Hardcore opinions are irrelevant. They are only interested in content only THEY can access - meaning, they don't want content that even casuals can get to. A friend of mine pointed this out to me, and I think it's an absurd, self-centered mentality.

This is why I don't hang out with most hardcore players - they rub me the wrong way.

That said, hardcore players are good for in-depth criticisms of game mechanics and the like, but when it comes to items, monsters, and other worldly mechanisms that we can tangibly interact with, they start getting greedy and don't think about the position other players are dealing with in relation to them.

AKA: If you can't empathize, your opinion is worth as much as a chocobo's dropping.