What is Midcore? Why does it matter?

[R041]

Your definition of midcore sounds like casual content to me.


Midcore is ex and early savage. Always has been. The only difference is how long it takes to clear for your group.

I think you're using XIV terms to determine what Midcore means, when I'm presenting it as a form of genre content.

It could be Casual, and that's the frustrating part - Because then we have to admit that XIV lacks engaging Casual gameplay. But we know Casual is also a spectrum of wants, so I'm presenting it as a more engaging tier within Casual.

Why is social a requirement for what makes something 'mid-core'? Or are you simply using mid-core to mean "The type of content I'm looking for"?

Also, imo, a lot of those requirements are subjective. A quick round of unranked League of Legends might be super casual for ranked players, but for those that don't play ranked, it's a fairly intense experience (just see how many people rage over unranked games).

They are subjective, that's why I said they were my rules. I'd say a quick match of Ranked anything is a form of Midcore content, as long as you're not too serious about that rank. You might have a goal to hit, but it's not like anyone is relying on you to get somewhere.

Also yeah, I'm using it as my own form of measurement. I refuse to call myself casual, and know there's a spectrum between the 2. There's no hard bar, which is why I think you can pull some of them and call it Midcore. But it's not about Midcore, it's about Mid-Something. So we either lack Casual Content, or we lack Mid-Something. I also refuse to combine MSQ content with engaging gameplay. So is that less than Casual?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I think you're using XIV terms to determine what Midcore means, when I'm presenting it as a form of genre content.

It could be Casual, and that's the frustrating part - Because then we have to admit that XIV lacks engaging Casual gameplay. But we know Casual is also a spectrum of wants, so I'm presenting it as a more engaging tier within Casual.

That doesn't make any sense. The only differentiation of casual, midcore, and hardcore is time spent.



Casual content is meant to jump in and out of with convenience. Midcore is for those who have more time to dedicate. Hardcore just means you focus all of your time into it.



Hence casual raiding - maybe 2 nights a week for a lockout. Midcore - multiple nights a week for multiple hours. Hardcore - going every night until clears happen.



What you are asking for is harder content for a casual playstyle.

[R041]

What you are asking for is harder content for a casual playstyle.

Yep - I just know we lack what we lack.

You can call it Hard-Casual, doesn't detract from our needs in an MMO with a Subscription that only has hyper-casual, or forced commitment.

I'd also have to argue that if you have a dedicated group to 'Casual Raiding' - You're probably out of touch with these needs.