Characteristics of the Skill Player in Guitar Hero:

* Plays on expert difficulty, or strives to
* Activates star power with the select button instead of tilting the controller
* Uses practice mode
* Pursues a five-star ranking in every song, even the terrible ones
* In multiplayer, prefers face-off or pro face-off

Characteristics of the Tourist in Guitar Hero:

* Plays on whatever difficulty they’ve mastered (this could still be expert)
* Activates star power by tilting the controller
* Learns songs by playing them
* Disproportionately plays the songs they like
* Prefers co-op multiplayer

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