The definition of hardcore has certainly changed over the years, and not for the better imo. Back when I played D2 and RO, only by playing 5 hours or more daily would one be considered hardcore and to be truly hardcore more than 10 hours daily. Heck back then forming parties and farming consumables would take an hour at least before the actual raid started. Nowadays it seems playing more than 10 hours a week makes you hardcore.

I just don't get it. 24 hours a day now is the same as it was was back then. Has people's time somehow become more precious that it is somehow unfathomable to spend more than couple of hours a day gaming? Or is it the general stigma that gaming is bad and that there are other more productive things to do with your time. I feel it has a little to do with both.