There are different types of video gamers and the most dedicated of them all is the hardcore video gamer. This type of gamer spend great amount of time in doing what they love the most which is playing their favorite video games, and he is doing this for a long period of times, years particularly. Most of these hardcore video gamers are also very dedicated to competitive online tournaments or arenas which they normally excel. They are special in their fields due to their skills in twisting joysticks and bashing those buttons in the controller, remotes, mice or the keyboard.
If you want to become a hardcore gamer, you must have the capacity to afford this hobby which is quite expensive. They do not only purchase the gaming consoles, personal computers and video games to play but they also want to belong with the group people who have the same inclination. If you wanted to become one of those hardcore gamer, you have to know how to play every video games out there, from the PS3, PC, Wii and Xbox 360. You should not be short of any of these in order for you to call yourself as a hardcore gamer.
Many people in the gaming world are very proud to be called as a hardcore gamer. Being one is like you belong to a special group of extraordinary people. Most of the people in this crowd have taken their achievements in the gaming world as part of their real-life achievements which is quite delusional. This instance can affect how they mingle with other people and on how they handle themselves with other gamers who is not quite as skilled as them. Hardcore video gamers are confined in their world and they do not look to other people in order to discern this attitude. Many of their friends and acquaintances in their world consider themselves being tough due to their ability to kill anyone that they encounter in the gaming world.
Many of these hardcore gamers are good and have already many online tournaments won. These achievements make them think that they achieved fame, glory and worldwide recognition. They even think that they should get extra respect because they think that they belong to the elite. Other hardcore gamers are also very obsessed and they cannot bear when their ranks are lower compared to his friends and acquaintances. They spend more time to boost their score-stats and they leave other important activities ad time which they should have spent with their families.
Video games are indeed developed for entertainment and unwinding purposes and no one can argue about that. But hardcore gamers do not consider them lightly and may consider this hobby as their lifestyle, like those drug users who think cocaine as a nourishing food or drink. But this only happens when taken over the limit. Many of these hardcore video gamers know that they are taking it too much but they just let it go that way. Video games are fun activities without hurting, harming or killing any one, at least for real. So is it really worth it to become a hardcore gamer?