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Fantasy games 'not for geeks'
Posted: April 14, 2003, 12:57 pm
by pyrella
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nott ... 939175.stm
Found link on Slashdot - yet another Everquest article!
Re: Fantasy games 'not for geeks'
Posted: April 14, 2003, 1:06 pm
by Xouqoa
pyrella wrote:About 85% of players were male.
I wonder if this includes manginas?
Posted: April 14, 2003, 1:15 pm
by Shaerra
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!
Posted: April 14, 2003, 2:12 pm
by Sylvus
A "significant minority" (15%) adopt a character gender opposite to their own [because of their latent real-life homosexuality].
Posted: April 14, 2003, 2:30 pm
by Truant
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
Posted: April 14, 2003, 2:52 pm
by Pilsburry
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.
Amen...
Posted: April 14, 2003, 4:14 pm
by Lohrno
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
Posted: April 14, 2003, 4:51 pm
by Xouqoa
I thought you played mangina cause keeger was butch and you were bitch? =D
Posted: April 14, 2003, 5:24 pm
by Akaran_D
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.
Posted: April 14, 2003, 5:36 pm
by rhyae
queens of denial
Posted: April 14, 2003, 6:02 pm
by Truant
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 ><
Posted: April 14, 2003, 8:42 pm
by Axien_Dellusions
I know a few girls who play guys because they kept getting hit on in game so it works on a broad scale.
Posted: April 14, 2003, 10:34 pm
by Lohrno
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
Posted: April 14, 2003, 10:39 pm
by Bubba Grizz
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?
Posted: April 15, 2003, 12:44 am
by Axien_Dellusions
None intended
Posted: April 15, 2003, 9:55 pm
by Kcale
"There is an image that people who play online games excessively are nerdy and geeky"
-Professor Mark Griffiths-