I'm Benjamin Fuller, I mainly go by the screen name of Dallenson (Dallen, Dally or Dall) and I decided on a title as "The Niche Gamer" for my attraction toward less-than-mainstream games that are Fun for Some.
Born on September 30th, 1996 (Libra Sapphire), Future living plans are unknown at the moment.
Current games of interest
- American Truck Simulator
- BeamNG.drive in conjunction with testing designs from Automation.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Farming Simulator 22 (I don't know why I'm so addicted to this game)
- Hotdogs Horseshoes And Hand Grenades (All-time favorite VR game)
- Terraria (All-time favorite game of mine)
Tropes Launched:
Examples found with me include:
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Often times, I'll become enthusiastic about certain works for a while before a new one draws my attention, hence the current games of interest above.
- Basement-Dweller: More of a Downplayed version, my parents understand that the idea of moving into my own housing at this current point would overwhelm me and they're willing to accept. That and my bedroom is upstairs so I only dwell in the basement when I'm at my computer.
- Berserk Button: Specific noises drive me up the wall for whatever reason, probably due to my aspergers on the spectrum.
- Technical issues that have little to zero indication as to what's causing it.
- Uncreative ads for mobile games that consist nothing but ten seconds of gameplay, no music and plain text and emojis remarking that "X% of people can't get past Y!!!" or some other permutation.
- Big Eater: A flaw of mine but I'm doing my best to help with that.
- Can't Take Criticism: Downplayed, I understand fair and constructive criticism but not criticism with Ad Hominem personal insults or insults labeled as "criticism".
- Creative Sterility: I've found myself in an uncreative mood as of late, this probably stems from my work-oriented mood of getting things done rather than spending time designing. I am breaking out of this as of late.
- Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: In your standard FPS and vehicular combat game, I am an absolutely dreadful shot against other players, especially with non-Hitscan weapons. In VR, however, the depth-perception and virtual stock in H3VR lets me make accurate shots at long ranges.
- Master of None: I have knowledge and skills in a wide array of subjects but not to a professional extent quite yet except janitorial knowledge and techniques along with an understanding of computer technology.
- Player Tic: I have many of my own, particularly in simulation games which include...
- Pushing in the brake pedal when starting the engine while using a steering wheel controller, it's a good habit to have in Real Life as well, parking brake or no.
- Turning on hazard lights in both the SCS Truck Sim games where applicable such as broken down on the side of the highway or when connecting trailers (as if I had left the cab). Same goes for Farming Simulator 19 if I have to leave a tractor while the engine's running or driving on the road without any beacon lights equipped.
- In the sandbox ranges of Hotdogs Horseshoes And Hand Grenades, I demonstrate a good understanding of Gun Safety such as keeping the safety on and the weapon unchambered until I'm ready to fire and I always make sure the weapon is empty once I'm done, I even dryfire the gun a couple times just to make sure. I also have an aversion to using Unorthodox Reloads, meaning I will always manually close revolver cylinders and break-action weapons.
- A weird habit of imitating First-Person Shooter animations when playing VR games.
- Self-Deprecation: More comedic than anything, I won't hesitate to jab myself when I miss something obvious or do something ridiculous.
Musings on Tropes:
- Stat Stick: I'm not a fan of this all that much unless you're playing as a mage in various games. I prefer to avoid this when making and respecing builds in Torchlight II, mixing in normal attacks with skills unless playing as an Embermage, or using Shootlander and Cannoneer builds.
