What is Tryhard and Farmear (gaming)

In video games, Tryhard understands the idea of ​​doing the best possible to accomplish a specific goal, and Farmear, for his part, involves gathering resources in pursuit of improving or buying the items that one owns. We analyze both conceptions in this note.

From their first appearances with a primitive pinball, going through Mario Bross to virtual reality, video games are in a constant evolution. This process of change has increased in the last decade with the arrival of new technologies.

Numerous 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 there are elements of fantasy in them, figures mythological, magical powers and unreal world especially suggestive.

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. This type of player normally arouses in the others feelings of rejection, since their impetus 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.

Farming in this context means collecting and earning money in the course of a game. This is what allows a player to upgrade their characters, buy them accessories, etc.

The specific jargon of video games

A wide vocabulary has already been consolidated in this sector. Tryhard and farm are two examples, but we could use many other words or diminutives, such as Rofl, LMFAO, GRATZ!, WTF?, WTG or ZOMG. All of them are in common use among the players, but words and acronyms have no meaning for those who are in the game. margin of this activity. These expressions are typical of online games, but they are also used in other contexts of the communication.

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