I always taught I was some kind of gamer, maybe not hardcore but still a pretty good one. But...that all changed today. A few minutes ago, I just witnessed something that will make me never call myself a gamer for the rest of my life.
However I have stuff this bad. My friend plays Call of Duty 4 and he's pretty much obsessed. He has clocked in 5 days of gameplay and for every day of gameplay he prestiges, which is nuts. He says that he is going to try and play for 24 hours straight.
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I always taught I was some kind of gamer, maybe not hardcore but still a pretty good one. But...that all changed today. A few minutes ago, I just witnessed something that will make me never call myself a gamer for the rest of my life.
A hardcore gamer is not one who plays games a lot. A hardcore gamer is one who is educated about games, who has heard of the oldschool titles, who knows all genres, who does not judge games sorely by graphics techonology, and who can edit and modify games somewhat. Someone who plays a lot is just that - an addict.
A hardcore gamer is not one who plays games a lot. A hardcore gamer is one who is educated about games, who has heard of the oldschool titles, who knows all genres, who does not judge games sorely by graphics techonology, and who can edit and modify games somewhat. Someone who plays a lot is just that - an addict.
You judge games harshly based on graphics. What does that make you?
No she doesn't wtf goodguy.
Hardcore gamers are gamers who take games a little to seriously...
Clearly you haven't seen her ripping on games graphics. For instance, she isn't a giant fan of SC2's graphics and has made bad comments about it. There are other games as well.
You a member at starcrafttwo.com? If not, shut up.
That sounds like my ex-boyfriend, who was completely addicted to EverQuest, and eventually moved on to World of Warcraft, last I heard.
I was with him when he started his EverQuest craze. It wasn't so bad at first, since he only played an hour or two a night. I guess he eventually joined a guild and started to play even more, and made more time for his game by cancelling plans that we'd had and staying up all night. Sometimes he wouldn't even go to work at all. His hygiene went to pot, too. It was ridiculous.
We tried talking about it, and I suggested therapy; he said he'd try it. Needless to say, it never happened. The final straw came when I showed up at his house one night after we'd made plans (and he promised to keep them). I found him in front of his PC, wearing grimey shorts and a t-shirt, raiding with his guildmates. He told me he had gotten busy, so I could just pull up a chair and watch him play instead of going out for a nice evening. I left after telling him to call me when he got his life back together. He never called.
I talked to him about a two years ago for the first time since that incident. Apparently he lost his good office job and had to move back in with his parents. He works at a pizza place now, making just enough to pay his living expenses (his parents charge him rent) and his game fees. This man is nearly 30 years old, and the only thing he prides himself on is being some type of Ranger guide on World of Warcraft.
So, I figure that makes him semi-hardcore, a huge addict, and incredibly stupid.
210 days played isn't too uncommon when it comes to WoW. There are definately thousands of people with that playtime invested.
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A hardcore gamer is not one who plays games a lot. A hardcore gamer is one who is educated about games, who has heard of the oldschool titles, who knows all genres, who does not judge games sorely by graphics techonology, and who can edit and modify games somewhat. Someone who plays a lot is just that - an addict.
I beg to differ. I'd say that's you idea of a hardcore gamer, but hardly the general idea.
A hardcore gamer is not solely defined by his time spent though, I can agree with that. A hardcore gamer needs to be specific the the game, or in the very least the game genre. Otherwise you get down with way to general criteria that does not necessarily apply to all games. For example, I would not say that knowing anything or any oldschool games is necessary for a hardcore gamer. The title refers to gaming, meaning playing the game. Thus you are a hardcore gamer if you are devoted enough to spend a large amount of time on it and excel to some degree at it. You do not have to be the best, but you need to beat most people who do not play to the same extend that you do. And often, in order to excel to that degree, the hardcore gamer has to learn the mechanics of the game, and modify it in the forms of addons or whatever. However it is not a needed criteria to be a hardcore gamer. If you're playing in a console for example, you can be hardcore without modifying anything outside of the game itself.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
Supporting big shoulderpads and flashy armor since 2004.
I wrote "graphics technology". But, when a game uses top notch techonology like SC2 does and still manages to have crappy design, yes, I'll comment on that. I think SC1, with its outdated techonology, looks a lot better. And, yes, how a game is designed is quite important to me. Does that satisfy you?
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It's more like I am using the general definition of a person who knows his stuff. I don't use the word "gamer" as someone who plays, but as someone who deals with games, you know what I mean? A person who only knows the most latest and overhyped games is not what I would call a hardcore gamer, just a hype-led gamer.
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It's more like I am using the general definition of a person who knows his stuff. I don't use the word "gamer" as someone who plays, but as someone who deals with games, you know what I mean? A person who only knows the most latest and overhyped games is not what I would call a hardcore gamer, just a hype-led gamer.
Right. So your definition of a gamer is to begin with different from mine, thus we get different definitions
Seriously though, 210 days played? That's only 5% of my entire life since I started playing games, roughly measured. Meaning it lands at around 1 hour and 12 minutes of gaming each day since I turned 8.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
Supporting big shoulderpads and flashy armor since 2004.
Clearly you haven't seen her ripping on games graphics. For instance, she isn't a giant fan of SC2's graphics and has made bad comments about it. There are other games as well.
Yet she judges the overall game by graphics? Or graphics just a small part?
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"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
Right. So your definition of a gamer is to begin with different from mine, thus we get different definitions
Seriously though, 210 days played? That's only 5% of my entire life since I started playing games, roughly measured. Meaning it lands at around 1 hour and 12 minutes of gaming each day since I turned 8.
Not unreasonable at all
Well, he's 22. how does this factor in to your equations?
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If I ever play games this much, then I guess I wasted my life. No offense that person.
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However I have stuff this bad. My friend plays Call of Duty 4 and he's pretty much obsessed. He has clocked in 5 days of gameplay and for every day of gameplay he prestiges, which is nuts. He says that he is going to try and play for 24 hours straight.
It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
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I think thats right
You judge games harshly based on graphics. What does that make you?
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Hardcore gamers are gamers who take games a little to seriously...
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
Clearly you haven't seen her ripping on games graphics. For instance, she isn't a giant fan of SC2's graphics and has made bad comments about it. There are other games as well.
You a member at starcrafttwo.com? If not, shut up.
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That sounds like my ex-boyfriend, who was completely addicted to EverQuest, and eventually moved on to World of Warcraft, last I heard.
I was with him when he started his EverQuest craze. It wasn't so bad at first, since he only played an hour or two a night. I guess he eventually joined a guild and started to play even more, and made more time for his game by cancelling plans that we'd had and staying up all night. Sometimes he wouldn't even go to work at all. His hygiene went to pot, too. It was ridiculous.
We tried talking about it, and I suggested therapy; he said he'd try it. Needless to say, it never happened. The final straw came when I showed up at his house one night after we'd made plans (and he promised to keep them). I found him in front of his PC, wearing grimey shorts and a t-shirt, raiding with his guildmates. He told me he had gotten busy, so I could just pull up a chair and watch him play instead of going out for a nice evening. I left after telling him to call me when he got his life back together. He never called.
I talked to him about a two years ago for the first time since that incident. Apparently he lost his good office job and had to move back in with his parents. He works at a pizza place now, making just enough to pay his living expenses (his parents charge him rent) and his game fees. This man is nearly 30 years old, and the only thing he prides himself on is being some type of Ranger guide on World of Warcraft.
So, I figure that makes him semi-hardcore, a huge addict, and incredibly stupid.
I beg to differ. I'd say that's you idea of a hardcore gamer, but hardly the general idea.
A hardcore gamer is not solely defined by his time spent though, I can agree with that. A hardcore gamer needs to be specific the the game, or in the very least the game genre. Otherwise you get down with way to general criteria that does not necessarily apply to all games. For example, I would not say that knowing anything or any oldschool games is necessary for a hardcore gamer. The title refers to gaming, meaning playing the game. Thus you are a hardcore gamer if you are devoted enough to spend a large amount of time on it and excel to some degree at it. You do not have to be the best, but you need to beat most people who do not play to the same extend that you do. And often, in order to excel to that degree, the hardcore gamer has to learn the mechanics of the game, and modify it in the forms of addons or whatever. However it is not a needed criteria to be a hardcore gamer. If you're playing in a console for example, you can be hardcore without modifying anything outside of the game itself.
To Phrozen
It's more like I am using the general definition of a person who knows his stuff. I don't use the word "gamer" as someone who plays, but as someone who deals with games, you know what I mean? A person who only knows the most latest and overhyped games is not what I would call a hardcore gamer, just a hype-led gamer.
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219 hours of hearts!...
Seriously though, 210 days played? That's only 5% of my entire life since I started playing games, roughly measured. Meaning it lands at around 1 hour and 12 minutes of gaming each day since I turned 8.
Not unreasonable at all
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
Well, he's 22. how does this factor in to your equations?