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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
| Do Girls Game Differently? @ MMORPG.com |
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MMORPG.com's latest Editorial Debate is titled <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm?loadFeature=488&fp=1152,864,1292260234,20060306020518" target="_blank">Do Girls Game Differently?</a><blockquote><em>Carolyn: I think women game differently than men. Just like they develop differently, and do things differently in other aspects of life, they game differently. Different things / aspects of the game are more important to them than to men. This is especially true in an MMO which mimics in some basic manner, real life.
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<br>Different things are important to women than men and therefore how they view the MMO world is different. Women enjoy the "fluff" in a game more than men do. Although both are goal oriented - xp and levels, the social aspect of a game is more important to women. Speaking from my perspective. I'm a competitive gamer although my time is limited. I find the most effective and efficient ways to gain xp and do it, but I will take an entire evening away from that xp leveling to hang out with friends in-game or obtain tokens across the game-world to exchange for a dress that does nothing besides look pretty on my character.
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<br>Men on the other hand, seldom will do anything that will not yield a gratifying amount of xp. Matching and "cool" looking armor may be important to them, but they compete on a different level.
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<br>Women will even compete on the number of cool looking weapons or dresses they have rather than the "uber" effects of each piece. </em></blockquote> |
Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:59 pm |
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10ktrolls
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Ya, from all I've heard, they also greatly enjoy to cook and clean up things... might be a connection there. |
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Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:01 pm |
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Acleacius
King of the Realms
Joined: 24 Dec 2002
Posts: 453
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Yeah it is ok obviously kinda slanted.
Taking the small percentage of guys whom maybe focus on fashion as a priority over gameplay (which could easily be mostly the gay population in games) as a foundation for a generalized positon to judge male gamers by is kinda weak. |
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Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:25 pm |
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unfounded stereotypes ftw! |
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:51 pm |
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Kepler
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 109
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Does anyone have the authors home address? My wife wants to go to his house wearing a pink dress and beat the living daylights out of him. |
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:11 am |
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Acleacius
King of the Realms
Joined: 24 Dec 2002
Posts: 453
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"My wife wants to go to his house"
If I recall both were girls, so make sure you wife takes one of those plastic baby pools fill it with jello or olive oil and if you don't mind filming it then post a copy so we can see the fight.    |
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:58 am |
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