What is casual / hardcore player?

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My coworkers have been married for 3 years. They play World of Warcraft 14 hours a day 3 days a week. They both work Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday on 8 hour shifts, so on those days they only play about 7 hours. That means they spend a grand total of 70 hours online, gaming together every week.

Yep. It's pretty easy for hardcore gamers to be spoken for. They tend to date and marry other hardcore gamers. Oh yea, I forgot to mention that they met while playing Runescape several years back. So yea, it happens.

And before you start saying there aren't many hardcore female gamers out there, you should probably crawl out from under the rock you live beneath. This is 2011, where 40% of gamers are female. Don't believe me? Look it up. As a female gamer, i would never date a guy who wasn't as into gaming as i am.

Couples who like gaming will game together. Couples who like movies will watch tv together. Couples who like riding bikes will proooobably ride bikes together. It's all about finding a person who is right for you.

I'm not under any rocks. When I started playing FFXI it was with a gf. So I know it's possible to be a hardcore gamer and have a gf. It's also rare. Pointing out two people you know in a rare situation isn't going to convince me most of the guys who spend 10+ hours a day gaming. Female gamers are another story. It's a lot easier for female gamers to hook up with the oppisite sex than it is the other way around. That's an entirely different topic though. Lol i'm living in Japan capital of hardcore gamers where 61% of males between 18-34 a single.

Also touching on something in one of your earlier post I think it's hardcore gamers who look down on casuals. MY "no life" post are all a result of people bashing casuals. I was once someone who spent a lot of time playing games but now I have more stuff to do. The only ting preventing me from being a "hardcore" player is lack of time to play.