Girls and gaming

[twistedshadows]

All in all though, I think guys pick on girls in game for the same reason they pick on them in real life. It's a form of flirting.

I've never understood why guys think they can impress the opposite sex by insulting them. Hilarious, yet strange.

Beats the heck outta me. I don't do that, but I have seen it in action and work many a time. I guess the thinking behind it is, knock their self-esteem down so low that they will go out with even you (not you personally).

I've seen it in action since I was four! Not every guy, of course (as you yourself are proof of). It's amusing though, as it shows that guys begin implementing this particular strategy as children and many don't grow out of it until... I'm not actually sure when (I'll throw mid-twenties out there as a wild guess).

 

[Low Key]

I'm not into the competition aspect that guys seem to have over games.

If you don't do something right or the way they would have done it you suck, and if you're a girl you suck even worse because you're a girl. Even if some other gamer, who's a guy, did just as bad or worse than you.
Plus you get the idiots who are shouting retarded comments all the time, or kids who just want to shoot their mouths off and think they are badasses.'I can press this button faster than you can cause my reflexes are the shit!'....go choke on a grenade you wanker.

I play as a recreation anyway, which people (for some reason or another) can't seem to wrap their heads around. Trying to be awesome isn't a priority, having fun is. So, CoD4 and Halo aren't fun online.

To guys, being awesome is fun. But I can understand why girls wouldn't necessarily get into games where the testosterone is cranked a little too high.

Sometimes it's just a little too much, or it's unjustified awesome.

What can I say? Guys are arrogant. That's the only way to keep our massive egos and absurd sense of pride from crashing down upon us. On a serious note, I'd say most the guys you run who say that sort of stuff are just plain assholes. They would be to me just as they obviously were to you. The fact that you are a girl only compounds their retarded banter into something even less coherent.

So it's in the same fashion that girls have to think that they're always right?
It's getting better, it usually just happens when a new game comes out that everyone has hyped over for months and the anticipation boils over into a huge mess. After a few months things aren't as bad, but you'll still the those that are flat out jerks.
I was just thankful that I had to work on the release of Halo 3 (selling the game, no less. That was bad enough).

Girls ARE always right...especially my girlfriend...if I don't want to sleep on the couch.

All in all though, I think guys pick on girls in game for the same reason they pick on them in real life. It's a form of flirting.

I've never understood why guys think they can impress the opposite sex by insulting them. Hilarious, yet strange.

Beats the heck outta me. I don't do that, but I have seen it in action and work many a time. I guess the thinking behind it is, knock their self-esteem down so low that they will go out with even you (not you personally).

I've seen it in action since I was four! Not every guy, of course (as you yourself are proof of). It's amusing though, as it shows that guys begin implementing this particular strategy as children and many don't grow out of it until... I'm not actually sure when (I'll throw mid-twenties out there as a wild guess).

I'm 24, so I'd say you're right on the money.

 

[twistedshadows]

Haha, Steve Holt.
Maybe some of these poor souls are just ashamed of their AD knowledge...

Nah, I wish. I played a quote game and not a single person knew a classic quote!

Everyone is laughing and bike riding and cornholing but Buster!

Aww man, that's sad. There are so many great quotes from that show.
Buster always gets the short end of the stick (though maybe for good reason).
I'm looking forward to the movie, maybe more people will get into the series when it comes out. If so, we can call it Operation Hot Mother.

 

[Shapsters]

Haha, Steve Holt.
Maybe some of these poor souls are just ashamed of their AD knowledge...

Nah, I wish. I played a quote game and not a single person knew a classic quote!

Everyone is laughing and bike riding and cornholing but Buster!

Aww man, that's sad. There are so many great quotes from that show.
Buster always gets the short end of the stick (though maybe for good reason).
I'm looking forward to the movie, maybe more people will get into the series when it comes out. If so, we can call it Operation Hot Mother.

Ya, its actually more popular now on DVD than when it was on air. The movie should be really good. But you say you've got some gym teacher directing it?! That makes me want to puke all over your head sir!!

 

[Polarity27]

I just don't think women are naturally dispositioned to play video games as much as men for whatever reason.
But obviously there's no reason for those who do not to or not to be every bit as good as a male.

One thing I've found is that my male friends when they play a game are really in it to win it (competitive) whereas my girl friends generally just want to have fun. Thats my own experience anyway.

I'm female (I'm way too old to be a "girl") and I'm competitive in a way/to a degree. If I think I'm evenly matched with people, then I'm extremely competitive. I play Halo with my husband, we're fairly evenly matched, and it drives me crazy if he manages to go on a winning streak against me in either PVP or scored campaign. We're both complete rubbish at any kind of PVP, though, so I don't feel at all competitive doing the online multiplayer. I know I'm going to get pwnt, and I'm just happy if I can get more than a couple of kills. It would be silly for me to be in it to win it if I know that's out of reach. (I wish there was an online version of Battlefront II, I was so much better at that.)

I'm more of a lore geek than a true gamer, though. Halo, KOTOR, and WoW have managed to hook me through story-- if I can't get into the story, I probably don't care about the game.

 

[Jurassic Rob]

I don't see the big deal when it comes to girls and gaming, it's not a male only thing (although male dominated) so why make a fuss?

 

[Redtiebear]

I'm a girl about twenty, and I work at a GameStop with only guys for coworkers. I have to say, while they're a lot more competitive than I am, it depends. Most of the guys there really like co-op, and another guy prefers multiplayer to shoot off their heads. Still, all in all, they're in it to win, while I'm perfectly content to be a team player so long as I have fun. This is, however, in FPS land, where I acknowledge I'm pretty average, and so when it comes to things like RPGs, Rock Band/Guitar Hero, MMORPGs, I become a lot more competitive. So while I think men are in general more competitive, on top of that, I think the spirit of competition can become a lot more relative.

Sometimes, though, I WILL get called out for being a girl gamer at work by some of the more asshole customers who think I don't play, but I'm just a token of the store of some sort. Online, it's difficult to avoid getting hit on (especially on my troll, strangely enough), and sometimes on mic, they'll think I'm a pre-pubescent boy before it dawns upon them that maybe I have lady parts. Whether or not they question my skill, well, usually the rule is you don't piss off the tank.

Rather, I'm more interested in whether or not anyone notices that girls are often thought of as the cloth-wearing mage or healer. Personally, I feel naked without plate armor, and form loving bonds with my axes. Is it that girls in general really do prefer to take classes that get their hands dirtied a little less than a melee fanatic, or is it a stereotype given to us 'cause casters wear dresses? >.>

I swear, one more mother who buys their daughter My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's Party because The New Super Mario Bros. is too "boyish" and I'm gonna vomit rainbows. "Girl games" tend to be an excuse to sell mediocre/crap games painted pink.

 

[Notashrimp09]

average boy/man's reaction to a girl online=lol ur rly a dood rnt u and/or omg titties

Pretty much, as far as I've encountered. I don't use Teamspeak for a reason.

People are people, however. There's a wide range of actions and reactions on both sides. Personally I am something more of an oddity. I'm not a competitive gamer, nor do I claim to be amazing at them. I play because they're fun to me, and always have been; I grew up with videogames.

Something that no one's really mentioned. Reactions from other girls about girls who play videogames (non-gamer to gamer, not gamer to gamer). That too, can be a problem.

 

[Blow_Pop]

I feel loved.
But yeah, that's a big reason for why I don't play online much.

I actually barely know any girls online, though that's probably coincidence. If I did, I would frag her the same as I would frag any guy.

and thats the way some girls would rather have it at least i would

I hate to do this but you asked to be treated the same as any guy so this is what I would say to a guy, dont you think "that" picture undercuts your message? And like I said I hate to do this because I was raised properly so I am not supposed to argue with women, am I exempt from this rule because you wanted to be treated like any guy out there?

Its for lack of a better picture at this moment. too lazy and busy to find another one and don't remember which disc my photos are all on. Please argue with me and treat me the same as any guy. I actually prefer it. Most of my jobs have been me with all men. I don't expect or want special treatment. Nor do I want to be exempt from rules or such. I have always been treated as one of the boys that's all I want. Makes me happy.

 

[sadpolice]

I like girls,

Lies.

Girls arn't bad gamers, they can be better on some games, hello kitty and sims.

But when it comes to a decent shooter (very rare now i know) then they either suck or n00b you in some way.

 

[Charli]

They seem to play MMOs a lot.
Specifically, WoW.

Y-yeah but...but...oh...pffft. Who asked ya. T_T

Um thanks op? Guess I don't get what the topics about but meh. I'm a girl...by no means a spectacular gamer, but definately one.

But when it comes to a decent shooter (very rare now i know) then they either suck or n00b you in some way.

You are why I wish games had 'Groin shots'. <_<

 

[Charli]

They seem to play MMOs a lot.
Specifically, WoW.

Y-yeah but...but...oh...pffft. Who asked ya. T_T

Um thanks op? Guess I don't get what the topics about but meh. I'm a girl...by no means a spectacular gamer, but definately one.

But when it comes to a decent shooter (very rare now i know) then they either suck or n00b you in some way.

You are why I wish games had 'Groin shots'. <_<

A: I love being right. It is like sex is to you regular folk.
B: Some do.
I saw an ad for a game (free, I think,) that was advertising "Groin Shots."
It made a nutcracker sound!

It's a game by Nexon, therefore is evil and I refuse to touch it. =|
I'd like a decent shooter with a nut-shot ^^ So I can run a hilarious little female surpremist group who's goal is to make as many nutshots in a round as humanely possible. Mmm hmm. And I need less time on my hands on that note.

 

[Vrex360]

I don't see the big deal when it comes to girls and gaming, it's not a male only thing (although male dominated) so why make a fuss?

I agree, the only major difference is an X chromosome instead of a Y chromosone... so who cares? You know waht we should make a clear statement right here and not show any interest in the arrival of female gamers. Invite them to games and be utterly indifferent about them being women.
Why?
Because when we make threads about how shocking and amazing and how foundation shaking the arrival of girls into the game lifestyle really is... we comform the the stereotype of the nerdy guys who stare in awe and shout:
"Oh my god, there is an actual living breathing girl on this game forum."
I think we could try not to be those guys.

 

[xenxander]

if a man and a woman are dropped in the middle of the desert and both sit there and do nothing, the man will die first.

Only because he'll get blue balls and those are a killer.. women don't get "blue ovaries" or anything.. it's not fair.

There's no girls on the internet, silly.

Whose names don't end in .jpg anyway

But in all seriousness, I don't see why gaming is supposed to be a 'male' interest.

You can blame nintendo for that - all the commericals in the late 80's showed male boys between 8 - 12 playing games, and there were no girls at all. It became a gender-bias event because society was exposed only to male boys playing games on adds - even on the boxes they came in, it showed maybe a father, and a son, or a group of male friends playing.
Atari was no better, with boys in their commercials in the early 80's.

the commericials showing girls were barbi, polly pocket, and my little pony. So you could either be gay and play with a girl, her little girl games, you could be 'cool' and play a nintento game.. that was the view.

 

[Retrofraction]

all of my G friends on steam own at TF2.

 

[Carnagath]

We have 2 female raiders in my WoW guild, which is really hardcore regarding trial difficulty and competitive mentality. No, they are noone's girlfriends. They probably talk on vent a grand total of...twice a year? And they both kick ass, really excellent players and with 100% attendance.

On the other hand my own gf enjoys to knock gaming as something silly and thinks I am a manchild for being into it (no, she doesn't actually say that, but you can see it in her eyes), but if tied on a chair with a controlled duck taped on her hands, she can play games like Fable 2 and Eternal Sonata for 8 hours straight. Go figure.

 

[Lady K]

I read that about 40% of girls play games, but those that play hard core must be a smaller percentage. I wouldn't call myself hard core, especially since I get rather skittish, but I play enough to love it. And I find the best way to deal with girl-gamer-bashers is just ignore them, except when it gets out of hand. Then plop them in a ziplock bag and throw them into a sack of rabid dogs =)