Fantasy games 'not for geeks'

Post by **pyrella** » April 14, 2003, 12:57 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nott ... 939175.stm

Found link on Slashdot - yet another Everquest article!

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 14, 2003, 1:06 pm

pyrella wrote:About 85% of players were male.

I wonder if this includes manginas?

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » April 14, 2003, 1:15 pm

The researchers are now sifting through 540 detailed questionnaires which will shed more light on the personality types of gamers.

This just in:

80% of them are STAR TREK GEEKS!

Post by **Sylvus** » April 14, 2003, 2:12 pm

A "significant minority" (15%) adopt a character gender opposite to their own [because of their latent real-life homosexuality].

Truant · Post by **Truant** » April 14, 2003, 2:30 pm

I think mangina is more a result of guys wanting to stare at tits and ass the entire time they play rather than their being homosexual...

BUT I COULD BE WRONG!!1!1

Pilsburry · Post by **Pilsburry** » April 14, 2003, 2:52 pm

My first character in final was a chick because I saw how much easier chicks had it in the game....like in beta if a chick said "anyone seen my corpse?" 5 guys would start looking for it, and if a guy said it there would be dead silence.

And also because I'd rather look at a chick with big knockers then a fat short dude....so your partly correct.

My second character in final was a guy, because I was tired of getting hit on.

In the end it was OK because I had one of each so I could just goof around with them, if someone hit on Citra then Pilsburry could get all mad because your hitting on his woman.

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » April 14, 2003, 4:14 pm

Truant wrote:I think mangina is more a result of guys wanting to stare at tits and ass the entire time they play rather than their being homosexual...

BUT I COULD BE WRONG!!1!1

Nah, you're right!

But that's not the only reason.

As a frequent Mangina, I would like to say that this is 100% true.
My Main character was male, but that was a change from my character in beta who was female. My other characters were all female. Also, people seem to treat you with a little more respect if you are playing a female character. It's not something you could do an experiment and measure really, but it seems like it's true to me.

-=Lohrno...Filthy Mangina

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 14, 2003, 4:51 pm

I thought you played mangina cause keeger was butch and you were bitch? =D

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » April 14, 2003, 5:24 pm

I have a female character I dualbox.
Reason?

A barbie fem is so much more easy to look at than a troll.
Eye candy is a great thing.

rhyae · Post by **rhyae** » April 14, 2003, 5:36 pm

queens of denial

Truant · Post by **Truant** » April 14, 2003, 6:02 pm

Xouqoa wrote:I thought you played mangina cause keeger was butch and you were bitch? =D

rofl score

You two were both my stipping hookers in UO.

back when I typo'd my own name at character creation ><

Axien_Dellusions · Post by **Axien_Dellusions** » April 14, 2003, 8:42 pm

I know a few girls who play guys because they kept getting hit on in game so it works on a broad scale.

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » April 14, 2003, 10:34 pm

Xouqoa wrote:I thought you played mangina cause keeger was butch and you were bitch? =D

Actually Keeger was the bitch...

Ahhh...stripping for gps....those were the days.

-=Lohrno

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » April 14, 2003, 10:39 pm

Axien_Dellusions wrote:I know a few girls who play guys because they kept getting hit on in game so it works on a broad scale.

No pun intended?

Axien_Dellusions · Post by **Axien_Dellusions** » April 15, 2003, 12:44 am

None intended

Kcale · Post by **Kcale** » April 15, 2003, 9:55 pm

"There is an image that people who play online games excessively are nerdy and geeky"

-Professor Mark Griffiths-

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Amen...