About this episode

The episode explores the psychology behind the tank, healer, and DPS roles in MMORPGs and their impact on gameplay.

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt weirdly proud of being the one who saves a wipe, or secretly stressed that everyone’s counting on you, you already understand the psychology behind the tank, healer, and DPS trinity. Tonight Doritos and I go deep on the “holy trinity” of MMORPG roles and why it instantly makes raids, dungeons, and even some shooter-style games make sense. We pull examples from Star Wars: The Old Republic and Final Fantasy XIV, from daily login hooks and guild camaraderie t...

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Kaufmann Ph.D.

Guest: Doritos

Topics covered

• MMORPG roles
• tank
• healer
• DPS
• game psychology
• raids
• dungeons

Keywords

• MMORPG
• game roles
• psychology
• raids
• dungeons
• Star Wars
• Final Fantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy XIV

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