What is casual / hardcore player?

[TheFatHousecat]

Obv. what is hardcore/casual is objective. A typical depiction is that hardcore players are elitist jerks with no lives who ruin the game with aggressive competition, while casuals are people with jobs who play the game at their own pace and expect things to be handed to them. But that's sort of biased, isn't it? :L

I feel like the best description would be:

Hardcore = players who have the skills to understand the mechanics of and defeat high-level bosses before the majority of the player base. Like Rentahamster said, this can also sometimes mean that these players simply have more playtime than others. While this is somewhat true, I also feel that there are usually enough people per sever who can dedicate large enough amounts of playtime that you'd be able to differentiate between those who play a lot and get things done, and those who play a lot and don't. There are some stellar players who have full-time jobs and families, but are able to complete endgame content before the majority of the server because of these skills.

Being hardcore also means being quick on the uptake of new ideas and strategies, understanding your role within a battle, understanding your job well enough to min/max your character in stats/gear/etc, as well as having the ability to work well with your guild-mates and take constructive criticism where needed.

Casual = This can describe people who simply have so much on their plates, be it work/family/etc, that they're unable to play the game as much as others; putting them at a disadvantage when it comes to job level and gear sets.

'Casual' can also describe players who just aren't concerned with being the best DPS/Tank/Healer/etc. that they can be, and completing endgame content before everyone else. These people play the game at their own pace, and don't feel the need to necessarily excel at playing the game as long as they're having fun.

Then again, a 'casual' can also mean that the player is simply not skilled or fast enough to compete with other, hardcore players. They might not be able to pick up on new strategies as quickly, or might not understand new stat/gear builds in order to min/max their characters. Some of these players might just not have enough experience in gaming or MMOs, and with some guidance can improve, while others are, unfortunately, a lost cause.

I hope I didn't offend anyone with this xD

[Shneibel]

Casual: People who play the game for fun
Hardcore: People who ruin the game by constantly complaining

lets not provoke a fight shall we ? dont wanna have the 4th post about this silly thing

Regain hardcore, not all of the hardcore have a lot of free time like ppl say, they have work, life as well, the different between between hardcore and casual are the hardcore will try to get the most of their play time for example max exp/h

Those have a lot of free time and use on grind grind, are consider as mindless grind

[Lucifer]

Training in martial arts is considered hardcore because you need to train constantly in order to reap the rewards.
I guess martial artists have no life and no girlfriends.

[Sephrick]

We here talk abt casual hardcore player, what is definition for both and what is the content they seeking?

Casual : Easy + Fast Content? (Hard + Fast content?)
Hardcore : Hard + Slow content?

Casuals are aware that just because something takes a long time, that doesn't make it challenging or fun. Hardcores are convinced that the more time they have to spend doing nothing but still in game, that they're experiencing "real content."

[AdvancedWind]

inb4

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[AdaraaKatsumi]

Please enlighten me.

Someone elses hand of the female gender. /console

[Ilean]

hardcore = person with a a lot of freetime
casual = someone with a life/girlfriend/job etc

Casual players probably want content they can make progress in with the limited time they have to play.

Just to add:
Hardcore players want to lock out others from content and rewards so they feel they are better than others, and their sad little lives feel less empty.



Unlike gaming in general, a hardcore MMO player is nothing but a guy who has a ton of free time. Skill has no part in it.

[TheFatHousecat]

Man, you guys have some serious chips embedded deep within your shoulders :I

[weeble]

Casuals are aware that just because something takes a long time, that doesn't make it challenging or fun. Hardcores are convinced that the more time they have to spend doing nothing but still in game, that they're experiencing "real content."

lol what you define as hardcore sounds like casual as well, i mean is real content using the game as a aol chat room? no it's playing and always having something to kill even if it's grindy. people play mmo's for different reasons and enjoy different types of styles of gameplay. it's just preferences and ..again time ..

you can have lots of time to play or be very skllled, but you can't suck and have no time to invest. that is for endgame. but reality is the grind/journey though don't take a brainsurgen is a very important part of all of it. you should have time for both if you chose to play mmo's. if they keep changing this mechanic then they are no longer mmo's.

[Lucifer]

Casuals believe they are playing an RPG.