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Subject: Today's "hardcore" gamers make me laugh.

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.

So many people are quick to trash "casual" gamers who don't play [insert game franchise here] as somehow not being dedicated enough to gaming to be allowed to claim the "gamer" title. But that's a load of bollocks, really, isn't it?

I mean, I'm pretty old by the standards of people who enjoy video games enough to post on forums about them. Every day, I talk to dozens of people who never played a 90s Cliffy B-era Epic Megagames PC platformer. I bet only a handful of people on this site have even heard of Jill of the Jungle or Xargon or Jazz Jackrabbit, let alone played them through. But they call themselves "hardcore" gamers because they've played all of the however many CoD titles there are, which are so mainstream that it's laughable.

"Hardcore" is such an arbitrary standard. In my mind, if you want to play mainstream shooters and claim that you're a real gamer, you don't really have a leg to stand on when bashing people who enjoy Wii games or handhelds - or hell, even phone games, for that matter. If you weren't around for when gaming as we know it today was actually starting up, maybe you shouldn't be so quick to throw stones. Maybe we should all stop trying to judge who deserves to be called a real gamer and who doesn't and just enjoy our hobbies, right?

  • 01.07.2013 5:37 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

I enjoy Wii games and handhelds

  • 01.07.2013 5:38 PM PDT

I like to play Reach for fun. I hate MLG, campers, armor lock, and team killers because they ruin that fun. Deal with it.

I find it hard to care whether a player is hardcore or casual because... it's a damn video game.

  • 01.07.2013 5:38 PM PDT

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

Posted by: jaythenerdkid
Maybe we should all stop trying to judge who deserves to be called a real gamer and who doesn't and just enjoy our hobbies, right?
Haha!

  • 01.07.2013 5:39 PM PDT

I like to have fun but a little competition doesn't hurt.

  • 01.07.2013 5:39 PM PDT
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OP I noticed you're trying to take away fun from the internet.

  • 01.07.2013 5:39 PM PDT

Hardcore gamer just means that you play, with your eyes 10 centimetres closer to the TV.

  • 01.07.2013 5:40 PM PDT

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I've always been a social gamer at heart. more or less.

  • 01.07.2013 5:40 PM PDT

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Posted by: jaythenerdkid
I mean, I'm pretty old by the standards of people who enjoy video games enough to post on forums about them.
Are you?

OT: That's just how some people are.

  • 01.07.2013 5:41 PM PDT

The shadow on the wall.

Silent

A person who plays game's is a gamer.

A person who play's to win most of the time is theoretically a hardcore gamer.

Believe it or not, those of us who play to win aren't all -blam!-s, and attack others all the time.

You are correct, I never played either of those games you mentioned, but that doesn't make me any less of a person. I also enjoy playing wii, and other systems.

Also, just because I wasn't around for the start of gaming doesn't make my opinion less valid.

  • 01.07.2013 5:41 PM PDT

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Posted by: Maximus Decimus
Agreed. All the changes are good and add variety. Do we really want another Halo 3? Just running around with one gun and no armor abilities? It's good that 343 wants to try something new. Do we really want the same thing for three more games?

You're one of those people that misinterprets arguments between two groups of people and labels one as "hardcore", a word which I'm sure you made up or took from one person who decided to call themselves that.

No one dislikes "casuals" for not playing a certain game franchise or being serious enough to be considered a "hardcore" gamer. Stop being stupid.

  • 01.07.2013 5:41 PM PDT
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I can see this is going to turn into a -blam!- storm, but me thinks Op wants it to.

  • 01.07.2013 5:41 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

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  • 01.07.2013 5:42 PM PDT

Life will always find a new way to ruin everything you know, enjoy the moments of peace to their fullest and prepare yourself for the lemons that are heading your way and you might just make it.


Remember Elk

filthy casual stay away from me!

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  • 01.07.2013 5:42 PM PDT

Damn, dirty casuals.

  • 01.07.2013 5:45 PM PDT

Saying you're a "hardcore" gamer because you play a lot of games is like saying you're a "hardcore" listener because you listen to a lot music. It's a bit ridiculous.

The only people I would categorize as "hardcore" gamers are game developers, who not only play games but also spend hours developing and testing games.

  • 01.07.2013 5:46 PM PDT

A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal.

And from FOX, two phantoms were born.

What do you call someone who has been a gaming fan most of their life, has collectibles, action figueres, and merchandise, but never plays competitively?

  • 01.07.2013 5:47 PM PDT

"There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR!"

Its all about how people get their fun.

  • 01.07.2013 5:47 PM PDT
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"Hardcore" is relative. Hardcore has as much to do with attitude as it does with the chosen game. That being said, can't say I've ever heard of anyone calling CoD hardcore, or really seeing it outside of competitive events/games like MLG, where it is appropriate.

  • 01.07.2013 5:48 PM PDT


Posted by: Kai Hiwatari
What do you call someone who has been a gaming fan most of their life, has collectibles, action figueres, and merchandise, but never plays competitively?


A filthy casual?

  • 01.07.2013 5:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: Kai Hiwatari
What do you call someone who has been a gaming fan most of their life, has collectibles, action figueres, and merchandise, but never plays competitively?
People have the right to enjoy their hobbies however they like as long as they aren't hurting anyone, that's my point. I've always wanted to get into collecting, I think it'd be fun. Seems expensive, though. :P

  • 01.07.2013 5:49 PM PDT

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

Posted by: Lies
"Hardcore" is relative.
Only people who don't want to be casuals and aren't hardcore enough say this.

Assume who you are, deal with it, casual.

  • 01.07.2013 5:49 PM PDT

The only reason I hate people who lollygag while playing is because many games created now are catered toward those people (who are unfortunately the masses). It makes sense, because that is where the most revenue will be made, but I (and every other true-gamer) want a fun and competitive game that can hold our interest.

  • 01.07.2013 5:50 PM PDT

Dear tomorrow, Find some sensibility, Respond to emotion.
Dear Politician, Define sagacity,
All chances of survival are beginning to diminish.
Comedy is no excuse for our own blasphemies.
Mass media, Mass pessimism, Mass Denial.
My television tells me to panic, but I don't think I'll listen.
The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.


Posted by: ODSTworrior94
I find it hard to care whether a player is hardcore or casual because... it's a damn video game.


Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter.

  • 01.07.2013 5:51 PM PDT

I am Brosidon, King of the Brocean

I find that people's definitions of hardcore and casual gamers vary significantly. Some consider hardcore gamers to invest loads of time into a games mechanics, while casuals don't. Some consider hardcores to play for competition, while casuals play for fun. Me? I consider hardcores to really appreciate the little nuances of a game, regardless of skill level, while casuals want cheap thrills and the equivalent of a Michael Bay movie.

That being said, you're attention whoring, Jay.

  • 01.07.2013 5:51 PM PDT