Post kinda sounds like one of those tricks guys use in games, etc to attempt to make women reveal themselves, huh?
And oh please, esp at you, Cubed, who tends to believe you know all about "the females" or "the blacks," etc when you aren't in any of those shoes and often sound like you would barely even leave home if work would allow you to just stay put and not get out much.
Since there aren't too many of us around here anymore (
oh I can't even imagine why), guess it's up to me to be one of the few voices to legitimately respond that won't be just some guy repeating or offering speculation on what women are only
believed to be like or not.
Point blank, women don't often tend to make themselves known in those spaces that men have a habit of thinking they own and assuming women aren't present. Let's not ignore the reasons why women are more inclined to stay incognito.
I did mention it recently in conversation and some nitwit immediately goes
"do you have a figure like an 8", which I ignored... because please bro, asking stuff like that, there's a good chance I'm old enough to be your mother.
Primarily, I'm a WoW player, and have played since 2010. I've mained a pair of Rogues since the start. No, I don't play healers or casting classes as those are boring to me. I like 'live by the skin of you teeth' quick decision making DPS, I thrive on that. I really can't stand slow casting or slow weapons.
I can't speak for what the retail environment is like for women, since I don't play there, though I've heard plenty of stupid behavior out of men toward them over the years. Friend and I (both in our 40s) joined a new private this year, where I recreated my beloved Rogue pair, and have happily found via guild chat that there appear to be plenty of women there, even those older than us.
I've occasionally scrolled through a women's WoW player FB group, recently seeing a bunch of people mentioning their age, and there are FAR more women 60s+ who play it than I'd have expected. Women are there, but often just enjoying our games without annoying uninvited BS.
And all this "blah blah girls do this to get free stuff" when half the time, if not more, it's probably men playing female characters tricking men into giving them stuff. Free stuff hasn't been my experience. Yes, when we joined the new server we found their AH prices are atrocious and there were and are charitable players who did offer a little gold to obvious newbies trying to get started, but that's as far as it ever went.
Frind and I do have our "cute" more family friendly game we hit now and then when we need a break from WoW, or when it's having a free week. (We also play that one retail, so its costs, so we spread the cost out.) I'm sure Wizard 101 prob doesn't suit much of the audience of this forum and would get snubbed as a "girls" game as it was designed for kids and families originally. Mark my words though, appearances are deceiving and that game can be a bitch. Friend and I again tend to play just us two, so some stuff that's more designed for a team of 4 can be a challenge. I'm actually mad at it and kind of put off on playing it right now because the stupid boss at the end of our current world is proving impossible to get passed. This crap is making WoW look EASY.
Thinking about it... true, I don't remember much in the way of girls owning a Game Boy. That doesn't mean we didn't have an actual game system at home though. Maybe most of us just preferred gaming that way instead of some tiny screen, which was originally not even in color. If it was in color for my age group I might have had more interest, but I preferred a regular tv screen for playing.
I had the original Nintendo and the replacement model of it later. I still own them and all my games, though they're stored away in a closet. Three of the TMNT games among them.
My sister owned the original Sega so we had that, too.
So WHEN did we get into games? I dunno... back when the original NES came on the market? Or maybe it was via the Atari.
I don't really have any interest in game systems today as I prefer computer-based stuff, and saved up for a pricy new PC two years ago, partly with our games in mind.
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Originally Posted by Prowler
Look at the top players in competitive games and it's like 90% male or so lol
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That's not really a good scale at all to measure whether or not women exist in games.
No, women more often don't tend to care that much about that particular aspect. BUT. There is also the factor that it's also one of those "glass ceiling" situations that are male dominated and women who do have interest are often not finding a environment that's welcome to them. So no s*** women are less inclined to participate.
No male siblings here. Nor cousins we were close to. At best, as kids, a neighbor who a few times wanted me to come check out his new game, then I'd get stuck bored sitting and watch him play, never getting a turn.
Good metaphor there somewhere.
Edit: Have one of my most recent screen shots. Haven't quested through Howling Fjord in some years. Beautiful zone. While being geared up as best as I can is one of my top priorities, the immersion is one of the biggest reasons to play. If someone can't be in awe of that kind of world and only wants to "be best," then why even indulge that need on an MMO.
