Girls and boys in the game

Davadin · June 2015

Xendyn wrote: »

You are playing a MMORPG

Many Men Online Role Playing Girls

(an old joke, but I'm surprised no one has posted it yet)

oh wow, that's GOLD right there.

UrQuan wrote: »

Vigarr wrote: »

Egonieser wrote: »

Hehe, I've heard a lot of couples meet that way lately. World is too small in this digital age.

That sounds so strange to me, how does it even happen in an online game? "Hey I like the look of your character...wanna go out for a quest and digital dinner?"

[snip]

[snip] did i just wasted 3+ minutes for??

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nimander99 · June 2015

Whats wrong? Rping with that sexeh toon and the thought that it could be a 400 lb guy breakin yer imershun?

PBpsy · June 2015

nastuug wrote: »

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Don't worry a couple of months after it dies I will make sure to rez.

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k2blader · June 2015

Davadin wrote: »

32.
male.

NEVER ever play female char in MMO because i want to be immersed... so I like to model my toon to look like myself as close as possible.

So i'm proud to say I do actually look like my DK.

(except a little shorter)
(and less muscular)
(and thinner hair)
(worse standing posture)
(less jawlines)
(........)

Hahah, nice. While I am not "looking" (like most ? people who play mmos), I do appreciate humorous/witty men in the game. Have to say it's a bit hard to find what with the plethora of "frat boy conversations" going on. But intelligent guys are just so cool. So are the women, of course, but they seem to be even harder to find than guys, possibly because they don't readily (and not saying they should) identify themselves as women. :-)

Also, back to the top for the "creepy derp thread." lol

newtinmpls · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

I've got such a variety of characters: all races, all classes, both sexes, each using a different combination of gear. Maybe part of it comes from years and years of DMing (or GMing depending on the game) pen and paper RPGs. Or maybe it has to do with all of the plays I used to act in when I was in school, and all the theatre sports I used to do. They're characters that I play - they have nothing at all to do with who I am, they have everything to do with whether I have a concept for a character that I find interesting.

I think we are on different parts of the same continuum. I don't say my characters are ever "me" but in part they are "me" that I could be ... if I happened to be born in Tamriel ... or whatever. In the same way that in order to write a character in a story I have to be able on some level to get into that head space.

And with my latest old lady orc character, I'm having a delightful time chastising the all-too-numerous young whippersnappers in the game.

FancyTuna8 · June 2015

Thread=fun.
I was thinking about this, since I do like the RP aspect: it is very hard for me, as a RPer, to have a character do something morally I would never do. I don't even like stealing in the game, but do it in buildings with no people to get recipes and supplies slightly faster. However, I do push myself to have some characters in a game do something completely anathema to me as a person. Gender is important to me for backstory, as are the character's haircut, scars on the face, body type, etc., but nowhere near as much as the actions of the character. When thinking about this, gender doesn't seem near as important to me as how I play the moral compass in the game. Sure wish these kinds of games still had alignment, and that you could affect it (as a score) through your actions.
I'm not sure if this relates to your gender discussion here, but it was where my mind went to when thinking about it.

Noomfy-Mop · June 2015

Hold on....

Did I read something about ESO relationships??

Don't tell me that they've included the whole relationship/marriage/sex thing in ESO like is in WOW...

Personally I find that pretty creepy.

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MornaBaine · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

Vigarr wrote: »

Egonieser wrote: »

Hehe, I've heard a lot of couples meet that way lately. World is too small in this digital age.

That sounds so strange to me, how does it even happen in an online game? "Hey I like the look of your character...wanna go out for a quest and digital dinner?"

[snip]

OMG I love The Guild! And yes, I met my husband in an MMO, true story.

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Xendyn · June 2015

Davadin wrote: »

Xendyn wrote: »

You are playing a MMORPG

Many Men Online Role Playing Girls

(an old joke, but I'm surprised no one has posted it yet)

oh wow, that's GOLD right there.

UrQuan wrote: »

Vigarr wrote: »

Egonieser wrote: »

Hehe, I've heard a lot of couples meet that way lately. World is too small in this digital age.

That sounds so strange to me, how does it even happen in an online game? "Hey I like the look of your character...wanna go out for a quest and digital dinner?"

[snip]

[snip] did i just wasted 3+ minutes for??

Duuuudde...
You've never watched The Guild?
Should check it out on Netflix

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Majic · June 2015

MornaBaine wrote: »

And yes, I met my husband in an MMO, true story.

Hey, at least that way you knew his stats before you tied the knot.

Merlin13KAGL · June 2015

IrishGirlGamer wrote: »

Seriously, though: I once had a date ask to use my computer to check their e-mail. I knew it wouldn't last when they asked: "Hey, why does your mouse have buttons on the side ..."

@IrishGirlGamer the irony in this never ceases to amaze me...even more so now with the vast push towards touch screens... (Used to get yelled at for putting your hands on the screen, now it's encouraged.)

Regarding the second part, gotta have good hands, or what's the point? (You know, for shuffling cards and stuff

)

And what did he possibly need to check that was more pressing than you? (Sounds like you made a good call.)

firstdecan wrote: »

I have a general question I'd like to add to this thread: Why do some people think it's unusual for a person to play a cross gender character?

@firstdecan , I don't play "cross gender" characters, I just play characters.

If I could do half the stuff my character is capable of, there would be much carnage.

Pawkette wrote: »

There's actually a fair amount of evidence to support that men just wanna be women.

@Pawkette, yeah, that's what it is...

*Sites study performed and interpreted by women...*

(In my experience, each is quite content being who and what they are.)

KerinKor · June 2015

pablinski wrote: »

Hi, I´m curious to know how many women are actually playing the game,

Why?

ElricFrancis · June 2015

Psychobunni wrote: »

You can make polls. I'm not quite sure why it matters unless you are trying to date through gaming...

For statistics sake I am female.

BUT... if you are the looking for a relationship type...I am an extremely hairy, overweight, don't bathe except in the rain 45 year old man that lives in Mommy's basement

damnit it I nearly match that description... =(

ContraTempo · June 2015

Noomfy-Mop wrote: »

Hold on....

Did I read something about ESO relationships??

Don't tell me that they've included the whole relationship/marriage/sex thing in ESO like is in WOW...

Personally I find that pretty creepy.

[snip]

Marriage, yes, sex no. You can imagine it I suppose but ESO does not depict it in even the mildest PG13 way. And that is probably best considering the kind of attention it would attract.

I think marriage was a holdover from previous games like Skyrim where your character could get married and that actually gave you some benefits (depending on who you married) and additional quests involving your husband or wife and adopted children.

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pablinski · June 2015

Wow, I think I never had so many replies in a thread that I started.
I understand how male chauvinistic this question might appear. I´ll explain myself:
I have been playing RPG games for a long time, and since ever I tryed to imagine myself in that fantastic world. So now that it is possible, I try to make my character somhow similar to me. I have seen people in the game with big boobs and that, but I have also seen "normal" people. I wonder how common is that a person just wants to be himself in game (but with powers...).
I see a lot of girls in the game, and lets face it: I know a lot of girls play video games, but that is a minority compared to the amount of men that does, particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs. So I though asking this question would give me an answer. And it did: most people wants to be someone else in-game, or, they just don´t feel related with the character as I do (and that´s perfectly fine - I just wanted to know).
Also, I pay a lot of attention to the estethics of other characters. Some are a real works of art. It is interesting to know if behind it, there is a girl or a man. Their art expressions tend to be different.
Finally, I just wanted to know more or less the percentage of players that are men/girls. Most girls I know only play Candy Crash-like games.
And by the way, I tried, but I was not able to make a poll about this.
Thanks for the answers!

Rosveen · June 2015

pablinski wrote: »

I see a lot of girls in the game, and lets face it: I know a lot of girls play video games, but that is a minority compared to the amount of men that does, particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs.

Actually, RPGs are one of the most gender-equal genres. Women make up nearly half of all players. MMOs have a lower percentage of women, only about a third, but even at this number meeting women in the game shouldn't be anything unusual. Most of us consider it obvious.

pablinski wrote: »

So I though asking this question would give me an answer. And it did: most people wants to be someone else in-game, or, they just don´t feel related with the character as I do (and that´s perfectly fine - I just wanted to know).

Look at the OP again. This isn't the answer to the question you asked.

It wasn't a neutral question about people's habits; you didn't even ask people, only men.

newtinmpls · June 2015

I know it wasn't intended as a discussion of how we relate to/through our characters ... but it certainly has turned out to be a thought provoking and enjoyable thread.

UrQuan · June 2015

pablinski wrote: »

I know a lot of girls play video games, but that is a minority compared to the amount of men that does,

That's definitely false. All of the studies I've seen in the last couple of years have shown that the majority of people playing video games are now female. Only by a few percentage points, but still.

pablinski wrote: »

particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs.

That may or may not be true. I haven't seen studies that specifically broke down the male-female ratio by genre, so I can't say.

pablinski · June 2015

Rosveen wrote: »

Look at the OP again. This isn't the answer to the question you asked. It wasn't a neutral question about people's habits; you didn't even ask people, only men.

Well, if you need to be so especiphic I guess I was asking not a direct question, but one that I can compare with my experience online in order to get the answers I wanted:
Obs1: I see a lot of women
Obs2: most players are men
My "real" question: do you relate to your character?
if Obs2 is wrong (many girls playing) then the answer is YES. Since Obs2 appears to be wrong (based on the actual OP answers - many men playing as girls) then the answer is NO.

And additionally, I could answer my other two questions with the same thread (the design part and the gender part). Cheers.

Ziraous · June 2015

I'm a lady and I play a female toon. If I don't have to play as a male character, then I don't do it. My boyfriend never plays as a female toon. He finds it weird. I do know several of my gal pals on other games play as a male toon to avoid being harassed. I will say that I have a mic, but I rarely go off of mute. It's much better this way. ^^

pablinski · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

pablinski wrote: »

particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs.

That may or may not be true. I haven't seen studies that specifically broke down the male-female ratio by genre, so I can't say.

Fair enough, but, since we are not publishing a sci paper here: What about your friends. Of my friends, just one woman plays RPGs. At least 20 play candy crash-like.

Banky71 · June 2015

pablinski wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

pablinski wrote: »

particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs.

That may or may not be true. I haven't seen studies that specifically broke down the male-female ratio by genre, so I can't say.

Fair enough, but, since we are not publishing a sci paper here: What about your friends. Of my friends, just one women plays RPGS. Most play candy crash-like.

I have girls that are friends that play all kinds of games. Destiny, ESO, Halo, and all kind of games. I also know a ton of guys that play Candy crush style games. I don't think it's a fair assessment to think most "girl gamers" play Candy crush style games. A gamer is a gamer is a gamer no mater what gender they happen to be.

UrQuan · June 2015

pablinski wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

pablinski wrote: »

particularly in games like ESO or other RPGs.

That may or may not be true. I haven't seen studies that specifically broke down the male-female ratio by genre, so I can't say.

Fair enough, but, since we are not publishing a sci paper here: What about your friends. Of my friends, just one women plays RPGS. Most play candy crash-like.

Of my real-life friends I know for sure that 6 guys play RPGs and 4 girls do (to be fair, 2 of those guys work in the video game industry, and 1 of those girls is married to one of the guys in the industry). Not sure about my other friends... Of my online friends that I've made through ESO it's pretty close to a 50-50 mix.

pablinski · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

Of my real-life friends I know for sure that 6 guys play RPGs and 4 girls do (to be fair, 2 of those guys work in the video game industry, and 1 of those girls is married to one of the guys in the industry). Not sure about my other friends... Of my online friends that I've made through ESO it's pretty close to a 50-50 mix.

Alright! I defintly wasn´t expecting that (and I celebrate it). I guess I´m getting old.....
Cheers!

PermaStudent · June 2015

AlienSlof wrote: »

Female here who plays males almost exclusively. I play in 3rd person and like looking at a pert male tush in my games!

My husband also plays, and he plays mostly male with a few females here and there for variety.

I have a similar reason. I like to play female characters so I can look at her sexy goodness in the game. I would totally date my toon.

On another note, my wife is a soldier in the US Army and I has taught me just how great strong women are. So my female toons are modeled after her.

Lifeshield · June 2015

You're creating a character. That doesn't mean it has to be a direct representation of yourself. Personally I try and think about what race and gender may suit the class. Etc. I'd more than likely create a male Warrior or Cleric, a female Assassin or Healer, as an example,

If you start role playing as the opposite gender then you might want to take a break though.

cabbagechest · June 2015

Last gender breakdown I saw on MMO's showed a 34% to 66% female to male ratio.

newtinmpls · June 2015

Lifeshield wrote: »

I'd more than likely create a male Warrior or Cleric, a female Assassin or Healer, as an example,

I got a chuckle out of this; my understanding is that the Israeli army cultivates female drill sergeants because they are more effective... not sure on the details of that, but I thought it was interesting.

Lifeshield wrote: »

If you start role playing as the opposite gender then you might want to take a break though.

I find that playing the "opposite gender" lets me get a look at the subtle assumptions I'm making about "how they should be/are" and can be very interesting in terms of self-revelation.

Of course on a romantic note, I can now say with total assurance that my sweetie is my soulmate, regardless of gender or even race

Lifeshield · June 2015

newtinmpls wrote: »

I got a chuckle out of this; my understanding is that the Israeli army cultivates female drill sergeants because they are more effective... not sure on the details of that, but I thought it interesting.

It was just an example, not a rule. In a world as multi cultural as ours there's always going to be differences.

Funnily enough when I was in basic training with the army, two of the three Corporals that ran the training were women. They sure were big girls mind, and they certainly weren't Elves.

newtinmpls · June 2015

Since besides a gamer, I'm also a writer, on some level I look at it not as 'creating' the character but sort of just opening up to possibilities and "meeting" them.

On the other hand that could be a side-effect of too much caffeine...