Comments on: Tired of the term “Casual”

By: Jacemora

Jacemora — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:22:45 +0000

I really do think Blizzard has done a good job using the easy and hard modes to satisfy all kinds. Having attempted hard modes now on some bosses I really don’t see why people ignore this facet of raiding as the solution to making everyone happy. Sure the fights don’t change much but it makes the fight what it would have been had it been as challenging as they wanted to make it IMHO.

Again, my stance is do the hard modes and quit yer bitch’n.

By: Rukiya

Rukiya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:09:24 +0000

Yeah, it pisses me off when people say the content is “too easy” and complain about the nerfs. My guild raids 3 or 4 nights a week, so we put a fair amount of time in. At the same time, we are a social guild (most of us know each other irl), so not everyone is that skilled. So it takes us longer and we have to work harder to get through content that is “too easy”.

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Big Bear Butt Blogger » Hardcore and Casual, can’t we all just get along? — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:14 +0000

[...] Druid of the Moon had a few things to say about being tired of casuals taking potshots from hardcore players every time there is a content [...]

By: Lennie

Lennie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:37:49 +0000

I enjoyed your rant and I agree with you. If it is wrong to say that I am glad that Bliz is finally giving me my $15 worth, then I am wrong because I am saying it. I will never be an elite raider or arena fighter, but I play this game for sheer escapism and to hang out with my in-game buds. My guild has sucessfully cleared Naxx 25 twice and is venturing into Ulduar 10, and of course we are a social, casual guild well below the server progression. I don’t begrudge the elite raiders or arena players their gear, because they earned it, but there is nothing with the rest of us having some fun as well and seeing content that is challenging for us.

By: Jacemora

Jacemora — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:04:29 +0000

@Tam

Makes sense. Not hardcore enough to do hard mode and defeat the true last boss of the instance Algalor but good enough to work on or kill Yogg.

@Leaf

You go! Naxx was a fun instance for those of us that never saw the original.

By: It’s Just A Game….Right « Of Claws and Paws

It’s Just A Game….Right « Of Claws and Paws — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:57:58 +0000

[...] recently read a post by Jacemora titled “Tired of the Term “Casual”" . This along with multiple other forum posts has given me reasons to rant from time to time. So [...]

By: Tamarind

Tamarind — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:59:30 +0000

Agreement, much agreement, a parade of agreement, with agreement balloons.

I was ranting along these lines myself not so long ago. My working theory is that the problem is neither the hardcore nor the casual players, both of whom are too busy playing the game to whinge, but the twilight realm of annoying wannabe-hardcores inbetween who just want to *look* like they’re hardcore.

By: You can please some of the people some of the time. . . « Falling Leaves and Wings

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:59:03 +0000

[...] is to check out what’s going on in the community. Today Keeva wrote a post responding to Jacemora which caught my fancy and and has touched on something that I have had thoughts on previously, so I [...]

By: Leafshine

Leafshine — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Heh. I raid 3.5 hours per week, and we just dropped Noth in Naxx 10 for the very first time. Casual and proud.

Hmmm. Needs some sort of logo…

By: ARA

ARA — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:51:59 +0000

I feel ya bro. I agree – not because I only have 6 hours/week (I have a lot more) but because their arguments are usually childish egotistical pigswill. In fact, one of the reason I like your blog is because it doesnt have any of this. Unfortunately, most players like that tend to have less play time, and tend to have progressed less, which creates an artifical sense of superiority in the minds of the childish egotistic pigswillers mentioned above.

I believe some of the players making these arguments should spend a lot more time in school learning how to construct cogent thoughts and write them down in ways that make sense to others, than they do playing video games. They will suffer, as all adults know, when the only job they can get is flipping burgers for the junk food industry. Some of these people just *do* *not* *know* *how* *to* *make* *sense*. Their criticisms of the game are a reflection of the rambling inconherence of their own undeveloped minds, motivated by egotism.

Oh I’ve been in elite guilds. They’re not that great. Usually full of stupid people. They just have a lot of free time on their hands. True fact.

I enjoy an occassional rant too So, sue me for the insults. You guys are gonna regret growing up so dumb.