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StandardAI · Jun 09, 2005, 11:03 PM // 23:03

Sorry I don't believe those numbers at all.

Divinitys Creature · Jun 09, 2005, 11:26 PM // 23:26

Well, at least the NOOB influx

was accompanied by a BOOB influx

*hides under a big pile of rocks, in the fissure of woe*

*tremble*

ok I know it's marginally amusing but I couldn't resist

hee hee hee

Galatea · Jun 10, 2005, 12:04 AM // 00:04

I figured I'd just add to this, so people won't mistake me for being a he, because I really hate that, lol. I never really played games much until my bf unleashed the gamer in me lol. He bought me my first game system (a gamecube), convinced me to get my own GBA (and I in turn, convinced my non-gaming sister to buy a GBA).. then I saw FFXI and the TaruTarus, and I got hooked on online gaming - but quit because I couldn't afford it.

Played some other stuff online (Star Wars Battlefront, Warcraft3), then GW came out and we decided to play in the betas -- loved it so much, both me and my bf picked up a copy, got his brother to play, got my sister to play, and managed to convince 15 other people in our guild to play (real life friends & people we converted from FFXI). ;DDDDD

Nokomis · Jun 10, 2005, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToxicMilk

I came across an interesting article published in 2004 on the microsoft website that states "women now account for 43% of all computer gamers."
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eningames.mspx

I thought that this is a profound statement & a startling amount - no woman I know would ever consider playing computer games. Nice to see that there are some out there though!

So I was just wondering how many players of GW are woman?

You know all the wrong women.

I play many PC games. I play lots of PS2 games, including sports games. I have a Gameboy.

Three women in our house and we all play games.

I ALSO do fantasy football teams, lol.

However, I do NOT understand what a "hemi" is and I can't bate my own hook because it hurts the poor worm.

--Nokomis

Algren Cole · Jun 10, 2005, 12:49 AM // 00:49

whats up with all the chicks getting motion sickness?

Old Dood · Jun 10, 2005, 12:57 AM // 00:57

Women in my opinion play smarter and are more curtious toward others. I truly enjoy playing with women. And YES I can tell if it is a guy playing a woman's charactor.

Kindori · Jun 10, 2005, 02:02 AM // 02:02

I'm a female gamer as well

I mostly like RPGs, offline ones at that.. GW is about the only online game I like, and that's because i can group with the hechies. I'm fairly shy and don't really like grouping with real people ^_^;; Though I really probably should start

Oddly enough I actually run a forum based RPG, which requires a large amount of interaction with real people..
I haven't known many female gamers besides myself. But I have known a few. They're mostly into RPGs as well.
As I said, I mostly like RPGs. I also like games like Zelda, Harvest Moon, Sims, Anno 1503.. They kind of have thier own categories I think.. Zelda is kind of action/RPG. Harvest Moon is a farming/dating sim. Sims is well, Sims.. Anno 1503, is one of those build a small vilalge and watch it grow as your people gain knowledge and you bring in resources.. I forget the term :-\ I also have fighting games, no FPS though I dun like them.. I also have DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
Ah, I could ramble on.. But i'll stop

Though i'll say my favorite games

Suikoden 3, Skies of Arcadia: Legends, Final Fantasy 9 ^_^

Caco-Cola · Jun 10, 2005, 02:27 AM // 02:27

Sometimes you can easily tell if it's a male playing a female character.

Names like "Huge Melons" is a dead give away but you can also tell from the way they talk and act.

Plus females seem to be more inclined to use emoticons like

and my most hated being ^.^ and =3 sorry but I can't stand those two 'faces'.

But regardless yes I must agree with someone who posted above (the one with the Homer avatar) I do enjoy playing with female gamers a lot more than male ones. They work better together and are generally nicer. Plus I'd rather hear the Siren song of a female voice (on TS/vent) than the brass of a male one (though I know some females who have said brass voice and males with the 'siren song' voice (aka <13 year olds)).

And I know females play games a lot. I can name about 10 of them off my head that I know IRL and a few more that I've met online and about 3 that I've played with in TS (voices don't lie that well).

Mistress Eyahl · Jun 10, 2005, 04:21 AM // 04:21

Wooo! Another female here! Wow, I had no idea there were so many females at Guru!

I love compter games, I've completed all the Tomb Raider all the Half Life. I love first person shooters and *head swells up* I'm pretty damn good. For fun I like to duo it with my sister, she controls the dude, I blow sh*t up. Why? Er... heh.. cos I get scared on my own when things POP out of nowhere lol. (No, seriously.. I couldn't complete Half Life 1 without her sittin next to me *_*)

Cos I'm a girl I like pretty things and animals etc.. So yes I DO play Zoo Tycoon and the Sims. C'mon, the Sims rocks for those who know how to have fun.
My sort of fun? Well, when The Sims Unleashed came out, I used to adopt a whole lot of dogs and cats, stick em in a room... BURN em, and then use their urns/tombstones to decorate my house when I was building it. And I'm a true lover of animals!
I also used to frequently build houses to put up for trade online (cos my houses rock) and creating new skins etc aint as easy as pie.

I love games where you can kill stuff. Grand Theft Auto 1 used to please me to the state of happy punch, when I'd line up a load of school buses, blow em up... then shoot at the cars that got stuck behind them.

I have spacial awareness and good reflexes, so I'd outdo my male friends on Need For Speed II and Colin McRae Rally frequently. (I'm a natural driver

Or so my instructor tells me)
So this is to all the guys who think "Yeah maybe girls PLAY them, but that doesn't mean they have to be good". I bet you every single girl here could give you a run for your money. We all have something in common... we all like, and are GOOD at, computer games.

I've only played Everquest II other than this when it comes to Online Games. I was a kick ass Monk Tank... and that's sayin somethin if you remember Monks from EQ2

I always play warriors usually.

Anyway, quick list of what computer games I have in this box by the comp.. just so you can know just HOW eclectic I am:

Dungeon Seige: Legends of Aranna
Stolen
Pirates of The Caribbean (I love strategy)
Sea World Tycoon
Singles
Lord of The Rings: Return of The King
Everquest II
World of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
World of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne
Zoo Tycoon 2
Might and Magiv IV
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
Jurassic Park: Genesis
Dominion Wars Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Ghost Master

Oh and er, how to spot a REAL girl?

Easy.. she talks too much

KingKryton · Jun 10, 2005, 04:35 AM // 04:35

i bet in the first person shooter genre 1% of gamers are women

Mistress Eyahl · Jun 10, 2005, 05:50 AM // 05:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingKryton

i bet in the first person shooter genre 1% of gamers are women

You wish

Caco-Cola · Jun 10, 2005, 06:10 AM // 06:10

Quote:

My sort of fun? Well, when The Sims Unleashed came out, I used to adopt a whole lot of dogs and cats, stick em in a room... BURN em, and then use their urns/tombstones to decorate my house when I was building it. And I'm a true lover of animals!

I love games where you can kill stuff. Grand Theft Auto 1 used to please me to the state of happy punch, when I'd line up a load of school buses, blow em up... then shoot at the cars that got stuck behind them.

Hmm...sounds like my kinda gal.

There needs to be more ladies like you. And the others in this thread, those that enjoy gaming.

shady_knife · Jun 10, 2005, 06:18 AM // 06:18

i dont know a single female gamer apart from my bro's fiance.... but she is different.... .:S anyway. can i ask how do you get motion sickness from fps!
thats insane... i would die if i couldnt play cs 1.6 ... or at least cs: s... im male btw, this is my first online game apart from cs... of course ^^

Caco-Cola · Jun 10, 2005, 06:25 AM // 06:25

I don't know the specifics of motion sickness in games but I've heard that like, if you get motion sickness you should find the command to reset the point of view of your character.

Something about the way the mind is used to looking at things compared to that of the game disorients some people and if they merely reset the point of view so it's 'normal' it'll all go away.

eA-Zaku · Jun 10, 2005, 08:28 AM // 08:28

Unfortunately, in my experience, the best looking females prefer not to associate with the gamers, and the males are too shallow to get past anything other than looks when trying to pick up girls.

I remember watching something on the news or whatnot about a lot of women picking up first person shooting games. And there was an all-female Counter-Strike clan, too. Pretty cool, IMO. Although it sucks when your public server teammates stop coordinating their rush and start harassing any female that makes themselves known.

Girl Gamer (voice chat): Hi guys!
UbEr HyPeR G0D | Cr0nIx ` says: omg its a gurl!!!
Zaku (Counter-Terrorist) says: stfu and get in position
UbEr HyPeR G0D | Cr0nIx ` says: where r u from?!?!?!?!
RiCe Boi S00p3r AzN|G-Un1T says: how old r u??

Lysstastic · Jun 10, 2005, 08:38 AM // 08:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by eA-Zaku

Unfortunately, in my experience, the best looking females prefer not to associate with the gamers, and the males are too shallow to get past anything other than looks when trying to pick up girls.

What do you mean? That girl gamers are generally ugly or something? (might've misinterpreted :P) but yeah.. I'm thinking a lot of them aren't, as far as I know you don't have to be ugly to like games

And an all girl clan sounds cool, I hope they were good. When girls get to beat up guys at games it's great, cos most of them just think girls are rubbish (doesn't occur to them that they might've been enjoying games the same time, if not longer than them) I beat the hell outta everyone at Q3 at uni anyway, they dunno what hits em

Lysstastic · Jun 10, 2005, 08:45 AM // 08:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistress Eyahl

Might and Magiv IV

Not a might and magic fan are you?

I'm a *huge* fan of might and magic 4 and 5 (altho, i notice that you only seem to have M&M 4.. how can you not've wanted to play 5? O_o) Recently bought the might and magic millennium edition too, but I can't get it to work in XP

Anyway, it's a fantastic game to those who haven't heard of it/played it

Caco-Cola · Jun 10, 2005, 08:51 AM // 08:51

In my experience female gamers are the same as male gamers.

You have some good looking ones and then you have some ugly ones.

The stereotype of female gamers being ugly doesn't hold water.

Lysstastic · Jun 10, 2005, 08:57 AM // 08:57

Not one bit

Spirit Firefly · Jun 10, 2005, 08:57 AM // 08:57

Never met a female gamer that was at all good at games except for one girl on wc3 she used to kick my ass every time. I don't think standing hitting alt 1 or alt 2 or shift 1 in FFX1 can be classed as being any good!