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Profrektius on 15 February 2017
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bdbdbd said:
Profrektius said:

I feel like those "casual" gamers don't get enough credit in these kind of "hardcore" gaming communities. Even people who play only Fifa can be incredibliy passionate about it. There is an entire meta game aspect to the games, and channels and sites entirely dedicated to in depth strategies. There are many forums just dedicated to those games, where many such people are highly passionate about that one sports game. I know this because I have been a part of that in the past. Again while that might not be the majority of those who play said game, there are so many communities and different levels of involvement, that it is nearly impossible to see the entire picture.

It is easy to say: "Yes, we are the ones passionate about gaming!", without even seeing the whole picture, because it makes us feel special. I also like to think I am somehow superior as a "hardcore gamer" to others, simply because I try to see all viewpoints, and try to repect and love all the games regardless of if they are considered casual or hardcore. However, I also realize that my thinking is restricted to my own viewpoint, and thus I am going to be bias no matter what, and in the end I'll just tell myself whatever makes me feel better in an attempt to satisfy my ego. Alas, that is the human nature I fear.

That's kind of backwards logic. People can be passionate about FIFA, but the general FIFA audience isn't. People can be passionate about COD, but the general COD audience isn't. FIFA sell mainly to sports fans, just like Gran Turismo sold mainly to teenagers that wanted to drive/tune a cool car.

Being passionate and being a hardcore gamer are two different things. I consider myself being passionate about gaming, but really can't consider myself a hardcore gamer, as the hardcore gamer isn't that passionate about gaming, but about the hype that precedes the game release.

As I said there are different levels of involvement in every community. You could say that about every game. Plenty of people play games like Mass Effect but are not passionate about them. Again my point here was that this reasoning of "Fifa/ Call of Duty general audience is not passionate, but we are" comes from a sense of wanting to feel superior, and wanting to satisfy our own egos. That we somehow are better than the general audience of gamers. I would argue that is a somewhat short sighted view, and failing to see outside of our own bubble.

Hardcore gamer is usually associated with simply gaming being their primary hobby, and spending lots of time on it. So I would define hardcore gamer simply as someone that is passionate about games. I fail to see how being hyped for games would make you a hardcore gamer, as most "casual gamers" will be hyped for new Call of Duty/ Battlefield/ Fifa/ Grand Theft Auto, etc. Either way, it's just a discussion about semantics, and I meant people that are passionate about games, so I can avoid using the term "hardcore gamer" if it causes confusion for you.