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Intrinsic on 15 February 2017
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Profrektius said:
Intrinsic said:

Casuals spending more on those yearly titles or the odd GTA game doesn't make them not casuals.

Think  of it this way, casuals are primarily why games like COD sell so much. Gamers like us that you will find on forums is why games like Dark souls, Ni-Oh....etc can evn exist.

So basically, you are saying that we are the superior gamers who can decide what games are and are not considered hardcore, and those who put insane amount of time, dedication, effort into games not from those categories, are casuals?

Edit: ^^^ Not to be taken as something overly serious. This is a matter of semantics after all.

I am saying that you don't have to be superior anything to know which game or even franchise is "hardcore". Its a simple fact, some games are more complicated than others, some are harder than others some are more popular than others....etc.

Anyone that puts an insane amount of time into anything will be good at it. But thats not the issue..... a gamer can be a "hardcore" FIFA/COD or *insert any game or two here* and still be an all round casual gamer. 

I consider hardcore gamers to be gamers that are into at least 80% of the game genres out there and even the niche ones that neevr really make it to the mainstream. And as such are generally more knowledgeable on gaming as a whole than the casuals. I think that distinction is the mot imoortant thing in differentiating hardcore from casuals.

Its like you ask a casual are you into FPS games? And he would likely go yh of course I play halo.... while all the while what you had in your head was Deus Ex or Dishonored.