Originally posted by greenreen

I wanted to see the most likely countries to be able to play the game. This looks nicely colored but I think the information they got was more based on research about country wealth comparitive to IQ.

http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=2812

I'm unsure many companies would exclude countries for the reason "you people aren't smart enough".  The PR nightmare that followed could crush a company doing that.

Originally posted by kadepsyson

Originally posted by greenreen

I wanted to see the most likely countries to be able to play the game. This looks nicely colored but I think the information they got was more based on research about country wealth comparitive to IQ.

http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=2812

I'm unsure many companies would exclude countries for the reason "you people aren't smart enough".  The PR nightmare that followed could crush a company doing that.

And why would a company turn away money from anyone? Their CEO would have pretty low IQ to do that.

Originally posted by kadepsyson

Originally posted by greenreen

Originally posted by kadepsyson
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With that alternative way - what happens when several "honors" are in, and then smarter folks join?  By that I mean, are the people on the lower end of the honors cast out? 

Oh I have no clue. I was thinking of the national averages that they set on the tests. You would have to impose some limit I suppose then on what the max population could be to decide if it's time to purge. Many games don't seem to be able to impose this with the amount of players there are today. Then again, maybe the rule of scarcity comes into play and the less people that can play, the more people want to play. It's all untested and just thoughts to us right now. As far as I know there hasn't been a test to join that focused on IQ in any games.

The reason I say no is because I don't want to be stuck around a large number of people with extremely large egos. 

It may provide for a better gaming environment, intelligent conversations and the likes, but it could also provide for a snobby self-centered crowd. 

And like you said,  IQ is no true indicator of intelligence. I may give it a shot, to see what the crowd is like, but truly whether or not I give it a shot depends on the quality of the game. 

EDIT:

Not only that, but it's not hard for someone to open up a Google tab next to their IQ test. Just sayin'. 

Originally posted by Zorgo
I would rather play with an entire server of friendly stupid people over even 1 smart asshole any day of the week. 

I would rather play with an entire server of friendly smart people.  ;)

Originally posted by nariusseldon

Originally posted by kadepsyson

Originally posted by greenreen

I wanted to see the most likely countries to be able to play the game. This looks nicely colored but I think the information they got was more based on research about country wealth comparitive to IQ.

http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=2812

I'm unsure many companies would exclude countries for the reason "you people aren't smart enough".  The PR nightmare that followed could crush a company doing that.

And why would a company turn away money from anyone? Their CEO would have pretty low IQ to do that.

Mmmm doesn't themepark and sandbox already cut off a portion of playerbase? You know this topic well enough, we talk about it often. Not making a game for the themepark fans already says "don't play my game" from game design inception of we want to be sandbox based. Is it low IQ for them to pick those foundations that they know will extract potential players from applying.

i dont think IQ tests are that effective to be a requirement for everthing (some things are OK with it, not all), much less for gaming.

I remember my last year of highschool back in 2003 we had an IQ test before a final National Completion Exam. Everyone passed the IQ and half of them didnt pass the NCE...

I think IQ is not required for things like gaming (unless you are preparing for a chess tournament or something like that). If a video game is complex enough to require thinking, thats why you add tutorials in the beginning of the game.

I would probably try it at least, but honestly I don't think an IQ test would make a difference. The problem is personalities, not brains. Just because someone is trolling doesn't necessarily mean they are stupid, it just means they have a really poor personality. 

If it would be to rid people who gank mindlessly as well, they aren't necessarily stupid either, they probably have poor lives in real life or have some sort of need for a god complex.

It wouldn't change the genre, it would just limit the community more, with the same issues arising.

Originally posted by Rthuth434
sure, as long as it's the real deal and not some fraud "thinking man's game" full of teenagers pretending to be 40 like TSW.

maybe im wrong but IQ doesnt determine ones age or maturity. That reminds me other poster that wrongly assumed taht all F2P players were kids.

Would be a bad idea for American market.

Bazinga! -I'm only half kidding.

I used to think like this when I was younger with a superiority complex. Children should be raised by the state, streamed into castes depending an intelligence and aptitude, and all would believe that their caste is the best and be proud to be part of it.

You'll find as you get older that you get over yourself and realize that you're just another peon. That the world is going to shit and that stupid people breed more than intelligent people.

It's been shown that nearly everyone consideres themselves to have a "higher than average" IQ (although most will also claim to not be geniuses or anything because, you know, they're being realistic).

But yeah, if we're talking actual IQ scores then I'd go for it out of sheer curiosity.  More the only thing most people probably "know" about their IQ is from some online test that wasn't timed and inflates to scores anyway.

Originally posted by asmkm22

It's been shown that nearly everyone consideres themselves to have a "higher than average" IQ (although most will also claim to not be geniuses or anything because, you know, they're being realistic).

But yeah, if we're talking actual IQ scores then I'd go for it out of sheer curiosity.  More the only thing most people probably "know" about their IQ is from some online test that wasn't timed and inflates to scores anyway.

You mean the one that said I was an incredible genius and automatically signed me up for all sorts of extra special offers and coupons to come to my email wasn't a real IQ test?

The grammar used in the thread title is kind of amusing, given the topic at hand.

That said, here you go, sir:

Hardest Riddle on the Internet!!

Originally posted by Quirhid

Would be a bad idea for American market.

Bazinga! -I'm only half kidding.

I sure hope so.

http://statisticbrain.com/countries-with-the-highest-lowest-average-iq/

Originally posted by spankybus

The grammar used in the thread title is kind of amusing, given the topic at hand.

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What's wrong with it grammatically?

Word thinks it's fine.

Is it fragmented some way because there is no ending to participate identifying whether that is the MMO or IQ test?

You use an before words that sound like a vowel, "em" and "eye" match that.

What do you see off?