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[Cyonan]

Woo boy. You should play some Counter Strike or Garry's Mod if you want a toxic community.

 

I played a lot of Counter-Strike back in the 1.6 days and I don't really recall it being really bad. It had some bad moments but not as often as something like League of Legends. Not sure what the CS:GO community is like though.

 

Although as somebody else mentioned WoW can also be bad. Specifically trade chat can be bad. Guild chats are fine if you've got good guildies(or just really weird for my guild).

 

WoW was also really bad for the "I have boobs you should give me free stuff" kinds of girls. I guess because it's so focused on getting the best gear.

[Cainhurst Crow]

Open voice chats are a lot like open sewers.

 

You should give them a wide berth and not try to stare directly into the filth.

[Cassandra Saturn]

WoW was also really bad for the "I have boobs you should give me free stuff" kinds of girls. I guess because it's so focused on getting the best gear.

I was former WoW player, I seen those when I was here. that gives the rest of girls a bad name.

[Cassandra Saturn]

imo if guys are stupid and horny and lonely enough to give strangers on the internet free gear, good on them for taking advantage of those idiots.

that's the truth, they do that on IMVU as well. lol

[bmwcrazy]

Woo boy. You should play some Counter Strike or Garry's Mod if you want a toxic community.

Toxic is probably not the right word.

It's just full of trolls. My friends and I might have contributed a little to the culture.

This is the typical conversation that we have in CS:

Friend: "LOL got raped!! ****ing raped!!"
BMW: "Really? I didn't feel anything."
Friend: "I bet we can drive tank in there. LOL!!"
BMW: "LOL"
Everyone: "LOL"
***Friend has been banned***
***BMW has been banned**

Friend: "Yo huh, I hate to bring this up to you but I just have to say it."
BMW: "You wanna **** on my ****, darling?"
Friend: "No offense huh, but any chick that likes that combo (cars, anime, Japanese) has to have some other problem not being mentioned..."
BMW: "Did I leave my whiskey at your basement again?"
Friend: "No , usually it's like 'Oh, I forgot to mention, before the operation, I use to be a 500lbs guy named Tom'."
BMW: "LOL You are a ******"
Friend: "LOL"
Everyone: "LOL"
***Friend has been banned***
***BMW has been banned***

BMW: "Sup *****s"
Everyone: "LOL"
***BMW has been banned***

[AventuroLegendary]

^Laughed a bit too much on that.

 

I played a lot of Counter-Strike back in the 1.6 days and I don't really recall it being really bad. It had some bad moments but not as often as something like League of Legends. Not sure what the CS:GO community is like though.

 

If you also mean Source, you and I were playing different games. There was no shortage of racial slurs, elitism and general trolling where I looked. Eh, personal experiences. CS: GO isn't too bad. I generally find cooperative people in matchmaking. I only occasionally play the competitive modes so make of that what you will.

 

As for WoW, it isn't that bad outside of the occasional trade chat troll and an arrogant jerkwad in a raid/dungeon/battleground. I've yet to meet the notorious "Boobs, give me stuff" player, though.

[Seboist]

imo if guys are stupid and horny and lonely enough to give strangers on the internet free gear, good on them for taking advantage of those idiots.

 

Don't underestimate the thirst beta and omega male simps in the gaming community have for any kind of female attention. I've seen mediocre looking chicks having a dozen or more orbiters on gaming forums(one was on the bsn).

 

Some men have no shame.

[slimgrin]

Lol at all "hardcores" stating what's a gamer and what's not.

 

Nonetheless it'd be helpful to distinguish in what way more adult women have surpassed teenage boys in the industry. Is it like my sister who plays Angry Birds twice a week? Or my little brother who sinks into Skyrim 5 hrs a day?

[TurianRebel212]

lol, played Insurgency then played CSGO, then played some HALO 3 just for old times sack on sexbox. 

 

Not. One. Girl. Ever. In a lobby. 

 

Casuals.... meh. 

[Fishy]

 

I'd punch her.

 

lol

 

The first thing I do when I play an online game. If there's a voice chat I won't play until it's set at off. I am always on a quest to turn that crap off lol.

[Seboist]

Nonetheless it'd be helpful to distinguish in what way more adult women have surpassed teenage boys in the industry. Is it like my sister who plays Angry Birds twice a week? Or my little brother who sinks into Skyrim 5 hrs a day?

My dad likes to play solitaire on his laptop, major gamer right there.

[Cyonan]

 

If you also mean Source, you and I were playing different games. There was no shortage of racial slurs, elitism and general trolling where I looked. Eh, personal experiences. CS: GO isn't too bad. I generally find cooperative people in matchmaking. I only occasionally play the competitive modes so make of that what you will.

 

As for WoW, it isn't that bad outside of the occasional trade chat troll and an arrogant jerkwad in a raid/dungeon/battleground. I've yet to meet the notorious "Boobs, give me stuff" player, though.

 

1.6 was the days before Source, although I did play a bit of Source as well. Might have just been the servers that I frequently played on.

 

Back in Wrath I remember a few girls on my server that were really bad for doing that and kept being handed stuff.

 

Even had one in our guild at one point that got pissy every time she wasn't handed loot, although I recall having to settle a number of disputes as a guild officer from both guys and girls. Nothing brings the drama like epics, apparently.

[TurianRebel212]

By grandma plays Shape Solitaire for hours on her Pentium 2 core duo PC......Hardcore PC gamer right there. 

[Cassandra Saturn]

I played CS:S for about a week recently and no one harassed me, and the worst I heard on voice chat was some people joking about their dicks and sleeping together on some bed in the game.

that's like.. worst thing to hear as female gamer. when I read that, it gave me the what the hell? face.

[Dermain]

That's why I said it depends on each persons definition.

 

When everyone has their own definition for a term the whole point of having a definition is meaningless.

Pride. The belief that females are inherently inferior to males skill-wise in games makes losing to a woman hurt more so than a "peer".

 

A sad, sad, sad belief.

 

It's not just pride, it's a society wide problem.

 

Society tells us what are acceptable activities for a boy/girl, how they are supposed to act, etc.

 

Edit:

 

I forgot to go on one of my rants here before hitting post, so here goes:

 

This is NOT (I will repeat that) NOT a study. At best it is a survey, and surveys are one of the worst ways to gather information. Especially if some of the questions were vague, the answers were vague, and/or they did not have enough answers to cover everyone. This was likely a media poll that's meant to generate a click-bait headline, and having just perused the article itself there doesn't seem to be any statistics involved with the poll.

 

Does this change what the poll is saying? Not at all, but then again I don't really care if there are more women in gaming, nor the "TRUE" definition of a gamer. 

 

Diversity is always something to strive for, but is it going to really change anything in the end? "Gamers" are still going to be assholes regardless of how many girls are playing.

[LPPrince]

It's not just pride, it's a society wide problem.

 

Society tells us what are acceptable activities for a boy/girl, how they are supposed to act, etc.

 

Too true.

[Dr.Fumbles]

When everyone has their own definition for a term the whole point of having a definition is meaningless.

 

 

Meh, I'll stick with what I believe it to be, and you can stick with yours. To each their own. If someone has a problem with it that way, too bad so sad. It's still going to be that way. /shrug

[Dermain]

Meh, I'll stick with what I believe it to be, and you can stick with yours. To each their own. If someone has a problem with it that way, too bad so sad. It's still going to be that way. /shrug

 

Closing your eyes, sticking your fingers in your ears, and going "lalalalalaala" is only going to get you so far while the rest of the world continues to change around you.

 

Edit:

 

 

I don't mind what people say unless they start going on about how I suck. It's like, come off it man, it's just a game and this is a casual server. That turned me away from Natural Selection, those people were really uptight.

 

...And it's really hard to aim at those tiny wall-climbing aliens, ok?

 

Having played numerous genres of games online:

 

You're going to find that EVERYWHERE regardless of what server you're playing on.

 

It is the sad state of the internet, and unfortunately is not going to change anytime soon (if at all).

[Dr.Fumbles]

Closing your eyes, sticking your fingers in your ears, and going "lalalalalaala" is only going to get you so far while the rest of the world continues to change around you.

 

I can respect other peoples definitions of things. I just don't like it when someone tries to force it on me. I can be fine with that change. It doesn't mean I have to change with it.

[slimgrin]

Meh, I'll stick with what I believe it to be, and you can stick with yours. To each their own. If someone has a problem with it that way, too bad so sad. It's still going to be that way. /shrug

Whats your unique definition of math?

 

What a 'gamer' is, that's not the issue. The issue is trying to ascertain how many women game, and to what extent. Clearly that was important to the survey people and to the industry in general. And it's a worthwhile thing to find out. But there needs to be a methodology to form an accurate picture.

[Dr.Fumbles]

Whats your unique definition of math?

 

What a 'gamer' is, that's not the issue. The issue is trying to ascertain how many women game, and to what extent. Clearly that was important to the survey people and to the industry in general. And it's a worthwhile thing to find out. But there needs to be a methodology to form an accurate picture.

 

Ancient Aliens made it.

 

Serious answer, some stuff I agree with while others I don't. Depends on the subject matter.