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[[Category:Game terms]]
[[Category:Game terms]]
Latest revision as of 21:31, July 12, 2012
Hardcore is generally a term for MMORPGplayers who play a lot (30+ hours a week), prefer challenging play (PvP or cutting edge PvE), and don't like rulesets that make the game easier. Often used in contrast to the term casual.
Blizzard has made more effort than many companies to make World of Warcraft friendly to the casual player, but definitely has lots of content for group-oriented, hardcore players with their focus on large raid dungeons (20-, 25-, and 40-man) and battlegroundPvP for more solo-oriented hardcore players.
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BitMob.com The hardcore-versus-casual gaming debate needs to end by Carlos Alexandre Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Massively.com Behind the Curtain: Rehashing an old argument? by Craig Withers on Mar 7th 2008 8:00PM