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Gobstoppers12 posted...

Hardcore people dislike casuals because the existence of casuals has altered the gaming market substantially.

Back in the old days, most games were made for hardcore gamers. Massive RPGs, high APM RTS, brutal side scrollers, etc.

Now, though, the main audience is mainstream casuals who don't want games to be incredibly hard or excessively complicated.

This means hardcore gamers have fewer new games per year to suit their style. That's the main problem they have.

I don't think this part is actually true. The games market is bigger than ever, and you can easily go and find brutally difficult games if you want to.

What is true is that so many of the big franchises we grew up with have been watered down for a casual audience as they grew in popularity. Elder Scrolls is probably the most cynical example.