Term applied by PvP (player vs. player) participants in an online role-playing game to those players are disinterested in PvP conflict. Usually derogatory.
Antonyms: Ganker, griefer, PK scum.
Antonyms: Ganker, griefer, PK scum.
Me and the boyz used to gank everybody at the crossroads, before the damned carebears got the rules changed.
by Yukon Sam March 10, 2005
Back in the day, Carebear referred to a person or a game mechanic which eliminated or reduced all risk and challenge and realism from the game.
These days people throw the term carebear around to mean ANYTHING derotagory. Want to craft? You're a carebear! Don't want to play an mmorpg like a first person shooter? You're a carebear! Don't like to play the game like I play the game? You're a carebear!
The term carebear has become mangled and meaningless. But it used to mean something important to hardcore gamers.
Examples of the ORIGINAL term are:
These days people throw the term carebear around to mean ANYTHING derotagory. Want to craft? You're a carebear! Don't want to play an mmorpg like a first person shooter? You're a carebear! Don't like to play the game like I play the game? You're a carebear!
The term carebear has become mangled and meaningless. But it used to mean something important to hardcore gamers.
Examples of the ORIGINAL term are:
No full loot was "carebear"
Safe zones were "carebear"
Limits on who you can attack and where you can attack them were "carebear."
Limits on freedom in general were "carebear."
Instances were "carebear."
Carebears were people who wanted devs to develop/change games to make their gaming experience easy, safe, and cozy. No risk, no challenge, no realism. Cozy like a carebear.
Safe zones were "carebear"
Limits on who you can attack and where you can attack them were "carebear."
Limits on freedom in general were "carebear."
Instances were "carebear."
Carebears were people who wanted devs to develop/change games to make their gaming experience easy, safe, and cozy. No risk, no challenge, no realism. Cozy like a carebear.
by princedrake August 22, 2007
In the MMORPG Eve-Online (www.eve-online.com) a Carebear is a character who stays in Concord (police) controlled space and never ventures into unsecured "0.0" space.
Unlike previous MMORPG related definitions, an Eve carebear doesn't necessarily eschew Player-vs-Player activity - a carebear may actually be a pirate or griefer who specifically stays in Concord controlled space to prey on new players (noobs).
Carebear pirates are commonly considered a cowardly form of pirate.
Unlike previous MMORPG related definitions, an Eve carebear doesn't necessarily eschew Player-vs-Player activity - a carebear may actually be a pirate or griefer who specifically stays in Concord controlled space to prey on new players (noobs).
Carebear pirates are commonly considered a cowardly form of pirate.
My character is in a carebear corporation; I never leave high security space.
He's a carebear pirate because he hangs out on the border of high-security space to gank noobs.
He's a carebear pirate because he hangs out on the border of high-security space to gank noobs.
by shagsthedustmop March 06, 2006
1. A player who detests Player versus Player (PvP) gaming and whines about how it ruins their gaming enjoyment.
2. A player who is killed or has a loss through theft and then complains about player harassment.
3. A player who focuses their gameplay strictly on crafting or other non-competitve activity.
4. A player who is afraid of getting ganked by other gaming players.
5. Players more concerned with "coloring" their houses, clothing, names, etc... than with playing against other people in a competitve gaming environment.
6. A player who ruined the PvP MMORPG industry by complaining so much that PvP MMORPG development is rare.
2. A player who is killed or has a loss through theft and then complains about player harassment.
3. A player who focuses their gameplay strictly on crafting or other non-competitve activity.
4. A player who is afraid of getting ganked by other gaming players.
5. Players more concerned with "coloring" their houses, clothing, names, etc... than with playing against other people in a competitve gaming environment.
6. A player who ruined the PvP MMORPG industry by complaining so much that PvP MMORPG development is rare.
"I think everyone can agree that nerfing does no one any good, Except for the carebear that was bitching about getting killed by that class while fighting a mob."
"Call me a carebear, I don't care cos I'll just kill you..."
"This game will pwn and I can't wait to be the quasi carebear! I'm a sucker for crafting!"
"Call me a carebear, I don't care cos I'll just kill you..."
"This game will pwn and I can't wait to be the quasi carebear! I'm a sucker for crafting!"
by Preston November 05, 2004
A word used by unemployed/unemployable males to describe anyone who they dislike in a game.
These nerds will often be in their 30s and 40s,and have no life outside of their online world.
In real life,they would be considered an 'outcast' type,and have low self esteem,enjoy reading comics and watching sci fi cartoons.There is a high possibility of a goatee beard.
They will think theyre badass because they play xbox 360 games on hard.
These nerds will often be in their 30s and 40s,and have no life outside of their online world.
In real life,they would be considered an 'outcast' type,and have low self esteem,enjoy reading comics and watching sci fi cartoons.There is a high possibility of a goatee beard.
They will think theyre badass because they play xbox 360 games on hard.
"dude,like these carebears like totally ruined <game name>. Ill pwn their carebear asses if they come back,drive them off the server! They dont know what a real mans MMO is all about!"
by tezza2008 March 12, 2008
Carebear.......Verb, The act of discharging semen onto another person’s chest.
Based on a Dave Chapel joke referring to how the Care Bears in the cartoon could shoot love out of their chests. Dave noted that while you cannot really do that, you CAN shoot love (semen) out of your penis onto someone else’s chest.
Based on a Dave Chapel joke referring to how the Care Bears in the cartoon could shoot love out of their chests. Dave noted that while you cannot really do that, you CAN shoot love (semen) out of your penis onto someone else’s chest.
by elecktrokatt March 29, 2017
MMO video game term often used in EVE Online.
Definines someone whose playstyle involves very little or easily quantifiable risk. Often confused with players who PvE for ingame money.
Carebears are the players who are risk-averse and will only engage in PvP when the outcome is predictable (and ideally, profitable)
Definines someone whose playstyle involves very little or easily quantifiable risk. Often confused with players who PvE for ingame money.
Carebears are the players who are risk-averse and will only engage in PvP when the outcome is predictable (and ideally, profitable)
by livinggamer October 08, 2010