What type of gamer are you? One who follows the rules, one who is an unpredictable wild card, or something else?
Destructoid's The Silent Protagonist discusses being the "wild card" whenever he plays games, and why he is drawn to such characters.

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Some people need to live with structure and reliability. They need a constant, they want to be on the same page as everyone else. I've just never been one of those people. Its not that I don't appreciate structure and can't be reliable -- because I can adhere to structure and can be reliable.

I just don't find it fun.

I don't like the "safety net" mentality. I like to turn the tables, I want to take people out of their game and challenge them to think less conventionally. It is because of this in my personal life and in gaming that I've come to realize I'm a wild card.

It should come as no surprise, then, that my favorite Final Fantasy hero is Setzer Gabbiani and my favorite FF villain is Kefka Palazzo. As I revisit Final Fantasy VI this month, it has served as a reminder that in my teens it was this particular game that helped me identify my persona and gave it a name -- The Wild Card.

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