So you classify yourself as a hardcore gamer? But a hardcore gamer that plays for your own satisfaction ? If that makes senseOriginally Posted by DieGrootHammer
Perhaps there is a category between casual and competitive
Casual Gamer
Competitve Game
So you classify yourself as a hardcore gamer? But a hardcore gamer that plays for your own satisfaction ? If that makes sense
Perhaps there is a category between casual and competitive
Why is it important that I be labeled or categorized as only one specific gamer? Why must I either be Hardcore multiplayer competitive dudebro gamer or casual?
So, if I play Kerbal Space Program, there is nothing casual about my playing style. I have spreadsheets with multiple TTW ratio calculations, delta-V calculations, various charts with planetary windows and injection angles and delta-V requirements....nothing casual about me playing Kerbal at all. Yet, I do all these achievements for my own amusement, not to beat someone else, or to be better that someone else.
I totally get that there are people that are competitive and play to win, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just questioning the whole concept of classification of gamers into "hardcore" and "casual"...is that the only way; can people be in more than one classification; is the classification game dependent....
That is why i put this in "Playing to improve on your own or other peoples achievements whether it is by a lap time on a track or the time of a speed run"
Competitive does not necessarily mean vs other people.
I am sure that are many more classifications, but these 2 in particular interest me very much. As I believe they are the 2 main reason why people become gamers. Either to play for fun and relax, or show people or themselves that they are the best at a certain game
Ah, I understand the crux of your argument now. And yes, I agree completely, people play games either for relaxation or for competitive reasons. But I do believe e that it's also game specific. Loom at Forza for example: here I am preaching that I am not a competitive gamer, yet participate in challenges against other drivers. But when it comes to something like FPS games, I usually drop the difficulty to lowest and enjoy the ride. As an overall gamer, I may not be as competitive as other, but within certain games, I do become that type.
Very very True! The game does play a huge role!
But even then in the Forza challenge, you have people that join just for the fun and social aspect of it. They don't care what car they drive or about their times. They do it just for the ball of it. So I think personality type plays even a bigger role than the game type.
This is exactly why it is so interesting to me. Because you can take any game and try and make it competitive if you really want. And some people do exactly that
I believe most people to some extent are competitive in most activities we do. We constantly want more money than someone else, or better clothes, or drive a flashier car, or have a better PC, or play on the strongest console. It's this competitiveness that fuels PC Master Race debates, console wars debates, and even this game against that game debates.
But, as we play different games, I believe that people will associate different type of games with their particular need for competitiveness. Some people find that in FPS game, other in RTS games, and other in racing or sport games. Also, all these games have a very instinctive me-against-them type, where competitiveness is bred and welcomed.
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