Women of Norrath, what's your experience?

[Wrench]

Originally Posted by Edgetiq [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bet you didn't complain when he fully geared you whilst you cyb0red with him though did you.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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i forgot to ask for the pixels tho

[JPMorgan]

Originally Posted by Spitty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I will fucking fight the Washington Post just as soon as I get my license and graduate and leave the basement. Just you wait.

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[Quineloe]

Originally Posted by Ajkuhuun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Half of gamers are women, we'll 45% anyway?

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/20...omen/?page=all

Scandalous? I know in 2008 the ratio was 60/40 in favor of guys according to an ESA survey http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/200...age-age-is-35/

Would not read too much into these "studies", since women that accidentally once launched minesweeper and clicked until they died answer yes, a guy I used to work with who would play an actual game for half a day, but only two to three times a year, considered himself not a gamer and would have probably answered No.

A more interesting question would be if you've purchased a game worth more than $20 (initial retail price, not slashed) the last 24 months. Or pirated one. Pretty sure the numbers be very different, but no one wants to see (pay for) those studies

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by Ajkuhuun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Half of gamers are women, we'll 45% anyway?

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/20...omen/?page=all

Scandalous? I know in 2008 the ratio was 60/40 in favor of guys according to an ESA survey http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/200...age-age-is-35/

the problem with your stat is that they are counting dumb ass phone app games, and games like fucking cookie crusher. if they were only counting console and PC (masterrace) games, those numbers would be much different.

[Lojik]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the problem with your stat is that they are counting dumb ass phone app games, and games like fucking cookie crusher. if they were only counting console and PC (masterrace) games, those numbers would be much different.

Need ur help setting up a rotation for cookie crusher sirks

[Ajkuhuun]

You know no matter what statistics or facts or experiences people bring to this thread isn't going to matter at this point. There's the die hard boys club camp on one side, white knight wannabes on another, hardcore feminists, girls who just want to play and their male counterparts regardless of your groups sex and I think it's fairly impossible to sway the opinions of any of them. I think out of all the posts I like Spitty's the most, we'll thought out, to the point and zero bullshit.

In an ideal gaming community which may or may not exist somewhere down the line, it won't matter anymore what sex you are. That time isn't now though, and I think this thread is a testament to it.

Really don't think I have anything else to contribute to it, some folks probably feel I didn't have any in the first place but that's ok. At the end of the day I get on to game, have fun in the few hours I can, then get back to the real world, and I think that's something we can agree that regardless of sex at this stage of the game most of us have in common.

[Ugrask]

Originally Posted by Ajkuhuun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You know no matter what statistics or facts or experiences people bring to this thread isn't going to matter at this point. There's the die hard boys club camp on one side, white knight wannabes on another, hardcore feminists, girls who just want to play and their male counterparts regardless of your groups sex and I think it's fairly impossible to sway the opinions of any of them. I think out of all the posts I like Spitty's the most, we'll thought out, to the point and zero bullshit.

In an ideal gaming community which may or may not exist somewhere down the line, it won't matter anymore what sex you are. That time isn't now though, and I think this thread is a testament to it.

Really don't think I have anything else to contribute to it, some folks probably feel I didn't have any in the first place but that's ok. At the end of the day I get on to game, have fun in the few hours I can, then get back to the real world, and I think that's something we can agree that regardless of sex at this stage of the game most of us have in common.

Sex/Gender will always matter, because of "sex". It will just take on different tones.

That aside, I think a lot of the "men are better" stems from stupid ideals about the rest of activities outside of a PC. Sports used to be pretty male dominated, and so was gaming. Now, not so much on the sports, but it still exists and so people hold on to that prejudice which makes FAR less sense in the gaming world...since its not a matter of physical ability.

But because gamers had the stigma of basement dwelling virgins the idea of being used by women came out as well..it's all bullshit that people just don't let go of. Some people do use other people, but its on both sides. The men are trying to get something out of their "generosity" so they are just as bad.

[August]

Aren't there a lot of non-gaming specific reasons that would skew a distribution of gamers?

My wife works in psychology so we have these discussions a lot. When we play a game, my wife is way more excited about actually playing the game with me (ostensibly).

When I play, i'm way more stoked about winning. If i'm playing Settlers of Catan with my lame friends (all my friends are lame because I am lame) I'm very excited to win. If I don't win, i'm pretty much in a grumpy mood. As are all my male friends that sit around the table.

My wife, and my friends wives/gfs, are usually chatty afterwards and have a good time no matter what, and seemingly don't care if they win. To me this is a pretty standard occurrence, and I think that it really does play a role in being a 'hardcore' gamer. There's no question that people at the top end of any gaming sphere are there to compete and to win. If there's less motivation towards conflict (winning), I can see why female gamer distribution tends to favor more interactive facebook / phone games where the actual act of 'playing' is what is cherished.

That's not to say that women can't be competitive, or can't be just as good as men at gaming. I'm just saying that stereotypes typically stem from experience on a broad scale, and there's got to be something substantial behind it.

For what it's worth my wife is merciless @ Scrabble, and has been known to throw fits of rage when I score a 2x Triple Word Score with 7 of my letters. It was 'Goodwife' - best night of my life and highest Scrabble move i've ever made.

[Duckwalk]

40 man raids cut down to 10 and coveted dps spot is given to guild leaders wife who puts up lowest damage in a known bad spec all while trying to compete for server firsts.....seems legit.

[August]

Originally Posted by Duckwalk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

40 man raids cut down to 10 and guild leaders wife is the lowest dps in a known badspec all while trying to compete for server firsts.....sounds legit.

Which part, exactly, is not legit? It cut to 25, btw. Karazhan was the first 10-man that was side by side w/ Mag+Gruul, and the major raids were all 25-man. We kept 2 forces (A/B) and countless Karazhan groups.