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I Don’t Like Multiplayer, But Don’t You Dare Call Me “Casual”

Do you like playing shooters online? Would you rather spend time playing other stuff? On the eve of the release of one of the biggest shooters in the business, WouldYouKindly's Justin Heeren looks at the age old battle of "hardcore" vs. "casual". (Spoiler Alert: You won't find any solid definitions.)

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CanadianTurtle4553d ago

Are you kidding me? Since when is it considered casual gaming if you don't play games online?

The term "Hardcore Gamer" applies to many things. You don't have to be 10th prestige in MW2 to be a Hardcore gamer. I'd say that if you still play classic NES games for hours on end, and you have enthusiasm for games from many time periods, then you are a hardcore gamer.

ECM0NEY4553d ago

I didnt even know people thought like this. For example people playing the Demons Souls games are not casuals.

I will say that anyone playing CoD as their primary game of choice is a casual.

Canary4553d ago

The term "hardcore" gamer was conjured by casual 360 gamers who wanted to differentiate themselves from the casual Wii gamers.

morkendo234553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

im a gamer not hardcore, casually rocking the core of every game.

bobrea4553d ago

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE PATRICK BATEMAN AVATAR.

TheDarkness4553d ago

WHO AM I? IM PATRICK BATEMAN.. WHO ARE YOU!?!

RioKing4553d ago

Whoa, Patrick Bateman within Patrick Bateman. What do you call that, Bateception?

Hazmat134553d ago

yo dawg i heard you like patrick bateman!

SockeyBoy4553d ago

My wife doesn't play games much, she will play Dark Souls, Plants VS Zombies, Peggle, and Fallout...explain that s**t. If your a gamer your a gamer. Hardcore, casual...does it really matter?

Dowie4553d ago

Your wife is awesome and you are very lucky.

SockeyBoy4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

thanks man. Yeah she is a keeper that girl.

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii15d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons15d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac15d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-2313d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.

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Cheech And Chong Are Coming To Call Of Duty Because Everything Must Be Consumed

The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob

Christopher29d ago

Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.

Sciurus_vulgaris29d ago

The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.

OtterX29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.

I can't stand this stuff either.

Palitera29d ago

There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those

fsfsxii29d ago

You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.

crazyCoconuts29d ago

I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players

OtterX28d ago

@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.

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Profchaos29d ago

is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one

Man I'm getting to old for this

Knightofelemia29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Cheech just looks so wrong in the picture.

Profchaos29d ago

Why just why. cod up in smoke

anast29d ago

They charge too much for a game that is kitsch.

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MW3 missed its easiest opportunity to give us some of the best Call of Duty maps ever made

From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.

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