| Intrinsic said: 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. |
While I generally have a similar view to this, it is all semantics in the end. If such people are called, video game enthusiasts, hobyists, simply passionate about video games, or "hardcore gamers", doesn't really matter. For me I just don't like the black and white distinction between the hardcore and casual, as there is no exact distinction and there are many different levels of involvement that a "gamer" could have.
For example if there is a gamer who only plays RPG games, but he spends most of his free time playing such games and is an expert of those games. According to the definition above said person would not be considered a harcore gamer. Again, semantics, but I just don't really like these distinctions of segregating and labeling groups of gamers based on what games they choose to play.
Either way, going back to the OP: the more niche communities you will be in, the less representative of what is generally popular said community will be. I believe this statement sufficiently answers the OP, without the use of terms that could derail the discussion into semantics.
