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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More time spent playing doesn't always mean you're better.