I would rather be "casual" than "hardcore".

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#1 IronMaidenLives
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This way, I get to see what the outside of my house looks like. I also would be able to go out and eat every once and a while.

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#2 AfterShafter
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This way, I get to see what the outside of my house looks like. I also would be able to go out and eat every once and a while.

IronMaidenLives


Yeah... Because that's what "hardcore" means.
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#3 Endfinal
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Yes, because casuals like yourself always post on videogame message boards.
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#5 2FacedJanus
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This thread is just sad, generalisations ftw!

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#6 tegovoltio
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Someone missed OT on their way here. Or update the blog.

Yea, go and be a great casual and make us proud. ok?

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#7 IronMaidenLives
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I'm going for the casul route and I'm buying a PS2 and a 360.
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#8 SpecialForcesOp
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This way, I get to see what the outside of my house looks like. I also would be able to go out and eat every once and a while.

IronMaidenLives

I usally just use Google earth and order in.:)

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#9 smokeydabear076
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I'm going for the casul route and I'm buying a PS2 and a 360.IronMaidenLives
Don't forget the Wii.
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#10 IronMaidenLives
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Maybe I'll be hardcore instead and buy a copy of Cooking Mama.

Cooking games FTW!

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#13 JPOBS
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yea, because *insert witty remark* :roll:
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#14 BuryMe
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do you even know the difference between casual and hardcore?
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#15 Michael85
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There's really only one definition of "casual": They ignore the hardcore's opinions and form their own.
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#16 jessesalinas
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I never expected a thread like this from you, IronMaidenLives.

I thought you were Hardcore.

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#18 Devouring_One
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being hardcore requires too much effort. i want to be able to do other stuff
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#19 raualex
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There's really only one definition of "casual": They ignore the hardcore's opinions and form their own.Michael85

Ithoughtthatwasthedefenitionofsane:P

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#20 deactivated-5a7f327c3cc83
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To me hardcore gamers are the ones that can actually balance their life. It makes them even MORE hardcore! HXC!
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#21 thedarkomen
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Um.... well if you like getting ripped off and unaware, you're choice.
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#22 GunSmith1_basic
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I dont even know what hardcore means anymore. I thought I was hardcore, but I dont put in my 20 hours a week so I guess I'm casual.I can tell you that I've put in thousands of hours over 15-20 years

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#23 Watch_Me_Xplode
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Does TC's posts keep getting less and less interesting? I think so. :|
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#24 Sonick54
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Are you assuming hardcores don't have lives? :|
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#25 Toaster_Cell
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I thought being a hardcore gamer meant that you have a greater appreciation for games and the individual aspects that make them so unique and "great". If this is the definiton, than I'd much rather be hardcore than a casual.
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#26 hamstergeddon
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I never expected a thread like this from you, IronMaidenLives.

I thought you were Hardcore.

jessesalinas


there is no such thing as hardcore!!!!  Hardcore is just what gamers call themselves to compensate for the countless hours they spend in front of the TV/computer.  There are people who enjoy games, and people who don't.  That's it.      
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#27 Toaster_Cell
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Then again, as long as I'm playing a game, it doesn't (or shouldn't) matter what "type" of gamer I am. Gamers play games, leave them be. [/thread?]
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#28 DarkStar_109
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There's really only one definition of "casual": They ignore the hardcore's opinions and form their own.Michael85
thats because a lot of your opinions are ridiculous and out of touch, id rather think for the people, the majority.
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#29 Neal_Gore
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I hope I never get labeled a hardcore gamer, that would be like calling me a nerd.
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#30 deactivated-5f6dd6241fdcc
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I always think of "hardcore" as someone that respects all kinds of games, and that know a great deal about games. He/she doesn't HAVE to be a geeky, nerdy or disturbed person.
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#31 Toaster_Cell
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I always think of "hardcore" as someone that respects all kinds of games, and that know a great deal about games. He/she doesn't HAVE to be a geeky, nerdy or disturbed person.wapahala

yep, end thread

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#32 Haseokicksass
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Heres what i htink a hardcore is.

-They know whats inside of computers

-PALE!

-Spend over 5 hours a day playing games

- Spaz at peopel for spelling things wrong

I think of my self as a casual, the most i play video games a day is 3 hours(weekendS) and the least is when i dont play them at all.

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#33 laughingman42
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I'm a hardcore gamer and hardcore magic player. I still manage to have a girlfriend, job, go to school, exercises, and social life outside of games and magic.
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#34 Haseokicksass
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haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

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#35 subrosian
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[QUOTE="jessesalinas"]

I never expected a thread like this from you, IronMaidenLives.

I thought you were Hardcore.

hamstergeddon



there is no such thing as hardcore!!!! Hardcore is just what gamers call themselves to compensate for the countless hours they spend in front of the TV/computer. There are people who enjoy games, and people who don't. That's it.

Hardcore isn't about the hours you log - it's about your taste in gaming. There are games whose *taste* in games is hardcore, and gamers whose taste in games is casual. Logging twenty hours a day into WoW doesn't make you hardcore, it makes you an addict.

IronMaidenLives likes to create these flamebait posts, rather than continue responding in threads where hardcore gamers have debunked what is essentially something created due to a lack of self-confidence. I'm sorry someone called you casual IronMaiden, instead of trolling, why not do what every other Nintendo fan does and say "y'know, I like what I like, imma go play some Zelda". Or you can troll, get a few kids going "yeah, screw hardcore games, they're jerks" - and wind up with a vast number of people making posts about how they're upset certain series have been downgraded over time.

Frankly, I even think you'll find Nintendo fans who agree with me and other posters - how many Nintendo fans think Super Metroid, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask are far more rockin' games than Metroid Prime 2 and Twilight Princess? you'd be surprised.

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haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

Haseokicksass
I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.
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#37 subrosian
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I hope I never get labeled a hardcore gamer, that would be like calling me a nerd.Neal_Gore

I hate to point this out, but you're on a forum, your avatar is a south park episode referencing WoW, you know who Miyamoto is, and you like videogames. Yeah, you might be a nerd... "zomg end of the world".

What difference does it make? I never understood people who are so insecure about what they're into because "what will other people think?" Yes the guy who drinks beer and memorizes football stats is *so much cooler* than you will ever be... clearly. Frankly, having a social life has more to do with actually talking to other human beings, showering once in a while, and owning a car (big deal in high school) than anything else.

When I was in high school the star linebacker from our state champion football team, the captain of the track team, and I used to play poker, warhammer 40k, magic, and videogames together - so whatever - it's lack of self-confidence that makes you a loser, not your hobbies.
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#38 subrosian
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[QUOTE="Haseokicksass"]

haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

laughingman42

I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.

Hard drives don't explode - power supplies do. Even a head hitting a plate, while making some pretty awful noises, won't result in shrapnel flying out of the case at you. A power surge that blows up your power supply (or in my case accidently discharging two large capacitors into each other while working on my system) will scare the crap out of you... it makes a loud *BOOM*, etches and blackens the metal in your case, and there's a bright blue flash, with sparks flying everywhere. It's great.

And most hardcore PC gamers have blown a power supply - it's not fun - but the true right of passage for an electronics junkie is accidently discharging a flyback transformer... if you live, it's meant to be.

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#39 TrailorParkBoy
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I'm going for the casul route and I'm buying a PS2 and a 360.IronMaidenLives
you post on a video game forum, how on Earth is that casual?
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#40 laughingman42
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[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="Haseokicksass"]

haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

subrosian

I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.

Hard drives don't explode - power supplies do. Even a head hitting a plate, while making some pretty awful noises, won't result in shrapnel flying out of the case at you. A power surge that blows up your power supply (or in my case accidently discharging two large capacitors into each other while working on my system) will scare the crap out of you... it makes a loud *BOOM*, etches and blackens the metal in your case, and there's a bright blue flash, with sparks flying everywhere. It's great.

And most hardcore PC gamers have blown a power supply - it's not fun - but the true right of passage for an electronics junkie is accidently discharging a flyback transformer... if you live, it's meant to be.

ok so it didnt explode the outside still looked perfetly normal but I cracked it open and the damn thing was shattered and ugly
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#41 TrailorParkBoy
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[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="Haseokicksass"]

haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

subrosian

I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.

Hard drives don't explode - power supplies do. Even a head hitting a plate, while making some pretty awful noises, won't result in shrapnel flying out of the case at you. A power surge that blows up your power supply (or in my case accidently discharging two large capacitors into each other while working on my system) will scare the crap out of you... it makes a loud *BOOM*, etches and blackens the metal in your case, and there's a bright blue flash, with sparks flying everywhere. It's great.

And most hardcore PC gamers have blown a power supply - it's not fun - but the true right of passage for an electronics junkie is accidently discharging a flyback transformer... if you live, it's meant to be.

This reminded me about these guys on Google video who over clocked a disc drive and had it blow to pieces with shrapnel flying every were. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5361053091201003578 other way funnier video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5393904704265757054
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#42 subrosian
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[QUOTE="subrosian"][QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="Haseokicksass"]

haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

laughingman42

I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.

Hard drives don't explode - power supplies do. Even a head hitting a plate, while making some pretty awful noises, won't result in shrapnel flying out of the case at you. A power surge that blows up your power supply (or in my case accidently discharging two large capacitors into each other while working on my system) will scare the crap out of you... it makes a loud *BOOM*, etches and blackens the metal in your case, and there's a bright blue flash, with sparks flying everywhere. It's great.

And most hardcore PC gamers have blown a power supply - it's not fun - but the true right of passage for an electronics junkie is accidently discharging a flyback transformer... if you live, it's meant to be.

ok so it didnt explode the outside still looked perfetly normal but I cracked it open and the damn thing was shattered and ugly



Well the guy after you mentioned overclocked hard drives - yeah if you spin them too fast the discs can shatter. Hah ha! That's still pretty killer. That metal case contains the bits pretty well. The problem with a PSU blowing is that the metal case doesn't do *jack* to protect you (obviously) from discharging the stupid thing into yourself. I had the fortune to be protected by a plastic handle on a screwdriver, the resistance of plastic is way too high for myself to become the path of least resistance.
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#43 Haseokicksass
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[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="subrosian"][QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="Haseokicksass"]

haha i just htoght of somthign that a hardcore would say/.

OMGZERS! Lolz! My GPUH64 Harddrive just spontaniosly combusted, it got pwned.

subrosian

I actually have had a harddrive practically explode on me.

Hard drives don't explode - power supplies do. Even a head hitting a plate, while making some pretty awful noises, won't result in shrapnel flying out of the case at you. A power surge that blows up your power supply (or in my case accidently discharging two large capacitors into each other while working on my system) will scare the crap out of you... it makes a loud *BOOM*, etches and blackens the metal in your case, and there's a bright blue flash, with sparks flying everywhere. It's great.

And most hardcore PC gamers have blown a power supply - it's not fun - but the true right of passage for an electronics junkie is accidently discharging a flyback transformer... if you live, it's meant to be.

ok so it didnt explode the outside still looked perfetly normal but I cracked it open and the damn thing was shattered and ugly



Well the guy after you mentioned overclocked hard drives - yeah if you spin them too fast the discs can shatter. Hah ha! That's still pretty killer. That metal case contains the bits pretty well. The problem with a PSU blowing is that the metal case doesn't do *jack* to protect you (obviously) from discharging the stupid thing into yourself. I had the fortune to be protected by a plastic handle on a screwdriver, the resistance of plastic is way too high for myself to become the path of least resistance.

.............Thats to everyoen who quoted me.............This was too.