The Lurkers on Tich

[Brista]

I guess Mirajj has experienced the word "carebear" to be some gross insult and perhaps at one time, it was considered that way.  But it's a commonly used every-day term that it's lost most of the stigma applied to it.  One can choose to be insulted by the term "carebear" or one can read it as the common gamer shorthand term for "person who prefers PvE content and does not wish PvP content to interfere with one's gaming."

MJ everyone except you thinks carebear is offensive. I'm a pvper and I still think carebear is offensive

The fact that it's common has no bearing on its force. "Noob" is common and offensive. So (in a gaming context) is "gay"

If it's the typing that's the concern, just use PvEer which is shorter than carebear anyway