What Do you consider to be a Casual Player?

IzzyStardust

Neither / Other

I don't like to try and define other people. I don't really care who is a casual and who not etc.

Also, people who raid are also 'playing for fun' we just define fun a bit differently.

Casdha

Someone who is casual about the content, Meta and Competition be danged I'm here for fun!!

ShellaSunshine wrote: »

Why do you care there are causal players in this game?

Without having a steady player base, this game goes under so let whoever wants to play however much they want to play.

It's a video game.

You know...

For entertainment purposes.

For the record, I consider myself a Casual Player all though by some of these comments others disagree,,,,Who knew

IzzyStardust wrote: »

I don't like to try and define other people. I don't really care who is a casual and who not etc.

Also, people who raid are also 'playing for fun' we just define fun a bit differently.

I'm not trying to define people, I am just trying to understand why the term itself seems fluid when it comes to posts on this site.

SupremeRissole

Someone who is casual about the content, Meta and Competition be danged I'm here for fun!!

Upper Echelon Gaming recently did a video on youtube regarding this topic and I agree with him, it's worth a watch.
Simply put you cant stereotype a casual. Time played isnt necessarily tied with level of casual, because someone who may only have a few hours of the day to play might use that time more effectively.
Point to note just because someone is "hardcore" doesnt mean they dont have fun. Yeah grinding isnt the most fun but the reward for the effort is.
Also there isnt anything wrong with players being casual/RP'ing, etc as long as they stay in their lane. The toxicity etc, comes when a casual player expects to be included/carried/buffed to be able to do hardcore content, that is when the hardcore players become so called "elitist" because they are frustrated that they had to put in the work to be where they are and expect their teammates to be of a similar calibre.

Nyladreas

Neither / Other

Neither of those things for me.

I hate the sole fact people even need a label, a word, to describe and often discriminate an entire group of people who just want to have fun.

Browiseth

Neither / Other

whatever they consider themselves. I've played and completed vet trials but I would consider myself a pretty casual player. saying that someone is "just in it for fun" is pretty rude, as it implies that "hardcore" players don't enjoy the way they play.

FierceSam

Everyone likes to label and it can be very useful.

However, the main thing I don’t like about labelling is that it carries implicit value judgements, so here most of the posts detailing what ‘casual’ means seem to equate it with negative traits and seems to equate ‘hardcore’ with positive/more admirable traits.

My main distinction between ‘casual’ and ‘hardcore’ would be

Casual - a player who still enjoys playing ESO

Hardcore - a player who still plays despite NOT enjoying ESO

Thannazzar

Neither / Other

Someone who dps's with sword and shield in pve

moonsugar66

Thannazzar wrote: »

Someone who dps's with sword and shield in pve

Well now, no. Incorrect. That's just an ignorant person. There is a distinction between those and what is generally accepted to "casual" playstyle.

I'm a casual player and I'd know better than to do that. It will shock all you "leet bois" to know that casuals, like me, actually research builds and viable play styles.

xxthir13enxx

Someone who is casual about the content, Meta and Competition be danged I'm here for fun!!

BejaProphet wrote: »

Shorts and t-shirt, possibly no shoes.

Woah! Woah! Hold the f up !!! Are you saying I have to Wear Clothes!!!????

p00tx

Both, they just play this on the side

DenMoria wrote: »

JadeCoin wrote: »

DenMoria wrote: »

Mintaka5 wrote: »

Cut the high school ***. Why do we need to label and categorize every last aspect of gaming. My definition of casual player is someone who doesn't give a *** about your petty BS.

Because the majority of the forumers are American and under the age of 30, therefore, everything must be labeled, categorized, judged, mocked and criticized.

The majority of 2 generations is locked in to the High-School mentality anyway. It's called "Arrested Development".

Those of us that are actual adults just ignore it.

Well, strictly speaking, "adult" and "arrested development" are labels/categories, too, and they do have implied judgments attached to them.

Humans create categories to communicate patterns that they see (or imagine) in the world around them. The problems usually arise not from the categories, per se, but from their use:

- When people use them to mask rather than draw distinctions, by lumping things together under a term which viewed from another, relevant perspective are quite different
- When people use them to dismiss arguments rather than engage with them ("who cares since you're a filthy casual")
- When people use them to belittle others by stigmatizing the category to which they belong
- When people use them as quick, cliche answers, proxies for active, original thinking
- When people don't stop and ask whether the category is unambiguous and, if it is, whether it is useful (for instance, whether "casual" is a useful term to ensure a culture fit when using the guild finder)

The last one, I think, is really what this thread is about.

Do casuals use "creative thinking"? I believe so, since we casuals play the way we want to and our own way rather than follow the herd.

You're not a casual. You're a l33t end-game forum troll. If you spent as much time on the actual game as you do in here telling people how stupid you think they are and talking down to them, you'd probably be one of the top players.

I'll probably get "in trouble" for even saying this, but after reading the awful things you constantly get away with saying to people, I don't even care. Totally worth it.