Monday, September 1, 2014

The Gamer Spectrum Part 2

I return with more mock scientific analysis of gaming.  So we left off in the middle...

Below the "game enthusiasts" you have the "weekend warriors."  Like the name implies, these guys log on and play for a few hours every week.  They wouldn't openly claim to be gamers and they have a small game library.  They might play some of the more popular mainstream games, but wouldn't be caught dead prancing around as an elf.

Next up are the "casual" gamers.  Casuals don't play consistently and play games that are light on content.  They enjoy games like Bejeweled and sometimes try to crossover into higher levels of gaming.  They are despised by the "hardcores" and identified by the "back in the days" as the reason why games have gotten easier.

The bottom of the list are the dreaded "newbs."  Newbs have very little to no gaming experience and can typically be found running around confusedly.  They are frustratingly bad due to their lack of knowledge and are scorned by all levels on the spectrum.  

Here's it is laid out in spectrum form:

Ultra-hardcore
Hardcore
Back in the day
Game snobs
Game enthusiasts
Weekend warriors
Casuals
Newbs

Where do you fall?  One of five people reading this may find it useful.

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