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Hi all I recently did my MBTI personality test and then did the first thing that came to mind and googled MBTI and 40k. I found an interesting thread about what personality traits do people have and what 40k army they mainly use. Unfortunately it was over 3 months old and when I tried to post it was locked due to Necromancy(My bad). So I'm creating this new thread to reask the same question with a poll to get some #'s of how many of each MBTI personality that frequents these fourms.

So list your main army and vote your MBTI personality and lets get some #'s and you can also post what attracts you to your "main" army.

Here is a link to the personality test if anyone is intrested in taking it.
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test


and here is the link to the old thread.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/577117.page



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I'll start things off I'm ENFP Campaigner
My main army is Tyranids. I started 40k many years ago back in 2nd ED. I've gotten in and out several times and owned just about every army you can have and eventually settled back on Tyranids. I love the models, the swarmieness, the mods, and interesting tactical options that Tyranids bring to the table. Also they are just cool and are gonna eat everyone :-)

It depends on the test, and it's always either INTP or ISTP.

Necrons all the way followed by Space Marines.

INTP-A, and I play Grey Knights, Imperial Knights, Marines, Sisters, and Tau.

Good luck figuring that out.

SJ

INFP, Space Marines.

I picked them when I was 14 and I've just stuck with them ever since. I've occasionally flirted with the idea of going Eldar, Dark Eldar, Tau... just about any other army, but I've never gone further than buying a model or two. I love the versatility of the SM kit. They have few totally worthless units and it is difficult to make a list that isn't competitive enough for friendly matches at the FLGS.

INFP, and I primarily play Ultramarines Space Marines.

They've been my main army since I started, and although I've since branched out to IG, a second SM force (Deathwatch) 30k Ultras, and some rapid assault Tau in the pipeline, my Ultramarines remain my primary.

INTP, Guard.

Introverted
iNtuitive
Thinking
Perceiving

Introverted/Extroverted: I don't think these play into what army you enjoy, so I'm going to ignore them.

Intuitive:
(from http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/sensing-or-intuition.htm)
"I like to see the big picture, then to find out the facts."
"I trust impressions, symbols, and metaphors more than what I actually experienced"

For the first above (big picture):
I like Guard because I have have a massive foot slogging army, or massed amounts of tanks, or a mix. I think I start out building every list with an image of what my army will look like, and then I drill down into the details to make it happen. I get a feeling what type of battle I'd want ("I think just vehicles sounds fun!" or "I just want special weapons all day erry day") and then I go about actually making that a reality on the tabletop.

For the second above (impressions over reality):
I tend to look back on battles as all the cool things that happened, and even if something was a failure, if they died heroically, then I'd probably take the same failure unit again. My impression was that it was fun, so I "won", even if I lost the battle.

Thinking:
"I can be seen as too task-oriented, uncaring, or indifferent."
"I make decisions with my head and want to be fair."

For the first (uncaring/indifferent):
I really don't care if my unit of carefully painted troops dies first turn. Guard stuff is pretty weak, and it's supposed to die.

For the second (fairness):
I enjoy making "fluffy" lists, and feel bad when taking anything that can be remotely considered "cheese". The Guard are not considered a cheesey army by any standard.

Perceiving:
"I like to stay open to respond to whatever happens."
"I like to approach work as play or mix work and play."

For the first (stay open):
I like that I can make a semi-competent list for any situation. I don't feel like Guard specialize in one area over another.

For the second (work and play):
I think the Guard have some cool vehicles, and with how many troops and vehicles you can take in a list, every battle can be different, so I enjoy playing around with new combinations.

INTJ. Tau, and AdMech.

I did that test some years ago, for a job I was applying for. Can't remember what score I got - I never bothered to remember it, as the 'test' is a load of bollocks.

Amazes me that it's still used.

Too bad that test is complete nonsense with no scientific value. The same person can take it four times and get four entirely different results. It really is the predecessor of those quizzes people used to fill out on livejournal. "Which 19th century monarch are you?" "Which Scooby Doo character are you?" "Which member of KISS are you?" "Which Robocop movie are you?" and so on ad nauseum.

Word of advice: If you're applying for a job and they make you take that test, you are applying to work for idiots who probably won't pay you. Just walk away.

ESTJ - Necrons

Note that as others have mentioned - the Meiers-Briggs test is pretty outdated.

I'm surprised at the large number of INTJs answering on the poll. It's supposed to be a rare personality type.

At any rate INTJ here; Crimson Fists and Thousand Sons.

Logician, INTP-A.

While my result do seem to be spot-on, the whole test doesn't at all seem to correlate to my reasons for my army use.

I'm surprised I don't play Orks, as they're my favourite in DoW, but the techy appeal of AdMech touches on my science fetish.


To be more specific about what I do use:
Go big, or go home Mélee centricity, using tough, in-expendable units that absolutely pull their weight.

Not sure that's so akin to a personality type that's suppose to think things through methodically.
I just really like brute force and robots.


- Bonus point -
I'm absolutely dumbfounded that some employers use this test.
Sure, I can see its uses, but surely the main point of the interview is to gauge how someone is? All the ones I've been to have resulted in a spot-on first impression of what I'm like. Frankly, I think my test result would actually give the wrong idea.

ISTP Virtuso
Chaos Marines, AdMech/Skiitari and Space Marines.

It somewhat is right on some parts and on others totally not.

CONSUL (ESFJ-A)

I collect Ultramarines, Tyranids and Sons of Horus.

ISTP Chaos Marines, Word Bearers to be precise, mostly because of the lore and colour scheme.

Used to collect Ultramarines and Necrons.

Didn't take the test not sure what it's all about but it seems pretty dumb.
Can we try and correlate this with star signs and dietary habits too.
I'm an omnivorous Gemini- I collect Tyranids and Imperial Guard as my largest armies.

I usually get INTJ, although since becoming a father INTP has been the result more often.

I play Dark Eldar primarily.

Not sure what kind of conclusion we could draw from that.

INFP. I play Space Marines or Chaos Space Marines. Not sure what that says

I scored an ENFP (on these tests I always pop up either ENFP or ENFJ). I play Dark Angels primarily.

INTJ-t here

my main army is Tau

INTJ Imperial Guard

INFP-T...

Imperial Fists and Necrons. What that means...I have no idea...

Intp-t

Tau

Ah the Myers-Briggs. Baby's first psychology. I really wish the internet didn't have such an obsession with it, it has very little value.

Honestly I'm not so worried about the value as its an interesting conversation starter. Whether it's valid or not makes no difference since considering all the interesting responses I've already succeeded. Now if someone who actually was interested in the data chimed in that might be even more fun

The high occurence of INT results is due mostly to hobbiests being introverted yet social creative problem solvers. Pre-Video gaming has been a closet niche for decades, that only really want mainstream when trading card games became a fad. These days being nerdy is cool, so playing thd needy games is the in thing at the moment, hince the rise of e-sports.

SJ

Timeshadow wrote:
Now if someone who actually was interested in the data chimed in that might be even more fun

No one is interested in faulty data.

 Griddlelol wrote:

Timeshadow wrote:
Now if someone who actually was interested in the data chimed in that might be even more fun

No one is interested in faulty data.

Well there must be some interest as many people have taken the test and posted here.
I would even say you are interested even if it's just to say that you are not interested.

ENTP or ENTJ - usually flips

Tau, Necrons, Admech

Future Armies
White Scars, Eldar

I got ENFJ-A, the protagonist.
I play Chaos/mono Nurgle, so I guess I'm a worthy champion that believes in his followers.
I also favor Nurgle because he's the only Chaos god with a sense of humor and cares about his children (in doubtful ways...).
I can't really recall what got me to death Guard/ Nurgle exactly, but over the years there were many little bits in the fluff that I found more and more interesting. The fight of the Death Guard for freedom of any oppression in pre-heresy times for example. Rebellion against that stupid imperium seems legit.