The biggest debate these days is casual vs. hardcore. I remember taking a poll in Next Generation magazine (RIP) measuring "hardcoreness". Of course, it was assumed that by simply reading the magazine, you were a gamer. Today, the terms casual gamer and non-gamer are often used with derision and mean multiple things. Below are some of the qualities people seem to use to determine if other people are hardcore or casual.
Informed
- Reads many news and review sites. Has strong opinions backed up with keen observations and statistics. May have a blog and / or be active on forums.
- Professional Game Reviewer (I don't know why. They're just considered less hardcore.)
- Has one or two genres (or one or two systems) they care about.
- Knows about one game (or one franchise or one company).
- Goes to the store and buys the wrong game.
- For the wrong system.
- Constantly reading and writing articles on all aspects of gaming (business, news, reviews, history, technical details, academic research, trends). Probably doesn't play any more. :)
Time Commitment
- No Job. No School. Only Game.
- Every free moment outside of work / school. Social life avoided.
- Many free moments outside of work / school. Social life present.
- Weekend Warrior
- Once in a while
- Used to play games
Competetiveness
- Needs all the win. Hates team games.
- Needs to win. Will sacrifice for the team.
- Wants to win (or is trying to accomplish some kind of goal)
- Winning and losing irrelevant. (probable griefer / assclown)
- Prefers games without "winners" and "losers". (wuss)
Skill
- World Class (If you run, you'll only die tired.)
- Best in Region
- Best among friends
- Good Player
- Okay Player
- Easy Points
- Comically Inept
Tactical Ability
- Uses sound tactics and map strats and adapts quickly.
- Two out of three.
- One out of three.
- Sticks together.
- WAAAAAUUUGGGHH!
1337ness
- Doesn't use cheats (and wins)
- Writes cheat utils
- Uses cheats (and wins)
- Doesn't use cheats (and does not win)
- Presses ALT-F4 for god mode
- Uses cheats (and does not win)
Platform Preference (US only; different in other countries)
- 360
- PS3
- PS2
- PC
- Retro Console
- Portable (DS, PSP)
- Wii
- Browser
- Phone
Genre Preference
- First Person Shooter
- MMO
- Real Time Strategy
- Third Person Action
- Retro
- Sports
- Role-playing
- Puzzle
- Anything Free
- Anything Marketed to Children
- eXtreme Sports
- Educational
- Adult / Hentai
- Pet Simulator
- Non-combat MMO (aka Chat Room, aka Second Life)
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