Female players play MMO.

Waterlily

I just wanted to let you all know this. I know it's quite shocking and interesting but it's a fact, there are girls in MMO.

Now, don't be afraid to approach them. When you meet one online this is a common reaction to have:

 

Although you can recognize them by their pink avatar  that says G.I.R.L, this is what they look like:

 

PureChaos

lmao i actually met me gf through WoW, played together for awhile then eventualy met each other. 1 thing to another ect.

nomadian

oh my god, they got chins too.

baff

Also their brains aren't connected to their mouths.

TheHavok

A guy on my old server in WoW met his future wife during a UC raid. LOL 

Now hes in Iraq and blogs about the war.

rhturn4025

rofl. Baff, that was incredible.

Arcken

Originally posted by Waterlily


I just wanted to let you all know this. I know it's quite shocking and interesting but it's a fact, there are girls in MMO.
Now, don't be afraid to approach them. When you meet one online this is a common reaction to have:

 
Although you can recognize them by their pink avatar  that says G.I.R.L, this is what they look like:

 

 

Of course there are women playing MMOs, just like there are men who play for the pink team :P

bcrankshaw

 

An interesting topic

I love chatting to Ladies during games ,I find they have a different perspective most of the time to men. Many of the ladies I know make their characters look cool and funky ....you can see it’s a women who knows about fashion sense behind the design .Also The funny thing is when I once posted the fact on one of the official forums of the one of  games I play that “ I like talking to ladies  “...I received quite a lot of criticism .People were implying I was  “ a little lecherous ...and how do you know a girl is actually a girl in RL “

I replied “ I know it may be a man behind the keyboard but that doesn’t mean I don’t like chatting to women “...it’s not going to put me off

 

Smoey

Lol, I got my gf to play mmos even join this forum xD There are so many girls playing mmos now compared to years ago

Arcken

Originally posted by bcrankshaw


 
An interesting topic
I love chatting to Ladies during games ,I find they have a different perspective most of the time to men. Many of the ladies I know make their characters look cool and funky ....you can see it’s a women who knows about fashion sense behind the design .Also The funny thing is when I once posted the fact on one of the official forums of the one of  games I play that “ I like talking to ladies  “...I received quite a lot of criticism .People were implying I was  “ a little lecherous ...and how do you know a girl is actually a girl in RL “
I replied “ I know it may be a man behind the keyboard but that doesn’t mean I don’t like chatting to women “...it’s not going to put me off
 

 

I think you are just trying to play it off like you are some kinda online ladies man. Personally the only females Ive had decent conversations with are the ones 30+ years old.

Spellforged

An interesting discovery!  Who knew females play MMO's?

P.S. Everybody knows

Kallandra

We are everywhere.. watching you.... plotting and scheming.... 

(plus how else are we supposed to let you know it's your turn to do the dishes when you're plugged into your game..  )

bcrankshaw

@ Arcken

shame dude ,you are obviously not a very interesting person  to talk to  ,You say that  your experience is only over 30's women offer worthwhile chats ?

Well I have  several ICQ  addresses of women I met in online games that I chat to regularly,many of them are under 30  .I also have several guys I chat to .No I'm not  suggesting I'm a stud...I just find it easy to talk to women and you can have sustainable friendships with them .

Its actually really easy to talk to women in Online games ...easier  than RL as you have something in common automatically  ...the game .

And no " I don't consider it a great accolade to be online ladies man..considering the fact it's a  virtual title and lacks real substance "

Later Gator

MarL

Ok guys before you get too excited about this braking news flash.

Make sure they aren't a guy before you give them all your gold.

deviliscious

Yes we play mmos too, we also own xbox 360's, ps3's and wii.  It is funny how all the little boys in dresses running around these days have given us a bad reputation so that when guys actually meet real girls they can't believe it. I would also like to say that there are healthy, athletic, active women  with real lives playing these games and that we do not have to be  lazy fat slobs to enjoy games. Quit stereotyping us!

deviliscious

Originally posted by MarL


Ok guys before you get too excited about this braking news flash.


Make sure they aren't a guy before you give them all your gold.

Most real girls playing   these days do not want your in game gold. They make more on their own. It is the little boys in dresses pretending to be girls that are after your pixelated cash. LOL

 

gillvane1

No offense to the ladies that play MMORPGs, but IMO the actual numbers are so small as to be inconsequential.

I think you could design an MMO that would get large numbers of female players, but it would not be something I'd want to play.

I like to see male and female avatars running around the landscape, because it makes for a more visually interesting game, but I don't really care what your actual gender is behind the avatar. I want you to not be an asshat, have something interesting to say if you want to chat or at least be polite, and do your job so the party doesn't get wiped. If you do that, I don't care if you're 16, or 60, male or female.

mike470

I've played plenty of times with female gamers before.  Half the time they're better PvPers than men (but not myself, of course)

cukimunga

I met this really cool girl in FFXI, but she lived in London and had a BF but other than that she was hella cool......  I tend to be a bit weary when I see girl avatars, cuz most likely they are a guy. But  It would be nice to finda gf playing MMO's, cuz every other normal girl gets jelouse of my computer. lol got to love nerdy girls.

deviliscious

Originally posted by gillvane1


No offense to the ladies that play MMORPGs, but IMO the actual numbers are so small as to be inconsequential.
I think you could design an MMO that would get large numbers of female players, but it would not be something I'd want to play.
I like to see male and female avatars running around the landscape, because it makes for a more visually interesting game, but I don't really care what your actual gender is behind the avatar. I want you to not be an asshat, have something interesting to say if you want to chat or at least be polite, and do your job so the party doesn't get wiped. If you do that, I don't care if you're 16, or 60, male or female.

 

There again stereotyping what women want in a game that makes it  something you would not want to play. Most women I know that play like hardcore pvp  and are very good at it.  We are guild leaders, war leaders and excellent pkrs.  So unless you just like sissy boy noncombat games only you might have more in common with female gamers than you want to imagine.

Bakoryo

Originally posted by deviliscious

Originally posted by gillvane1


No offense to the ladies that play MMORPGs, but IMO the actual numbers are so small as to be inconsequential.
I think you could design an MMO that would get large numbers of female players, but it would not be something I'd want to play.
I like to see male and female avatars running around the landscape, because it makes for a more visually interesting game, but I don't really care what your actual gender is behind the avatar. I want you to not be an asshat, have something interesting to say if you want to chat or at least be polite, and do your job so the party doesn't get wiped. If you do that, I don't care if you're 16, or 60, male or female.

 

There again stereotyping what women want in a game that makes it  something you would not want to play. Most women I know that play like hardcore pvp  and are very good at it.  We are guild leaders, war leaders and excellent pkrs.  So unless you just like sissy boy noncombat games only you might have more in common with female gamers than you want to imagine.

 

I agree, in all Pk and pvp games. the women there are kickass at what they are doing, and being a small minority? I think not. They are actually (what i think of, could be really off my feet here) more than 20% of the total gaming community. Ive met countless of girls that are infact girls.  That knows the games ive played much better than anyone ive met. so yeah.. Being sexist in games doesn't suit our generation and the 20th century.

deviliscious

well .. cnn says that 38% of gamers are women, and  i think that number is low.

here is the link:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/02/28/women.gamers/index.html

Bakoryo

Well, i do know that the numbers were high, but 38% was awesome. Seems they are getting more and more noted. Which is a positive thing. Everyone should love gaming and all that comes with it :-p

 

Though it's very much true that it's not 50/50. And i doubt it will ever be that way. Guys will always tend to draw easier to games due to that we are easily amused

Kyleran

Originally posted by deviliscious

Originally posted by gillvane1


No offense to the ladies that play MMORPGs, but IMO the actual numbers are so small as to be inconsequential.
I think you could design an MMO that would get large numbers of female players, but it would not be something I'd want to play.
I like to see male and female avatars running around the landscape, because it makes for a more visually interesting game, but I don't really care what your actual gender is behind the avatar. I want you to not be an asshat, have something interesting to say if you want to chat or at least be polite, and do your job so the party doesn't get wiped. If you do that, I don't care if you're 16, or 60, male or female.

 

There again stereotyping what women want in a game that makes it  something you would not want to play. Most women I know that play like hardcore pvp  and are very good at it.  We are guild leaders, war leaders and excellent pkrs.  So unless you just like sissy boy noncombat games only you might have more in common with female gamers than you want to imagine.

 

Actually, I think you and the women you know just enjoy playing MMO's like a guy.  There have been tomboys for years, but they don't represent the bulk of the female population.

There is another thread on these forums I just posted in by a female gamer with a totally different view than yours. She and her friends are in fact looking for an MMO experience different than the one enjoyed by most males and  yourself today and is bemoaning the lack of it by today's offerings.

Point is...you are not the typical female I don't believe,  and hence aren't considering the other view any more than most men do.

 

deviliscious

Originally posted by Kyleran

Originally posted by deviliscious




 
There again stereotyping what women want in a game that makes it  something you would not want to play. Most women I know that play like hardcore pvp  and are very good at it.  We are guild leaders, war leaders and excellent pkrs.  So unless you just like sissy boy noncombat games only you might have more in common with female gamers than you want to imagine.

 

Actually, I think you and the women you know just enjoy playing MMO's like a guy.  There have been tomboys for years, but they don't represent the bulk of the female population.

There is another thread on these forums I just posted in by a female gamer with a totally different view than yours. She and her friends are in fact looking for an MMO experience different than the one enjoyed by most males and  yourself today and is bemoaning the lack of it by today's offerings.

Point is...you are not the typical female I don't believe,  and hence aren't considering the other view any more than most men do.

 

 

I wear dresses, do my hair makeup and nails like all the rest of the girls. I decorate my home and have flowers in every room, but I am considered a tom boy for enjoying the excitement and challenge of pvp? I think not. I disagree strongly that  the majority of the female players playing today do not like hardcore pvp, because in my expieriance in games that offered many types of combat and noncombat skills the women were more into the pvp aspect than the guys. I think that  the issue of personal tastes in games  is not a gender issue but a matter of  preference. Sure there are many things I think are lacking from games today, and hope that developers take them into consideration on making new mmos, but I think  males and females both feel this way.  Considering in my country that more women than men are applying for conceal to carry permits for handguns, and  there are more women enrolling in self defense courses that the combat issue is not a gender issue at all, in reality or games. Women in my country participate in sports very competively and in games just as competively so I do not think that is a gender issue at all.

Kyleran

Originally posted by deviliscious

Originally posted by Kyleran

Originally posted by deviliscious




 
There again stereotyping what women want in a game that makes it  something you would not want to play. Most women I know that play like hardcore pvp  and are very good at it.  We are guild leaders, war leaders and excellent pkrs.  So unless you just like sissy boy noncombat games only you might have more in common with female gamers than you want to imagine.

 

Actually, I think you and the women you know just enjoy playing MMO's like a guy.  There have been tomboys for years, but they don't represent the bulk of the female population.

There is another thread on these forums I just posted in by a female gamer with a totally different view than yours. She and her friends are in fact looking for an MMO experience different than the one enjoyed by most males and  yourself today and is bemoaning the lack of it by today's offerings.

Point is...you are not the typical female I don't believe,  and hence aren't considering the other view any more than most men do.

 

 

I wear dresses, do my hair makeup and nails like all the rest of the girls. I decorate my home and have flowers in every room, but I am considered a tom boy for enjoying the excitement and challenge of pvp? I think not. I disagree strongly that  the majority of the female players playing today do not like hardcore pvp, because in my expieriance in games that offered many types of combat and noncombat skills the women were more into the pvp aspect than the guys. I think that  the issue of personal tastes in games  is not a gender issue but a matter of  preference. Sure there are many things I think are lacking from games today, and hope that developers take them into consideration on making new mmos, but I think  males and females both feel this way.  Considering in my country that more women than men are applying for conceal to carry permits for handguns, and  there are more women enrolling in self defense courses that the combat issue is not a gender issue at all, in reality or games. Women in my country participate in sports very competively and in games just as competively so I do not think that is a gender issue at all.

LOL, I live in the same country, though you live in Texas which is about the only place in the US more than my home state of Florida where carrying concealed weapons is considered a God-given right.  Most women purchase hand guns out of a fear motivation (which I'll admit, is partially my reason for having them, along with the cool macho image they provide0

I've fought for women guild leaders, one of the toughest ever was a 24 year old teacher who was a harsh taskmaster, but very successful commander.  Again, she's the exception to the typical female I've met in games, who defintely more often than not favor healing characters, enjoy crafting and gathering for the guild, and normally are fairly good peacemakers, when not stirring up drama which of course isnt' a trait at all restricted to women.

What you are failing to acknowledge is that you are the exception not the rule here in the US. Trust me on this, I've got two 20+ year old daughers, and I've met dozens, if not hundreds of young women over the years through them and no matter how you try to deny it, women are much different than men in many ways, and their thinking on games is just one area.

 As a comparison... number of my daughters friends who play MMO's are... zero. (though my one daughter did till 15 yrs old, when it became too geeky for her.).  Number of my teenage son's friends who play MMO's is... well 100% which is about 10 or 12 guys, and includes 2 girls he also knows from school that play.

Numbers don't lie, and I'll have to go with my own personal experience on the issue.