It was never Hardcore Vs Casual. It was Socialites Vs. Solo players
Originally Posted by
ringpriest
World of Warcraft started life as a
Computer Roleplaying Game, where part of the fun of the game experience was pretending to be your character. Stuff like applying poisons and eating food enhanced the verisimilitude of the experience of playing a fantasy character in another world. Now that game has changed to become a tactical arcade lobby game.