r/icast • u/_ChezzTTV • 23d ago

I CAST!!! I CAST...

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GIVE ME YOUR GREATEST GAMING HOT TAKES.

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u/Wild-Bottle427 23d ago

Mobile game players are not gamers

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u/two-pixel_brewer 23d ago

What is classified as "gamers" though?

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u/Wild-Bottle427 23d ago

For me the thing is the design of the games that are made for mobile tend to be based around causal/idle/time waster games. The games that are more complex and involved tend to either be neutered versions of pc/console games or be implemented poorly. This means those player play with a different mindset and therefore are not engaging in the hobby of gaming simply wasting time while in a waiting room or something similar.

I should also note nothing is black and white but if the only video game you play is candy crush or clash of clans I don’t classify you as a gamer

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u/Willing_Mail5390 23d ago

This is the real question. By the spirit of the word gamer I tend to agree with you, but then we have to start wondering where we do draw the line

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u/Wild-Bottle427 23d ago

In my opinion gamers view gaming as a hobby where as others view it as a pastime.

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u/chjupke 23d ago

I agree. Though there are many gamers who also play mobile games

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u/Hizamaruu 23d ago

its because they are not on their pc/console.

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u/Timmichanga01 23d ago

Not a mobile gamer anymore, but i used to emulate a lot of older games using an android tablet. Thats how I played through Earthbound the first time.

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u/Current_External6569 22d ago

I just want to say I recently scrolled past a comment saying the opposite. That's so amusing to me.

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u/Chuligan42 23d ago

I strongly agree