Bonafide Reviews.com posted an editorial; a half-serious, half-humorous look into four common gamer stereotypes.

Because Hardcore gamers have such a wealth of info on gaming and how games operate, they are keener on figuring out game imbalance. Though this might make new gamers angry when presented with evidence that their favorite character is either "unfair" on one extreme or "low tier" on the other, no game is truly completely balanced, and more often than not, true Hardcore gamers do analyze games on a near professional level. Those 860 kilobyte 250 page guides written by fans on gamefaqs? Those are written by Hardcore gamers.

Gaming Culture: Four Stereotypes Examined