What do you have to be to be considered Hardcore gamer?

To me, it's not what you play but how much. If you play alot of different games and your playing all the time your pretty hardcore if you ask me.donnygorgas

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Depends how many time you play AND AND how wide is the type of games you play. Just playing FPS doesn't make you hardcorerogerjak

It might make you a hardcore FPS player, however.

[QUOTE="rogerjak"]Depends how many time you play AND AND how wide is the type of games you play. Just playing FPS doesn't make you hardcoreToast_Boy

It might make you a hardcore FPS player, however.

To me, it's just how much you play video games. Notice games is plural. Also, being very good at just one good game isn't enough to be considered a 'hardcore gamer' I think. Some really know how to play one game very good (some just buy a video game console just to play Madden, NCAA, Halo, or some game with Mario in it).

For me to see someone as a hardcore gamer they have to currently own several titles that aren't popular to 'non-gamers' (but amongst us gamers) and have spent a great deal of time playing those titles.

hardcore means divrent things to divrent people, it has long lost any meaning on these boards.hot114

True.

To me, it's just how much you play video games. Notice games is plural. Also, being very good at just one good game isn't enough to be considered a 'hardcore gamer' I think. Some really know how to play one game very good (some just buy a video game console just to play Madden, NCAA, Halo, or some game with Mario in it).

For me to see someone as a hardcore gamer they have to currently own several titles that aren't popular to 'non-gamers' (but amongst us gamers) and have spent a great deal of time playing those titles.

GEMINIVice

well i like your definition. sounds quite reasonable.

A hard-core gamer falls into a few catagories (IMO)...

1) someone who (like me) plays games on practically every console system or PC, not just from start to finish. But searches every level, and finds every possible secret without the aid of a game guide (walk throughs may or may not count), or cheat code, or friend who already played that level/area.

2) someone who finds all weapons, power-ups , and bonuses and will not leave a level/area until ALL enemies have been eleminated.

3) Someone who practically perfected the art of killing in several different games (i.e Unreal, Halo online) and shows no mercy when he kills you for the 7th freaking time in a row.

What do you need??

That's easy: you need money, lots of money, so you can buy each console, tons of games for those consoles and not to worry about working but only playing games.

What do you need??

That's easy: you need money, lots of money, so you can buy each console, tons of games for those consoles and not to worry about working but only playing games.

GreenGoblin2099

that's the thing i hate. so many games, so little money.

Buying games and multiple consoles doesn't make you hardcore. You could buy every game out for this current gen and I still wouldn't consider you hardcore unless you actually played them.

it means paying for games when you should be paying for rent

it means stealing the last nintendo wii out of a little boys hands at the store.

it means playing games until your thumbs bleed and your eyes swell shut.

it means telling your boss that you have the flu so you can put in some an 8 hour session of gaming at home in your boxers.

it means telling your wife that you forgot valentines day because you were to busy playing video games.

it means telling the level 60 Battle Dwarf on World of Warcraft that your not scared of short people.

it means that you waste countless hours reading stupid responses to questions on video game disscussion boards.

My hardcore collection:

part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGhmWfoMiE

Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxU4Q9JHuYE

I think Majority of those who have posted have the right idea on what a Hardcore gamer is.

In My Xp with gaming, Both online and offline, Multi and Single, ive come to see certain qualities in players which to me resembles Hardcore.

A) Excels at Different aspects of the game(s) [Singe and Multi, PVE and PVP]
B) Has a great sense of Strategy for levels, maps, and Char builds [He knows what to do when and how].
C) Willingness to share/teach his knowledge to others via Forums [GameFAQ's], Guilds/Parites, or via Ingame.
D) Is well Diverse in most types of gaming Structures [RPG, FPS, RTS, Action, etc]
E) A Player who you admire and want to be just as good, if not Better, than Him/Her.

But this is from MY XP as a gamer, and although IMO, a Hardcore gamer would have 2 or more Gaming Platforms [PC, PS3, Wii, XBOX, etc] its not, in my book, required.

Hardcore = Being the best at what YOU Love.

Cheers

a hardcore gamer to me is someone who is obsessed with video games plays them all the time and those who overclock and build their own pc's(or get a decent xps or alienware) and dont play console games much because there are no good rts games on it and to get the BEST performance and graphics possible :P 2560x1600 wins over 1920x1080 anyday and you dont have to stay stuck with the same stupid hardware for 5 years before the company sends out a new system you can upgrade every couple of months if youv got the cash and the obsession(or just the obsession if you dont have the cash) hence force the only way a console gamer can get hardcore in any way is by getting fit with the wii! and btw being hardcore isnt screaming on xbox live with your annoying pre pubescent voice which is another reason i dont consider console gamers hardcore exspecially since i can play a pc game online with hardly any if at all those kinds of children.

I as well think it is how much you play as opposed to the quantity of games. About 18 hours straight playin' Breath Of Fire 3...If that's not hardcore...I don't know what is.

Oh...and fits of rage that result in blackouts after losing in a heated game...that's pretty hardcore too.

[QUOTE="hot114"]hardcore means divrent things to divrent people, it has long lost any meaning on these boards.theycallmeryan

True.

I'm a hardcore gamer because I am a gamer that listens to hardcore music!

lol

But seriously I think it all depends on how long, and how much you play.

Buying games and multiple consoles doesn't make you hardcore. You could buy every game out for this current gen and I still wouldn't consider you hardcore unless you actually played them.

donnygorgas

Or good at them, I dont consider someone a hardcore gamer if they suck at the games they own. Like if your friend plays a bunch of games and you go over and face him but win everytime, he would not be considered hardcore to me. I thinks its all about how you play the game.

Knowing what games are actually crap and not trying to defend the blatant-rip-off from God of War. Oh my, I just rambled off about Conan, didn't I?:)

Anyways, a hardcore GAMER is someone who doesn't simply say:

"This genre sucks." Why? Because unless they've played ALL of the games, then they have no say. Even sports games. (SSX anyone?) They've found a great game for all of the genres and doesn't HAVE to own a lot of games. I for one own only the best and refuse to own the sub-par. I want the best gaming experience. Either via storyline or gameplay.

Also, you don't skip the storyline the first time through and you don't replace the music with your own if it's supposed to be part of the experience. Doing those things make you scream out: "CASUAL gamer here!"

How many games you have is nothing.

I think part of being a hardcore gamer has to do with obssesion. Just like a basketball player is obssesed with playing basketball, and practicing all day, and he's great at what he does. You know you're hardcore when you play any genre, any game that is decent to superb, you spent countless hours playing games in one sitting, you read and write blogs about games, read previews, reviews, and try demos. You're on the forums posting threads and responding to others. You have the mega setup for gaming at home. It doesnt necessarily mean you have a huge collection but a very impressive one to say the least. You read content for story and background about your characters origins as well as the memorable settings in the games. And you enjoy some good multiplayer fun online, and basically kick butt always landing in the top 3 ranks, because you're hardcore like that. A hardcore gamer, has to be competitive. Relentless, addicted, and has a passion for video games. Some people are born to play video games. They love it, like people love music, or sports. You just know it when you look around and there are people who have no care in the world for games, and you're like what, how? Because you absolutely enjoy it. They go back and play video games they've completed because they're still excited about the game and for achievements. They go back and replay the game to beat it on a more difficult setting. This is just my definition of a hardcore gamer. There are several ways to describe a hardcore gamer.Elann2008

Hardcore gamer:someone who play into the wee hrs. of night and has nothing else better to do; being one of the top ranking players and has a library of many games and has bragging rights.

you have to be that one really smelly kid in school that nobody talks to, and when you do talk to someone its only about how you can get 100 percent on "Through the Fire and the Flames", on Guitar Hero III on Expert. trust me, this kid in my high school is doing it for the talent show... sadFendersONLY

hardcore means divrent things to divrent people, it has long lost any meaning on these boards.hot114