tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post427883937516127642..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: A New Taxonomy of Gamers: Hardcore? Casual? Hardcasual?Mitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-85254946313847869702010-01-11T14:00:40.242-05:002010-01-11T14:00:40.242-05:00I should say I made the above comment on January 1...I should say I made the above comment on January 11, 2010.<br /><br />January 11, 2010 11:00AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-68776713532935787482010-01-11T13:16:18.591-05:002010-01-11T13:16:18.591-05:00Yeah these are old, but nobody writes about these ...Yeah these are old, but nobody writes about these things often anyways.<br /><br />Anyways, the definition of hardcore vs casual is as follows:<br /><br />Hardcore - Gamers who spend the majority of their time playing games, aka, their number 1 hobby.<br /><br />Casual - People who play video games now and then, but do not prioritize it.<br /><br />All other definitions at this time are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-11189148288607879262008-01-08T07:38:00.000-05:002008-01-08T07:38:00.000-05:00In general, I agree with that: a hardcore gamer is...In general, I agree with that: a hardcore gamer is somebody with a greater intensity of feeling toward games, who devotes more time and attention to them than the average person. The problem I have is that that's external to the actual act of playing the game, and doesn't do much to tell us <EM>why</EM> those people like the games they do.<BR/><BR/>As for your last couple of points, read on! That's what the next part is about.Mitch Krpatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-29475534899222751492008-01-08T02:14:00.000-05:002008-01-08T02:14:00.000-05:00I think that hardcore should apply to gamers that ...I think that hardcore should apply to gamers that place a greater amount of time and concern for video games, in whatever form grabs them the most. It could be ways such as keeping up with gaming news, reading gaming-related blogs, putting hours into being the best possible in a multi-player game, to digging deep to acquire and play hidden gems or obscure games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com