In the field of video games, Tryhard understands the idea of doing everything possible to fulfill a specific objective, and Farming, for its part, involves gathering resources in order to improve or buy the items that one owns. We analyze both conceptions in this note.
From its first appearances with a primitive pinball, passing through Mario Bross to virtual reality, video games are in constant evolution. This process of change has increased in the last decade with the arrival of new technologies.
Many types of games have been created: platform games, arcade, action, strategy, etc. Strategy games in particular have been very successful, especially among middle-aged audiences, as they contain particularly suggestive elements of fantasy, mythological figures, magical powers, and unreal worlds.
All this makes gaming very attractive and to practice it you need a dose of strategy and skill.
Tryhard
The word tryhard comes from English and could be translated as "strive" or "try it to the fullest"
The gamer world comes mainly from the US and applied this term to a strategy of multiplayer games. So tryhardear means playing in such a way that your only goal is to win the game with a lot of effort and effort. This way of playing can be detrimental to the fun of the game itself.
Players who follow this criteria are usually quite experienced. These types of players usually arouse feelings of rejection in others, since their momentum and their desire to win prevent others from enjoying the game.
Farm
This word also comes from English, specifically from the word farm and farmer, which mean farm and farmer respectively.
In the world of video games, farming can be understood as "the one who collects." In some video games (for example League of Legends) during the game the characters collect money, either by victories or by deaths.
In this context, farming means collecting and earning money in the course of a game. This is what allows a player to upgrade their characters, buy accessories for them, etc.
The specific jargon of video games
A large vocabulary has already been consolidated in this sector. Tryhard and farm are two examples, but we could have many other words or diminutives, such as Rofl, LMFAO, GRATZ !, WTF ?, WTG or ZOMG. All of them are in common use among players, but words and acronyms have no meaning for those who are on the fringes of this activity. These expressions are typical of online games, but they are also used in other contexts of communication.
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