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How will you play, Hardcore or Casual (Poll)

delete5230delete5230 Member EpicPosts: 7,081
in Guild Wars 2

OK, like many of you I can't wait for release.......I plan on playing a lot but casual. 

My goal is :

 - To make as many friends as possible.  My friends list will be very long.  In fact I will base my progress on being sociable not by level.  I will learn things from others and show others what I know.

- I already joined a great Guild ( grievance.com ). I fired up my ventrilo and found I bunch of great fun people on voice chat. Their all well versed in GW2, helpful and already running events in BW3 yet still casual. Can't ask for anything better.

- I hate crafting, But I've been watching Youtube videos and am prepared to do lot's of harvesting and crafting to sell on the auction.  My concern with this is that you gain a lot of exp. and I don't want to level too fast.

- I will study my abilities like never before in an mmo, and really understand each and every one.

- From what I've been reading and watching WvWvW is very detailed. I have yet to study every aspect of this, and plot my personal game plan on how to be very useful to my side on our server.

 

Again, I don't give a rats but about leveling....A good day will be more friends added to my friends list....Why ? Because it's an mmo.  First real one since Vanilla WoW, Vanguard, and Everquest 2.

 

Please tell us how you will play. At least for me I am very interested in your style of play :)

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  • majinantmajinant Member UncommonPosts: 418

    HARDCORE PARCORE!!!

    Yeah, will also be in a guild. Will solo a lot but will also group a lot.



  • RamanadjinnRamanadjinn Member UncommonPosts: 1,365

    make lots of alts!

    i plan to have 8 slots going day 1 :P

    edit: does hardcore just mean play a lot in this thread?  that'll be me for about a month as well..

  • GadarethGadareth Member UncommonPosts: 310

    Sorry you do realise that a hardcore player can ALSO be guild and friends orientated just as a casual player can solo ?  Me I plan to be very casual and solo a lot with a reasonable smattering of grouping when needed and to make friends with those people who I actually feel friendly with. I plan to know mr characters abilities very well and from there determine for myself what my role will be.

     

     

     

  • BeansnBreadBeansnBread Member EpicPosts: 7,254

    I'll probably do the following:

     

    Make lots of friends

    Know my role(s) well

    Be in a solid guild

    Play fairly hardcore in both PvE and PvP in groups and solo

    Get to level 80 fast

    Make lots of alts

     

  • ColeguillaColeguilla Member Posts: 23
    I like the poll but... If i'm going to play hardcore I can't make friends or be guild minded? I mean, even if you're a hardcore player doesn't mean you have to ignore your social life or run like hell to lvl 80.
  • BijouBijou Member UncommonPosts: 145

    Something between casual and hardcore, if that makes sense.

  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035
    Casual.  A few hours a week in spare time.
    Ken Fisher - Semi retired old fart Network Administrator, now working in Network Security.  I don't Forum PVP.  If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.  When I don't understand, I ask.  Such is not intended as criticism.
  • suu141suu141 Member Posts: 249

    I think hardcore in this case means devoting most, if not all, your time and energy into leveling instead of doing other things.

     

     

     

    "When you're born you're naked, when you die you're naked again, and in-between all we do is work, eat, and play MMOs." ~Forum Warrior #141

  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035
    ... duplicate post
    Ken Fisher - Semi retired old fart Network Administrator, now working in Network Security.  I don't Forum PVP.  If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.  When I don't understand, I ask.  Such is not intended as criticism.
  • dragonsidragonsi Member UncommonPosts: 74
    Hardcore solo, and crafting a whole lot. I really don't PVP much ever, and I am on Darkhaven.
  • SkuzSkuz Member UncommonPosts: 1,018

    Very casual & make alts so I can try out the different classes.

    Mostly I bought the game as a sub-free option to play with my kid, not too impressed with it so far but my kid found it fun, I found it too zergy for my tastes but I'm open to trying it out playing alongside my kid & seeing if it eventually grows on me.

    So in summary, family game I won't play hardcore.

  • Lord.BachusLord.Bachus Member RarePosts: 9,686

    Can anyone tell me the exact deffinitions of Hardcore and casuall?

     

    If i play over 100 hours in the first weak after release (as i have the weak off) will that be hardcore?  

    Or are there other things that matter except time spend?

    Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)

  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035
    Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

    Can anyone tell me the exact deffinitions of Hardcore and casuall?

     

    If i play over 100 hours in the first weak after release (as i have the weak off) will that be hardcore?  

    Or are there other things that matter except time spend?

     

    I break the two down as:

     

    Hardcore = work mode, play with maximal effort with intent on above average achivement and performance.

    Casual = fun mode, play to entertain myself or to be entertained by the game.

     

    I've seen posts where hardcore is measured strictly as time.  I find that contradictory with "chat queens" who spend several dozen hours a week in game, usually just being social, but achieve very little.

    Ken Fisher - Semi retired old fart Network Administrator, now working in Network Security.  I don't Forum PVP.  If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.  When I don't understand, I ask.  Such is not intended as criticism.
  • evilastroevilastro Member Posts: 4,270
    None of the above really. I will be hard core PvPing.
  • evilastroevilastro Member Posts: 4,270
    Originally posted by XAPGames
    Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

    Can anyone tell me the exact deffinitions of Hardcore and casuall?

     

    If i play over 100 hours in the first weak after release (as i have the weak off) will that be hardcore?  

    Or are there other things that matter except time spend?

     

    I break the two down as:

     

    Hardcore = work mode, play with maximal effort with intent on above average achivement and performance.

    Casual = fun mode, play to entertain myself or to be entertained by the game.

     

    I've seen posts where hardcore is measured strictly as time.  I find that contradictory with "chat queens" who spend several dozen hours a week in game, usually just being social, but achieve very little.

    I wouldn't define hard core as work, but wanting to achieve either high PvE progression, or perform well in PvP.

    And yes, basing it on play time is false as there are plenty of casual players who spend much more time in game than 'hard core' players. For instance in most MMOs, hard core PvE players do 9-12 hours of raiding a week, but most log off straight afterwards as the rest of the game no longer poses a challenge, wheras the casuals will spend much more time hanging around in game both soloing and doing dungeons.

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    ill be guilded and making friends but im an altaholic

    EQ2 fan sites

  • AxiosImmortalAxiosImmortal Member UncommonPosts: 645
    How about everything u just listed in the poll, it depends in the point of time, depends if life interferes, I say all of what you posted, hardcore casual etc.

    Looking at: The Repopulation
    Preordering: None
    Playing: Random Games

  • ColeguillaColeguilla Member Posts: 23

    I think the problem with hardcore is the same tthan "gamer" or "freak". These words start with a definition and then people start changing it. With gamers for example, people started talking about them like people who really work playing videogames, when nowadays many people simply call a gamer anyone who usually play games.

    Hardcore started years ago with game modes, really hard ones, others will say game mods where your charachter played with just 1 life and the moment you die, the game ends, like happens with D3 now. Nowaday the regular use is game content designed for players who want a real challenge... Or something like that.

  • Lord.BachusLord.Bachus Member RarePosts: 9,686
    Originally posted by evilastro
    Originally posted by XAPGames
    Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

    Can anyone tell me the exact deffinitions of Hardcore and casuall?

     

    If i play over 100 hours in the first weak after release (as i have the weak off) will that be hardcore?  

    Or are there other things that matter except time spend?

     

    I break the two down as:

     

    Hardcore = work mode, play with maximal effort with intent on above average achivement and performance.

    Casual = fun mode, play to entertain myself or to be entertained by the game.

     

    I've seen posts where hardcore is measured strictly as time.  I find that contradictory with "chat queens" who spend several dozen hours a week in game, usually just being social, but achieve very little.

    I wouldn't define hard core as work, but wanting to achieve either high PvE progression, or perform well in PvP.

    And yes, basing it on play time is false as there are plenty of casual players who spend much more time in game than 'hard core' players. For instance in most MMOs, hard core PvE players do 9-12 hours of raiding a week, but most log off straight afterwards as the rest of the game no longer poses a challenge, wheras the casuals will spend much more time hanging around in game both soloing and doing dungeons.

    Hardcore is still undefined, there just is eska and the ammount of time invested, i dislike absolute vallues

    Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)

  • DeolusDeolus Member UncommonPosts: 392
    I come somewhere between hardcore and casual. I will be in a guild and will contribute towards the guild as much as I can yet I will be trying to fulfil my personal achievements also. If this game is anything like GW1 the personal achievments will take many hours of playtime to complete.
  • RamanadjinnRamanadjinn Member UncommonPosts: 1,365
    Originally posted by evilastro
     

    I wouldn't define hard core as work, but wanting to achieve either high PvE progression, or perform well in PvP.

    And yes, basing it on play time is false as there are plenty of casual players who spend much more time in game than 'hard core' players. For instance in most MMOs, hard core PvE players do 9-12 hours of raiding a week, but most log off straight afterwards as the rest of the game no longer poses a challenge, wheras the casuals will spend much more time hanging around in game both soloing and doing dungeons.

     

    some folks get above average performance in PVP with little effort.

    the laid back part time hard-core crowd?

    hard core casuals! <- i like that one.

  • GundricGundric Member UncommonPosts: 345
    I plan on being inbetween Hardcore and Casual and grouping a lot with other players.  
  • UsulDaNeriakUsulDaNeriak Member Posts: 640
    Originally posted by XAPGames
     

    Hardcore = ..., play with maximal effort with intent on above average achivement and performance.

     

    Exactly this means fun to me.

    So am I a casual hardcore now? Actually hardcore for me means: looking for the challenge. You can do that with 2 hours per week playtime, theoretically. Due to the fact, that i always try to do things perfect and in the most effective and efficient way and looking for the biggest challenges, I can find, and trying hard to do the impossible (definately tactics the devs did never dream about in their most scary nightmares), i am levelling pretty slow.

    But playing just fo fun? NO WAY! Its not a game!

    played: Everquest I (6 years), EVE (3 years)
    months: EQII, Vanguard, Siedler Online, SWTOR, Guild Wars 2
    weeks: WoW, Shaiya, Darkfall, Florensia, Entropia, Aion, Lotro, Fallen Earth, Uncharted Waters
    days: DDO, RoM, FFXIV, STO, Atlantica, PotBS, Maestia, WAR, AoC, Gods&Heroes, Cultures, RIFT, Forsaken World, Allodds

  • RamadarRamadar Member Posts: 167
    Casual I dont want to rush boredom.

    Evil will always triumph because good is dumb....

  • proponentproponent Member UncommonPosts: 92
    Need a "Play hard few weeks and quit from hitting the "wall""
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