I'm a mid-core player. I choose to not play end game. (What's the incentive?)

[Stormbad]

I consider myself a casual player (not even midcore) but I have
Beaten T1-13 when relevant.
Beaten A1s and A2s when relevant.
Killed every primal ex when relevant (including Sophia ex)
Every battle job to 50, with 4 capped at 60.
Every crafter to 60 with max stats for the new 4 stars
Every gatherer to 60 with max stats for the new 3 stars
Check out my lodestone for all my minions and mounts (including fenrir)

I hate grinding and I feel like I'm the slow one leveling up or doing special events, for example, I just got the yokai minion mounts and didn't even bother with the weapons.
I still have not got my POTD +30/+30 once yet, with only 3 potsherds.
I just finished my 240 relic only a month ago.
All I have achieved is from simply going at a slow, non-grindy, pace and I usually put in about 4-12 hours of playtime per week.
I choose to to end game because it is fun. Challenging content is fun. Coordinating with other people for a common goal is fun. And I hate grinding.
I think the game is literally designed around a player just like me.

So, not sure about your definition of midcore, or my definition of casual.

I'm not sure what the appeal of grinding a ton to make certain fight easier. And you bring up eve as a challenging grind, I guess paying for a sub over a time period is fun for grinders? For me, nope.

I have known RL people just like the OP, but they don't ever play these types of MMOs. They usually stick to lineage or eve.

[SendohJin]

Killed every primal ex when relevant (including Sophia ex)

So, not sure about your definition of midcore, or my definition of casual.

That one alone says you're definitely not casual.

And he's definitely not midcore, he's just a peculiar kind of casual if he doesn't even attempt Alex Normal. Time spent can't determine everything.

[Kaurie]

Personally, I do not define casual, midcore or hardcore on skill level, content played or hours played.

I use them to define HOW you enjoy content. That is, all three groups can enter Alex Savage.
A casual player will do it casually, they won't set a schedule, but they'll just play it when they feel like it. They'll set up a PF or queue in to Raid Finder and go nuts whenever they want, with out that much concern for progression.

A midcore player will set up a schedule, but only raid a couple nights a week max. They have a lot of other obligations, or just don't have the interest in making end-game raiding their priority. They won't care if they don't clear for weeks or months. These players take things seriously and ensure everyone has watched a guide and knows their role.

A hardcore player will raid multiple times per week, aims for things like world/server firsts. They have a full set of crafting gear day 1, so they can immediately enter the content. They don't watch the video guides, they make the video guides. These players spend a lot of their time practicing the fights, and spend a lot of time outside of fights planning how to progress further.

Ultimately, I used an example, because making a blanket definition is more difficult. The essence is in how one enjoys content, not how many hours they play, what content they beat, or which content they choose to take part in.



Using this definition, I would say the OP is strictly casual. My raid team is very much midcore.