGS passionately) • Storyteller (Fans of the game storylines) • Traditional (old school/Conservative game choices) • Rush player (Most common with MMO's FPS's and ARPG) • Quirky (Likes strange/unique games) • Soloist (Play alone) • Simulator (Someone who enjoys the genre) • Follower (Doesn't mind taking orders in-game) • Leader (Issues orders in-game) • Explorer (Likes to explore in-game) • Survivalists (Plays horror or zombie games) • Team Player (Puts In-game teamwork above all else) • Sage (Teaches critical skills to a "padawan") • Glitcher (Sole purpose is to find an exploit) • Speedrunner (Completes goals in the shortest time) • Wild Card (Jack of all trades) • Ghost (Rarely chats but completes objectives)
What kind of gamer do you want to play, based on the attributes we've listed?	• Same as all of my attributes • Hypercompetitive (Very skilled and competitive) • Competitive (Targets every objective/serious player) • Professional Gamer (Sponsored to play games) • Mature (Patient/level minded in VOIP and chat) • Achievement Hunter (Focuses on achievements) • Trophy Hunter (Focuses on unlocking trophies) • Socialite (Likes to Chat while playing games) • Collectors (Collects retail games) • Co-Op fan (Enjoys co-operative play) • Completionist (Finishes the games) • Perfectionist (Finishes game + 100% achievements) • Shooters (Plays games of this genre) • Strategists (Plays this genre or tactical play) • RPGr (Plays RPGS passionately) • Storyteller (Fans of the game storylines) • Traditional (old school/Conservative game choices) • Rush player (Most common with MMO's FPS's and ARPG) • Quirky (Likes strange/unique games) • Soloist (Play alone) • Simulator (Someone who enjoys the genre) • Follower (Doesn't mind taking orders in-game) • Leader (Issues orders in-game) • Explorer (Likes to explore in-game) • Survivalists (Plays horror or zombie games) • Team Player (Puts In-game teamwork above all else) • Sage (Teaches critical skills to a "padawan") • Glitcher (Sole purpose is to find an exploit) • Speedrunner (Completes goals in the shortest time) • Wild Card (Jack of all trades) • Ghost (Rarely chats but completes objectives)
About me (note, We'd love to know about you in your own words - 100 words or less.)
Are you a game collector (retail games)? (note, Share your honest answer for the interview question. If you tend to share photos of your game collections, you may want to consider listing it as a player attribute, we call collectionist!)
How current do you keep with the games? (note, This is mainly to determine if you're intro retro games, there's plenty of people who stick with the older games, and they'd love to meet someone else that does. But, if you keep with current games, there's also plenty of gamers like you!)
Are you an achievement or trophy hunter? (note, Share your honest answer for the interview portion of the profile. If so, you may want to consider the trophy hunter or achievement hunter player attribute.)
If you said yes to the last question, is there a particular achievement or trophy you’re trying to unlock? (note, We ask this question to help you find players that may be able to help out this winter!)
Are you a completionist? (note, Answer honestly, but we ask this question to determine another player attribute, if you finish the single player version of the game, you'd fall under this category.)
Do you jump right into the Multiplayer version of a game? (note, Answer honestly, but if you do jump right over to multiplayer, we consider it as a player attribute!)
How long have you been gaming? (note, This doesn't have to be how many years, it could be a list of games you started with. If you already explained this under about me, you can skip.)
Livestream: (note, Do you livestream your gameplay on Twitch or other sites? We're building a Live gameplay section in our feature so we'd love to have you featured there! Share the urls. Dont forget, some games now have easier ways to livestream based on built in game tools! For instance, if you're playing BlackOps 2, share your Youtube.com page with us.)
Homepage (note, If you have a blog offsite, or another site you want people to check out, share the url here.).
Twitter or other social network site: (note, If you have a public Facebook group, fan page, or Twitter account, feel free to share it with us.).
Team: (clan/guild/group) (note, this field is mainly here for those who want to stand proud or if they’d like to recruit other players, so we’d hyperlink it. You can also list your Steam community or Union, or other relevant groups you want to mention.).

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