Racecarlock said:
Who cares if they don't take into account casual versus hardcore? Fuck hardcore. Hardcore people insult you when you ask for tips on dark souls. Hardcore people laugh in your face when you say you can't build your own PC. Hardcore people sling sexist remarks day in and day out with bullshit justification for it.
I play games all the time. That said, I also use cheats or make the games easier where possible. I consider myself casual even though I follow industry news and frequent forums like these. Mostly because I play games more for fun than gamerscore. But also because hardcore people (at least the people who identify as hardcore) seem to be as hateful and exclusionary as possible. And not just because you're not playing a game "correctly" (read: how they would play), but because if you're a woman you're apparently just gaming because you want attention and gaming is the popular thing now so you're doing it to be popular even though you once bullied this douche in school. At least he remembers how he was rejected in school and now he's just afraid of all women. Not all hardcores are like this, but I bet most who do this are.
Then there's the hate thrown at anyone who even espouses that there might be something sexist about some games. Look, I haven't seen anita sarkeesian's videos yet, so I don't know how crappy her claims are. But they could be the worst in the world and for me, it wouldn't matter. Not one bit. Because the sheer backlash and hate and anger that I saw from people, including kitchen jokes, death threats, rape threats, and a flash game where you beat the shit out of her, told me everything I need to know. No matter how bad someone's claims of sexism in gaming are, the audience on the side of gaming can be so much worse that it doesn't even matter. That is why I refuse to identify as "Hardcore".
Well to be fair, people feel the same way when any other hobby makes significant changes. If NFL made major changes to football because they wanted casuals to play the game more, all the people including pros that put time, work, sweat, blood, and tears into the game would most likely be pretty pissed off. Your suppose to reward those who treat games more seriously, not punish and ignore them. Competitive gamers are so spiteful because of what the casuals and companies have done to them over the years.
Yeah, people do remember when they were mistreated by others. And guess what? Like any other human being who gets shafted, your going to want revenge. Whether they use legal or illegal means to achieve that goal is another matter however. Personally I was never bullied or made fun of for being a gamer, but I can understand and relate to it. I myself have dedicated a ton of time getting good in competitive games. Fighting games, shooters, Real-Time Strategy, and many others. So yes, I expect to reap rewards for the blood and sweat I poured into these games. I expect to pwn the noobs and pubstomp like a boss. I payed my dues like all gamers had to back in the 90s era of online gaming. I remember losing every single match in Quake and UT when I first started. But that's how it should be. You should be only able to win a match when you get good enough and earn it.
That combo gif on my picture is an example. I put in the work to get that good, now time to reap the benefits of it. Just like you would expect from a job.
