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Posted by: Mysten
You're deluded if you actually believe that.

COD isn't some difficult game with a large skill gap. It was designed so that anybody can do well.

  • 11.29.2012 12:28 PM PDT
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because developers start straying away from what makes their games unique in order to please the casual audience.

Look at gears of war, a series that used to took skill before they started catering to casuals in the third installment. it took two weapons(intended for beginners, but later abused by people who weren't new to the game) to ruin the game for many fans. they added many other things to make multiplayer "easier".

  • 11.29.2012 12:32 PM PDT

Posted by: Baph117
Some asses just aren't worth the trouble.


Posted by: Player3Th0mas1
I play to win with a maximum of 2,5 hours a day.


You have a lot of free time in your hands.

  • 11.29.2012 12:33 PM PDT

I like shorts. They're comfy and easy to wear.

You're not a casual gamer.

  • 11.29.2012 12:34 PM PDT
Subject: What is a "casual"?

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I fail to understand how being casual is bad.
Casuals play to have fun and don't take losses seriously.
Meanwhile, you have *those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day, take The Game too seriously and rage when they lose, which is hilarious.
The Flood seems to hate both(and everything) either way. Saying that those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day have no life and calling the casuals filthy casuals.

*Notice how I said those. Not all of them are like this.

  • 11.29.2012 12:34 PM PDT


Posted by: iRuN KFC
If you play video games at home as a form of entertainment then you're a casual.
this. But the term casual is overused and too generalized. I think what most people meant to say is "mainstream"

  • 11.29.2012 12:36 PM PDT
Subject: I am a casual... SO WHAT??

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -Johnny Cash

Being a casual is seen as a bad thing because casuals usually aren't that good at playing video games since they play for fun. It's sort of stupid considering that you can be good at a video game when you play to have fun, but that's how casuals are viewed nonetheless.

  • 11.29.2012 12:39 PM PDT


Posted by: IVI1CR0S0F7
I fail to understand how being casual is bad.
Casuals play to have fun and don't take losses seriously.
Meanwhile, you have *those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day, take The Game too seriously and rage when they lose, which is hilarious.
The Flood seems to hate both(and everything) either way. Saying that those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day have no life and calling the casuals filthy casuals.

*Notice how I said those. Not all of them are like this.


Posted by: OMARRCHR
Being a casual is seen as a bad thing because casuals usually aren't that good at playing video games since they play for fun. It's sort of stupid considering that you can be good at a video game when you play to have fun, but that's how casuals are viewed nonetheless.


So you're implying that competitive gamers don't have fun when they play games right? FUN is COMPLETELY universal and not subjective at all to each and every person? That there is only ONE type of fun and if you don't play for this kind of fun you aren't actually playing for fun right?

Ever thought that maybe, just maybe, competitive players have fun by playing......... COMPETITIVELY?!?! And that maybe, JUUUUST maybe what they find to be fun is... DIFFERENT then what other people find to be fun?!?! Shocking, I know.

[Edited on 11.29.2012 12:42 PM PST]

  • 11.29.2012 12:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: TehWarMoose
The reason we have Star Wars Angry Birds.

That is the funniest damn thing i've seen all day!

  • 11.29.2012 12:42 PM PDT

Trying hard or hardly trying?

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Posted by: TehWarMoose
The reason we have Star Wars Angry Birds.

That is the funniest damn thing i've seen all day!

Heh, I chuckled because it is painfully true. Gimmick games with absolutely no depth to entertain the masses, it will be the future we face if we as consumers are not careful, if we as hobbyists are not careful. Future leaps in gaming experiences might be doomed to be dictated by consoles over the cutting edge or even worse, mobile gaming. Shallow gaming driven mainly by profit is the funniest thing I have ever seen.

  • 11.29.2012 12:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: IVI1CR0S0F7
I fail to understand how being casual is bad.
Casuals play to have fun and don't take losses seriously.
Meanwhile, you have *those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day, take The Game too seriously and rage when they lose, which is hilarious.
The Flood seems to hate both(and everything) either way. Saying that those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day have no life and calling the casuals filthy casuals.

*Notice how I said those. Not all of them are like this.


Posted by: OMARRCHR
Being a casual is seen as a bad thing because casuals usually aren't that good at playing video games since they play for fun. It's sort of stupid considering that you can be good at a video game when you play to have fun, but that's how casuals are viewed nonetheless.


So you're implying that competitive gamers don't have fun when they play games right? FUN is COMPLETELY universal and not subjective at all to each and every person? That there is only ONE type of fun and if you don't play for this kind of fun you aren't actually playing for fun right?

Ever thought that maybe, just maybe, competitive players have fun by playing......... COMPETITIVELY?!?! And that maybe, JUUUUST maybe what they find to be fun is... DIFFERENT then what other people find to be fun?!?! Shocking, I know.
I guess you didn't notice my asterisk. I pretty much said not all competitive players devote their daily life to games or go agro on their TV when playing. There are those who play normally.
You might not though seeing as how you aren't exactly calm at the moment.
Maybe it's just the caps lock.

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  • 11.29.2012 12:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: snip3r dud33
Honestly, this is a good cover up for all the idiots who won't know its a cover up .

There was some tryhard group of Forerunners in SWAT yesterday:

"Damnit, I forgot I was supposed to go negative this game; how am I ever going to make friends?"

teabagging, and being general -blam!-s.

People like that are the reason why I find "competitive" players to be a joke.

  • 11.29.2012 12:52 PM PDT
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Im so casual I dont even play MP.

  • 11.29.2012 12:56 PM PDT
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Casuals to me are people who only own like a wii and may play Mario party once a week. Not someone who plays 2-3 hours per day. That would mean to be a competitive player you'd have to play all day, but sorry I do have somewhat of a life.

  • 11.29.2012 12:58 PM PDT


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Posted by: Blacknight159

Posted by: IVI1CR0S0F7
I fail to understand how being casual is bad.
Casuals play to have fun and don't take losses seriously.
Meanwhile, you have *those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day, take The Game too seriously and rage when they lose, which is hilarious.
The Flood seems to hate both(and everything) either way. Saying that those competitive players who put in 5+ hours a day have no life and calling the casuals filthy casuals.

*Notice how I said those. Not all of them are like this.


Posted by: OMARRCHR
Being a casual is seen as a bad thing because casuals usually aren't that good at playing video games since they play for fun. It's sort of stupid considering that you can be good at a video game when you play to have fun, but that's how casuals are viewed nonetheless.


So you're implying that competitive gamers don't have fun when they play games right? FUN is COMPLETELY universal and not subjective at all to each and every person? That there is only ONE type of fun and if you don't play for this kind of fun you aren't actually playing for fun right?

Ever thought that maybe, just maybe, competitive players have fun by playing......... COMPETITIVELY?!?! And that maybe, JUUUUST maybe what they find to be fun is... DIFFERENT then what other people find to be fun?!?! Shocking, I know.
I guess you didn't notice my asterisk. I pretty much said not all competitive players devote their daily life to games or go agro on their TV when playing. There are those who play normally.
You might though seeing as how you aren't exactly calm at the moment.
Maybe it's just the caps lock.


I'm not angry, I use the caps lock for emphasis.

At any rate, what I'm disputing is not their habits, but whether competitive players have fun or not while playing video games. The undeniable truth is: they do. Yes, even the people who rage. Video games are a form of entertainment. That's what they're designed for and are primarily used for. The average gamer plays video games to be entertained (I'm talking about people who play games for themselves, not game reviewers, not game commentators, and not gold farmers).

The truth is, fun is subjective. It's not universal. What you might find fun I might not find fun. Competitive players do have fun, but in a different way than you do. They might gain enjoyment by scoring high in a competitive FPS or having the highest highscore among others. They may find difficulty and challenge and competition to be fun and interesting. All the raging and yelling and whatnot that some experience is just what happens in their pursuit of reaching their end goal which most of their fun, enjoyment, and satisfaction is derived from.

  • 11.29.2012 1:00 PM PDT

I'm starting to get the feeling that half of you self proclaimed "casuals" aren't really all that casual if you are posting on a videogame forum. There's nothing wrong with calling yourself a comepetitive gamer, if you want to try your best, and you want to improve your skills, by definition you are a competitive gamer. You don't have to be rude, you don't have to be an asshat, you don't have to be obsessed with stats, you just want to put your best foot forward and walk down the path towards mastery at your own pace.

  • 11.29.2012 1:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
I'm starting to get the feeling that half of you self proclaimed "casuals" aren't really all that casual if you are posting on a videogame forum. There's nothing wrong with calling yourself a comepetitive gamer, if you want to try your best, and you want to improve your skills, by definition you are a competitive gamer. You don't have to be rude, you don't have to be an asshat, you don't have to be obsessed with stats, you just want to put your best foot forward and walk down the path towards mastery at your own pace.

That makes a great deal of sense, take notes people.

  • 11.29.2012 1:02 PM PDT
Subject: What is a "casual"?

Comual, caspetitive, comsutive, caspetual

  • 11.29.2012 1:03 PM PDT
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Without The Flood, I wouldn't know what an opinion is.

People don't seem to get it yet. "Casual" is a horrible word to describe anyone's gaming habits.

Look at the entirety of these threads. Most of them are spent disputing over what qualifies a "casual" gamer. If anyone hasn't noticed, nobody can really agree.

  • 11.29.2012 1:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: Blacknight159
I'm not angry, I use the caps lock for emphasis.

At any rate, what I'm disputing is not their habits, but whether competitive players have fun or not while playing video games. The undeniable truth is: they do. Yes, even the people who rage. Video games are a form of entertainment. That's what they're designed for and are primarily used for. The average gamer plays video games to be entertained (I'm talking about people who play games for themselves, not game reviewers, not game commentators, and not gold farmers).

The truth is, fun is subjective. It's not universal. What you might find fun I might not find fun. Competitive players do have fun, but in a different way than you do. They might gain enjoyment by scoring high in a competitive FPS or having the highest highscore among others. They may find difficulty and challenge and competition to be fun and interesting. All the raging and yelling and whatnot that some experience is just what happens in their pursuit of reaching their end goal which most of their fun, enjoyment, and satisfaction is derived from.
It might be too late to respond, but whatever.
I agree with what you said, but know that I don't see anything wrong with being casual or competitive.
I know most of The Flood sees both as horrible pests, I was just wondering why casuals were getting the worst out of it and being labeled as bad players. I've seen many horrible competitive players online...
I'm not sure what I would be labeled as.

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