Women of Norrath, what's your experience?

[knix]

We are all so different, I am not concerned about being the best, or trying to compete with the males playing.

All of our experiences are all so unique, I don't think you can make generalizations of typical events.

That being said, i have come across guys who think that because I am a female that I have used my feminine whiles to get where I am in the game. That somehow I allow the males in the game to "give" me stuff, when i have worked for the items, being the 16 highest in DKP in TMO, and in the top 10 dkp for tracking hours.

I do not play like a guy though, I defiantly am a support kind of player, the cleric that waits in the camp for the hot-pullers to bring the dragon in. Someone has to be at "camp" otherwise there is no camp. Sometimes i get very stressed out while duoing or trioing when it has to be done exactly timed a certain way. When it requires a lot of stressfull playing i walk away from the computer feeling fully spent, needing to relax, not energized because we just did something pretty spectacular.

I do not hide being female. I also had to quit playing a male char that i leveled from 30-52, i kept beaming smiles at people, and i could tell it was wierding them out, then i always felt compelled to explain my gender.

I never accepted hand outs, and only accept help from people that I feel like i have helped them and they are returning a favor. I do not take advantage of kind people, and it really bothers me to see others get used by people that use people.

Also, before I act in any outrageously flirty way with anyone, I have gotten to know them well enough already made sure that they are very secure in their own life and are not going to getting attached to me. I have had some very uncomfortable conversations on the front end of some very good friendships, to make sure that its not going to go into a weird place.

I am not quite sure if this is what you were asking, but there it is.