Hardcore... How would you define it?

[ApolloGenX]

Hard Core Player - A Player driven by the need to have the best gear, the best abilities, and the most progression accomplished as quickly as possible. This player will do whatever it takes and spend as much time as needed to accomplish these goals. This player is well versed in his/her class, and is driven to seek out like-talented/abled players to accomplish this goal.

Compulsive Player- A Player who might not be skilled, but is addicted to playing the game. This player may or may not have accomplishments, due to the sheer volume of time spent in game. This player will usually have time sink related accomplishments, but may not be part of a skilled group or have completed high end content that requires skill. This player will try to claim to be hardcore to justify the compulsive nature of playing- some compulsive players do qualify as hard-core, but just being compulsive does not make you hard core.

-Since casual was not mentioned in the title, I did not give what I consider the definition to be.