Why Do Most Women Who Play Games Online...

Mantrid · May 2004

...feel the need to tell everyone through there name that they are female?

Is it just so desperate fanb0iz will suck up to them?

I've been curious for a while now...

Liku · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ May 25 2004, 09:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ...feel the need to tell everyone through there name that they are female?

Is it just so desperate fanb0iz will suck up to them?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yup, nothing like being pampered by complete strangers.

Soylent_green · May 2004

I suspect there is a larger population of women playing games who explicitly avoid this(even if it means avoiding voice comms) just because they don't want to be treated differently or badly by annoying teenagers.

edit: but the truly sad people is the annoying teenagers pretending to be women. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

B33F · May 2004

Supposedly over 50% of computer game players are female, but I think most of them play The Sims and Barbie games.

Anyway, maybe female gamers in FPS and RTS games make their gender obvious to be different. It's always nice to actually be noticed by other gamers.

Male FPS/RTS gamers are forced to express their uniqueness in other ways, like bad jokes and profuse swearing.

RyoOhki · May 2004

Actually I've found more women hide their sexuality in-game to avoid endless "OMG JOOR A GIRL A/S/L" comments.

Fury · May 2004

i find it funny when i play with kylie online, sometimes ill use a different name and if its a new server you will get like 5 - 10 people every map saying "omg are you a girl?"

Thansal · May 2004

define obvious?

There are different types of names.

There is the 'not taking a male name b/c I am not male' (like gem ussing amy or jemma)
There is the 'Hi I'm a girl' (KylieGirl, though If I remember that is a RL nick...)
Then there is the 'Hi I am a 30 year old guy from sandusky' (SexKitten etc, and to a lesser extent things like Kylies nick)

Alot of girls play under female names simply b/c they are female (wierd aint it)
My house mate usses Dalassa, a sort of female sounding name.

Some girls play under names declaring them to be female as a statment (hey look, chicks CAN kick your arse in vidoe games)

Some girls play under obvious female names b/c they like the antention.

And Some guys play under female names b/c they:
like the attention/Think it is 'cool'/are psychos waiting to kill you/Just prefer to make female chars (my other housemate does this)

Yah, just remember, alot of those 'females' are NOT
And alot of those other 'guys' are.

xioutlawix · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ May 26 2004, 12:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yah, just remember, alot of those 'females' are NOT
And alot of those other 'guys' are.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
So what you're saying basically, is that a night of gaming is just like another night down here on south beach? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Ugly_Jim · May 2004

Nobody knows if most women hide their gender, because they're hiding it. Actually, I believe that most people that name themselves something like 'PrettyPrincess' or 'HotGurl' are actually guys.

dr_d · May 2004

I've named myself stuff like "CutiePie69" in HLDM and proceeded to school everyone and call them **** and cuss excessivly. Quite funny actually, nothing like the shock factor of a "girl" saying "Hey smacktard have you ever even played this game before?"

That being said 51% of our population is female, so I'm assuming there is a lot of non gender defining names out there.

SaltzBad · May 2004

K, its suddenly like I'm the only nerd that has interacted with females before. I bringeth you the revelation that these species are as capable of making light of thy internets anonymity as much as you, with names of any kind.

I know its really shocking. Females are fully able to operate a keyboard and create a nickname for whatever type of attention they're currently craving, or the image they'd like to create. So just like your male Teenangster calls himself "4554SS1N!!", the female counterpart can be anything equally out of place.

Nil_IQ · May 2004

Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs

Salvation · May 2004

girls are nice

girls on the internet are annoying, more then in real life

have you ever heard one talk over voice com

/me gets the gun

panda_de_malheureux · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>i find it funny when i play with kylie online, sometimes ill use a different name and if its a new server you will get like 5 - 10 people every map saying "omg are you a girl?"</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

i told her i liked her drawings and she ignored me :/

7Bistromath · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ May 26 2004, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
...

Esuna's not a girl? Damn.

dr_d · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (007Bistromath @ May 26 2004, 04:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ May 26 2004, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
...

Esuna's not a girl? Damn.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Esuna's cuter than some of the girls I've dated.

....

god I wish that was a joke.

2iDCaptainGeN · May 2004

It shouldnt matter wether or not the player is a women or not. The fact of the matter it doesnt matter sex the person is. It's people that blow this out of proportion when you hear a women talk over mic. We dont go nuts when a little kid gets on, maybe its time for people to understand that there are more than just males that play games. So get over it.

Rion · May 2004

When I first heard the name Flayra.. I thought it was a girl.

My reaction was somewhat like "Wow, didn't know a chick could make a cool game like this" when I heard Flay's name. But now I know differently.......

Zaggy · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ May 26 2004, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads//post-10-1084068168.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<img src='http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/19537/nsmarinebigsmile%7E0.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Shockeh · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (007Bistromath @ May 26 2004, 10:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ May 26 2004, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
...

Esuna's not a girl? Damn.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
MUAH HA HA HA HA!

*Cough*

Sorry.

As for girl gamers, I think the comedy occurs when (as with any 'minority' [whether actually one or not]) differential treatment isn't wanted, yet is.

99% of girl gamers I know are really cool (and one I know of happily kicks my ***** [waves to Athena]) people, and I don't see them as any different. The only kicker is the ones you meet who want to be treated the same, yet identify their difference at every opportunity.

N.B C'mon, if I formed a 'Men Only' gaming clan, how long before I received hate mail, do you think? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

- Shockwave

*Disclaimer : When I am amputated, playing on a US server and under elephant level dosages of Ketamine. /me waves to Athena.

Speed_2_Dave · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dr.d @ May 26 2004, 04:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (007Bistromath @ May 26 2004, 04:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ May 26 2004, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then there's the sort of ambiguous names that confuse people as to whether you're a girl or not.

Like Esuna.

/me runs </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
...

Esuna's not a girl? Damn. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Esuna's cuter than some of the girls I've dated.

....

god I wish that was a joke. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Hahaha! I learned my lesson.. No hard liquor in mass quantities ever again. Unless I'm with my Brothers. I can trust them to make a great story out of whatever stupid thing I did.

I recommend removing any form of drugs (that includes alcohol, bub), and a healthy regimen of exercise and social activities if you wish to solve such problems.

/beauty is on the inside, and Esuna's a |-|07713!

Oh yeah, on topic. Most of them aren't, the few that are sometimes just want people to know because the only attention they get is from the Intarweb, and fewer still just want people to stop asking them, so they say it often to keep them from spamming stupid questions.

juice · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dr.d @ May 26 2004, 04:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Esuna's cuter than some of the girls I've dated.

....

god I wish that was a joke.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
gotta agree w/ dr.d

CMEast · May 2004

I think that Girls take girly sounding names in the same way that guys often take blokey sounding names.

Mine has caused me some trouble before, I used to visit the odd chat room when I was younger (had this name a LONG time) and was always getting A/S/L from 'Mr Large' and other similar sounding names.

I would always point out that a) I'm male, b) always happy to chat, have you seen <i>x</i> on the news?

They normally wouldn't reply back... wonder why?

Losers, if your on the pull go do it in real life, its messier but alot more fun <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

7Bistromath · May 2004

Is that picture accurate?

If it is... Well...

I hope he's "flexible." 'Cuz he's <i>pretty</i>. I mean, damn.

Epidemic · May 2004

Reminds me of a chat program a long long time ago when I tricked people into believing that I was a girl <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

twoflow · May 2004

Is Liku a boy or a girl?

baconflaps · May 2004

Boy :o Cleanse your thoughts, man!

Thansal · May 2004

Liku is a dude.

ok, so he dosn't have knowticable chin pubes in said pic, but he is a dude.

Nemesis_Zero · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Why Do Most Women Who Play Games Online...</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
More important question: Why should I care? All said and done, they have exactely as many HP as everyone else.

That_Annoying_Kid · May 2004

^^

Moquiao · May 2004

it dont matter whether its got no boobs. man boobs or big ol bouncy boobs. if it stands in my way in gaming ill shoot it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

people are very hung up about gender... like no disrespect to lanfear... but she seems to have a like mini fan club forming.. purely cos she is female.. i game cos i enjoy it and it relaxzes me i dont do it to hook up lol

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