[ SECRET POST #2075 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2075 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Truffaldino from Bergamo (1976)]


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Comments

[fscom]

04. http://i.imgur.com/NAwcz.png

[nobara]

People call me a casual gamer, too.

I built myself a badass 486 (that sounds like an oxymoron to some whippersnappers around here, I'm sure) with a proper Roland MT-32 synth so I could play my favorite childhood games the way they were meant to be played. In what universe is that a CASUAL thing to do?

[(Anonymous)]

sims is a casual game. theres nothing wrong or insulting about being a casual gamer.

and who actually gets pissed off about a font? get over yourself.

[(Anonymous)]

I get that you are understandably pissed off, but was violating the Geneva convention by using comic sans really necessary?

[fingalsanteater]

I know some people use "casual gamer" as an insulting term, but I consider myself a casual gamer of sorts. I only play the Sims and Fallout 3 and NV. The Sims is a definitely a more serious hobby at this point, but I still consider myself a casual gamer because I'm not really that interested in other games. I've been playing console and PC games all my life, but it's like my secondary, more casual hobby to other fannish things.

Idk, maybe I'm just confused about the distinction of casual vs hardcore gamers. If your primary hobby was games and you played the Sims and lots of console and PC games, I guess I would consider you a hardcore gamer.

[(Anonymous)]

ROLF FPS is totally "true gaming." More dudebro gaming.

[yeranonnyharry]

*y'all

[elaminator]

Nothing wrong with FPS games OR casual games. I don't get why others even care what you play (besides maybe trying to establish a ~connection~ based on shared interests) enough to insult you about it, but it's childish and you shouldn't worry too much about other people's opinions (even if they are frustrating and stupid ones).

That said, plenty of people casually game PERIOD. It's not a gender thing and IDK why some people don't understand that.

[unicornherds]

I don't quite understand the correlation between gamers and hipsters. Are hipsters now the same has hardcore gamers?

Yeah, I don't get why people are so weird about "casual gamer" label. I don't really see why it's an insult. Gamer is a gamer is a gamer.

[(Anonymous)]

I really hate the casual games = GAMES FOR GIRLS thing too. If they don't have enough violence and death it's not manly enough I guess?

[cloud_riven]

Yo. You're preaching to the choir :U


though seriously I can't keep a straight face when someone talks about casual/hardcore/srs gaming as an actual thing to be proud or upset over. Do you really need your credibility as a, uh, fan of games, to be validated by someone who buys into that?

[kaileighblue]

Why is it a big deal that you be called a gamer? It's possible to play games and not be a gamer. I mean to me gamer has a negative connotation anyway because it feels like someone who would sooner play Halo for 14 hours than have a social life.

[forgottenjester]

I don't understand why "casual gamer" is an insult.

This is probably because I identify as one. Yeah, I play a lot of games considered not for the "casual" crowed, such as Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Zelda, but I'm not "hardcore". I'm a completionist and an achievement whore, but I'm not "hardcore". I will compete and enjoy competing with other people but I'm not "hardcore". Why? Because I define "casual" by how one approaches gaming and how much of their time they spend on gaming.

To me, "casual" is more about picking up and playing a game to have fun and just enjoy yourself. You don't spend all your time gaming. You have other things in your life you like to do too. "Hardcore", on the other hand, is about beating a game, about winning. It's also something that takes up much more time that what a "casual" would commit to.

Both are legitimate ways to approach games but I will never understand the hate that gets passed among the two crowds.

[mutantjules.livejournal.com]

fuck those people. I love gaming, but a whooole lot of gamers are douchebags. Ignore em.

[writerserenyty]

Absolutely agree. I have friends that are REALLY passionate about those kinds of games (one's VERY into The Sims and the other is addicted to Minecraft/Terraria) and they're both "casual gamers." I hate how that's such a weirdly negative term among certain crowds.

[silverau]

Preach it. Gamer elitism is so lame and Sims is awesome.

[streetcake]

What is the difference between a serious and casual gamer? I mean, I've seen dozens of different interpretations of what a serious gamer is so I have a hard time taking it seriously, but what is a casual gamer? Sometimes I see it used like an insult, but apparently it's a very broad term and most people fall under it?

[(Anonymous)]

The way I see it, if the terms "casual gamer" and "hardcore gamer" should keep existing, it should clarify fans who are into the medium, and fans who are just into particular games. Nothing wrong with either--but a "hardcore gamer" ought to be the type of person interested in the development of games, who follows games closely before release (and after!), and so on. A "casual gamer" plays games for fun on their own time.

Using movies comparitively, a film buff would be someone who takes the time to learn about film history, techniques, the studios, and doesn't just watch movies as a form of entertainment. I think someone who did that can enjoy a movie just as thoroughly and legitimately as a film buff, but obviously is not quite as "in" to movies.

can we just ban "hardcore" from the gaming lexicon already

[dethtoll]

it doesn't fucking mean anything anymore.

unless you're talking about the freaks at RPGcodex who won't play anything other than RPGS made between 1985 and 2000 because they like their games needlessly obtuse, so-called "hardcore" gamers don't exist.

i don't have a problem with baby's first RPG or whatever as a starting point for a new gamer. times have changed, gaming is more mainstream, and the bullshit hard games we played as a kid because developers knew we could only get like one game a year so they made them extra challenging so they'd last longer- which was also partially a side-effect of many of them being arcade ports- are a product of a different era.

but that doesn't mean that every fucking game ever has to be press A to win. that is my issue with some casuals. they don't care. it's something for them to do in between drinking pabst and discussing books they never read. why should the industry cater to people who don't even care? throw them a few shovelware wii games and let the rest of us who actually give a shit about the hobby have our actual games? they can't all be entry-level, otherwise what's the point of doing anything?

it's okay to not be a gamer. it's okay to play the sims, or WoW, or whatever. it's not okay to play those exclusively and claim you're a gamer, because you're not.

[stainless]

Re casual gamer and hardcore (or whatever) gamer:

I don't know what they mean in any other circles, but when it comes to Magic: the Gathering, "casual" is someone who doesn't play competitively. Often that means "doesn't go to tournaments." But it means more than that, usually. Even among people who aren't in it to win some sort of prize, there are people who are in it to win and people who enjoy it for the social aspects, or like making fun decks. People who take it more easy, and like it that way.

I would say I am not a casual player (of M:tG) anyway, not in that sense. I do play in tournaments, for one. But for another, even when I'm not in tournaments, I enjoy the competition part of it. I sometimes enjoy relaxed games or formats too, but it's not my focus.

If I personally said "Bill is a casual player" I would not be saying he's a bad player, or an uninvested player. He might be better than me! I would also not be implying that he isn't awesome. Casual players have so much fun!

I would be saying his focus is on the pure enjoyment of the thing, where I like the challenge of improving and playing to win, even if it's sometimes stressful and unpleasant the way relaxing games that are about hanging out or enjoying other noncompetitive aspects usually aren't.

"Girl" games

[yeranonnyharry]

A comment above reminded me of a thing I hatehatehate. I spend a lot of time on Kongregate playing pretty much everything (I like badges okay), and there are all kinds of shooters and upgrades and multiplayer and tower defense and strategy and this and that and kill kill kill and blood and omg <3

And then there'll be a game from a place with a name like "Games for Girls". in which you bake cupcakes! or dress up for your hot date with the cute guy! or puppy simulations! tee hee!

I die a little more every time.

[masu_trout]

Anyone who uses 'casual gamer' as an insult isn't worth listening to.

[(Anonymous)]

Sadly, the misspelling of 'y'all' pisses me off more than a font ever will. It's a contraction of 'you' and 'all'. The ' goes between the two contracted words. Though, I do thank you for using it right @_@

That said, meh. Personally I don't see what's so bad about being a casual gamer anyways [I'm not saying you *are* one, OP]. Really, what's so bad about it verses being a hardcore gamer? And I say this as someone who *is* a gamer by most standards.

[gobbledigook]

I get pissed when people act like FPS are some sort of ~true gamer certificate. Why is it that when someone tries to validate their gaming habits they use the games that are aimed at heterosexual men as a proof of... some sort of gaming seriousness? Really, fuck heterosexual guys. They're the worst thing about gaming community, ever. Their taste in games is usually shit too.

[ariakas]

The hilarious part about this is that on most of the gaming forums I frequent, FPS games are considered "casual". Especially popular ones like Call of Duty and Battlefield (you might get away with ArmA). "Hardcore" is playing shit like obscure JRPGs from the 1990s in the original Japanese, nigh-impossible shmups, and Demon's Souls. You'd probably make a better impression talking about your 40 hours of WoW or the Sims than going YEAH MY KDR IS OVAR 9000.

I don't know though, I think we could stand to reclaim the "casual" title. It's not an insult. One of my fellow grad students plays nothing but the latest FIFA game and Football Manager. That's it. That's all he plays. He's a casual, and he'll freely admit it. There's nothing wrong with that.