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Edited by TheLegs41:
5/2/2017 12:44:14 AM
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What makes a gamer a veteran?
I was looking through some gaming articles and I saw [url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch-vs-tf2?amp]this[/url] one about a Team Fortress 2 "veteran" who had decided to play Overwatch after 10 years of playing TF2, and I wanted to get some other opinions on it.
As I read I noticed the author seemed to have a different understanding of the word "veteran" than I do. Here's a quote:[quote]It’s been my go to game since I started PC gaming, and I’ve racked up nearly 400 hours in it.[/quote]
Either that's a typo, or they're one of the most casual players I've seen in a while.
I wouldn't think much of it if they had just said 400 hours, but the fact that they made a point to say "10 year veteran" in the headline is a little ridiculous.
400 hours over 10 years? That's not even an hour per week. For a game that's supposedly their "go to" they didn't really play it that often.
I don't think I'm alone in thinking that a person's time played should be way higher to be considered a veteran.
I've seen people who have played games for thousands of hours in less than a year. Games like Skyrim, CSGO, WoW, LoL, and, yes, Destiny.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is this: What makes a person a veteran? I don't know the right term to use, but would it be years that you've played in terms of just logging on at some point in a year, or would it be total hours?
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It's one of those things you can't quite explain but know it when you see it. If someone other than themselves can say that they're a gaming veteran I think at that point they are. Someone who plays well but is still relaxed... I guess its when someone has reached the top and then gone dropped down a level because its either to stressful to sit at the top or they just can't play enough to stay there. But if needed they could go back up. There are kids who have logged thousands of hours into a COD and I'd consider them good players but not veterans. meanwhile someone who logged maybe half a month for a two year game but knows it's in and outs and gets on a few times a week to meet with friends and played well when it first came out but now more casually I might consider a veteran. I guess it's how they carry themselves, they know it all but aren't a "know it all" they have played the best but don't go balls to the wall every single match, and depending on the game are more ready to teach instead of earn.
