Quote Originally Posted by Symbiant View Post
So let us stop this bs about casual = lack of skill and hardcore = skill.
I'd have to argue that the most common definition wouldn't apply to time spent in game, but rather would apply to attitude of the gamer.

Casual = Doesn't take the game seriously, lax attitude, will watch TV in coil, etc.

Hardcore = Is very serious about one aspect of the game or another and has laser focus while partaking in that portion of the game.

i.e. a Hardcore crafter might research the nuances of getting the optimal gearset and crafting rotation to do the 4 star synths, while the same person might be a casual raider, who is just now starting on BCoB

Alternatively, someone could be a hardcore raider who spent 100 hours spritibonding to pay a hardcore crafter to make them crafted armor for FCoB to clear it really really fast. While they have a level 50 BSM because they think the gearset looks cool, and no other crafters to level 15, making them a casual crafter.

If I talk to someone who says, "Yeah dude, I took 2 days off work after patch so that my coil group and I could try to get server first." I would say, "Wow you are hard-core!."

If I talk to someone who says, "Yeah dude, I play like 7 hours a day but mostly just putz around looking at landscapes, not really accomplishing anything." I would say, "Oh, so you are pretty casual?"