How much do core gamers differ in thinking from casual gamers?

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PakChiuCheng said:
Hardcore Gamers -> Willing to embrace challenges in games, learn and get better.


Casuals -> Expect easy mode games. Get frustrated when they lose in a game and rage. Prefer to button mash than learn to play a game properly and enjoy all its features.

When they see someone good in games they'll call them out, saying they have no life. And they'll talk about some imaginary girl that they shagged and laugh at that "hardcore" nerd for wasting all his life on playing games.

Doesn't want to waste time on playing games anymore but spams all his friends on facebook with all his The Sims/Farmeville invites.

I actually don't find this to be the case at all.  When a "casual gamer" that plays the Sims and Farmville sees how much that I excel at certain games, they don't say that I'm wasting my life on games.  They are just thoroughly impressed at my incredible game playing skills.