My first poll, old topic revisited.

[SHMUPGurus]

SmokedHostage said:

SHMUPGurus said:
I believe I'm a hardcore gamer, and according to your list, I do everything a real gamer does as well.

Very wrong word to use here. Define hardcore?

I think of everything gaming media makes hardcore gamers out to be.

Well, they're a bunch of liars in that case. They're fake hardcore gamers IMO because I'm the living proof I don't do any of this stuff you listed.

Then again, to me, a hardcore gamer takes gaming wayyy more seriously than normal, or casual, people. Hardcore gamers like to discuss about anything gaming (the key word here is complaining about stuff, not just graphics, but gameplay mostly). A normal gamer will just play a game and once he's done with it, that's it, no more discussion about it.